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Profile: stranger
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Hi everyone,
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Profile: addict
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Video Card: Wait until next Monday for the HD2900XT to come out. This may cause the 8800GTS to come down in price.
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Thanks Perdueguy!
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If there's CAS4 533MHz RAM that's cheaper, then get that. As purdueguy rightly pointed out, you'll want the RAM at 533MHz if you're not overclocking. But, from what I've heard, the 800MHz RAM is pretty cheap now. You could equally get some CAS5 800MHz RAM and tighten the timings to CAS4 after you retard the speed to 533MHz.
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$89 is damn good memory, and more than most people will use, but I don't think the price has filtered down to slower RAM yet.
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I will rather have a P5B Deluxe, just a newer chipset.
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That looks like a killer setup. You've obviously done your homework. All components are respectable in their price range. |
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Excellent ideas guys.
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You'll be able to tighten the timings on the G.Skill RAM anyways when you drop it down to 533MHz. |
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I think the Asus P5W DH is a little overkill, if you don't overclock. Abit AB9-pro is around $130, and there are other good 975X chipset motherboards that are good too and below $100. I am planning on getting the P5W DH only because it has high overclocking potential.
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The reason I went with the Asus P5W was for the builtin wireless, firewire and also for the Quad core upgrade path. Most boards don't have all three.
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That is a very nice build for your money spingadus. You certainly took care in your configuring. Your mobo is feature rich and you picked out a PSU that packs a punch when things get hot and nasty. Go for it and enjoy!
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The 8800GTX is substansially more powerful than the GTS. However, that difference won't show up in games until DX10 games come out really. Current games just don't push the cards enough yet. Be aware though that you're still paying a premium for both the GTX and GTS as they're the only DX10 cards. Even with the 2900 coming out, the GTX will still be the most powerful, and hence will come with a slight premium on the price tag. You may want to consider going to the 640MB GTS at the least, just because 1920x1080 is a high enough resolution to warrant the extra RAM.
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