About to build new system

colt1911 · 12-24-2007, 01:30 AM

I have been struggling lately about which way to go in upgrading my system. Here are three options that I'm thinking about. Please feel free to advise on any changes you think would be better.
Option 1 = Keep current mobo , buy a Q6600 or E8500 cpu and 2 (8800Gt cards)
Option 2= Buy 780I mobo, Q9450 , and 2 ( 8800Gt cards)
Option 3 = Buy a P35 or X38 mobo , Q9450 cpu, and either 1 8800gts ( G92 card) or 2 HD 3870 Ati 's for CF on the X38 mobo.I'm staying with my DDR2 memory for now.So having listed the options please help. I 'd also like to wish everyone here at the Forum a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

**oscaryu1** · 12-24-2007, 01:50 AM

Option 3. But with 8800 G92 only.

colt1911 · 12-24-2007, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

Option 3. But with 8800 G92 only.

Thanks for your reply, thats kinda what I was thinking . It's getting too darn expensive to keep buying two video cards as fast as they change. Which would be better the P35 or X38 mobo? The system will be for gaming and overclocking, the rest just general pc stuff.

ride3k · 12-24-2007, 02:05 AM

p35 is more cost effective but if you want all the fancy features of the x38 go for it, from what i've read it is very much worth it

**oscaryu1** · 12-24-2007, 02:38 PM

X38 supports 45nm's natively and has PCI-E 2.0, and DDR3. That's basically all it has over the P35's

daisymtc · 12-24-2007, 03:21 PM

Get a new 8800GT/GTS 512MB only

Kilauea · 12-24-2007, 04:12 PM

I can understand why you need to upgrade your GPU, but not the CPU or mobo for now. Why not wait to upgrade these, I'm sure there won't be an awefully big difference in doing that upgrade.

What are you using your computer for anyway ?

[-0MEGA-] · 12-24-2007, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oscaryu1

X38 supports 45nm's natively and has PCI-E 2.0, and DDR3. That's basically all it has over the P35's

Actually both P35 and X38 chipsets support both DDR2 and DDR3 versions (not both at once).

I would go with the X38 unless you are looking for a budget board, since the cheapest X38 is about $220.

colt1911 · 12-24-2007, 09:22 PM

I use the computer for gaming and overclocking ,then just general stuff after that. As for the DDR3 , I 'll be staying with my DDR2 until the prices and timings become better on the DDR3.I stuck at the crossroads right now in trying to determine how much performance I'd lose if I go with one 8800GTS (g92 ). Price wise I think I'd better off with a X38 board , one 8800GTS (G92 ) card and the quad when it comes out . I fairly sure the X38 would give less problems than the 780I and from then on I'd only have to buy 1 GPU when I upgrade instead of 2 every time.

12-24-2007, 01:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 672	About to build new system I have been struggling lately about which way to go in upgrading my system. Here are three options that I'm thinking about. Please feel free to advise on any changes you think would be better. Option 1 = Keep current mobo , buy a Q6600 or E8500 cpu and 2 (8800Gt cards) Option 2= Buy 780I mobo, Q9450 , and 2 ( 8800Gt cards) Option 3 = Buy a P35 or X38 mobo , Q9450 cpu, and either 1 8800gts ( G92 card) or 2 HD 3870 Ati 's for CF on the X38 mobo.I'm staying with my DDR2 memory for now.So having listed the options please help. I 'd also like to wish everyone here at the Forum a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. __________________ Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P5K Premium Black Pearl Intel Q9450 w/ Zalman 9700 cooler Corsair XMS2 PC 6400C4 DDR2 -800 ( 4 gigs ) Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) w/ Acer P221w 22" LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ WD 250 Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Ultra Aluminus Full Tower w/ Antec Neopower 650 watt PSU Asus Xonar 7.1 Pci card w/ Logitech Z5500 speakers

12-24-2007, 01:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,313	Option 3. But with 8800 G92 only. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

12-24-2007, 02:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
ride3k Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 241	p35 is more cost effective but if you want all the fancy features of the x38 go for it, from what i've read it is very much worth it __________________ Laptop/------------/Desktop /------------------/Gigabyte X38-DS4 1.8ghz/------------/E8400 3.0ghz 7900GS go/--------/8800GTS 512mb 2gb RAM/----------/2gb DDR2 800 CL4 DVD +RW/---------/DVD +RW 160gb x2 in RAID0/-/320gb hdd 17" 1440x900/-----/19" Samsung 906BW /-----------------/550w Active PFC psu /-----------------/AC Freezer Pro 7

12-24-2007, 02:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,313	X38 supports 45nm's natively and has PCI-E 2.0, and DDR3. That's basically all it has over the P35's __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

12-24-2007, 04:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kilauea Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 446	I can understand why you need to upgrade your GPU, but not the CPU or mobo for now. Why not wait to upgrade these, I'm sure there won't be an awefully big difference in doing that upgrade. What are you using your computer for anyway ? __________________ 5½ years old rig ? P4 1.7Ghz MSI MS-6547E 768mb RAM ATI Radeon 7200 40Gb Seagate HDD w/ Xp 7Gb Maxtor HDD w/ Linux TigerPlus 300 Watt PSU (never heard of such company) Broken LG CD-rom drive that seems to work sometimes

12-24-2007, 03:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,684	Get a new 8800GT/GTS 512MB only

12-24-2007, 09:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 672	I use the computer for gaming and overclocking ,then just general stuff after that. As for the DDR3 , I 'll be staying with my DDR2 until the prices and timings become better on the DDR3.I stuck at the crossroads right now in trying to determine how much performance I'd lose if I go with one 8800GTS (g92 ). Price wise I think I'd better off with a X38 board , one 8800GTS (G92 ) card and the quad when it comes out . I fairly sure the X38 would give less problems than the 780I and from then on I'd only have to buy 1 GPU when I upgrade instead of 2 every time. __________________ Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P5K Premium Black Pearl Intel Q9450 w/ Zalman 9700 cooler Corsair XMS2 PC 6400C4 DDR2 -800 ( 4 gigs ) Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) w/ Acer P221w 22" LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ WD 250 Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Ultra Aluminus Full Tower w/ Antec Neopower 650 watt PSU Asus Xonar 7.1 Pci card w/ Logitech Z5500 speakers

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