http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Building-up-my-gaming-rig-and-need-your-suggestions-on-stuff-20361617 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:40:42 EDT Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:40:42 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Hmm-20459672 said by Jerm:

Maybe I'm just cynical, but a $450 motherboard and all?

Personally I'm a fan of "best bang for the buck" and the "upgrade often" mentality. Its also easy as pie to get the E8400 to 4Ghz if you choose the right combo.

What I'd do:

E8400 - $185 (oc to 4ghz)
Gigabyte P35-DS3 - $90
2GB DDR2 - $50
8800GT 512mb - $150(after rebate)
Good CPU cooler - $50 (ie TT Big Typhoon)

Now look, I just built most of a whole system for a little more than price of your mobo alone. And guess what? It'll perform like heck - esp with 4Ghz of power :)
Only thing I'd change would be to get a 780i mobo either xfx or EVGA as they follow nvidia's reference design, and get a thermalright ultra 120 extreme heatsink with two 120mm fans in a push pull setup.

I hit 4.5ghz on that setup, and that would make a killer gaming rig, that will last for a while, as no game really needs a CPU beyond 3.8ghz at the moment.
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Personally I'm a fan of "best bang for the buck" and the "upgrade often" mentality. Its also easy as pie to get the E8400 to 4Ghz if you choose the right combo.

What I'd do:

E8400 - $185 (oc to 4ghz)
Gigabyte P35-DS3 - $90
2GB DDR2 - $50
8800GT 512mb - $150(after rebate)
Good CPU cooler - $50 (ie TT Big Typhoon)

Now look, I just built most of a whole system for a little more than price of your mobo alone. And guess what? It'll perform like heck - esp with 4Ghz of power :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Hmm-20417809 Thu, 01 May 2008 18:30:04 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Building-up-my-gaming-rig-and-need-your-suggestions-on-stuff-20409638 As for the power supply,the cable lengths are given online on the product spec page,was for my 1000 watt Ultra, with all the cables I was using being long enough :)
And for the sound card...what's the rush?Try the free one first,if your not satisfied you may also consider the pciexpress xfi sound card ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Building-up-my-gaming-rig-and-need-your-suggestions-on-stuff-20409638 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:31:14 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Building-up-my-gaming-rig-and-need-your-suggestions-on-stuff-20384799 »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···29132006
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X-Fi is shit

for CPU, go with E8400 for $10 more: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···19115037
or a Q6600 if you can find one for $200 or less.

i jave no comment on the rest besides the GFX card. 9600GT is a fabulous card for the price. im not sure i'd go SLI, though, unless you were running 24" LCd is larger. these puppies play almost every new game on max quality with more than playable FPS @ 1680x1050.

if you want more performance, drop $220 total and get an 8800GTS 512MB instead.

if you're sticking to 9600GT, they can be found cheaper than $170. quality brands can be had for 140 w/o rebate.
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I have a few questions here. I will go ahead and provide all my specs. Questions down below.

-Mother board ::Asus Striker 2 extreme::

[url]»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···74[/url]



-CPU ::E6850 (Duo 2 Core Intel)

[url]»www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx···52[/url]

-Graphics card :: 2x SLI Setup Is this a decent card? any problems?

Superclocked GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported

[url]»www.mwave.com/mwave/Skusearch.hm···36[/url]



-Sound card

Need your input if I should use the one one that comes with the mother board







OR UPGRADE TO THIS?

[url]»www.mwave.com/mwave/Skusearch.hm···50[/url]



-CPU Cooling ::Asus silent knight 2::

[url]»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···18[/url]



-Ram ::4 Gig Kit::

PATRIOT 4gb kit (2gb x 2) 1333mhz 7-7-7-20 240-pin ddr3 dimm w/heat spreader
[url]»www.mwave.com/mwave/Skusearch.hm···83[/url]

-Power supply.. (Not sure what to go with?)

[url]»www.xoxide.com/kingwin-mach1-100···ml[/url]

[url]»www.mwave.com/mwave/Skusearch.hm···57[/url]

Questions: Ok are those plug ports on a power supply good for this setup. I heard they have problems and the wires are short? Will a 1000 watt power supply supply be enough to run my system with an addition 5 80mm fans and 4x drives (CD-ROM, DVD, CD-RW ect ect)

Ok about the ram, I heard that the ram has a specific amount of volts and that the mother board will have to be set to this specific volt for them to run correct?

About the sound card, Is the one that comes with the motherboard good enough or should i spend the extra 130 and get the creative sound card?

Thansk guys!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Building-up-my-gaming-rig-and-need-your-suggestions-on-stuff-20361617 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:13:15 EDT