Almost ready to pull the trigger.Post Date: 2008-02-20 |
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Schuyler 
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Case: Digital Storm 750Si (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (6MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 780i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 780i SLI) Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Card: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink Upgrade (Copper Heatpipes) Case Lighting: - No Thanks Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Cables) User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Overclock Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Overclock Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support What you guys think? Edited by Schuyler - 21 Feb 2008 at 12:38am |
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 20 Feb 2008 at 5:59pm |
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Few things...
Do you plan to SLI it yourself? If you arnt planning on an SLI anytime in the future you probably have too much for the Power supply. Ive emailed DS, and they said that my duel 8800GT get up and CPU was fine with a 620W PS. Not a huge difference in price really.
Make sure your MB selection supports the 45NM wolfdale.
You have only one DVD/CD drive, so the round cable selection for 25 bucks isnt really a good deal for you. Youd be paying 25 bucks for one cable. (check first to see if this is correct though, im fairly certain it is)
If you plan the overclock your CPU a lot, then i guess the ram is alright. But for no overclocking or mild to moderate OC 800Mhz ram is enough at least in my opinon. Also might wanna consider the XMS2 version, they are almost the same as the Dominator cept the Dominator has a better heatsink, its the only difference.
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Dashuu
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Posted: 20 Feb 2008 at 8:56pm |
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I completely agree with Sunfighter on his post.
Your motherboard will support the new Intel line of CPUs, like the 45nm wolfdale. Since you don't appear to be overclocking anything, you could definitely save some money by getting the 800Mhz RAM and you won't see a performance drop. I'll also confirm the round cable thing for you. You would only be getting one at the most. I mean, we would include a few extra cables, but you would only have one in the system. |
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Schuyler
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Posted: 21 Feb 2008 at 12:46am |
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Ok cool, and yes I will go SLI, at a later point.
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