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OneHit

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I just ordered a new Lan box gaming computer, I needed a computer that i could bring places.

The specs:
CPU: INTEL, Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core (SLACR G0 stepping), 2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB (2 x 4MB) L2 Cache, 65nm, 95W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail

CPU Fan: ZALMAN, CNPS8700 LED Copper CPU Cooler, Socket 754/775/939/940/AM2, Blue LED

(SERVICE, Overclocking, Quad-Core CPU, 10-20% Performance Increase)

Motherboard: ASUS, P5E-VM HDMI, LGA775, Intel G35, 1333MHz FSB, DDR2-800 8GB /4, PCIe x16, SATA 3Gb/s RAID 10 /6, VGA, HDA, GbLAN, FW, mATX, Retail

Ram: CORSAIR, 4GB (2 x 2GB) XMS2 DHX PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL5 (5-5-5-18) 1.8V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC

Video Card: eVGA, e-GeForce® 9800 GTX 675MHz, 512MB GDDR3 2200MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, DVI /2, HDTV/S-Video Out, Retail

(SERVICE, No GPU Overclocking)

HD: SEAGATE, 250GB Barracuda 7200.10, SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
(RAID, No RAID, Independent HDD Drives)

Case: THERMALTAKE, Lanbox Black Compact Gaming Cube Case w/ Window and Handle, mATX, No PSU

Power Supply: CORSAIR, CMPSU-520HX HX Series Modular Power Supply, 520W, 80 PLUS®,24-pin ATX12V EPS12V, Triple +12V, Multi-GPU Ready

OS: MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Home Basic Edition 64-bit w/ SP1, OEM

Ok now i know you cant make a computer "future proof" but i want the base of this computer to last me for a good 2 years or so (Like the motherboard, Ram, PSU, Case, and maybe the CPU). What i want to know is with the new graphics cards comming out this June will i be able to upgrade my graphics card (in a year or so) without having to worry about any other parts. Would the new graphics cards be bottlenecked by any other part i have in this setup etc? Am i screwed, and to get any noticable increase in future games i will have to just get a hole new computer? Like I said i want this computer to last me well into the future with maybe a upgrade in the graphics card here and there. The motherboard is what worries me with it not being DDR3 or PCIe 2.0 ( does this even really matter these days?) Thank you, i hope to get good news for i already ordered this computer.
 
anyone have any input, would like to know what you all think, thank you.
 
DDR3 offers zero performance increases with current Intel C2D systems. By the time DDR3 RAM becomes neccessary/required, it'll be cheaper and faster. So don't worry about DDR3 RAM.

Anyway, you're fine the GPU department. It'll be a long time before PCI-E 2.0 is truly needed. And by then PCI-E 3.0 will be out. So go ahead and upgrade your graphics card. PCI-E 2.0 is backwards compatible with PCI-E 1.1, which that mobo has.

However you are kind of SOL in the CPU upgrade department. Intel is switching to a new socket later this year for their new Nehalem CPUs. But I doubt you'll need to upgrade your CPU. It should last you at least 2 years, especially if you overclock it.
 
I actually had a reply halfway typed up, but never submitted (gg doorbell). Anyhow, it said pretty much the same thing Danny mentioned, lol.
 
OneHit said:
I just ordered a new Lan box gaming computer, I needed a computer that i could bring places. Ok now i know you cant make a computer "future proof" but i want the base of this computer to last me for a good 2 years or so (Like the motherboard, Ram, PSU, Case, and maybe the CPU).
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You should be fine with that system for at least two years, probably four. I'm not familiar with that particular motherboard, but you can get up to 3.6GHz with a Q6600 and 800MHz RAM. Did you ask Joe or Misha at AVA Direct about what kind of overclocking results they are getting with a Q6600 and that motherboard and CPU cooler? If not, you might want to call Joe at 800-808-8299 and see what he says.

New video cards are being released in the middle of June, so depending on what resolution you game at, you can consider using eVGA's Step-Up program to get one of the new nVidia GTX260 or GTX280 video cards. If you aren't gaming at 1920 x 1200 or better, then that 9800 GTX will be fine. Corsair power supplies are very good, so you shouldn't have a problem if you want a new video card.

Listen to Danny Bui, he knows his stuff :) By the time you need to upgrade the "base" of the computer, you'll probably be getting a 32nm Nehalem system :)
 
Thanks guys, this is what i wanted to hear, ill have to call ava and see how much overclocking they are getting
 
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