Hi i'm looking for advice on builds for a gaming rig for 2600$, I dont need a monitor. I have been looking at mainly Maingear and AVA. I have a couple questions and was hoping some of you guys would be able to help me out.
Some background info: I currently am running a 2.4ghz and x800xl so I'm expecting a very big jump in performance. I would like to game in 1600x1200 with my current monitor and eventually upgrade to 1920x1200. (I think thats the reso).
1. What are the pro's and cons of each vendor, I understand the primary difference is that AVA offers a very very wide selection. Is this bad in some cases as not possible configurations are not fully tested? If I wanted to OC, would there be any possible issues
2. Should I go Vista 64bit or 32bit?
3. I know there is new technology coming out in a few months or in the fall and that we should expect to see big improvements (Gt200?) if not in the summer then in the fall. I would like to be able to have the option of upgrading to these new cards if I feel like it is worth the money. What do I need to take into consideration when building this computer, so that I could be sure the new cards will 'work' ?
I think thats all the questions i have now, but I'm sure I'll be able to come up with more.
Thanks , any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Some background info: I currently am running a 2.4ghz and x800xl so I'm expecting a very big jump in performance. I would like to game in 1600x1200 with my current monitor and eventually upgrade to 1920x1200. (I think thats the reso).
1. What are the pro's and cons of each vendor, I understand the primary difference is that AVA offers a very very wide selection. Is this bad in some cases as not possible configurations are not fully tested? If I wanted to OC, would there be any possible issues
2. Should I go Vista 64bit or 32bit?
3. I know there is new technology coming out in a few months or in the fall and that we should expect to see big improvements (Gt200?) if not in the summer then in the fall. I would like to be able to have the option of upgrading to these new cards if I feel like it is worth the money. What do I need to take into consideration when building this computer, so that I could be sure the new cards will 'work' ?
I think thats all the questions i have now, but I'm sure I'll be able to come up with more.
Thanks , any advice would be greatly appreciated.