So I'm building a "custom" computer online. Should I get dual NVIDIA Geforce 7600 GS 256MB's and use the SLI or one NVIDIA Geforce 7600 GT 256MB? And how hard would it be to set up the SLI if I were to use that?
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So I'm building a "custom" computer online. Should I get dual NVIDIA Geforce 7600 GS 256MB's and use the SLI or one NVIDIA Geforce 7600 GT 256MB? And how hard would it be to set up the SLI if I were to use that?
Thanks
Also have a question on mobos. What's the difference between this EVGA nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCI-E Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio and ASUS A8N-SLI nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCIE MB w/Gb-LAN,USB2.0,IEEE-1394,&7.1Audio?
Also have a question on mobos. What's the difference between this EVGA nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCI-E Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio and ASUS A8N-SLI nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCIE MB w/Gb-LAN,USB2.0,IEEE-1394,&7.1Audio?
Since I'm not doing any video editing or anything like that, will I need the firewire for anything? I intend to use this computer for gaming and school work.
Thanks for the replies, it's a big help.
Alright, so here's what I have now. I have around a $1500 budget. It's my graduation present and the system I'll be using when I go to college. And no, I don't want a laptop.
CASE: X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control
CPU: (939-pin) AMD Athlon™64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
MOTHERBOARD: EVGA nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCI-E Mainboard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, &7.1Audio
MEMORY: 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY (Corsair Value Select)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA Geforce 7900 GT 256MB 16X PCI Express Video Card
HARD DRIVE: 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive -- Recommended
Optical Drive: LG GWA-4161 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
Optical Drive 2: 16X DVD ROM
SOUND: Creative Labs SB AUDIGY 4 SE
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech MX518
Headphones/headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA
This all comes to $1470 not including shipping.
Let me know what you think. Thanks.
For the mouse get the Logitech G5 (or G7 if you like wireless) the best mouse EVER for gaming (or anything really).
You might want to use an opty 165 or 170 and overclock them (they do that really well)CPU: (939-pin) AMD Athlon™64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
The eVGA board acutally works. AVOID the Asus A8N-SLI boards, they are horrible. Looks liek the Asus board has firewire where the eVGA doesn't.
Don't know why it didn't include this in the system summary, but I upraded to a 500 watt power supply. I learned that 400 and 450 watt supplies suck the hard way.for one, i would suggest that u use 1X1 gig of ram or if u have some extra cash, 2x1gig of ram... next, u can also consider ati x1900xt for the g card...lastly, u might consider improving on the psu. ur system might not be stable with such a setup with limited power...mayb 480 or 500 watts would do... of course, there are also other things to consider when getting a psu. u might wanna ask some of the experts on that...but i feel that 420 is just not enough...
Alright, so here's what I have now. I have around a $1500 budget. It's my graduation present and the system I'll be using when I go to college. And no, I don't want a laptop.
CASE: X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control
CPU: (939-pin) AMD Athlon™64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
MOTHERBOARD: EVGA nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCI-E Mainboard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, &7.1Audio
MEMORY: 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY (Corsair Value Select)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA Geforce 7900 GT 256MB 16X PCI Express Video Card
HARD DRIVE: 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive -- Recommended
Optical Drive: LG GWA-4161 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
Optical Drive 2: 16X DVD ROM
SOUND: Creative Labs SB AUDIGY 4 SE
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech MX518
Headphones/headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA
This all comes to $1470 not including shipping.
Let me know what you think. Thanks.
I have to also suggest the 2 x 1gb vs the 4 x 512mb. It's not just about how much memory but also about the speed at which it communicates with your other components. They may all be PC3200 but that's just the speed at which it can operate, in this case it is not the bottleneck. With 4 dimms instead of 2 your command rate will default to 2T instead of 1T. Basically even if you have the same amount of physical ram you can't access it as quickly.
If you want to save money so that you can upgrade to the 2 x 1gb ram then get a non sli motherboard. You never said that you wanted SLI and in this case you may want to get a non sli board. That second slot may be nice in the future for something like a physix card but....
Both suck. For the price of dual 7600, you can get a 7900GT or X1800XT, which will KILL dual 7600. Only get SLI if you're getting two 7900s.So I'm building a "custom" computer online. Should I get dual NVIDIA Geforce 7600 GS 256MB's and use the SLI or one NVIDIA Geforce 7600 GT 256MB? And how hard would it be to set up the SLI if I were to use that?
Thanks
Alright, so here's what I have now. I have around a $1500 budget. It's my graduation present and the system I'll be using when I go to college. And no, I don't want a laptop.
CASE: X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control
CPU: (939-pin) AMD Athlon™64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
MOTHERBOARD: EVGA nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCI-E Mainboard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, &7.1Audio
MEMORY: 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY (Corsair Value Select)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA Geforce 7900 GT 256MB 16X PCI Express Video Card
HARD DRIVE: 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive -- Recommended
Optical Drive: LG GWA-4161 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
Optical Drive 2: 16X DVD ROM
SOUND: Creative Labs SB AUDIGY 4 SE
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech MX518
Headphones/headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA
This all comes to $1470 not including shipping.
Let me know what you think. Thanks.
my problem w/ the g5 is the new button placement. It is a great mouse but I like the "forward" and "back" buttons on the left side like the mx518. The g5 only has one on the side, the "back" button and no others. The only good thing I like about the g5 is the removal of the application button. on the mx518 it is right on top and too easy to hit. (just works like alt-tab) but annoying until you get used to it.
the g5 just doesn't have enough buttons for me though, laser or not. I like my 518.