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[BB] Rick James

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What do you guys think about this set up?

Broadway Com Corp 82-4HL Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power
ABIT AN8-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
BFG Tech BFGR78256GTXOC Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail (2 X)
CORSAIR XMS 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory New high-efficiency aluminum XMS heatsink, 18 activity LED's show level of memory activity Model CMX1024-3200PRO - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 FX57 San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADAFX57BNBOX - Retail
NEC LCD1970GX-BK Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail
Total: $3,100.49

What are your guys thoughts?
 
You will need an SLI certified PSU, either PCP&C or Seasonic, for such a rig. SLI'd 7800GTXs is overkill for a 19" LCD's 1280x1024 resolution. A single 7800GTX will be quite CPU limited, even at maximum quality settings, in 12x10. Going to a single video card does not change my recommendation at checking out a high quality PSU. Also, no [H]ard|Drive(s) and Optical drive? Poke around some of the other forums, particularly power supply and disk storage to see what kind of gear you'll need to complement high-end guts like what you've outlined.
 
DougLite said:
You will need an SLI certified PSU, either PCP&C or Seasonic, for such a rig. SLI'd 7800GTXs is overkill for a 19" LCD's 1280x1024 resolution. A single 7800GTX will be quite CPU limited, even at maximum quality settings, in 12x10. Going to a single video card does not change my recommendation at checking out a high quality PSU. Also, no [H]ard|Drive(s) and Optical drive? Poke around some of the other forums, particularly power supply and disk storage to see what kind of gear you'll need to complement high-end guts like what you've outlined.
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I've already got the HD's and Optical drives.
 
I'd look into the Raptors for hard drives with the new specs you pointed out. Granted, you're always going to have a bottleneck somewhere , but grabbing a super-fast HDD will help out majorly. Maxtor's 200gb, SATA II, 16mb cache drive would be another good choice. More gb/$ but slightly less performance than a Raptor. Excellent point about the SLI overkill with the 19" LCD, too.
 
Get a differnet PSU. You could get a different case that does not come with a PSU too. For the PSu I would suggest the Sparkle FSP550-60PLG. That is the best PSU you will find for that price.

As for the motherboard I would get the DFI NF4. That RAM is a waste of money. Get 2GB of Value RAM. The CPU is also a waste of money. Get a 3700+ SD and overclock it.
 
The Seasonic is a great PSU and if you want something that is quiet. The Sparkle can be a bit loud, but the Sparkle is a much more capable PSU.
 
[BB] Rick James said:
Do I need to buy one of those SLI bridges or will the cards/mobo come with them?
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The motherboard makers provide them.
 
I would NOT get an FX-57.

go here:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=930514

And search for the "(B10)" section. It's $2,500 normally, but you'll save a lot by not getting a hdd, keyboard, mouse, speakers, OC, opticals, or FDD. I would pair that setup with a Dell 2405FPW, found in the "(12)" Monitor section for $779.

At 12x10, you definitely don't need SLI 7800s. The widescreen res of the 24" Dell should require more umph, like SLI stuff for instance.

Of special importance to you in the B10 section is the RAM, video cards, proc (although you can swap it out for a higher rated X2), mobo (although you could get the DFI SLI one in the "(4)" section), and PSU.
 
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