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09-29-2007, 10:16 PM
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My 1st try
I am building a gaming PC for me and the following are the components that I am considering so I would like to know the opinion of some experianced people as to weather this sounds like it will work. I am undecided as to which OS to use although I AM going with a 64bit system so I have listed all three. Is the XP pro 64bit DX10 compatable? Also I have chosen the Nvidia 8600gt for cost reasons. Also note that the ram is 2 matched sets. I have a 650watt PS (BFG) recomended by the Geek Squad at best buy that is working great.
any input will be considered but please remember that I am not rich so cost is an issue. CRUCIAL BALLISTIX BL2KIT12864AA804 2GB KIT (1GB x 2) MATCH PAIR PC26400 800MHZ $188 Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $105 EVGA 256-P2-N755-TR GEFORCE 8600GT 256MB 128-BIT GDDR3 $130 ABIT FATAL1TY FP-IN9 SLI nVIDIA nFORCE 650 SLI $118 INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6750 (BX80557E6750) 2.66GHZ EM64T DUAL CORE $189 (windows vista home premium 64bit $105) windows vista ultimate 64bit 1PK DVD(DSP) $179 windows XP pro sp2 64bit $140 TOTAL (w/vista ultimate 64bit) $909 |
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09-30-2007, 02:55 AM
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If you want to play DX10 games you will need Vista, Microsoft has limited DX10 to Vista, presumably to boost sales. The 8600gt will still work under XP though.
Get a P35 based motherboard, not sure how well that E6750 will play with the 650i. The ASUS P5K series are nice but there are still some others good ones out there.
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09-30-2007, 06:56 AM
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after looking more am going to switch to the "ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP INTEL P35 CHIPSET ATX " MB $156.
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09-30-2007, 07:28 AM
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also want to know what you think of crossfiring 2 x1950 pro 256mb cards as opposed to a 8800GTS
never mind they are DX9 only Last edited by dollhobbs; 09-30-2007 at 07:30 AM. |
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09-30-2007, 08:44 AM
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Good choice with the motherboard. I'd stick with the 8800GTS, a good gaming card.
That Crucial Ballistix RAM looks expensive when you compare it to this - even more so after rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034 I'd say the best option for the OS is Vista Home Premium, driver support just isn't there for 64-bit XP, and Vista Ultimate is very expensive. Don't see a hard disc or optical drive there.
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09-30-2007, 09:49 AM
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actually the price I've shown is for 4gig thats two matched sets - as for the OS is there a plus to having ultimate 64bit over home premium 64bit(ignoring for now the driver issues with ultimate which should be fixed eventually) that would make it preferable on a gaming system? I have a couple lightscribe optical drives.
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10-01-2007, 10:11 AM
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Basically, and I assume this holds true for 64 bit also, the general recommendation for gaming is to get Home Premium in Vista.
The higher level OS add a bunch of features that do not really provide much gaming help and cost quite a bit more. The basic is just a bit cheaper and lacks a couple of useful features. So Home Premium is recommended. Kat
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10-01-2007, 08:11 PM
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Thanks Kat I've already ordered it since I can get the 64bit disk for it from microsoft for the price of shipping.
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