So I haven't really decided on my budget yet, I've been going over all of the reviews, comparisons, and articles for the past 4 months and I've gotten an ok feel for what parts to choose. I'm still undecided on a motherboard and graphics card selection though. If I could get your input I'd very much appriecate it.
I'll be using it for gaming and word, excel, etc...I'll probably use a 17 or 19 inch flat screen.
I want to play Oblivion and Fallout 3 with darn near the best graphics settings. Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are the upcoming games I really want to see in the best detail possible.
I'm going to use:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33GHZ
DDR2 Memory 4GB (I'll start with 1GB and add on throughout the holidays)
I've been considering a motherboard thats Crossfire ready using either two ATI 4870 512MB (about $260) or two ATI 4850 512MB (about $248).
I don't have alot of experiance picking out motherboards so this is where I would like some help.
The other option I'm looking at is Using the Gigbyte GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard, its only $80 at the FRY's Electronics (thats close by) right now. As far as I can tell that Motherboard isn't Crossfire ready, so then I would have to use a singular card to get somewhere close to the same graphics benchmarks as two cards set up with crossfire (if thats the case). If you have a particular graphics card in mind that would do the trick I would appriecate teh help.
My budget isn't unlimited, but I can probably get away with $600-700 if I spread it out over the next few months.
I'll be using it for gaming and word, excel, etc...I'll probably use a 17 or 19 inch flat screen.
I want to play Oblivion and Fallout 3 with darn near the best graphics settings. Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are the upcoming games I really want to see in the best detail possible.
I'm going to use:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33GHZ
DDR2 Memory 4GB (I'll start with 1GB and add on throughout the holidays)
I've been considering a motherboard thats Crossfire ready using either two ATI 4870 512MB (about $260) or two ATI 4850 512MB (about $248).
I don't have alot of experiance picking out motherboards so this is where I would like some help.
The other option I'm looking at is Using the Gigbyte GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard, its only $80 at the FRY's Electronics (thats close by) right now. As far as I can tell that Motherboard isn't Crossfire ready, so then I would have to use a singular card to get somewhere close to the same graphics benchmarks as two cards set up with crossfire (if thats the case). If you have a particular graphics card in mind that would do the trick I would appriecate teh help.
My budget isn't unlimited, but I can probably get away with $600-700 if I spread it out over the next few months.
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