Hey everyone. Old system & New system info is below. Please keep in mind that Overclocking is NOT a priority, though I may be fooling around here and there, depending on how things go. Please assume no OC'ing in this build.
Current System:
AMD 64 X2 4400+ (CPU)
4GB Corsair DDR-400 (RAM)
Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro SLI (MoBo)
2x eVGA 8800 GTS 320MB (Video in SLI)
Creative X-Fi Gamer Pro (Sound)
75GB Raptor (HD for OS and games)
500GB WD (HD for storage)
Case is nameless brand bought in Korea in 2003.
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Upgrading to (haven't purchased yet, but pretty much set):
Intel Core i7 950 (CPU) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211
Corsair Dominator 6GB (3 x 2GB RAM) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224
eVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (MoBo) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188039
Antec CP-850 (PSU) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371024
Antec 1200 (Case) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043
Asus DVD Rom (DVD since old one is IDE) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043
Plextor DVD Burner (DVD Burner since old one is IDE) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827249054
I will be re-using all other items not directly upgraded as shown here, for now anyway.
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I will be running Win 7 Ultimate 64bit, and using this for a variety of things. This will be used for Gaming (every spare second I have), as well as the ocational video encode/decode, remote network administration, and powering my 42" 1080p Plasma. Since I'm a computer consultant, this is going to be used for a bit of everything. I realize my video cards are (argueably) dated but I think I'm going to wait for the new nVidia release before I upgrade, especially since it is my RAM & CPU that are my current bottlenecks.
Ok everyone fire away! Please critique this and give me all the feedback you can, and don't pull punches. Thanks!
Current System:
AMD 64 X2 4400+ (CPU)
4GB Corsair DDR-400 (RAM)
Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro SLI (MoBo)
2x eVGA 8800 GTS 320MB (Video in SLI)
Creative X-Fi Gamer Pro (Sound)
75GB Raptor (HD for OS and games)
500GB WD (HD for storage)
Case is nameless brand bought in Korea in 2003.
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Upgrading to (haven't purchased yet, but pretty much set):
Intel Core i7 950 (CPU) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211
Corsair Dominator 6GB (3 x 2GB RAM) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224
eVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (MoBo) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188039
Antec CP-850 (PSU) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371024
Antec 1200 (Case) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043
Asus DVD Rom (DVD since old one is IDE) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043
Plextor DVD Burner (DVD Burner since old one is IDE) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827249054
I will be re-using all other items not directly upgraded as shown here, for now anyway.
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I will be running Win 7 Ultimate 64bit, and using this for a variety of things. This will be used for Gaming (every spare second I have), as well as the ocational video encode/decode, remote network administration, and powering my 42" 1080p Plasma. Since I'm a computer consultant, this is going to be used for a bit of everything. I realize my video cards are (argueably) dated but I think I'm going to wait for the new nVidia release before I upgrade, especially since it is my RAM & CPU that are my current bottlenecks.
Ok everyone fire away! Please critique this and give me all the feedback you can, and don't pull punches. Thanks!