Selling my uber rig, building newer cheaper rig.

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I've pretty much stopped playing PC games for now so I decided why bother using a monster PC so I'm selling it off.

I'm going to rebuild a cheaper rig for web browsing and the occaisonal game of DoD:S and Medieval 2 Total War. I'm an overclocker at heart and even though I won't be gaming much I'd like to see how high I can take it. I may be buried with work in college but letting Prime run in the background is no issue to me :p

So far I've come up with the following parts:

Intel Core 2 Duo 6400
ASUS P5B-E
OCZ SOE 2GB PC2 6400 5-5-5-12($209 at NewEgg!)
Antec Neo HE 550w

I'm using an older 6800 Ultra for a video card.

How does the build look? I'm looking for an awesome OC on this thing, I have a Zalman CNPS9500 left over from my last rig to cool it.
 
I plan on getting a R600/G80 when the semester is over so I'm going to need some more power.

The enthusiast inside me is screaming out for better parts so I've revised it to this:

C2D E6400
ASUS P5B Deluxe
Crucial 10th Anniversay 2GB DDR667
Seasonic S12 600W

Overall its about $150 more... think its worth it?
 
You sound like you're giving up gaming like it's smoking or drinking. Not enough time right now?
 
GJSNeptune said:
You sound like you're giving up gaming like it's smoking or drinking. Not enough time right now?
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Heh, it has made enough of an impact to my social life. Especially back when I played WoW. My grades aren't what they could be either.

So I'm thinking of making a zippy computer now that can last me for a year before it drops to the low end. During winter/summer break I'll have the urge to game with all the details turned on and I have a tendency to waste money which is why I switched to the P5B deluxe, it supports Crossfire right?
 
Bop said:
I plan on getting a R600/G80 when the semester is over so I'm going to need some more power.

The enthusiast inside me is screaming out for better parts so I've revised it to this:

C2D E6400
ASUS P5B Deluxe
Crucial 10th Anniversay 2GB DDR667
Seasonic S12 600W

Overall its about $150 more... think its worth it?
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817388003
Masscool 460W w/ PCI-E

Will support G80...
 
iownyou14 said:
I dont think the P5B Deluxe supports crossfire.
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It does, but only 4x on the second PCIe slot. Benchmarks don't show a difference between dual 16x boards though.
 
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