Gaming Rig prelim build 2

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been doing some research and looking at the threads here on the forums and seeing what people are buying and being reccomended so here is my refined build for my gaming Machine i am going to be building within the next few weeks, the big changes i made was going with Vista 64bit and 4GB of ram i dont see anyone saying there are problems gaming with vista 64 and 4gb of ram if there are please let me know, also im still not sure about the PSU but the one i have listed here looked solid and has been reccomended before for gaming after this all i need a nice LCD for this new system.

i plan to play UT3, Crysis pretty much every game out there will be played on this Machine with hopefully high settings

of course i plan to do some overclocking so im not quite sure about the ram and i know to get the GO stepping on the Q6600 from clubit or any place that has it,the raptor will be my OS and game install drive and i have plenty of hard drives i will add for storage once the build is complete if you see any problems with this setup let me know

TOTAL IS $1860

ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $194.99

G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Memory - Retail $109.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor - Retail $279.99

EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $509.99

Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty - Retail - ALREADY HAVE IT

Western Digital Raptor 150GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM $169.99

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad (Black) 750W Power Supply - Retail $169.99

LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM $35.99

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler - Retail $64.99

SCYTHE SFF21E 120MM S-FLEX FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING FAN 3-PIN 49CFM 20.1DBA $14.99

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM $179.99
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All I would do is change that PSU with this 620HX.

For the same price you get a better, more stable PSU that will give you much needed head room if you decide to upgrade in the future.

Also I don't know if you did this on purpose but you didn't add a case to your list, but that choice is more about taste than "features." It's more in the eye of the beholder.

Hope this helps!
 
bigk said:
All I would do is change that PSU with this 620HX.

For the same price you get a better, more stable PSU that will give you much needed head room if you decide to upgrade in the future.

Also I don't know if you did this on purpose but you didn't add a case to your list, but that choice is more about taste than "features." It's more in the eye of the beholder.

Hope this helps!
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thanks for the advice on the PSU and for the case i will probally just use one of the ones i have now and at some point i want to put this system into a clear case
 
I too am considering the silencer psu. Just be sure your case is big enough to fit that ultra 120 because it is huge. What about speakers? I have a thread on here, $2700 gaming tower, that might help you out on ur system build.
g'luck

btw, i might be mistaken but I think they took out that model gtx from newegg because I had it on my list too. The only comparable one is the superclocked ver, by the same company and for the same price.
 
junglicious said:
I too am considering the silencer psu. Just be sure your case is big enough to fit that ultra 120 because it is huge. What about speakers? I have a thread on here, $2700 gaming tower, that might help you out on ur system build.
g'luck
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i use headphones for gaming in fact for everything, ATH-A900 right now and yes i saw your threads thats where i got the PSU in my build from
 
junglicious said:
I too am considering the silencer psu. Just be sure your case is big enough to fit that ultra 120 because it is huge. What about speakers? I have a thread on here, $2700 gaming tower, that might help you out on ur system build.
g'luck

btw, i might be mistaken but I think they took out that model gtx from newegg because I had it on my list too. The only comparable one is the superclocked ver, by the same company and for the same price.
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as of about 10 minutes ago they have it back :D
 
680i with C2Q is not a very good idea. Imo you should get a X38 mobo with 2x HD3870 at around the same price and you can get a better performance in some games that support Crossfire.
 
alg7_munif said:
680i with C2Q is not a very good idea. Imo you should get a X38 mobo with 2x HD3870 at around the same price and you can get a better performance in some games that support Crossfire.
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what is wrong with that chipset and c2q
 
the "ar" came back in my wish list, however it is not in the list if you try to search for it. That is because maybe it is still out of stock and they might not get anymore? that are something else is going on.
 
Ditch the Asus 680i board. Go with an eVGA NF67-A1/T1 orNF68-A1/T1 instead -- its more stable and better at OC'ing quadcores -- though that doesnt guarantee you're OC will be problem-free. If you don't need SLI, go for a P35 or X38 board instead.

The RAM you chose is fine.

What size monitor do you have? The 8800GT is better (price/performance) for anything under 24" (1920x1200).

Raptor's aren't worth their price premium, but if you want to burn some cash, thats a good place to burn it.

The 750 QUAD PSU is great, but not needed unless you plan on a GTX SLI setup. The 520W Corsair is more than enough for your system.

