Is This A Great Built Gaming Machine?

[neoxblu1]

Hello, First off I would like to thank everyone that has came to my thread.


I am going to build an high end gaming pc. I've heard rumors that new technology is coming out like new nvidia chipset(780i) and graphic card(new GTX thats better than ULTRA), and how on a new AMD board you can put 4 ATI graphic cards in CrossfireX mode; If someone could give me more detials about new tech thats coming out in December, January that would be awsome. I am looking for a system that brings the most out of my games; I will be playing Battlefield 2, Command and Conquer Tiberium Wars and Generals, Counter Strike Sourse, Wolfenstine Enemey Territory, Call of Duty 4, and others. Also any game for the future to bring. I want fast, durable, long lasting, the best I can get. BTW I hate Windows VISTA.



PLEASE TELL ME IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO, CHANGE TO MAKE MY PC BE BETTER. ANY COMPONENTS THAT WILL MAKE MY GAMING EXPERIENCE BETTER.




(Interface card) $250 [www.tigerdirect.com]
- Bigfoot Networks Killer Gaming NIC Card - Model M1 Gigabit LAN



(Video Card) $730 [www.tigerdirect.com]
- BFG GeForce 8800 Ultra OC / 768MB GDDR3 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / Dual Link Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card



(Sound Card) $180 [www.tiger direct.com]
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fatality Platinum



(Power Supply) $370 [www.directron.com]
- Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W ATX 12V and EPS 12V Computer Power Supply W0156RU, Active PFC, CrossFire and Quad GPU Ready, w/ 140mm Fan



(Processors) $1150 [www.tigerdirect.com]
- Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Processor EU80569XJ080NL - 45nm, 3.0GHz, 12MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Yorkfield XE, Quad-Core, OEM, Socket 775, Processor



(Case) $200 [www.newegg.com]
- Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003SWA Silver ATX Full Tower Computer Case w/ 25CM Fan - Retail



(Hard Drive) $190($380) [www.directron.com]
- 2x Western Digital Raptor 150GB SATA Hard Drive WD1500ADFD, 10000RPM, Super Fast 16MB Cache. OEM



(Motherboard) $300 [www.newegg.com]
- GIGABYTE GA-X38T-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard



(Memory/ Ram) $574 [www.newegg.com]
- CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory



(Optical Drive) $35 [www.tigerdirect.com]
- Lite-On LH-20A1P SuperAllwrite DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x32x CD-R/RW, Black



(Operating System) $140 [www.directron.com]
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 64-Bit Operation System Software, Model: ZAT-00094. 1 Pack. OEM


THANK YOU; What did you think of this system? Good, Bad? Powerful, Weak?

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

Get 8800GT or GTX not ultra. Howmuch is your budget or is there none? Power supply is overkill. besides that looks good

 

[neoxblu1]

Also what you mean its overkill? Also my budget is $4000.

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

LOLlolLOLlolLOLlolLOLlol. Ok.... Get 2x GTXes in sli a 30" screen and Q6600. 2x Raptors in raid 0. Rest you can keep the same. it's gonna own for you

 

[neoxblu1]

why should i change to Q6600 wen QX9650 is better? and you i cant do SLI on this mobo only Crossfire...

WHY DID YOU SAY "LOLlolLOLlolLOLlolLOLlol" and you didnt tell me what overkill was....

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

Overkill? 1200W is overkill for anything. QX9650 is better yes. But Q6600 is good enough to keep up with any game or application. Get SLI motherboard... simple

 

[neoxblu1]

If I get SLI mobo I cant run DDR3, so what do you think I should do now?

So your saying overkill is a bad thing? Like overkill is too much power?
How is too much power bad? ....

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

SLI will improve your performance more then DDR3 memory get the SLI. Too much power aint bad it's a waste of money

 

[neoxblu1]

Which Mobo do you Recemend With dual GTX, also i must be able to fit x-fi fata1ity and bigfoot killer nic?

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

Asus Striker Extreme. You probably wont be able to fit the sound card then bigfoot. take out the big foot

 

[neoxblu1]

You kno any mobos that I can fit it on? like gigabyte ga-n680-dq6

 

[fate0n3]

I agree somewhat but to be honest IMO no system with the games we have coming out is overkill anymore.... But I do agree take out the Ultra go for

2-EVGA 8800GTX OC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130079

I agree also SLI will show more performance gain in gaming then DDR3. As far as i know and i will repeat I KNOW there is not a motherboard out there that will allow for SLI and 2 PCI slots open. Most of the 680i will have 1 PCI slot open and i would 100% put the X-FI in there. That is what I have in my system and I LOVE IT. Sound never sounded so good. I purchased one of the BF Nic awhile back and it was a waste sent it back. Latency dropped by a few MS that is it, Nothing at all impressive and nothing at all worth enough to sacrifice good sound over. I would go for the Asus Striker Extreme for the MB its one of the best 680i MB out there and get rid of the Nic and if you have the money left go for 24" Dell 2407 plz don't waste a system like that on a 19" lol.... Now you could always go for the just the Evga 680i motherboard and save the money now and upgrade once the new 780i series comes out that is up to you.. That is all IMO.... Hope that helps some

EDIT: Also don't get Windows XP PRO x64 just go for Windows XP Pro x32.... 64bit OS is a waste unless you have 4gig+ memory there is not enough software out to really take advantage out of it just save yourself some hassle.