what do you think?Post Date: 2008-01-29 |
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traxx
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Topic: what do you think?Posted: 29 Jan 2008 at 7:53pm |
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Before you check the specs. a note of why i opted with a couple things in case you wanted to know why, and tell me if you think its still ok..
Motherboard, I went with the 780i, reason is that i do alot of graphic rendering and felt that the option to go to the newer cpu and alittle increase in FSB would be good if i decide to go that way later newer multicores are the way to go from what ive read and heard for that,,, anyone disagree or agree with that assumption
I opted for the single 8800GTX, i do game alot and if the need arises i can buy another card if i need, but i feel the GTX will be enough to fill my needs for gaming, no i dont game at extreme resolutions, maybe at 1600 will be enough, but the GTX will also fill the need for renders too
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Case: Digital Storm Twister EXTREME (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish) Power Supply: 620W 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: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (High-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±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (By: eVGA) (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: 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 XP Professional (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: Acer 19 inch (Widescreen) (Black Edition) (High-Value Display) Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks 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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Tyler Lowe
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Posted: 29 Jan 2008 at 11:53pm |
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You might want to consider a 64bit OS and 4GB of RAM if you do a lot of rendering. I would agree that the newer quads should have an edge there, with their larger L2 cache. The GTX should be a decent choice for gaming, though ordinarily I would suggest going to the 8800GTS (G92) since gaming performance is so similar. I honestly don't know enough about how GPU's affect graphics rendering to comment more on that. What little of it I've done has been more tied to CPU performance over GPU performance.
Maybe someone else could offer an opinion on this. Aside from that, I would probably drop the keyboard and buy one locally, but the rest of the config looks good. |
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commast
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Posted: 30 Jan 2008 at 3:41am |
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Most graphic/video related apps can use the extra cores so the quad core is a good choice. Nothing wrong with the GTX video card either, it gives you more bang for the buck than the Ultra --can OC to Ultra speed, run quieter, cooler and cheaper.
The only thing i am curious is the LCD monitor. Acer ???? Why ???? there are much much better monitors with almost the same price |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2008 at 7:40am |
Ok, i just thought of upgrading my monitor and saw the acer on here,, please give me alittle info on other monitors that would be worth looking into.. thanks
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commast
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Posted: 30 Jan 2008 at 6:41pm |
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You may want to look at the Samsung, Dell, Viewsonic, NEC, Westinghouse or even HP monitors.
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Posted: 30 Jan 2008 at 7:42pm |
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I've heard bad things from Westinghouse. I recommend Samsung monitors, but that's a biased opinion based on what I own.
Tyler Lowe is right about Vista 64 bit. You would likely be able to use the extra RAM with your high end rendering programs. What do you use? I know Maya takes advantage of four gigs. |
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