this is the final build ive been looking at after much researching. Is this a good system or is it bogus? need apporval or feedback really before i buy
ASUS Rampage-Formula
E8500- (Though people have said E8400 is better are they right?)
G.Skill-PQ 4GB Kit (2x2G) DDR2 800
1GB Asus 3870 x2 Dual GPU
W.D. SATA 400G
20x SATA Pioneer 215BK
Thermaltake ToughPower 750W- (was looking at this one because it was crossfire certified)
Coolermaster Cosmos RC1000-(Is the Cosmos S better?)
i think thats it i proberly wont get sound card have heard the onboard sound on this mobo is pretty good any suggestions on improvement my buget is about 2K
this is the final build ive been looking at after much researching. Is this a good system or is it bogus? need apporval or feedback really before i buy
ASUS Rampage-Formula
E8500- (Though people have said E8400 is better are they right?)
G.Skill-PQ 4GB Kit (2x2G) DDR2 800
1GB Asus 3870 x2 Dual GPU
W.D. SATA 400G
20x SATA Pioneer 215BK
Thermaltake ToughPower 750W- (was looking at this one because it was crossfire certified)
Coolermaster Cosmos RC1000-(Is the Cosmos S better?)
i think thats it i proberly wont get sound card have heard the onboard sound on this mobo is pretty good any suggestions on improvement my buget is about 2K
In my opinion the E8500 is no bargain. You get the same performance for alot cheaper with the E8400. And the beauty with the E8400 is that you can bump it to 3.6GHz just by moving up the FSB to (8x400=3.6GHz) wich makes that cpu a steal at that price. You don't have to mess with upping your voltage when you do that so no added heat, and it takes all of a few minutes to do.
Also that Xigmatek is a bargain at that price not to mention the rebate. Make sure you get that retention bracket kit also or else you will have a bear of a time installing it, and it won't hold that good with the flimsy push pin system it comes with. The MX-2 thermal compound not only brings your cpu temps down more than Arctic Silver 5, but it has no set up time (curring time), it's non conductive, and it last for years.
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