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Old 10-30-07   #1 (permalink)
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This is the complete rig I'm considering building. I'm giving myself a $2000 max budget, but the lower the better. If a <$500 Penryn comes out anytime soon then I'd probably adjust to fit that, but until then, this is the best I could come up with. Is this a worthwhile build?


COOLER MASTER RC-690 Mid Tower Computer Case $65
ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard $235
EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB Video Card $550
CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX 620W Power Supply $170
INTEL Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield Processor $280
G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Memory $180
Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10,000 RPM Hard Drive $180
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner $33
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler $65
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium Operating System $112

These are all Newegg prices, and they have some rebates that would put it around $1800 shipped.
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looks great except the cpu cooler go with at least a tuniq tower
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looks good to me, I too would recommend a Tuniq, however the 9700 isn't a bad cooler and is really pretty...
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I will look at those, thanks.
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2x 8800GT's in SLI might do better... but I'm no graphics card wiz
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What size screen you using? if your bigger than 19inch then stick with the GTX but if your smaller than 19 inch, go for two GTs.
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looks good, but id switch out the raptor for a pair of 7200.10 in raid 0.
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Get this PSU for 169.99$, It's a thermaltake 850w which is great for future upgrading.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...maltake%2b850w
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looks great except the cpu cooler go with at least a tuniq tower
"I would get at least the best cooler there is"..................?

anyway, I love my 9700, and I have had friends disappointed by the tower. personally, I'd stick with that choice.
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2x 8800GT's in SLI might do better... but I'm no graphics card wiz
The 8800GT is a pretty small margin behind the GTX in most benchmarks so two of them in SLI even with a performance gain as meager as 150% would slaughter one.
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