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arsenalfc1014   02-17-2008 at 08:05:59 PM

this is what i have on my list so far

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply - Retail

intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail

Kingston HyperX 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX6400D2K2/4G - Retail

Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DH-20A4P-04 - OEM x2


ok so my questions are for a graphics card i want to run sli or run it in the future what is the way to go i was thinkin either 8800gt sli or gts sli or wait for the 9 series
for proccessor should i go with the wolfdale dual core or a q6600
and my last question for motherboard should i go for the 780i or an intel based one
thanks and any advice would be appreciated im planning on making part purchases within the next month

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mlaporta   02-17-2008 at 08:49:39 PM
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The performance gained from having 2 card vs 1 card is not very significant. You will hardly notice the performance increase from having 2 cards in SLI.

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mlaporta   02-17-2008 at 08:51:42 PM
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I would go with these 2 as I have heard some bad things about Lite-On:

ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DRW-2014L1T - Retail

SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S203N - OEM

Samsung SH-S203B SATA

(Get the "Retail" version of one of the optical drives in order to get software with it. This will include the decoder you'll need to watch movies on it.)

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akhilles   02-18-2008 at 04:20:47 AM
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If you go sli, get evga 780i or nothing.

IMO, go single card so you won't be limited by the mobo's expandability. The best one would be HD3870 X2.

If you do a/v encoding, a quad cpu will help. If it's a gaming pc, go dual core. Wolfies for the win!

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arsenalfc1014   02-18-2008 at 06:40:12 AM
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yeah so this compter will mostly be gaming not much of a multimedia person and so the 780i over the an intel motherboard whether i sli or go for a single card?

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jkamb   02-18-2008 at 08:24:17 AM
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If you want SLI the nvidia chipset is your only option. The single card will widen it and there are some really good motherboards on that side to look at as well.

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akhilles   02-19-2008 at 05:09:17 AM
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No, if you go single card, get a P35 or better yet an X38 board that can overclock better than 6x0i/7x0i. Get 780i ONLY if you sli.

ASUS P5E is the affordable X38 board.

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