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Rup   07-05-2008 at 12:51:42 AM

Hi Everyone,

The time has come again to put something new together from scratch. The old system is on its last legs. I am not entirely a hardware geek but you guys have helped a lot in my decision-making process. So first of all, thank you for all the helpful posts!

Here is what I came up with thus far for my new rig. Intended use is for gaming including OCing. I would really appreciate if you could give your thoughts about this or if you see any problems that this build might run into.

Thank You!











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Shadowthor   07-05-2008 at 01:14:04 AM
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Looks okay.

 

This is the same card but cheaper, http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicat [...] CatId=3585

 

You can get some of the above items cheaper at Infonec (www.infonec.com)


Message edited by Shadowthor on 07-05-2008 at 01:16:33 AM
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kad   07-05-2008 at 01:31:46 AM
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1- ASUS P5Q Deluxe is a better mobo
2- HD 4870 is better than 9800 GTX
3- mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 is better than your choice
4- Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB is a better hard disk
Good luck
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shadowduck   07-05-2008 at 02:33:21 AM
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kad hit everything right on the head.

4850 is better than 9800GTX in some cases. Same price too. Go with the 48x0 series.

4850- $192 CAD
http://www.directcanada.com/produc [...] POWERCOLOR

4870- $311 CAD- Smacks 9800GTX around- competes with 260 & 280.
http://www.directcanada.com/produc [...] e=SAPPHIRE


Message edited by shadowduck on 07-05-2008 at 02:34:59 AM
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Rup   07-05-2008 at 02:45:51 AM
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Thanx for the creative input!

What about the PSU? 700Watt going to be enough?

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shadowduck   07-05-2008 at 02:48:42 AM
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Overkill for just 1 card.

If you want CF later- it is good to keep.

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