Hey guys, just hoping you could take a quick look and make sure I have everything I need. Sometimes I stare at something so long I miss the obvious. This is mainly a gaming machine but I decided to go with a quad core because I figured it would give it a longer lifespan.
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=5140709
And the case from http://www.buy.com/prod/antec-three-hundred-atx-computer-case/q/loc/101/207906549.html for the free shipping and cheaper price.
Couple of quick questions.
Is that a decent monitor? I know Asus is good (never heard anything about their monitors though). It has the stats I'm looking for however, a 22" wide screen LCD with a 1680 x 1050 resolution and a 2ms response time.
I've never had a VisionTek video card but the reviews on newegg are positive (for whatever that is worth), but I could get the Sapphire 4870 for $10 more ($10 less if the mail in rebate goes through). But the $10 is of little consequence so I'd rather go with whichever is the more reputable brand.
Is the Q9950 worth it, or would it be better to save $55 and go with the Q9400? I plan on OCing which ever to at least 3.0 GHz down the road a bit, maybe a little higher if it doesn't hurt the lifespan of the CPU. Even with the Q9950 it's still within my budget of <= $1,500 total, just wondering if you had any opinions. How big of a difference would I see going from a 6MB cache to a 12MB?
Aside from that I'd just like to make sure I'm not missing anything. Should I throw a couple SATA cables in with it? How many of those three 120mm optional fans do you think I'll need to keep everything at a nice low temp? Can anyone recommend a decent fan? I've never purchased any.
Any other recommendations on different components, or maybe a different supplier for some of it where I can get a better deal?
If everything is good I suppose I'll order ASAP, hopefully some of those deals will still be in place. Sorry for the long read, I like to be thorough. Thanks guys (and gals... maybe? nahh, probably not)
-DaftPunk
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=5140709
And the case from http://www.buy.com/prod/antec-three-hundred-atx-computer-case/q/loc/101/207906549.html for the free shipping and cheaper price.
Couple of quick questions.
Is that a decent monitor? I know Asus is good (never heard anything about their monitors though). It has the stats I'm looking for however, a 22" wide screen LCD with a 1680 x 1050 resolution and a 2ms response time.
I've never had a VisionTek video card but the reviews on newegg are positive (for whatever that is worth), but I could get the Sapphire 4870 for $10 more ($10 less if the mail in rebate goes through). But the $10 is of little consequence so I'd rather go with whichever is the more reputable brand.
Is the Q9950 worth it, or would it be better to save $55 and go with the Q9400? I plan on OCing which ever to at least 3.0 GHz down the road a bit, maybe a little higher if it doesn't hurt the lifespan of the CPU. Even with the Q9950 it's still within my budget of <= $1,500 total, just wondering if you had any opinions. How big of a difference would I see going from a 6MB cache to a 12MB?
Aside from that I'd just like to make sure I'm not missing anything. Should I throw a couple SATA cables in with it? How many of those three 120mm optional fans do you think I'll need to keep everything at a nice low temp? Can anyone recommend a decent fan? I've never purchased any.
Any other recommendations on different components, or maybe a different supplier for some of it where I can get a better deal?
If everything is good I suppose I'll order ASAP, hopefully some of those deals will still be in place. Sorry for the long read, I like to be thorough. Thanks guys (and gals... maybe? nahh, probably not)
-DaftPunk