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    Posted: 15 May 2008 at 6:57pm
Ok im pretty much a noob when it comes to computer components and configs and what works with what, but i was referred to this site by a friend to build myself a gaming comp.  This will not be for crazy twitch based FPS games but more for newer mmorpgs like warcraft, Age of Conant, and Warhammer.  I sent it to review and they recommended upgrading the cooling and sound card, so i did that, so how does it look now?

Also when adding the d-link wireless network card do you still get a input slot if you want to do a direct line or does it take over that spot?


Another question is RAM.. ive been trying to do research but everyone i ask says something diff, some say 2gig at 800mhz is enough and that i wouldnt notice a gaming difference with 4gig on the games i would be playing, others say go 4... so any input on that would be helpful too.



Case: Digital Storm 750Si (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 780i Core 2 Quad (nForce 780i SLI)
Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 667MHz
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±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: D-Link Wireless-G 54Mbps (Supports 802.11g/b)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 9600GT 512MB)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink Upgrade (Copper Heatpipes)
Case Lighting: - No Thanks
Round Cables: - No Thanks
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: Acer 22 inch (Widescreen) (Black) (High-Performance Gaming Display)
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: Logitech 2.1 System (Black Edition) (Model R20) (Includes Subwoofer)
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
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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The D-Link wireless card is just wireless. There is no ethernet port for a direct connection.

You might be better off with a single 9800 card since a lot of MMOs aren't graphic intensive.

If you alt tab a lot with tons of programs running such as instant messengers, mirc, browsers, vent, fraps, sony vegas, etc.. go with 4 GB of ram.




Edited by skyR - 15 May 2008 at 7:15pm
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The Mother Board has Dual Gigabyte Ethernet ports so the wireless card will not take that away. 
 
Also I would at least go with 800 Mhz Ram over the 667.
 
Another thing to consider is going with a better single graphics card such as Sky recomended, that way you can upgrade later to SLI by adding a second card.  If you go with two now, and you want to upgrade later you will have to replce both cards.
 
If you plan on going SLI with the selected case go with the stage 3 cooling as the case is not the greatest at removing large amounts of heat.
 
One other thing - in order to get full use of the 4 Gb of RAM you should go with Vista 64 Bit.  The 32 Bit version will onlly be able to see/use ~2.8 Gb of the 4 Gb.


Edited by gdhart - 15 May 2008 at 8:10pm
850W PSU/Pro Case
Q6600-G0 2.7GHz
nVidia 680i A1 Revision
4GB 800MHz XMS2
1x500 GB WD, 2x500GB WD RAID-1
2x500GB Ext
nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
ATI TV Wonder 650
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So drop down to a single 9800

And are there any other benefits of vista 64 bit for an mmorpg gamer/casual computer user?  Or should i just stick with vista-32 and drop down to 2gig of a higher speed RAM?

Edited by ROTWILR - 15 May 2008 at 8:34pm
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32 is fine for mmorpg gamers
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if you have the money to get 4GB of 800mhz of RAM then go ahead.. but if not go ahead and get the 2GB of 800Mhz of RAM. i also had this problem
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also does the 780i motherboard support ddr2 ram?  Another forum i was on said to double check that as some motherboards only work with ddr3?
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The 780i is a DDR2 board.

The 790i is the DDR3 board.
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great thanks for the quick response
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