Do you need all the features of Vista Ultimate (Remote Desktop, Security features, File encryption, etc)? If not, go with Home Premium instead and save some cash.
 
enginurd said:
Ditch the Asus 680i board. Go with an eVGA NF67-A1/T1 orNF68-A1/T1 instead -- its more stable and better at OC'ing quadcores -- though that doesnt guarantee you're OC will be problem-free. If you don't need SLI, go for a P35 or X38 board instead.

The RAM you chose is fine.

What size monitor do you have? The 8800GT is better (price/performance) for anything under 24" (1920x1200).

Raptor's aren't worth their price premium, but if you want to burn some cash, thats a good place to burn it.

The 750 QUAD PSU is great, but not needed unless you plan on a GTX SLI setup. The 520W Corsair is more than enough for your system.

Do you need all the features of Vista Ultimate (Remote Desktop, Security features, File encryption, etc)? If not, go with Home Premium instead and save some cash.
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Damn good suggestions.
 
enginurd said:
Ditch the Asus 680i board. Go with an eVGA NF67-A1/T1 orNF68-A1/T1 instead -- its more stable and better at OC'ing quadcores -- though that doesnt guarantee you're OC will be problem-free. If you don't need SLI, go for a P35 or X38 board instead.

The RAM you chose is fine.

What size monitor do you have? The 8800GT is better (price/performance) for anything under 24" (1920x1200).

Raptor's aren't worth their price premium, but if you want to burn some cash, thats a good place to burn it.

The 750 QUAD PSU is great, but not needed unless you plan on a GTX SLI setup. The 520W Corsair is more than enough for your system.

Do you need all the features of Vista Ultimate (Remote Desktop, Security features, File encryption, etc)? If not, go with Home Premium instead and save some cash.
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I think that the OP would like to have a multi card setup later (680i board & huge PSU).

The 8800GT is really a good value for money but since the OP is ready to spend $510 on the 8800GTX, I think that 2x 8800GT won't be a bad choice either. The thing is with 2x 8800GT, the 680i becomes the only option left, which is not a very good idea with quads :(.

680i + 8800GTX would have about the same price as X38 + 2xHD3870 :D
 
alg7_munif said:
I think that the OP would like to have a multi card setup later (680i board & huge PSU).
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Thats why I asked what size monitor he had. SLI is only worth it for certain resolutions (extremely high ones). If he doesnt have or plan on getting a 24" or larger monitor (or any monitor with a resolution of 2MP or higher), then SLI isn't worth getting at all. SLI as an upgrade path isn't worth it, unless a large monitor is in play, because there should always be a better single card solution to outperform two previous generation cards in SLI.
 
Enginurd is right on the money. SLI is of no worth unless you are gaming at a resolution of 1920x1200, and SLI is always a poor idea as an upgrade path because... well, I'm just repeating what has already been said.

Anyway, if you do have the resolution to have SLI be of benefit, you're still limited by the fact that the best 680i board (best in many ways--including most likely to support a strong OC on that Quad Core) is unavailable from nearly every online retailer. (This is the EVGA NF-68-A1 of course.) eVGA is stating that the product is in high demand right now, but a far more plausable reason is that the 780i product refresh is due out soon (it was aleady supposed to be released) and that manufacturing has dried up in anticipation of the 780i. There are many reasons to wait for a 780i, most of which is that it's promised to work with the next generation of Core 2 Quads (something the 680i boards can't do.) Many are expecting more consistent Quad Core OC performance, but this has yet to be seen (others are expecting no change.)

Good luck with the build,

Mark.
 
enginurd said:
Ditch the Asus 680i board. Go with an eVGA NF67-A1/T1 orNF68-A1/T1 instead -- its more stable and better at OC'ing quadcores -- though that doesnt guarantee you're OC will be problem-free. If you don't need SLI, go for a P35 or X38 board instead.

The RAM you chose is fine.

What size monitor do you have? The 8800GT is better (price/performance) for anything under 24" (1920x1200).

Raptor's aren't worth their price premium, but if you want to burn some cash, thats a good place to burn it.

The 750 QUAD PSU is great, but not needed unless you plan on a GTX SLI setup. The 520W Corsair is more than enough for your system.

