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Post Date: 2007-11-21
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    Posted: 21 Nov 2007 at 7:38pm
Just purchased a new Rig.  Current one is about to be 5 years old...
 
AMD Athlon XP 2600+ 2133Mhz
DDR 2700 Ram
Radeon X1650
70Gig HDD
Has like a 200watt PSU or less lol

Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 750W SilverStone Olympia (Dual SLI Compatible) (Model: OP750) (Silent)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision)
Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance)
Floppy / Card: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 320GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: 320GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: - No Thanks
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)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Green Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
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 (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts)
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
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support
 
Total Cost= $2,365.00
 
Can't Wait! Smile Estimating that it will come around Dec.5th-Dec.10th.  Which is right about when college is over, get a month to play with the new rig.Smile
 
Thinking I'll probably do the Step-Up program in February :)
I went with the pro-case at the last second.  Almost got the extreme.  Hopefully I made the right choice, I don't think i'll do SLI.


Edited by Devil_Dog - 21 Nov 2007 at 8:00pm
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620w psu would be better if you aren't considering SLI
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What's february? 9 Series?
Pro case with extra fan
Quad Q6600 2.4 OC'd 3.1!
Nvidia 8800GT
Asus Maximus Formula Mobo
2xgb 800mhz corsair

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jan/feb will be the 8800GX2 or 8900GX2 or whatever you want to call it.
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Gods know you should have gone Intel............... but what do I know. If you are happy!                  Right??
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He did go with Intel o.O
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Originally posted by skyR

jan/feb will be the 8800GX2 or 8900GX2 or whatever you want to call it.
 
this will take up 2 PCI slots?
 
will this truly be twice the power of 1 gtx?
 
 
 
not too sure what it means by chipset and what that correlates to FPS.


Edited by sundowner - 22 Nov 2007 at 12:05am
Pro case with extra fan
Quad Q6600 2.4 OC'd 3.1!
Nvidia 8800GT
Asus Maximus Formula Mobo
2xgb 800mhz corsair

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It is 2 GPUs on one board so it will take up one PCI-E slot. No one knows about performance yet but I will bet that it will be on par with the Ultra.

It is set to launch in Jan/Feb to compete with AMD's upcoming dual GPU solution.
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Posts: 501 		  Quote sundowner Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Nov 2007 at 12:24am

for the slots i just meant because of its size.

and since it'll have two GPU's it won't be even faster? that seems alittle strange.
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Nvidia 8800GT
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Posts: 2220 		  Quote skyR Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Nov 2007 at 12:35am
Well it's basically going to be SLI 8800GT or SLI 8800GTS 512 =x

If the SLI setups can compete with the Ultra, the D8E will be Nvidia's new flagship product.
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