Newcomer needs help!Post Date: 2008-04-30 |
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Madi 
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 Topic: Newcomer needs help!Posted: 30 Apr 2008 at 3:25pm |
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hey guys, I may be joining this family soon, but I'm a bit worried if this config is good. I'm a college student, and play WoW. I'm looking for a upgrade my horrible fps system I have now, and looking to spend about at the max, $1500. I also live Hawaii, and I'm worried about cooling, since the room my computer is in doesn't have any A/C (don't have central air, you folks must think we're primitive, haha) Anyway, here goes.
Case: Digital Storm 750Si (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 550W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (6MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 750i SLI Core 2 Quad (nForce 750i SLI) Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 Floppy / Card: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 160GB 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 9600GT 512MB 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: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Cables) User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs 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 XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2) 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 |
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Madi
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Posted: 30 Apr 2008 at 3:47pm |
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I'm always abit iffy about over clocking, I guess worried it'll stress out the chips and I have to buy again.
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 30 Apr 2008 at 4:01pm |
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If you dont plan on overclocking then paying for a stage 2 cooler isnt really needed. The stock one should be fine enough for normal operation. Even if you dont have A/C. Then again...i dont know the climate of hawaii, but i know a stock cooler is good enough for arkansas without A/C in the summer.
The enchanced airflow cables is only for your CD/DVD drives, and since you have only one youll be paying for one cable. DS will give you more, but in a nutshell youre paying for only one cable within your computer, ill leave that up to whether its worth that price or not.
Rest looks alright for the budget you want.
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brian
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Posted: 30 Apr 2008 at 7:22pm |
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isnt the 8800gts better than the 9600gt? i thought i read at tomshardware that it was.
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Tyler's doppelgänge
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Posted: 01 May 2008 at 10:08am |
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The 9600GT is a better value for the dollar than the 8800GT. An overclocked 9600GT will hold it's own vs a stock 8800GT and overclocking the 9600GT is as easy as increasing your PCIe bus speed. Crank the bus speed up 8 to 10%, check stability with ATI Tool, and let 'er rip. No messing with bios hacks, and all you really need Rivatuner for is to increase the fan, possibly not even that if the card's defaults run the fan fast enough.
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Bill the Cat
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Posted: 01 May 2008 at 11:13am |
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As others have suggested, your config looks pretty good. I'd drop the case lighting and the round cables and use those dollars to get a bigger hard drive. I'd also think about upgrading the optical drive to include burning. Both upgrades are very cheap compared to the benefit.
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