Folks, this new system stuff is getting tiresome! Too many decisions and
none of them for what I really want. Like the time when I bought my car --
I don't really like it -- I wish I hadda.... Same with the bed I just bought.
So I reluctantly settled on an Antec P180 case -- Very nice looking but I
have to give up a 3.5 bay for the 12cm fans. And I have to learn to live
with the door.
Ahh but the PSU is easy isn't it -- an Antec NeoPower 480W -- No It ain't
easy. I looked at the specs of some of the stuff Most don't say, but
some video cards say things like use a >400W PSU. Now if I lower myself to
two video cards in PCIe16 slots and decide to waste my time playing games,
does that mean i need that 850W PSU I asked about previously????
Then I have to deal with the M/B. It gets worse. I lean very strongly
toward Gigabyte. That would mean the
K8NXP-SLI with (2)PCI, (2)PCIe1, and (2)PCIe16. Who could want more than
that? I do. i want more PCI slots -- modem, SCSI, my current video
card. Ahh yes and another slot --- just in case.
Looks like I am going to have to give up more goodies.
Ok lets turn for example to the Gigabyte K8N Ultra-9-SLI with (3)PCI,
(2)PCIe1, but only (1) PCIe16, Do I really need 2 PCIe16s and SLI?
Ohh my look at this -- 22 min has passed and now there is the ASUS A8N0SLI
with (3) PCI, (2) PCIe1, and (2) PCIe16 slots.
I am home free -- No. It is an ASUS unit. The word damn comes to mind but
I won't say it out loud.
Besides what is going to happen in the next 22min?
Then I start to think seriously. Why on Earth do I need SLI? and two
PCIeX16 slots? To make use of these i would need $1000 in video cards.
No? Who in his right mind would pay $1000 to play video games? Then
there is the question of the CPU -- another $1000
Besides I see no sign of PCIeX1 cards of any kind Do really need such
slots "just in case"? Ditto PCIeX16
I would very much like to have some flexibility for the future,
but... Why don't I just give in?
What do you think? What am I missing? What would/do you do?
Jim
Jim Green
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