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Post Date: 2008-04-05
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    Posted: 05 Apr 2008 at 8:12am
Case: Digital Storm 850Si (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 780i Core 2 Quad (nForce 780i SLI)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Floppy / Card: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 320GB 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: 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 9800GX2 1GB
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Recommended)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 WindTunnel (Copper Heatpipe Heatsink & Zalman Case Fans)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
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


How is this build? I plan on getting a 22" monitor. Is there any bottlenecking that you can see? I'm leaning towards the 9800 GX2 since it's been performing well, or should I consider SLI'ing two different cards? Will Vista 32mb run fine with this setup? I basically want to play games at max settings with smooth gameplay. ;) I was leaning toward higher end hardware but I figure if I'm sticking with a 22" monitor, I won't be getting the full benefit of it.
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Posts: 1527 		  Quote SunfighterLC Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 05 Apr 2008 at 9:53am
your powersupply will probably limit you to using only one GX2. A 22incher should be good for your card, it can handle somewhat high resolutions which is where those cards really start to stand out.
 
The rest looks good, I assume you are overclocking yourself ? And am I the only one that likes Red Cathodes?
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Is it worth going to 790i and DDR3? Or is that excessive in today's market?
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excessive.
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star.
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