- May 1, 2008
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Hello everyone.
I have been searchig the boards and I have come to an objective about what I would Like to have as a system. I was wondering if some people can give me some advice on some questions I have and or suggest somethings that I maybe mistaken, (as I am a newbie).
Objective: looking to build a system that can retain it's High-mid range edge for 3 years.--Not High end range, but Higher Middle range. As such I do not need all the components now as I can upgrade things like the video cards to SLI or high end Video cards as the prices drop as the years moves on. So what is consider HIGH end now will be High Middle end in 1 year or so.
As the Objective is to be able to upgrade I am looking at the base bread and butter, Motherboard, memory, powersupply, fans, and Box.
So with the help of the forum I was looking at this:
MotherBoard:
EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, eSATA, RAID
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3714951&CatId=3495
Reason: this motherbaord is able to support SLI, PCI -E 2.0, DDR3 and can do FSB of 1600MHz. Also it claims to be a damn good board for overclocking. So I was goign to buy a quad core mid range and overclock.
Also If I sit on the time, the 790's will become more mainstream and I can get it a better price. Maybe 3 years from now there will be dd4 or some kinda crazy triple channel for memories or something, but I think that this would still be a solid mid range board even a few years from now.
Memory:
OCZ SLI 2048MB PC16000 DDR3 2000MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3809181&CatId=3361
Reason: The company claims that these memory are tailored for these new 790 boards and has great overclocking abilities. Is this a gimmik? can I use cheaper stuff to get what I want?
Powersupply: Still do not know.
Reason: I am thinking If I eventually want to get the higher end cards like the 9800's, when the years passes, from what I read these babies suck juice. So I seen some people getting a 1000 watt and some sticking with 600w. I am still wondering with a overclocked box and some juice suckin cards what I can get for still a reasonable price. Also, since I am not well versed in PSU, I am thinking I may need a PSU with some more plugs as I will be having, Eventually, 2 video cards that need their own plugs. This is kinda foggy.
BOX: Still do not know.
Reason: I've been looking into different cases and still confused. I guess I need to look for a case that can fit everything in. Create a good enviroment to stick fans to cool down the overclock system, not thinking about liquid coolant as I am assuming it more costly and need some midrange engineering as not to screw it up. Also the box with everything in it needs to still be able to negotiate all the plugs attaching to places.
Also I am still confused with the case choice as with an overclocked machine, what best fan system would be used? example-- lots of smaller fans. 2 Huge fans and 1 meduim fans--sorry I am not sure the MM numbers. Again I be very Layman when it comes to this part of the system--- a case that can negotiate the heat and space of an overclocked system.
Any advice would help.
Thanks
I have been searchig the boards and I have come to an objective about what I would Like to have as a system. I was wondering if some people can give me some advice on some questions I have and or suggest somethings that I maybe mistaken, (as I am a newbie).
Objective: looking to build a system that can retain it's High-mid range edge for 3 years.--Not High end range, but Higher Middle range. As such I do not need all the components now as I can upgrade things like the video cards to SLI or high end Video cards as the prices drop as the years moves on. So what is consider HIGH end now will be High Middle end in 1 year or so.
As the Objective is to be able to upgrade I am looking at the base bread and butter, Motherboard, memory, powersupply, fans, and Box.
So with the help of the forum I was looking at this:
MotherBoard:
EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, eSATA, RAID
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3714951&CatId=3495
Reason: this motherbaord is able to support SLI, PCI -E 2.0, DDR3 and can do FSB of 1600MHz. Also it claims to be a damn good board for overclocking. So I was goign to buy a quad core mid range and overclock.
Also If I sit on the time, the 790's will become more mainstream and I can get it a better price. Maybe 3 years from now there will be dd4 or some kinda crazy triple channel for memories or something, but I think that this would still be a solid mid range board even a few years from now.
Memory:
OCZ SLI 2048MB PC16000 DDR3 2000MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3809181&CatId=3361
Reason: The company claims that these memory are tailored for these new 790 boards and has great overclocking abilities. Is this a gimmik? can I use cheaper stuff to get what I want?
Powersupply: Still do not know.
Reason: I am thinking If I eventually want to get the higher end cards like the 9800's, when the years passes, from what I read these babies suck juice. So I seen some people getting a 1000 watt and some sticking with 600w. I am still wondering with a overclocked box and some juice suckin cards what I can get for still a reasonable price. Also, since I am not well versed in PSU, I am thinking I may need a PSU with some more plugs as I will be having, Eventually, 2 video cards that need their own plugs. This is kinda foggy.
BOX: Still do not know.
Reason: I've been looking into different cases and still confused. I guess I need to look for a case that can fit everything in. Create a good enviroment to stick fans to cool down the overclock system, not thinking about liquid coolant as I am assuming it more costly and need some midrange engineering as not to screw it up. Also the box with everything in it needs to still be able to negotiate all the plugs attaching to places.
Also I am still confused with the case choice as with an overclocked machine, what best fan system would be used? example-- lots of smaller fans. 2 Huge fans and 1 meduim fans--sorry I am not sure the MM numbers. Again I be very Layman when it comes to this part of the system--- a case that can negotiate the heat and space of an overclocked system.
Any advice would help.
Thanks
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