Aight folks, I'm a serious gamer who plans on playing BF 2142, C&C 3, and Crysis a lot over the coming months/years.
Here's the proposed damage:
1. Asus P5W Deluxe
2. C2D E6700
3. 2 x 1GB OCZ Titanium Alpha 4-4-4-12 at PC6400/DDR800
4. 1 x ATI 1950XTX
5. 1 x 74 GB WD Raptor @ 10 K rpm
6. Scythe Infinity CPU HSF
7. Enermax Galaxy 850W PS
...The rest will be harvested and transplanted from my current system including my Audigy 2 and second HDD for large file storage.
And here are the issues for me:
1. D5W <--> P5B Deluxe
Will I want to go Xfire or Dx 10 in the next year?
P5B Deluxe seems to be faster for OCing (due to Bios update and CPU multiplier downward unlock allowing higher FSB) but D5W offers upgrade path to dual Dx9 or Dx 10 Cards. The latter would probably impact hardcore/hi res gaming more than a few hundred more MHZ in OCing on the C2D. Yet OCing the CPU is why I'm spending $430 on RAM! Any comments and is there such a BIOS update for the D5W deluxe?
2. E6700 <--> E6600
Trying for overclocking headroom - nothing is guaranteed.
I could save $200 w/ E6600 but with E6700 I'm investing in a higher likelihood of having an OC-friendly sample, right?
Thoughtful, well-informed comments from the gurus in here will be repaid with many virgins in the afterlife. Oh and I would really appreciate it
Here's the proposed damage:
1. Asus P5W Deluxe
2. C2D E6700
3. 2 x 1GB OCZ Titanium Alpha 4-4-4-12 at PC6400/DDR800
4. 1 x ATI 1950XTX
5. 1 x 74 GB WD Raptor @ 10 K rpm
6. Scythe Infinity CPU HSF
7. Enermax Galaxy 850W PS
...The rest will be harvested and transplanted from my current system including my Audigy 2 and second HDD for large file storage.
And here are the issues for me:
1. D5W <--> P5B Deluxe
Will I want to go Xfire or Dx 10 in the next year?
P5B Deluxe seems to be faster for OCing (due to Bios update and CPU multiplier downward unlock allowing higher FSB) but D5W offers upgrade path to dual Dx9 or Dx 10 Cards. The latter would probably impact hardcore/hi res gaming more than a few hundred more MHZ in OCing on the C2D. Yet OCing the CPU is why I'm spending $430 on RAM! Any comments and is there such a BIOS update for the D5W deluxe?
2. E6700 <--> E6600
Trying for overclocking headroom - nothing is guaranteed.
I could save $200 w/ E6600 but with E6700 I'm investing in a higher likelihood of having an OC-friendly sample, right?
Thoughtful, well-informed comments from the gurus in here will be repaid with many virgins in the afterlife. Oh and I would really appreciate it