I wish I had the money to spend on that type of a computer. It will play pretty much every game out there at max - max settings except for Crysis, which will still run on high (yea, only!) If you feel comfortable overclocking, you should be able to get to 3 GHz+. Great build. I see you call yourself a "n00b" but most noobs would have picked a crappy PSU. That's a nice one you have there.
Looks good to me. Check the charts to see which card plays the games you like the best. Personally I'd stick with the 3870X2. The 9800GX2 is just too expensive for my tastes. It is faster though.
Message edited by EXT64 on 03-29-2008 at 04:37:18 AM
I'm not actually sure the 9800GX2 is available in Australia.. And even though I really would prefer to go Nvidia I'm sure the ATI card won't disappoint.
Anyway.. the PC has been ordered now. Thanks guys!
Yep, they're availble in Australia. Inno3D for RRP $899.00, but I've seen some as low as $799.00 plus postage. For some of those readers residing in North America, that price is in Australian Dollars (ie Yen).
I'll be using this rig for Photoshop, E-mails and some COD4. Probably Starcraft 2 and some other games coming out in the next year or so.
What do you guys think?
Best Regards,
Luke
I have to say the Q6600 is the best choice for an overclockable quad core right now, but I prefer the Phenom 9850 (if I said more, I'd be repeating myself and get flamed LOL). Everything else looks good, but the case. I'm really partial to the Antec Nine Hundred myself. It really cools well.
People might say get a Wolfie since most games don't support quad cores yet, but I expect more will by the end of the year. Even if you plan on getting a Nehalem with a new board in 12 months, I think you've made good choices.
If you can wait a couple of more months, the 4870x2 is supposed to be out in June, according to Nordic Hardware. A 4870 is expected to be as fast as a 3870x2, so the 4870x2 should be a winner.
Message edited by yipsl on 03-29-2008 at 11:34:42 AM
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Athlon X2 4600+ MSI K9AGM2 690V 2 gigs Kingston DDR2 667 MSI 3870x2 850/901 100 gig Maxtor SATA 2x 160 gig WD SATA 400 gig Seagate IDE Memorex DVD R/RW Antec Neo 650 PSU Antec Nine Hundred case.
Yipsl: What do you mean ??
"Even if you plan on getting a Nehalem with a new board in 12 months, I think you've made good choices."
Do you mean Nehalem will work on his mobo ??
As far as I know Nehalem wil not work on any existing motherboard
It is not 775 socket !!!
Somebody correct me please if I'm wrong