Do you need all the features of Vista Ultimate (Remote Desktop, Security features, File encryption, etc)? If not, go with Home Premium instead and save some cash.
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thanks for the advice, for Vista Ultimate i want to learn all the features that it has and why not anyways other than the price?

right now i dont know what monitor i am going to have, i am also going to be willing to drop up to $1000 maybe even more on the best lcd for gaming but i have been out of the loop for so long i really dont know what i should be looking at and i have not yet started checking out the display forum and looking into this, but i want it to be the best for gaming and able double as a HD TV and be able to hook up PS3/XBOX so if you have any suggestions 22" 24" etc please let me know,


so for the SLI im really not i am going to be building this system within the next few weeks so im not planning to wait for the 780i chipset but i could always upgrade later on,
 
enginurd said:
Thats why I asked what size monitor he had. SLI is only worth it for certain resolutions (extremely high ones). If he doesnt have or plan on getting a 24" or larger monitor (or any monitor with a resolution of 2MP or higher), then SLI isn't worth getting at all. SLI as an upgrade path isn't worth it, unless a large monitor is in play, because there should always be a better single card solution to outperform two previous generation cards in SLI.
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i dont know what size monitor i am going to have but i am going to be dropping some serious money on a badass gaming monitor so if you have any suggestions for this please let me know.
 
Markyip1 said:
Enginurd is right on the money. SLI is of no worth unless you are gaming at a resolution of 1920x1200, and SLI is always a poor idea as an upgrade path because... well, I'm just repeating what has already been said.

Anyway, if you do have the resolution to have SLI be of benefit, you're still limited by the fact that the best 680i board (best in many ways--including most likely to support a strong OC on that Quad Core) is unavailable from nearly every online retailer. (This is the EVGA NF-68-A1 of course.) eVGA is stating that the product is in high demand right now, but a far more plausable reason is that the 780i product refresh is due out soon (it was aleady supposed to be released) and that manufacturing has dried up in anticipation of the 780i. There are many reasons to wait for a 780i, most of which is that it's promised to work with the next generation of Core 2 Quads (something the 680i boards can't do.) Many are expecting more consistent Quad Core OC performance, but this has yet to be seen (others are expecting no change.)

Good luck with the build,

Mark.
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hey Mark, thanks for the advice, i see your rig in your sig and you have pretty much the same build i am looking at except for the 2X 8800GTX, how is it for gaming and that monitor?
 
My rig has been excellent. It's handled everything I've thrown at it with... aplomb, grace, you name it. However, it's now 10 months old, and I would not buy the same parts today (especially since you can't find the A1 board.)

Mark.
 
alg7_munif said:
C2Q on 680i is hit or miss, if you look around the mobo subforum, you will see a lot of people having problems with quads on 680i, not to mention the lack of quad yorkfield support.
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1244339
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From the very thread you linked to:
Dan_D said:
It's a problem with the 680i SLI. All other 600 series chipsets including the 680i LT seem to be no more problematic than anything else.
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I think the 680i LT is the way to go. Dual x16 support and none of the problems the 680i SLI seems to be famous for.
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Dan_D said:
As I've said, the 680i LT should never be discounted. It's 90% of what the 680i SLI is and overclocks just about as well.
I've only fried the one set of modules, so I've been lucky so far. No problem with D9's.
The 680i LT and 680i SLI overclock about the same.
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The 680i LT is available at newegg for a very good price. I hope this settles it.

$170 - EVGA 122-CK-NF67-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ($30MIR)
 
Abu Som3a said:
From the very thread you linked to (post #56):

The 680i LT is available at newegg for a very good price. I hope this settles it.

$170 - EVGA 122-CK-NF67-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ($30MIR)
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I think that 680i LT would still have problem with quads even if there is no other problem like the 680i
 
dont waste your money on the 680i chipset. Get an X38 if you are going to put in that much money on a board. With the 680i you get a buggy chipset that is not where near as reliable as the intel chipsets, and if you dont need SLI then do yourself a favor and get an intel chipset.
 
Since all these 680i boards seem to keep disappaearing from stock, I'm guessing the new NForce chipset is coming out soon. So, if you want SLI and a Penryn family CPU, just wait for it.

Kentsfield and the 680i LT work fine. If you want to OC, just know that you may run into problems. OC'ing is never guaranteed, but if you are OC'ing, just be prepared for all the trouble you might run into with the 680i -- many people have still gotten great OC's with the 680i and quadcores.
 
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