new Pc, would like your views.

jomandoor · 6 Apr 2008 at 11:34

Hi there,

I am about to order a new pc and would like to know what you think. I don't know if it will all fit together either, by that I mean the size of the heatsink etc. Any opinions would be great thanks.

2x (SLI) EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

3x (2 in raid-0, 1 backup) Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)

Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 Black No PSU

Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit

Thermaltake ToughPower 1200W Modular Power Supply

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

Sony Floppy Drive - Black

(Do i need this? I am thinking motherboard updates/install)

Asus Striker II Formula nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775)
With
Scythe S-FLEX 1600RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3/4 Pin

Thanks

Narion · 6 Apr 2008 at 11:57

seems like a pretty good spec

should run nicely

shouldn't need the floppy as you can boot from flash drive or even depending on board have a flash utility in the bios you can use to update bios

jomandoor · 6 Apr 2008 at 13:07

Ok cool

thank you. I did want to reduce the psu price a bit but I have no idea what I need in terms of power.

Glaucus · 6 Apr 2008 at 13:09

why don't you just get a 9800 GX2 rather than two cards?

steve258 · 6 Apr 2008 at 13:10

A decent 700W I think, make sure it comes with 4 PCI-E cables.

jomandoor · 6 Apr 2008 at 13:16

AcidHell2 said:
why don't you just get a 9800 GX2 rather than two cards?

I need dual monitors so I need to switch between one and two cards, I don't know if the GX2 can do that, Plus the 8800gtx is better in memory isn't it?

Blackhawk47 · 6 Apr 2008 at 13:17

id stick with the floppy disk. i find it useful just in case

everything seems like it would fit nicely . and there will be more than enough room. but i dont see the point in getting 2 8800gtx . over kill if you ask me.

Glaucus · 6 Apr 2008 at 13:28

jomandoor said:
I need dual monitors so I need to switch between one and two cards, I don't know if the GX2 can do that, Plus the 8800gtx is better in memory isn't it?

Most come with
dual-link DVI supports two 2560 x 1600 resolution displays

The 9800 is a better card that the 8800 it's just not usually worth the extra cost. But if your going to buy two 8800 then you might as well just buy a 9800.

Even *** 8800 have dual monitor support. So do you need all that power? You could save yourself a packet.

You could then save on psu, as you would only need a 700w(to be safe).

jomandoor · 6 Apr 2008 at 14:27

Can you disable one of the gpu's on the gx2 then? As I would also be playing a lot older games that prob wouldn't like sli.

jomandoor · 6 Apr 2008 at 14:29

Also looking at benchmarks 8800gtx sli are better than 9800gx2, plus I can be safe and just use one card for older games. I don't know now