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Im looking to put together a new computer for a few features I dont have on my current computer.
#1 I WANT dual monitors. Now heres the question. I play World of Warcraft in window mode but maximized to my screen ( so basically you see the windows toolbar but its much better for alt tabbing) Now heres what I want to do. I want it so I can run x2 Copys of WOW at the sametime on each monitor , so account #1 on my left monitor, account #2 on my right monitor.... Now from what I know you cant run SLI and dual monitors, I could be wrong. What would you suggest for this tho so it can be run max settings and run flawlessly I hate lag more then anything. Do I run just 1 card and plug both monitors into it? Or should I just get a pair of say 260 / 280 GTX and dont put them in SLI but run them seprate? Also for the desktop settings I want it just run exented so I can drag stuff into the monitor (vent , google chrome ect...) Any help on this would be awesome
#2 What Monitor should I go for? Currently I have a Syncmaster Samsung 226BW (22 inch 3000:1 / 1000:1 ) I was looking at the new samsung rose or whatever its called thats the 22 inch thats 10,000:1 ... Is that really going to look that much better as far as picture quality? Also if I use my old monitor and the new monitor even tho they are the same size is that going to mess with my dual monitor setup?
#3 Powersupply im lost here... Currently I have the Thermaltake W0106RU 700W Complies With ATX 12V EPS 12V Verison SLI cert 80 PLUS is that going to be enough guts to run say x2 260 or 280gtx? I currently have x1 8800 GTX 768 MB( Personaly I hate that card more then any video card ive ever bought I really havnt had too many problems with it, but sometimes I swear it runs worse then the 7800GT I had. Oh and its hot as hell not that it matters I have a Thermaltake Armor series case with x2 90mm fans, x4 120mm fans.
#4 Proc is it worth upgrade from a Q6600 to say E8500 / E8600? Anther thing ive HATED more then anything is this quad core. Im not too much into overclocking even tho I should be I currently have a 680i but I hate the low clock speed on it... So for gaming stick with the Q6600 since im going to be running x2 games or go to the E8600?
#5 Motherboard Should I upgrade to a 780i just for PCI-E 2.0? or should I just stick with the 680i? The only reason I ask is pretty much jsut because if I buy x2 new graphics cards and im bottlenecked by my motherboard thats no fun.
#6 1 Veloraptor or x2 7200rpm HDs in raid 0 ? Whats your thoughts on which is better
Sorry for this being the size of a book and im sure you have a bunch of stuff you have to answer, but any help on these 6 questions would be huge help. Im going to be ordering the stuff sometime this week. Thanks.
#1 I WANT dual monitors. Now heres the question. I play World of Warcraft in window mode but maximized to my screen ( so basically you see the windows toolbar but its much better for alt tabbing) Now heres what I want to do. I want it so I can run x2 Copys of WOW at the sametime on each monitor , so account #1 on my left monitor, account #2 on my right monitor.... Now from what I know you cant run SLI and dual monitors, I could be wrong. What would you suggest for this tho so it can be run max settings and run flawlessly I hate lag more then anything. Do I run just 1 card and plug both monitors into it? Or should I just get a pair of say 260 / 280 GTX and dont put them in SLI but run them seprate? Also for the desktop settings I want it just run exented so I can drag stuff into the monitor (vent , google chrome ect...) Any help on this would be awesome
#2 What Monitor should I go for? Currently I have a Syncmaster Samsung 226BW (22 inch 3000:1 / 1000:1 ) I was looking at the new samsung rose or whatever its called thats the 22 inch thats 10,000:1 ... Is that really going to look that much better as far as picture quality? Also if I use my old monitor and the new monitor even tho they are the same size is that going to mess with my dual monitor setup?
#3 Powersupply im lost here... Currently I have the Thermaltake W0106RU 700W Complies With ATX 12V EPS 12V Verison SLI cert 80 PLUS is that going to be enough guts to run say x2 260 or 280gtx? I currently have x1 8800 GTX 768 MB( Personaly I hate that card more then any video card ive ever bought I really havnt had too many problems with it, but sometimes I swear it runs worse then the 7800GT I had. Oh and its hot as hell not that it matters I have a Thermaltake Armor series case with x2 90mm fans, x4 120mm fans.
#4 Proc is it worth upgrade from a Q6600 to say E8500 / E8600? Anther thing ive HATED more then anything is this quad core. Im not too much into overclocking even tho I should be I currently have a 680i but I hate the low clock speed on it... So for gaming stick with the Q6600 since im going to be running x2 games or go to the E8600?
#5 Motherboard Should I upgrade to a 780i just for PCI-E 2.0? or should I just stick with the 680i? The only reason I ask is pretty much jsut because if I buy x2 new graphics cards and im bottlenecked by my motherboard thats no fun.
#6 1 Veloraptor or x2 7200rpm HDs in raid 0 ? Whats your thoughts on which is better
Sorry for this being the size of a book and im sure you have a bunch of stuff you have to answer, but any help on these 6 questions would be huge help. Im going to be ordering the stuff sometime this week. Thanks.
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