New rig, please advise
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i wouldnt bother with the E8500, its £80 extra for 160Mhz and it has a 9.5x multiplier which may cause issues. I'd get the E8400 with the 9x multiplier and use the fine tune to add .5x to make it into more or less a E8500. With the money you save you can get 4gb of ram which would be more benficial. Also i wouldn't bother with the two ATi cards in crossfire, i'd get a nvidia 8800GTS 9800GTX for those resolutions and you'll save some dosh as well.
Replace the cpu cooler with a thermalright ultra extreme (+120mm fan) or a tuniq tower
For the graphics, there are new cards out next month, but if I was to buy now it'd be an 8800GTX, that'd be better than the crossfire arrangement you have listed.
A corsair HX620 modular psu would be enough for your needs, and it costs less, as well as being very highly recommended by a lot of people.
I'd also have a good think about whether DDR3 RAM is worth it, most people would say it wasn't at present.
For the graphics, there are new cards out next month, but if I was to buy now it'd be an 8800GTX, that'd be better than the crossfire arrangement you have listed.
A corsair HX620 modular psu would be enough for your needs, and it costs less, as well as being very highly recommended by a lot of people.
I'd also have a good think about whether DDR3 RAM is worth it, most people would say it wasn't at present.
change the cooler (true120 or the noctua, i have the zalman myself and will be upgrading at the next possible oppurtunity) and the cpu its not worth the extra money over the e8400
apart from that all good, report back on that mouse i've been thinking about getting one for a while but have found one in an actual shop to look at yet
apart from that all good, report back on that mouse i've been thinking about getting one for a while but have found one in an actual shop to look at yet
i will be using it for everything, i made some changes
Abit IX38 QuadGT Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8000C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ)
the reason i have 2 GFX is cause i will have 3 screens.
Abit IX38 QuadGT Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8000C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ)
the reason i have 2 GFX is cause i will have 3 screens.
in that case have a look at the following, if the new card prices dont make them a better deal:
PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £199.99 £234.99 inc VAT.
if you prefer 2 single cards:
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT "Toxic Edition" 512MB GDDR4 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £104.99 £123.36 inc VAT
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