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Slothenger

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I have been ordering parts for my new computer but thought (better late than never) to check out with you guys if all the parts are compatible or any problems you can suggest.

CPU ---------------- Intel Q6600 G0
MOBO ------------- Asus P5K Deluxe/WIFI-AP
RAM ---------------- Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX PC2-6400 4GB Kit
VIDEO CARD --- XFX 8800GTS 320MB and XFX8400GS 256 MB [3monitors]
HARD DRIVE -- WD Raptor 150GB and 750GB seagate and 400GB seagate
DVD DRIVE ----- 3x ASUS DRW-2014L1T SATA burner [yeh i do alot of burning]
CASE -------------- Thermaltake Armor Jr Black
PSU ---------------- Silverstone 750Watt

MONITORS ----- Samsung 22" WIDE and 2x 19inch Philips
KEYBOARD ---- Saitek Eclipse II
MOUSE ---------- Microsoft Sidewinder


Just wanna see if itsd all compatible. I mainly do video editing and office work, but I want to game at 1680x1050 on pretty good settings.

PSU adequate.

I may do a little overclocking in the next year but very minor if I do. Will just upgrade cooling for overclocking.

Any help will be greatly appriciated, hope I havnt fucked anything up.

Cheers.
 
Don't get the GTS 320, get a GT 512 or GTS 512 or HD 3870, but not that.

Your power supply is actually pretty overkill. You can do ok with 550-600 watt PSU, as long as it's a good one.
 
may I ask why? I thought it was bad to have two graphics with different chipsets

8800gts 320 and 8400gs 256 have same chipset therefore same driver, while the gt512 has newer chipset. I will agree that the gt512 may be better but it is not compatible with my 8400gs and 2 gt512's arnt within my budget.

Correct me if Im wrong.
 
Slothenger said:
may I ask why? I thought it was bad to have two graphics with different chipsets

8800gts 320 and 8400gs 256 have same chipset therefore same driver, while the gt512 has newer chipset. I will agree that the gt512 may be better but it is not compatible with my 8400gs and 2 gt512's arnt within my budget.

Correct me if Im wrong.
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...what?

8800 GTS 320 = G80 core
8400 GS 256 = G86 core

They're not the same chipset, or are we talking about something else here?
 
You can look at my sig. Its the computer that is in the building stage. You might be able to get some ideas from it. I also second the GT 512 or the GTS 512. The GT 512 is the best bang for the buck, by many reviews. Contrary to what some people think, that also does not mean the end of all. Pick the card that would work for your setup. At 1680x1050 the GT 512 should do you best.

I have the Eclipse 2, good thing I didn't buy it too. I prefer the Eclipse 1, I have 4 of them, yeah.... As for the mouse, I used the MX518 1600dpi version, they also have the new 1800dpi version. If you have a Best Buy near you can check them out. I been using it for awhile and never cared to upgrade unless it goes out on me, doesn't seem to anytime soon. I like it a lot, especially the on the fly sensitivity settings and I don't use the drivers.

Here's a link to my thread on the build:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1247111

Good luck
 
Slothenger said:
may I ask why? I thought it was bad to have two graphics with different chipsets

8800gts 320 and 8400gs 256 have same chipset therefore same driver, while the gt512 has newer chipset. I will agree that the gt512 may be better but it is not compatible with my 8400gs and 2 gt512's arnt within my budget.

Correct me if Im wrong.
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Falling Anvil is right. In addition, for the newer nvidia cards, (6X00 series and up) share the same drivers. So you don't even need or use different drivers. So yes you should've gone with the 8800GT despite the different cores.

Other than the misguided video card choice, looks good to me.
 
Arh. Gotchas
Lucky I havnt bought the video cards yet. Cool.
Thanks guys for all your help.
 
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