Hey guys and Gals,
First off Merry Christmas.
OK I am doing research right now for a gaming build in Feb.
The sole purpose of this PC is OC for gaming.. Based on what I am looking at I would like some opinions on what I choose for the build for ease of OC and performance.
Here is what I am looking at on a budget of about 1300-1500
MB & CPU combo
XFX nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - OEM, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Processor 2.66GHz OEM
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3896469&CatId=14
or
XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz OEM
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3610493&CatId=14
or
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Video Card
XFX GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Video Card - 896MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0 x16, SLI Ready, (dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4296573&CatId=28
or
XFX GeForce 9800 GTX + Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support
2 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4037153&CatId=28 RUNNING IN SLI
Memory
Corsair Dual Channel XMS2 4096MB PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3757080&CatId=10
or
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Power Supply
Apevia ATX-LCD750W Quartz 750W Power Supply - Aluminum
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3556444&Sku=A107-1100
or
Corsair TX750W 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 140mm Fan, SLI-Ready, SATA-Ready
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3438609&CatId=2533
or
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Monitor
ASUS VH226H Black 21.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 12000 : 1) Built in Speakers - Retail
New Arrival - full HD 1080P resolution
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236051
Went with this Monitor cause of the HDMI plugin and the price.. Has gotten good reviews also.
As far as the rest of the components, they are all easy selects for me. Well if you guys have some thoughts pls let me know.
I will be using XP Pro for this system because Vista is crap and end of 09 windows 7 will be out.
First off Merry Christmas.
OK I am doing research right now for a gaming build in Feb.
The sole purpose of this PC is OC for gaming.. Based on what I am looking at I would like some opinions on what I choose for the build for ease of OC and performance.
Here is what I am looking at on a budget of about 1300-1500
MB & CPU combo
XFX nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - OEM, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Processor 2.66GHz OEM
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3896469&CatId=14
or
XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz OEM
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3610493&CatId=14
or
???????????????
Video Card
XFX GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Video Card - 896MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0 x16, SLI Ready, (dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4296573&CatId=28
or
XFX GeForce 9800 GTX + Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support
2 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4037153&CatId=28 RUNNING IN SLI
Memory
Corsair Dual Channel XMS2 4096MB PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3757080&CatId=10
or
???????????????????
Power Supply
Apevia ATX-LCD750W Quartz 750W Power Supply - Aluminum
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3556444&Sku=A107-1100
or
Corsair TX750W 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 140mm Fan, SLI-Ready, SATA-Ready
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3438609&CatId=2533
or
????????????????????
Monitor
ASUS VH226H Black 21.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 12000 : 1) Built in Speakers - Retail
New Arrival - full HD 1080P resolution
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236051
Went with this Monitor cause of the HDMI plugin and the price.. Has gotten good reviews also.
As far as the rest of the components, they are all easy selects for me. Well if you guys have some thoughts pls let me know.
I will be using XP Pro for this system because Vista is crap and end of 09 windows 7 will be out.