I was looking at the current setup on the upped the budget post.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/257562-31-upped-budget-gamer-here-final-thoughts
A friend of mine suggested that i go with this setup for the mb, ram, and gpu instead of the one on the above post.
GIGABYTE GV-N28-1GH-B GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card (SLI is better for gaming than crossfire)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125200
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard (Memory can accept up to 1200mhz and FSBuss up to 1600mhz also heatpipes on the bridges)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128343
OCZ Reaper HPC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227231
I see that the price for the motherboard is more and the video card is more, and that is less memory unless i doubled up. Other then that would these be a solid upgrade compared to the lower cost one on the above post. In other words would it be worth my while to do this newer setup or stick with the other. He also said that SLi is better for gaming.
thanks
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/257562-31-upped-budget-gamer-here-final-thoughts
A friend of mine suggested that i go with this setup for the mb, ram, and gpu instead of the one on the above post.
GIGABYTE GV-N28-1GH-B GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card (SLI is better for gaming than crossfire)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125200
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard (Memory can accept up to 1200mhz and FSBuss up to 1600mhz also heatpipes on the bridges)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128343
OCZ Reaper HPC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227231
I see that the price for the motherboard is more and the video card is more, and that is less memory unless i doubled up. Other then that would these be a solid upgrade compared to the lower cost one on the above post. In other words would it be worth my while to do this newer setup or stick with the other. He also said that SLi is better for gaming.
thanks