Hey all I want to build a new gaming rig. Here are my goals, any advice is appreciated. Budget I would like to keep under $800 if possible.
I am not a big over clocker and I will be playing games like WoW, CoH and the like.
Hree is what I had thought of getting:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Asus Mobo (not sure which probably SLI see below)
2 GB Corsair XMS Ram (on sale this weekend).
eVGA 6800GS
I have an Antec Truepower 430 watt PSU and will be getting a new case most likely.
My thought was go ahead and get the Dual Core now and the SLI mobo. Then next year or later this year get another 6800GS and go SLI.
I want this PC to last 3 years with minimal tweaking. Maybe add more RAM if Windoze can ever handle it. Even if at the end it's average/below average but still working.
Thoughts and suggestions?
Thanks for any and all help!
-Chris
-Chris
I am not a big over clocker and I will be playing games like WoW, CoH and the like.
Hree is what I had thought of getting:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Asus Mobo (not sure which probably SLI see below)
2 GB Corsair XMS Ram (on sale this weekend).
eVGA 6800GS
I have an Antec Truepower 430 watt PSU and will be getting a new case most likely.
My thought was go ahead and get the Dual Core now and the SLI mobo. Then next year or later this year get another 6800GS and go SLI.
I want this PC to last 3 years with minimal tweaking. Maybe add more RAM if Windoze can ever handle it. Even if at the end it's average/below average but still working.
Thoughts and suggestions?
Thanks for any and all help!
-Chris
-Chris