Hi there. So i'm building a new gaming computer around £700, looking to play all the most recent games (COD4, Wow, Bioshock, World in Conflict, Crysis....) on 1440x900 with some decent graphics hopefully. Few questions and points:
- I'm trying to build a computer that will be fairly futureproof and easy to upgrade, most likely i'll be moving to 45nm quad core processor and 4gb ram, + improved graphics cards etc. That's why i've gone for the more powerful PSU.
- I'll likely be overclocking the graphics card and some mild OCing on the processor, nothing major.
- I chose the motherboard because i want to keep my options open for SLI in the future, it seemed well priced and has had a lot of good reviews. + it can run both slots at x16 which i believe will be important for future cards.
- I'm aware that SLI isn't a popular upgrade path, however i've seen some benchmarks showing 90-95% increase in performance on the 8800GT so i thought it may be a viable option.
- Will the power supply be sufficient for future upgrades such as quad core, SLI and more ram?
- Are all the components compatible and of a decent quality?
I'd recommend just sticking with a single PCI-e mobo. There are a couple of reasons for this.
* You don't have to buy a really expensive PSU. A quality PSU of 450w or more would suffice for any single GPU solution out right now.
* Your mobo won't cost so much.
* Your driver support for a single GPU will be better and probably more often.
* At your current resolution your probably not going to see a 90-95% increase in FPS.
With all of the $ savings on my points above you could buy a 8800gts or even the 3870x2 GPU. Also you could up your memory up to 4 gb's too. Either of the GPU's, I listed, will do much better than the hotter 8800gt. My point is that the $ you save now could go into other parts of your system to improve your gaming experience. Or you could just save the $ now and use that extra $ later for a GPU upgrade.
