I started getting the itch to upgrade my rig recently, and last night I believe I parted together what I believe to be a pretty nice gamer setup. I almost bought the GTX 280, I actually did make the purchase, but reluctantly cancelled the order before it processed. It's just too much money for a single video card... but what about 3 cards I wondered.
Fast forward, I'm putting about $2,000 worth of system guts into my cart. Triple SLI Gamer Rig specs:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9450 - Retail
$329.99
EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$349.99 - $30 MIB
x3 XFX PVT98FYDDU GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) XXX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$659.97 ($219.99 each) $30 total MIB
COOLMAX CUQ-1200B 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
$199.99
x2 Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$79.99 each
OCZ NVIDIA SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3N1800SR4GK - Retail
$410.99
Total: $2110.91
Okay, so it's a little bit over $2k but I'm sure there is a combo deal on NewEgg.com and then the MIB's which would lower this price a bit. I plan on using my current Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case and cheapy Lite-on DVD-RW Drive from my current system. I was also thinking of using the upcoming Geforce 9800 GTX+'s in this build when they come out in a couple weeks since I need to wait for another paycheck anyway to afford this setup.
What do you think? Waste of money... or good deal?
Current Rig:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
COOLMAX CUG-700B 700W ATX 12V( V.2.2) Power Supply - Retail
Fast forward, I'm putting about $2,000 worth of system guts into my cart. Triple SLI Gamer Rig specs:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9450 - Retail
$329.99
EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$349.99 - $30 MIB
x3 XFX PVT98FYDDU GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) XXX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$659.97 ($219.99 each) $30 total MIB
COOLMAX CUQ-1200B 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
$199.99
x2 Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$79.99 each
OCZ NVIDIA SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3N1800SR4GK - Retail
$410.99
Total: $2110.91
Okay, so it's a little bit over $2k but I'm sure there is a combo deal on NewEgg.com and then the MIB's which would lower this price a bit. I plan on using my current Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case and cheapy Lite-on DVD-RW Drive from my current system. I was also thinking of using the upcoming Geforce 9800 GTX+'s in this build when they come out in a couple weeks since I need to wait for another paycheck anyway to afford this setup.
What do you think? Waste of money... or good deal?
Current Rig:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
COOLMAX CUG-700B 700W ATX 12V( V.2.2) Power Supply - Retail