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Post Date: 2008-08-12
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    Posted: 12 Aug 2008 at 1:19am
Upgrading for warhammer online and starcraft 2.
I have about $1500-1800 to spend. I built my last rig and don't have the time to research and build like i did in the past so i decided to use DSO.

I have an idea of what I want but I wanted to see what others come up with with the same price. I would like my case to be as small as possible since I move around alot.

heres my current idea:
Chassis: Digital Storm 750Si
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory 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 (Chipset: nForce 780i SLI)
System Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX 512MB
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink Upgrade (Copper Heatpipes)
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Modifications: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost 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: - No Thanks, Please test my memory, I will be responsible for software based support
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

Still have some wiggle room for a couple of upgrades/changes.
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Posts: 2220 		  Quote skyR Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 12 Aug 2008 at 1:34am
Looks good but I do however highly recommend a quad core for MMO & RTS gaming.
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star.
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yea, thats one thing I wasn't so sure about, I wasn't sure how much it would matter and/or effect the psu selection
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I'd swap to an Antec 900, use 1066Mhz RAM, and bump the HDD up to 500GB.
 
The case and RAM will get you more overclocking headroom, and the additional HDD capacity is relatively cheap. Given the ever increasing size of games,and the low cost per GB, I think that's a solid suggestion. Otherwise, I will point out that the stability testing DSO can do without an OS installed is limited, but if you already have a retail copy of Windows, no point in paying twice.
 
On the quad core, yes, for MMO's it's a good idea. It should not effect your PSU selection, a 750W PSU is enough to go SLI later whether you have a quad or dual core installed.


Edited by Tyler Lowe - 12 Aug 2008 at 1:43am
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Posts: 659 		  Quote Kliebor2 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 12 Aug 2008 at 7:09am
Abeezy, I put together this build for a good build with power to spare in your price range and ability to toss in a second ATI card in crossfire later when you find you need the oomph for games a bit down the road.

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=174447

I upped the proceesor to a quad core (If you have the spare cash, you could get the processor overclocked if you are comfortable with that)

I also upped the HDD to 500 Gigs and dropped memory to 2 gigs of 1066 mghz memory.

Just my thoughts based on your build.

Regards,

Dave


Edited by Kliebor2 - 12 Aug 2008 at 7:09am
Digital Storm 950Si - Q9450 Quad Core @ 3 Ghz
Dual PNY OC2 GTX 560Ti
8 Gigabytes DDR2/800
2 Western Digital 500 GB SATAII 7200 RPM HD
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