Totally new system

Hurock · Jan 9, 2007, 02:12 AM

OK in the next few months I'm really looking forward to get a new rig. But I'm so messed up..... The problem: I don't know what to choose.

E6600 vs. E6700 ?
8800GTS vs. GTX vs. High-end DX9 card ?
SLI mobo or not....?
Corsair vs. OCZ vs. evertyhting else...?
Which PSU to choose?
Which case..?
etc....

I really want a system that will last me some years, and I want to be able to play games like: FSX, ET:QW, BF2, BF2142, etc.... So, can anybody here help me?

ykill · Jan 9, 2007, 02:34 AM

wait for DAAMIT's directx 10 video card so the prices will drop and for the cpu i'd think something like a quad-core would be the best if the price drops. SLI would be a great idea if you don't want to ave a good quality/price ratio. I haven't looked for a while to see the difference betweem a single card and two card but last time I checked, adding a card was adding something like 50%-60% FPS at max. That's all I can help you about.

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BlueMak · Jan 9, 2007, 09:39 AM

Don't buy a DX9 card for a new system unless you know you are not going to use Vista in the next year or 2.
I always thought that SLI mode (and crossfire) was a waste of money.
If you are going to upgrade in a year or a bit more, get the GTS.
If you want to use SLI, get 800W, else a 550-600 will do i think.
Case and powersupply I have and use products from Thermaltake and I am very satisfied with them.

If you wait a few months, then wait to see the new dx10 cards from ATI. Else, get dx10 from nvidia.

Hurock · Jan 10, 2007, 01:42 AM

EVGA Nforce 680I SLI LGA775 Conroe ATX DDR2 2PCI-E16 2PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard
$299.99

EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 GTS 500MHZ 640MB 1.6GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card
Combo Deal (21081)
$477.00

Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio
$133.23

OCZ Gold XTC PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit
$313.36

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive
$129.40

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 4MB Retail
$399.99

Sony Black 1.44MB 3.5IN Floppy Drive
$8.97

LG GSA-H22N DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 Dual Layer 8X DVD-RAM 12X DVD Writer 2MB Black OEM W/ SW
$45.80

LG 16X Black DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE UDMA33 INT OEM
$29.84

Cooler Master Neon Blue LED 120MM Case Fan 3PIN 22DBA 1220RPM 42.734CFM 3PINS
$7.50

OCZ GameXStream 600W ATX12V 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black
$147.65

Total: 1,992.73$ CAD 1.693,17 USD

Is it a good deal?

>GSXR<mrbusa · Jan 10, 2007, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hurock

EVGA Nforce 680I SLI LGA775 Conroe ATX DDR2 2PCI-E16 2PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard
$299.99

EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 GTS 500MHZ 640MB 1.6GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card
Combo Deal (21081)
$477.00

Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio
$133.23

OCZ Gold XTC PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit
$313.36

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive
$129.40

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 4MB Retail
$399.99

Sony Black 1.44MB 3.5IN Floppy Drive
$8.97

LG GSA-H22N DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 Dual Layer 8X DVD-RAM 12X DVD Writer 2MB Black OEM W/ SW
$45.80

LG 16X Black DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE UDMA33 INT OEM
$29.84

Cooler Master Neon Blue LED 120MM Case Fan 3PIN 22DBA 1220RPM 42.734CFM 3PINS
$7.50

OCZ GameXStream 600W ATX12V 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black
$147.65

Total: 1,992.73$ CAD 1.693,17 USD

Is it a good deal?

Where do you live?

Hurock · Jan 10, 2007, 03:21 AM

Why ???
I live like 25 minutes southeast of Montreal, PQ....

>GSXR<mrbusa · Jan 10, 2007, 03:40 AM

I was just wondering why the prices looked high.

Hurock · Jan 10, 2007, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by >GSXR<mrbusa

I was just wondering why the prices looked high.

Oh yeah... lol!

I know in Canada prices are somewhat higher than in USA.

Jan 9, 2007, 02:12 AM	#1
Hurock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St-Luc, QC, Canada Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	Totally new system OK in the next few months I'm really looking forward to get a new rig. But I'm so messed up..... The problem: I don't know what to choose. E6600 vs. E6700 ? 8800GTS vs. GTX vs. High-end DX9 card ? SLI mobo or not....? Corsair vs. OCZ vs. evertyhting else...? Which PSU to choose? Which case..? etc.... I really want a system that will last me some years, and I want to be able to play games like: FSX, ET:QW, BF2, BF2142, etc.... So, can anybody here help me? __________________ [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=Red]Let's go Senators![/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Jan 9, 2007, 09:39 AM	#3
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Don't buy a DX9 card for a new system unless you know you are not going to use Vista in the next year or 2. I always thought that SLI mode (and crossfire) was a waste of money. If you are going to upgrade in a year or a bit more, get the GTS. If you want to use SLI, get 800W, else a 550-600 will do i think. Case and powersupply I have and use products from Thermaltake and I am very satisfied with them. If you wait a few months, then wait to see the new dx10 cards from ATI. Else, get dx10 from nvidia. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jan 10, 2007, 01:42 AM	Thread Starter #4
Hurock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St-Luc, QC, Canada Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	EVGA Nforce 680I SLI LGA775 Conroe ATX DDR2 2PCI-E16 2PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard $299.99 EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 GTS 500MHZ 640MB 1.6GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card Combo Deal (21081) $477.00 Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio $133.23 OCZ Gold XTC PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit $313.36 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive $129.40 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 4MB Retail $399.99 Sony Black 1.44MB 3.5IN Floppy Drive $8.97 LG GSA-H22N DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 Dual Layer 8X DVD-RAM 12X DVD Writer 2MB Black OEM W/ SW $45.80 LG 16X Black DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE UDMA33 INT OEM $29.84 Cooler Master Neon Blue LED 120MM Case Fan 3PIN 22DBA 1220RPM 42.734CFM 3PINS $7.50 OCZ GameXStream 600W ATX12V 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black $147.65 Total: 1,992.73$ CAD 1.693,17 USD Is it a good deal? __________________ [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=Red]Let's go Senators![/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Jan 10, 2007, 03:21 AM	Thread Starter #6
Hurock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St-Luc, QC, Canada Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	Why ??? I live like 25 minutes southeast of Montreal, PQ.... __________________ [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=Red]Let's go Senators![/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Jan 9, 2007, 02:34 AM	#2
ykill DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	wait for DAAMIT's directx 10 video card so the prices will drop and for the cpu i'd think something like a quad-core would be the best if the price drops. SLI would be a great idea if you don't want to ave a good quality/price ratio. I haven't looked for a while to see the difference betweem a single card and two card but last time I checked, adding a card was adding something like 50%-60% FPS at max. That's all I can help you about. Halte la! Halte la! Halte la! Les canadiens, les canadiens....Halte la! Halte la! Halte la! Les canadiens sont la!

Jan 10, 2007, 03:40 AM	#7
>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I was just wondering why the prices looked high.