gaming PC

[benji182]

hey guys, i know i am not the best when it comes to technical things but was wondering if you would change anything with the following?

already got a samsung spinpoint 250GB so i'd prolly have that in a RAID 0 with the new one.


also wasn't too sure about the motherboard as i've not seen many reviews for Core2 Duo mobos that are ATi rather than nVidia

many thanks in advance

 

[benji182]

I'd get an X1900XT\7900GTX instead of a Raptor.

oh thats quite clever thinking money wise.

i was liking the X1800XT cos its like £170 and in 6months i could upgrade to a DX10 card and i wouldn't have spent so much money on the X1900XT(X)


what you think of that or that just thinking too far ahead of myself ;-p

 

[benji182]

I hear good things about the GSkill HZ PC6400 so I'd go for that - apparently it overclocks stupidly well.

I'd save money on the CPU cooler and get a TT Typhoon or AC Freezer 7 Pro.

I'd get an Akasa Eclipse instead of a P180.

I'd get an X1900XT and drop the Raptor.

i'd be worried about overclocking as i've never done it before. also the P180 has better cooling than the Eclipse or so i thought anyways. prolly wrong!

i understand why you say the X1900XT but really i don't want to get it and then for a Direct X10 card to come out with vista and the card to loose loads of money off its value. Surely a X1800XT would be good enough untill a DX10 card comes about?

 

[benji182]

thanks a lot guys

i'll look into sorting my pennies out and purchasing soon