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Deutch420

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Thermaltake Kandalf Aluminum
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester || OR Opteron 165 maybe??
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
eVGA 7800GT 256MB OR should i step it up and get 2x 7800GT or 1x GTX?? suggestions
2GB OCZ GOLD
Enermax liberty 620
WD 320GB hdd
LITE-ON DVD w/ lightscribe
Thermaltake big typhoon
extra AS5

$1786

Want it 95% for gaming...Should i hold off on a uber GPU until the new stuff comes out in a few months?? or should i spend an extra 300 and get a 2nd 7800GT? opinions on what to do vid card wise... Ide like to not go over 2K that much.........What you guys think???

PS: Newegg has 4 differant 7800GT's that range from 295-349... what exactly are the differances? all i could find was they go "eVGA 256-P2-N515 || eVGA 256-P2-N516 || eVGA 256-P2-N517 || eVGA 256-P2-N518......

here are the links
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130247
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130256
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130249
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130238
 
Where did you want that link to point too? I don't think you want it to point to your NewEgg account.

Please list what you're thinking for your parts.
 
devman said:
You can get a free SLI motherboard with the N518, and its a good one too. I'd highly recommend it.

Linkage: http://www.evga.com/articles/public.asp?AID=258
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i checked newegg.. it doesnt say anything about the mobo coming for ffree.. in fact there is a review on newegg regarding a person NOT getting the mobo when the card came... is this deal still good?

What do u all think ishould od as far as a CPU.. i dont multi task that much, but i do... But i would like to get whatever CPU is the best for gaming

EDIT: looks like zipzoomfly still has the offer...
 
I don't think the differences in 7800GT mean much besides price, they all run games great. Id go for favorite company, or maybe EVGA if you want to step up in 90 days.

IMO 2x7800GT is overkill right now. Id wait till you need another then buy it. At that time it will cost less.

I have the one in my sig and I run everything at max settings w/ 1280x1024 LCD res. Get 60+ FPS in all games, FEAR, BF2, etc. Unless you run a higher rez the SLI would be a waste at this time.
 
Standpoint said:
I don't think the differences in 7800GT mean much besides price, they all run games great. Id go for favorite company, or maybe EVGA if you want to step up in 90 days.

IMO 2x7800GT is overkill right now. Id wait till you need another then buy it. At that time it will cost less.

I have the one in my sig and I run everything at max settings w/ 1280x1024 LCD res. Get 60+ FPS in all games, FEAR, BF2, etc. Unless you run a higher rez the SLI would be a waste at this time.
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i run DUAL LCDs @ 1920x1200 and 1920x1080... So i think im gonna want both 7800's.. As of now, my 6800U gets brought to its knees in games like BF2 and FEAR @ 1920x1080.. In fear, all setting MED @ that reso, i cant get above 20FPS... And im a FPS nut, so that is kinda why im upgrading...

And opinion about what CPU is the best for gaming for around 350-400?
 
Deutch420 said:
i checked newegg.. it doesnt say anything about the mobo coming for ffree.. in fact there is a review on newegg regarding a person NOT getting the mobo when the card came... is this deal still good?

What do u all think ishould od as far as a CPU.. i dont multi task that much, but i do... But i would like to get whatever CPU is the best for gaming

EDIT: looks like zipzoomfly still has the offer...
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If you follow the provided link, Newegg might not offer it anymore but some of the other online retailers do.

I ended up getting mine from Tigerdirect.
 
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