Need suggestions/opinions of my possible new system.
Trying to be as close to $1k as possible.
Hoping to get it to at least 3.2-3.4 GHz/400-425 FSB. (1st time OCer)
I plan to mostly play CS:S and Warhammer Online (once it’s released) with some movie watching going on as well.
Anything I should change?
Having hard time deciding to get either 320 or 640mb VC and which case fans to replace the ones that are crapping out in my case.
Thanks for any help.
SOUND CARD: SupremeFX Audio Card (Comes with MB) Read a lot of complaints about this "card". Currently I only have 2.1 speakers. Might buy a 5.1 later on. Should I look into a Creative Soundblaster?
CASE FAN: Noctua NF-R8 80mm Fan (31 CFM) x 4 (2 Front Intake/1 Top/Rear Exhaust) Anything better I should look at that has good airflow and doesn't sound like a jet?
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/ [...] 1_CFM.html
What is the resolution of your monitor? A 22 inch monitor might have a large enough resolution to take advantage of the 640MB video card (the link is not working at the moment for some reason).
All of your choices are very good. I would lean toward the 640mb if bugdet permits. Not sure about the reference to the case fans, if the Noctua are new, they are some of the best availible. I always suggest to try the onboard audio first and upgrade if really unsatified.
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