Erm yes... this is another one of those help needed posts and before anyone comments to my detriment I have read countless posts and still feel none the wiser in my case and sometimes it takes the advice of others to get one going in the right direction. 
So I need a wee bit of advice from all you seasoned system builders please...
Looking to building a gaming rig that will be good for about the next 18 months before I upgrade again. OS will be Vista64 ultimate (as I already have this).
What I currently have that will be reused is:
So basically what I will be requiring is a MB, RAM, CPU & Graphics Card.
I am thinking about either going 9800GTX SLI or GX2 until the next gen graphics cards come out. I could wait until Q3 but then again will they def be out then or be delayed? Question is which would be the best to get? I do all my gaming on a 24” Dell @ 1920x1200.
CPU wise I am thinking more along the lines of an E8500 or maybe a Q9550? Which would be best for gaming and the usual word processing/photo editing, etc?
Will also be looking for 8GB RAM (preferably DDR2 as I don’t see the benefit of using DDR3 yet)
And finally, what would be the best motherboard to accommodate all of this? Not much to ask but I am sure someone out there can offer some sound advice. Oh, I am not a serious oc’er but I do tamper a little bit. What say ye?
So I need a wee bit of advice from all you seasoned system builders please...
Looking to building a gaming rig that will be good for about the next 18 months before I upgrade again. OS will be Vista64 ultimate (as I already have this).
What I currently have that will be reused is:
- Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB
- Coolermaster Real Power 1000w PSU
- Tuniq Tower 120
- X-Fi Extreme Gamer Fatal1ty Pro
- Logitech G9
- oh and my cube case.
So basically what I will be requiring is a MB, RAM, CPU & Graphics Card.
I am thinking about either going 9800GTX SLI or GX2 until the next gen graphics cards come out. I could wait until Q3 but then again will they def be out then or be delayed? Question is which would be the best to get? I do all my gaming on a 24” Dell @ 1920x1200.
CPU wise I am thinking more along the lines of an E8500 or maybe a Q9550? Which would be best for gaming and the usual word processing/photo editing, etc?
Will also be looking for 8GB RAM (preferably DDR2 as I don’t see the benefit of using DDR3 yet)
And finally, what would be the best motherboard to accommodate all of this? Not much to ask but I am sure someone out there can offer some sound advice. Oh, I am not a serious oc’er but I do tamper a little bit. What say ye?
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