PSU: BFG Tech BFGR800WPSU ATX 12V Ver.2.2/ EPS 12V Ver.2.91 800W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CE, FCC, TUV, CUL - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817702004 (The one I got was on sale from CompUSA, might consider getting another one after hearing how this PSU isn't so great)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA-300 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136178 (Plan to get either another 500gb or 350gb WD)
The pc i'm planning to build will be solely for gaming, i do plan to utilize sli down the road but not right away. Budget is roughly $1000-$1200. Already have moniter as well and will keep it for the time being, possibly upgrade it in the near future. I'm sure I missed some information that should have been provided but I hope this is enough for now. Thank you everyone in advance for helping to set me on the right path!
Message edited by jaythe on 02-25-2008 at 08:48:38 PM
Here is the funny thing here.... look at the con this guy put:
"Lots of connectors, the +12V rails will not be sufficient to handle the next-gen cards which take anywhere from 22A-28A on the rail. Have to get a new one from newegg and sell this one. My Foxconn 8800GT 512mb card will not initialize and its not a mobo or video card problem."
I have this PSU running a HD2900Pro 1GB and it runs on it when set a default clocks and when I OC'ed it to 800MHz GPU/2200MHz memory. I also am running a Q6600 OC'ed to 3GHz, 1 SATA DVD drive, 2 Seagate HDs, 5 LED 80mm fans, 1 120mm LED fan, a Zalman CPNS9700 and a front panel display for temps. Have never had it lose power.
This guy must just have bad luck. Its not a bad PSU. Not the highest end but if it runs my rig it will run yours easily.
Great build... I have pretty much the same parts... Get that extra card though. It will be worth it! I couldnt open the link to the card but make sure it's G92 as i'm sure it is.
According to Intel's engineer, E3110's prefectch is slightly different than E8400, as E3110 is optimized for server applications, while E8400 is optimized for general common applications.
I was thinking about getting the Q6600 but in almost every response I read in other posts people recommend the E8400 for gaming. Could anyone fill me in on why this might be?
I was thinking about getting the Q6600 but in almost every response I read in other posts people recommend the E8400 for gaming. Could anyone fill me in on why this might be?
The E8400 doesn't have temp problems. In fact most people who get them have yet to have any since they get a good aftermarket cooler. But with the stock HSF there is no guarantee it will keep it cool above 3GHz.
Reason why it recommended for gaming is b/c it is higher clocked stock and can be OC'ed higher. But I can tell you that the Q6600 is just as good and you wont notice the difference. In fact Crysis may benefit from the Q6600 a bit more since it is optimized for multi core CPUs and should take advantage of quad cores more once newer patches are out.
Either CPU is a great deal. I love my Q6600 as it is easy to OC and I have yet to be able to bog it down and I have tried trust me. I tried running 3 of one game and 2 other games while downloading, running WMP and DVDshrink and it just laughed at me. It was laughing at me as if I were a fool. Ahhh the fun of having a quad.
I would recommend you get a Q6600, instead of the e8400.
The e8400 has temperature problems.
The decision to go either way is up to you.
Wrong buddy... mine is clocked at 4.05ghz and never breaks 45C! Thats at full load prime95 for hours. You are thinking that some are coming with bad sensors on the cores... who cares?
I was thinking about getting the Q6600 but in almost every response I read in other posts people recommend the E8400 for gaming. Could anyone fill me in on why this might be?
Mine will smoke a Q6600 anyday of the week on any game! Read the reviews people! Quad's are not quite there yet with gaming.
I have yet to read a good review on the Asus 780i. I have yet to read a bad review of the EVGA 780i. Go with what the people are saying! I own the EVGA and couldnt be more happy. I wouldnt recommend the Q6600... if you are going to get a Quad (I personally would get the E8400) I would wait until 45nm hit's the shelf like Q9450.
I have the Silencer and it's awesome... you may not need 750 watts though. PCPC makes a 610 watt version that's cheaper.
Mine will smoke a Q6600 anyday of the week on any game! Read the reviews people! Quad's are not quite there yet with gaming.
hughyhunter there was a thread on Toms where a guy benched a Q6600 VS. E8400 @ stock and @ OC. His results were surprising.
Basically the E8400 got a couple frames in like 2 games, everything else he tested the q6600 was faster. The key to his testes are 2 simple things.
1) He is independent.
2) He used the exact same rig for both processors.
In the end, he returns the E8400 for the quad.
I will look for the link so you can see; I just couldn’t find it yet.
Mine will smoke a Q6600 anyday of the week on any game! Read the reviews people! Quad's are not quite there yet with gaming.
That’s an arrogant or perhaps ignorant comment, you don’t really believe that?
Here are some Facts...
1) There are some quad core ready games...(which your E8400 will be annihilated in)
2) Processors are NOT the bottle neck in gaming, GPU's are.
Quads ARE already there... The application programming is NOT.
*** I would bet an awful lot of money to say that my Q6600 will be within a couple frames of your E8400 in some games, and in EVERYTHING else the Q6600 will crush the E8400
1. Only Supreme Commander takes significant advantage of quad core. Other games have their advantages within 5~10%, assuming same clock (E6600 vs. Q6600)
2. Most games are still single to dual threaded, but not quad threaded. Crysis does not take advantage of quad core. COD4 still do not take any significant advantage of quad core. And these two games are considered as "next generation game engines".
All in all, with Q6600 and stock cooler, it gets to about 3.0Ghz~3.2Ghz. However, the same amount of money will get your E8400 above 4.0Ghz. The difference is clockspeed is significant enough to offset the core count advantage (in gaming that is)