Best Gaming setup for 1600??

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Deutch420

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I was wondering how others here would spend 1500-1800 on a gaming dekstop...Please keep in mind i plan on getting a 37" Westinghouse LCD, so i will want to play games at 1920x1080... and i play FPS games, so under 60FPS in not cool.. and Direct 9x in cod2 works these cards HARD.. So i would like to put a good portion of my $$ into graphics preformance..

Im thinking:
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego w/ a ZALMAN 120mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Copper Heatsink
2 x eVGA 256 7800GT 256MB in sli
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB)
Antec TruePower 550wtt
150gb Raptor
Thermaltake Tsunami Silver All aluminum

-Not really sure on a mobo.
-Not sure about the CPU either. Don't know if i want dual core due to all the bugs w/ games http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=983781 (and this is a 100% gaming rig)
-Not sure about what DVD burner/ROM to get either..
-Do i really need a sound card?? ive never had one before...:confused:

Disregard what i listed above... Just post how YOU would spend the $$ provided you needed the PC for 95% gaming...

Thanks!
 
If I had $1500-1800 to spend, I'd get:

- AMD Opteron 165 cpu with some good air cooling
- Asus A8N5X motherboard
- GeForce 7800 GTX 512MB
- 2x512MB OCZ Platinum Edition 2
- Fortron 450w PSU or better
- 150GB Raptor
- NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD burner
- Aspire X-Navigator case

The motherboard sound should be fine. No need for a sound card.
 
AMD 64 3700+ and/or Opteron 165 (depending on whether or not you want to OC) w/ a Zalman 9500
Asus SLI Premium
G.Skill 2GB Extreme RAM
eVGA/BFG 7800GT
OCZ Powerstream 520W
Maxtor SATAII 250GB HD
NEC DVD burner/ROM
Cooler Master Centurion 5

So, do you plan on OCing at all? If you do, I'd get the Opteron over the 64, because they can get much better clocks at much lower voltages (aka lower temps/wear). And I'd get either an eVGA or BFG GPU because they come with a lifetime warrantee. The SLI mobo leaves room for another GPU in the future if you need it, which you probably will.
 
I used to oc when i was into PC's. But ive been out of the PC scene for a wile. So, i would need a tutorial on how to oc these CPU's and changing the volts etc... The GPU's will be OC'd.

Keep in mind this system will be for gaming. Most of the time i will be 1920x1080 (westinghouse 37") so i dont think one 7800Gt will cut it.
 
Deutch420 said:
I used to oc when i was into PC's. But ive been out of the PC scene for a wile. So, i would need a tutorial on how to oc these CPU's and changing the volts etc... The GPU's will be OC'd.

Keep in mind this system will be for gaming. Most of the time i will be 1920x1080 (westinghouse 37") so i dont think one 7800Gt will cut it.
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tehres a guide in the a64 forum on OCing...its easy to understand and it shudnt be too hard..as for the cpu, i wud get an opty 165 or 170, im pretty sure that there are alot of dual core fixes out, my x2 used to stutter but i googled for a dual core fix and now its smooth. the motherboard put simple: DFI ftw. alot of people say that it isnt for noobies...well..i am a noobie and i got the board up and running perfectly fine...for the ram, teh G.Skill look very tempting..im runng 2x512mb of Ballistix pc3200 and they are HOT HOT HOT! ur gunna need active cooling for those things...for teh vga, im not sure what wud be best but if i had the choice between GT SLi and a single 512GTX...i wud wait for next gen depending on how much u haf left :p but if u really need it now, the GT SLi wud prolly be the best imo
 
(2) XFX GeForce 7800 GT Overclocked 256MB DDR3 PCI-e Cards
X-Finity 600W PSU
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Roughly $700

Gigabyte K8N Pro-SLI Socket 939 ATX Mobo
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
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Roughly $500

(2) Mushkin Green Line 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory
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Roughly $200

(2) Western Digital Raptor 36GB 10K RPM Hard Drives
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Roughly $200

Thermaltake Black Armor Full-Tower ATX Case
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Roughly $150

NEC ND3550A DVD Dual Layer burner
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Roughly $50

Think that comes out to roughly $1800. If I had the cash, that's what I'd be spending it on.
 
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