Hey guys,
This will be able to handle all my work needs no problem. I want to be able to game decently now and in the future though, I want to be able to play on a 25.5' 1920x1200. I have no immediate plans to OC anything right now. I will in the future when I try and learn how (I'll be buying cooling parts for it when I do though). I will be buying from NCIX Canada as they do price matching and I will be paying $10 shipping and only 1 government sales tax. I have this configured for $933 USD (no GPU) so far;
Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz
Asus P6T (non-deluxe)
OCZ (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) DDR3 PC3-12800 6 GB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB
Samsung SH-S223F
Thermaltake M9 VI1000BWS
Corsair TX750W
GPU - I was debating between eVGA GTX 275 or Gigabyte ATi 4890, the eVGA/Gigabyte makes are the cheapest. I'm very unfamiliar with all the different brands, any I should aim for or avoid?
The other option is I just get a ATi 4770 and hold out for DX11 cards? For the cost of a GTX 275 or 4890 I could get a 4770 + OCZ Vertex 30 GB SSD. Or I can use one 4770 and see how it goes, then add a second if needed.
Is 750W enough for CF 4770? Enough for dual 275/4890? This is going to be hard to answer, but is 750W likely to be enough for the future video cards if I wanted to CF/SLI?
Thanks for all the input guys.
This will be able to handle all my work needs no problem. I want to be able to game decently now and in the future though, I want to be able to play on a 25.5' 1920x1200. I have no immediate plans to OC anything right now. I will in the future when I try and learn how (I'll be buying cooling parts for it when I do though). I will be buying from NCIX Canada as they do price matching and I will be paying $10 shipping and only 1 government sales tax. I have this configured for $933 USD (no GPU) so far;
Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz
Asus P6T (non-deluxe)
OCZ (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) DDR3 PC3-12800 6 GB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB
Samsung SH-S223F
Thermaltake M9 VI1000BWS
Corsair TX750W
GPU - I was debating between eVGA GTX 275 or Gigabyte ATi 4890, the eVGA/Gigabyte makes are the cheapest. I'm very unfamiliar with all the different brands, any I should aim for or avoid?
The other option is I just get a ATi 4770 and hold out for DX11 cards? For the cost of a GTX 275 or 4890 I could get a 4770 + OCZ Vertex 30 GB SSD. Or I can use one 4770 and see how it goes, then add a second if needed.
Is 750W enough for CF 4770? Enough for dual 275/4890? This is going to be hard to answer, but is 750W likely to be enough for the future video cards if I wanted to CF/SLI?
Thanks for all the input guys.