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10-10-2006, 02:34 PM
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The PC I plan to build, any comments before I go ahead?
I'll be frank with you guys, I want to build a monster machine. A machine that won't be considered "slow" to the average guy for a decade or so. So, here are the specs of the PC I plan to build, I'll exclude things like case and monitor etc.
Any comments before I go ahead? 
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10-10-2006, 02:40 PM
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If you are gonna spend that kind of money, I'd go with absolute top line components - like even faster ram (CAS 4 or even DDR2-1066), a faster hard drive (Seagate 7200.10), and a 975X based motherboard (Asus P5W DH?).
Don't ignore the power supply, you will want a top line unit here too. |
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10-10-2006, 02:47 PM
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Oh, and it doesn't seem that the Asus P5W DH is SLI ready (I'm getting an SLI video card) Last edited by Kimochi; 10-10-2006 at 02:54 PM. |
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10-10-2006, 02:51 PM
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10-10-2006, 03:00 PM
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The 7200.10 is SATA II, otherwise known as SATA 3.0gb, otherwise known as ATA 300. ANY motherboard with a SATA controller will work with ANY SATA drive.
The 965 boards aren't SLI either. Either board will accept a single card of any type. If you want to upgrade to TWO cards, your choices are as follows: 1. 975X with ATI Crossfire. 2. Nvidia SLI on a Nvidia SLI chipset board (BAD idea with Intel at this time but the best way to go with AMD). Decent power supply, but if you are going for a top end video card or cards, go stronger. |
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10-10-2006, 03:13 PM
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GLC...you mentioned getting faster RAM. I am getting the P5W, but it only supports up to 800mhz, why bother getting 1066mhz?
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10-10-2006, 03:15 PM
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Ezcool Infinity 700w @ £62 approx or, if I can afford it, go for the well know brand: Thermaltake W0105 700W Toughpower @ £80 approx. WHich should I go for? |
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10-10-2006, 03:17 PM
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Go for the reliable brand...use this sticky:
http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=101151 |
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10-10-2006, 03:48 PM
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[QUOTE. A machine that won't be considered "slow" to the average guy for a decade or so.
[/QUOTE]No matter what top line parts you buy today, they will be outdated in 3 years and obsolete in 10.
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10-10-2006, 03:57 PM
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Oh, you are in the UK? That makes it a bit tougher.
FSP Sparkle FX700-GLN Epsilon 700W ATX2.0 PSU (CA-001-SK) 100 quid at overclockers.co.uk. Good point on the ram - unless you are gonna try to overclock that beast, but I still would get CAS 4 DDR2-800. |
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10-17-2006, 12:04 PM
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I am REALLY confused! I want a motherboard that will accept the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 processor, and two or more SLI graphics cards.
What board should I go for? Bear in mind that I need the BEST. |
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10-17-2006, 03:21 PM
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There aren't any good SLI Intel boards...so far the two haven't mixed well.
Why not one powerful card now, and upgrade as necessary down the road. If you buy $1000 worth of cards, as flanzig1 said, they'll be outdated in a few years.
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10-17-2006, 03:33 PM
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if you want top of the line get a single card now and get two cards when DX10 comes out around january
why dont u get the asus P5W DH and get crossfire?? |
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