New Gaming PC

[h4cky0u]

Hello,
I have 1500$ to spend. I was thinking about getting a gaming pc, but i have a few questions. This are all the parts that i am getting:

Graphic Card: Nvidia 9800 gx2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130342

CPU: Intel q6600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

Case: Thermaltake Shark
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133143

Motherboard: Evga 780i
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188024

Power Supply: Silverstone 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256009

RAM: 4GB Crucial Ballistix
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146565

Hard Drive: WD Raptor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136011

2nd HD: Segate Barracuda 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288

DVD: Samsung...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151154

CPU Heatsink: Thermalright Ultra
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109125

Extra Fans: 2x Scythe Ultra Kaze
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185054

Is there anything better or cheaper that i can change something to? Thanks for your help..

 

[ilovebarny]

thats an awsome build man!! i love it. the only thing that i would do is i would get this tunic cpu cooler. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001

other than that i say its a great build for 1500 or less.

 

[DiscoDuck]

That video card might be overkill unless you have a big lcd monitor 24" or bigger. What games and whats your monitor?

 

[ibuypower]

Hey yeah you've got it going man. That really sounds good. The only thing I think you could do is buy 2 of these and sli them instead of the 9800GX2 :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318

It will save you about $160 not including the rebates and they're actually better.
Good luck!!!

 

[h4cky0u]

Ok, so thus cooling is much better than the one that i choose?

Ultra Extreme 120, i have same one on my pc now and it is great

I was reading about this motherboard and i saw some comments like" This motherboard dont like crucial ballistix" why?

Also why those 2 cards are better then single gx2?


Thanks For Help..

 

[ilovebarny]

mmm there bout the same coolers but the tunic is cheaper and i hear its easyer to lap.
you can go to i think its your memory's web site and they will tell you what mobos they are compatable with. maybe its the other way around not sure.
here is some memory to look at. i like OCZ.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227139
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227089
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289

that looks like a good deal on the 1066mhz memory.

 

[h4cky0u]

Well,
This ram looks good, but does it work good?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289

Btw, so that means i can have 8gb on this mobo?

I still dont know about graphic. And i dont think i will lap my CPU HEATSINK, the one that i have now is not lapped and it works fiine.

 

[ibuypower]

Well first the two cards are cheaper.

And second, they perform better than the 9800GX2.
I don't know about you but that's reason enough for me!!!!!

 

[ilovebarny]

the ram has good reviews and yes if you use a 64bit os you can have 8gb.
i would look through the bad reviews on newegg and see if any of them say anything about not working with the evga 780i. evga makes great boards and i have not heard of problems with compatability on them. but i would still check if i was you. the cooler is just if you want to save 10$ and my opinon on the graphics card is stick with what you have. me personaly i cant afford the gx2 and i would go with the 8800gts 512mb but if you can afford it i think it will be a little bit better. check toms hardware for reveiws on the gx2 v 8800gts 512mb.

 

[h4cky0u]

How about that CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115043


But than what motherboard should i use for it?

 

[ilovebarny]

whats wrong with the one you had picked out. the 780i is a good mobo. i would buy it if i needed a new mobo. and i think the 780i supports 45nm processors with out a new bios.

 

[h4cky0u]

So this CPU will work fine with 780i?

And i think i will stay with 9800 gx2

 

[ilovebarny]

it should work if it does not all you will have to do is a bios update(although if you do a bios update you will probably have to have another cpu to put in your board to make it work( if the q9300 does not work right off the bat it wont work for a bios update)

 

[h4cky0u]

Well, this one is better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115042

I think that i propably should call Evga and ask they what does 780i support.

 

[geofelt]

Why pay extra for a SLI motherboard if you will not have two vga cards?
Patience... Rumors are that there will be some new high end cards out soon. Look for a Nvidia 260/280.
You should be able to shop for a good psu from corsair, seasonic, or PC P&C for less. EG: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341011
or: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

Find some savings to get the WD 300gb velociraptor.
Perhaps the Antec 900 case instead?

 

[h4cky0u]

ok, so should i w8 for new cards? But propably they will be expensive ;/

 

[ilovebarny]

well its all in what you want to dish out. your right the w9450 is better but i would not pay 300 dollers for a processor even if i had the money. just the way i am. if you want to you can do what geofelt says and just wait till the next gen cards come out. it should make all the old cards come down a little in price so. i think i heard they are coming out in the next month or so.

ps. im going to bed ill check this thread in the morning.

 

[brendano257]

I would wait for the so called 9900's they have built in AGEIA physX stuff, and the lower lvl one is $450 it'll be the GTX 260.

 

[h4cky0u]

ok so i think i will listen to you all and wait one more month

 

[h4cky0u]

So whats better,...

My Air cooling or some cheap watercooling?

 

[geofelt]

Air.

 

[h4cky0u]

I have one more question, what is better SLI with 9800 GTX or just single 9800gx2?

 

[M@Sc0T]

2 9800GTX's... The only prob i have with ur build is the mobo... I'm getting some stuff next month from the US and read a **** on RAM, MOBOs, GPUs and coolers... Everyone says the SLi chipsets are giving probs... With everything... Which sux cuz I'm a big Nvidia Geforce fan... I'm gonna get a Gigabyte MOBO now which unfortunately only does Crossfire But its an awesome MOBO... Also the new ATI GPUs will be better than the ones out now and way cheaper than the new Geforce cards... Maybe look at getting the Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 or DQ6 board and then 2 new ATI GPUs in Crossfire.... at the end of the month....

If anyone here knows of any SLi MOBOs that arent infested with bugs and ONLY TAKE 2 GPUs in SLi (The 4PCI-e slots waste space...) please let me know.... And the Xigmatech cooler rocks... RAM too... Get the 4GB OCZ REAPER HPC C4 PC 6400 set....

 

[h4cky0u]

OK, i changed few things, but i have one more questions. I am not sure about the case i was thinking about THermalright SHark or somehthink like that but i think its too expensive. Can you show me few cases that you like?

 

[h4cky0u]

Does anyone know any good case?