New Rig SpecsPost Date: 2007-10-25 |
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James
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Topic: New Rig SpecsPosted: 25 Oct 2007 at 3:24am |
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I'm planning on buying a new rig (Specs Below). I wanted to stay around $2200; and I still might hit that since I dont plan on buying it till mid December or so. This build is currently running me at $2399. This here is my Montitor, so having a decent GFX card is important http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014124 , and I will probably get SLI later on. I was wondering if there is anything I should know about for this build. For example the case size, the 64bit vista, or the if the power supply is adequate for an SLI down the road. My current rig is nearly 5 years old, and I have never been able to play games with AA on and stuff let alone High Settings heh. Oh while Im typing this I guess I'll ask if their is a military discount? Also I just read a thread that a 8800 GT 512 will be comming out. How does this compare with the one on the current build if anyone knows?
Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 750W Thermaltake (SLI Compatible) (Silent Toughpower Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision) Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Media: Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Hard Drive 1: 320GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: 320GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Raid Option: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Modem: - No Thanks Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 640MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Recommended) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes) Case Lighting: - No Thanks Round Cables: - No Thanks User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - 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 |
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Tyler Lowe
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Posted: 25 Oct 2007 at 3:40am |
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The 750W PSU is definately enough to run 2*640MB GTS with the rest of that config.
No one will know for certain what the 8800GT is going to bring to the table until nonbiased reviewers (ok, *less* biased reviewers) get their hands on the actual cards and run them through their paces. The testing done so far suggests they will be a good performer, but bear in mind these tests appear to be leaked by people that wish to sell the cards, so there may be credibility issues there.
What is known, at this time, is that the 8800GT is going to replace the 8600GTS and the 8800GTS 320MB GPU's. Other than that, as far as I'm concerned, it's wind in sails until we see more impartial benchmarking. It's fun to look at the leaked benchmarks, but not to be taken without a healthy dose of skepticism. The supposed release date is Oct 29th, so you won't have to wonder for much longer.
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skyR
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Posted: 25 Oct 2007 at 12:37pm |
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The 8800 GT is going actually going to replace the 8800 GTS 320 & 640 and to be released on Oct 29th priced at roughly $249 USD (512mb vers).
Definitely a card worth getting. |
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