I have a question, how much does the mobo really effect the gameplay, I want to get a shuttle XPC SLI support ( the only barbone with SLI ), but ovbiously i cant get the ASUS mobo... How will this effect my performance?
i agree fully with everything in that price guide. the SLI builds with these monster GPU cards of today are overrated. I'm glad SLI was only mentioned in high-performance setups.
personally i like the performance Patriot ram...reasonable price + amazing performance :P duno if i would really put that Value RAM up there. otherwise, good specs :D
I would put better rams which would have more room for overclocking. The rest, im fine with. If gaming is the only concern.. maybe consider a single core cpu but higher clocked like the 4000+ or FX-57.
The FX-57 comes with a nice heatsink/ram combo which woud allow overclocking close to 3ghz. My 3700+ does 2.8 ghz easily with a 0.1 voltage bumb (1.5 instead of 1.4)
I had considered changing the ram to G.skill, which can overclock well, but overclocking isn't considered in these price guides, because generally, if you know enough about overclocking to build a system designed for it, you won't need these price guides.
Ok, I hate to say this, but what about crossfire and picking a company besides the whiny little brats over at Sapphire? :) Sure, they make good products, but they are little nerfs. :) And make sure you get good cooling and a good case for this system. I'm going to be running, when AM2 comes out a 2gig system with the 1900xtx and my Aspire case MIGHT not be able to keep it cool enough. And im running 8 fans :-/
"Beware the military industrial complex" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
I know some of it was free but I got some really good deals, especially with the video card/mobo combo and my processor only being $300. Turned out to be about $1000 still pricy but about $800 less than what they say.
Then with the other $300 I'd get decent aftermarket cooling for the mosfets/cpu/vid card/chipset, cable management stuff, maybe a bit of UV, and some decent fans.
"What kind of screwed up guide is this? An x1900xtx with a SLI motherboard? Don't ever write a guide again please."
nvidia makes a better quality chipset than ati. However, the x1900xtx is a better card than the 7900gtx, especially in video quality. These technologies aren't mutually exclusive. ergo, combining an sli chipset mobo with an ati card = best of both.
Of course, you'd know this if you knew how to do anything beyond random internet flaming.
only thing i would change if u decide to update it, is switch the HDD to a seagate, they seem to be alot more reliable. (though i think they just recently bought maxtor?)
The mobo having with its "tru" sli, gives less of a performance increase than low latency ram.
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how much does the mobo really effect the gameplay, I want to get a shuttle XPC SLI support ( the only barbone with SLI ), but ovbiously i cant get the ASUS mobo...
How will this effect my performance?
duno if i would really put that Value RAM up there.
otherwise,
good specs :D
all this on air?
Anyone?
AMD 64 X2 4400+ = $300
eVGA SLI Mobo + eVGA Geforce 7800GT = $300
G.Skill 2G (2x1GB) = $150
Seagate 300GB HD = $100
SB X-FI = $100
Logitech G5 Mouse = $20
Antec 500W Smart Power = $50
Sennheiser HD-590 = FREE
Antec P160 Case = FREE
I know some of it was free but I got some really good deals, especially with the video card/mobo combo and my processor only being $300. Turned out to be about $1000 still pricy but about $800 less than what they say.
cpu : Opteron 170 dual core ($400)
mobo : Sapphire PURE or DFI RDX ($160)
gpu : Radeon x1900xtx 512 ($530)
ram : GSkill 2x1gb pc4000 ($160)
optical : Lite-On blk dvd-rw ($40)
case : Lian-Li PC65b ($120)
psu : OCZ 520w Powerstream ($140)
Hard Drive : Maxtor 300GB 16mb cache ($110)
Then with the other $300 I'd get decent aftermarket cooling for the mosfets/cpu/vid card/chipset, cable management stuff, maybe a bit of UV, and some decent fans.
nvidia makes a better quality chipset than ati. However, the x1900xtx is a better card than the 7900gtx, especially in video quality. These technologies aren't mutually exclusive. ergo, combining an sli chipset mobo with an ati card = best of both.
Of course, you'd know this if you knew how to do anything beyond random internet flaming.
Radeon or eVGA/nVidia next time. and G.skill > value select ram.
The mobo having with its "tru" sli, gives less of a performance increase than low latency ram.
nice guide, maybe add a crossfire system :)
512 ddr
pentium 4 2.8
fx5200
onboard sound
one beat up powersupply
and the bottom of the case is falling off
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