Is there a particular intel board that's recommended? By comparison,
they seem rather bland compared to the nVidia offerings. The DFI broad
that costs $300 is the most interesting, but a lot to pay. Intels mobos
seem very boring.
The reason I opted for the larger PC is the cost jump from 650 to 1000
is about $40 with current combo deals. However, I did forget to
consider the increase noise, which I'd definitely not want.
I've read teh other post between you and Greg on the Ram. What's the
bottom line there? 2 GB for $105 doesn't seem like a bad deal, as long
as it works.
If I'm willing to spend $350 - $400 on a video card, is the 8800GTS
(640MB) best or the 2900XT (512MB, 512bit)? MaxPC Oct seems to show the
2900XT whupping up on the 8800GTS.
Hayes Elkins wrote:
Gah! No Nvidia motherboards! Sole reason EVER to get one is SLI, which
is in itself patently stupid. Their I/O across the board is inferior
to Intel's 3 series, especially southbridge (ICH9). Worse is they are
overpriced.
You have absolutely ZERO need for a 1000w power supply. Do not let
anybody else fool you otherwise. Not now, not in 5 years. Get a
seasonic PS, they make up to 650w with >80% efficiency and use a much
quiter 120mm fan. Otherwise you completely negate the advantage of the
P182.
And to nitpick, the corsair stuff only works as advertised when
overvolting the RAM. That's a big no no for me and I only use standard
ram that works as JDEC spec as per the chipset requirments (in the
case of Intel 3 series, DDR-800 @ 5-5-5-18). The 3% "advantage" in
speed using overvolted lower CAS memory will only delight those who
love running theoretical benchmarks all day.
From: "Anthony Q. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
Subject: Re: [H] Any more comments on system?
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:42:53 -0400
Latest iteration for $1565, not counting possibly $80 rebate. This
take advantage of some serious instant discounts and combo deals! I
guess I decide to spend more (if I spend anything) to get something
competitive. I saw a RTS game that might be fun, as I don't do FPSers.
(1) Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower
(1) CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
(2) Open Box: SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA
(1) SABRENT CRW-UINB 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader w/ USB 2.0
(1) LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model
LH-20A1L-06 - Retail $40
(1) ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T OEM - OEM $19
(1) EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI
Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
(1) EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel
Motherboard - Retail
(1) Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 ATX12V / EPS12V 1000W Power
Supply - Retail
(1) Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower
Computer Case - Retail
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