Well I am looking to create a fairly high end gaming rig in the next month or so and I have been doing some research as to the best setup. I will be using this rig for fairly intensive gaming applications (Crysis, Oblivion, etc.) and so I am looking for a system that will perform well at near maxed settings (if possible) at 1920x1200 resolution. Just looking for some thoughts as to anything I should look into changing around. Current build idea:
■Case: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811133154
■Mobo: EVGA LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813188024
■Video Card(s): 2x EVGA GeForce 8800GT 512 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130318
■PS: Thermaltake W0116RU http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817153038
■Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115017
■RAM: 2x G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231098 (with this I am torn as to whether I should stick with DDR2 800 or upgrade to DDR2 1066. Since I am planning on using 32-bit vista ultimate edition I believe I can only utilize 4GB max unless I am mistaken.)
■HDD: Western Digital Raptor 150GB http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136012
■Secondary HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148262
■Monitor: SAMSUNG 2493HM Glossy Black 24" http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16824001263
■After market cooling: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835186134
This build is currently sitting at around $2000, and though I am willing to spend that much if there are any suggestions for getting similar performance for a smaller price tag I would greatly appreciate it. I am not an expert overclocker, but I was planning on at least OCing my processor to around 3.0-3.2 GHz which I believe has been done fairly easily with the Freezer 7 Pro.
Any suggested changes or just general advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
■Case: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811133154
■Mobo: EVGA LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813188024
■Video Card(s): 2x EVGA GeForce 8800GT 512 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130318
■PS: Thermaltake W0116RU http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817153038
■Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115017
■RAM: 2x G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231098 (with this I am torn as to whether I should stick with DDR2 800 or upgrade to DDR2 1066. Since I am planning on using 32-bit vista ultimate edition I believe I can only utilize 4GB max unless I am mistaken.)
■HDD: Western Digital Raptor 150GB http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136012
■Secondary HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148262
■Monitor: SAMSUNG 2493HM Glossy Black 24" http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16824001263
■After market cooling: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835186134
This build is currently sitting at around $2000, and though I am willing to spend that much if there are any suggestions for getting similar performance for a smaller price tag I would greatly appreciate it. I am not an expert overclocker, but I was planning on at least OCing my processor to around 3.0-3.2 GHz which I believe has been done fairly easily with the Freezer 7 Pro.
Any suggested changes or just general advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!