Need help picking parts for my first custom build

Fuzz · 10-05-2005, 08:27 PM

I say go with a 6800gt it will be cheaper and is pretty much the same a a 7800gt.

MatrixEVO · 10-05-2005, 08:28 PM

Yes, that will run all current games very well.

**Praetor** · 10-05-2005, 08:31 PM

Quote:

I say go with a 6800gt it will be cheaper and is pretty much the same a a 7800gt.

Pricewise you are absolutely correct, performance wise you'd be horribly incorrect.

Consider the following as a quick counter

lil9 · 10-05-2005, 08:35 PM

Id love to get the 7800gt but realisticaly il go for the 6800gt. That should be more then good enough for the games i play/will play and il go for a mobo with SLI because its unlikly that i would buy 2 gfx cards. To get things started could you suggest a good motherboard for me Praetor?

Fuzz · 10-05-2005, 08:54 PM

My bad, I stand corrected. I remember looking a the specs and them being pretty much the same. Thank you for correcting me Praetor.

super_xero · 10-05-2005, 08:56 PM

a sesonic s12-600 one of teh best psu ive ever come across

lil9 · 10-05-2005, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Praetor

Pricewise you are absolutely correct, performance wise you'd be horribly incorrect.

Consider the following as a quick counter

Thats quite a difference. Do you think my budget could stretch to buying one of those?

super_xero · 10-05-2005, 09:53 PM

how much does your budget allow to spend on a gpu

lil9 · 10-05-2005, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by super_xero

how much does your budget allow to spend on a gpu

im not sure to be honest, as long as i can buy all the parts for £800

lil9 · 10-06-2005, 07:13 PM

ive just had a quick look and 2 geforce 7800 gt 256mb cards for about £400 ($710). Thats half my budget, do you guys think i would be able to get all the other parts for £400 ($710). Thats a motherboard, 1gig of RAM, a harddrive (about 120gig), case, power supply, a cpu with fans, cd drive, sound card.

thats sounds like quite a lot to buy for £400 :|
would it be possibly or will i have to forget about going SLI?

10-05-2005, 08:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
Fuzz Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 20 Posts: 502	I say go with a 6800gt it will be cheaper and is pretty much the same a a 7800gt. __________________ AMD 64 3800+ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR mobo 2 Gb of GEIL PC3200 2 * 36.7Gb 10,000rpm WD raptor 2 * nVidia 6800gt (SLI) Thermaltake Purepower 680 watt PSU w/mirror finish NEC CD/DVD Burner 3dMark '05 = 9003 3dMark '06 = 2178 Google knows all!

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MatrixEVO Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 20 Posts: 1,354	Yes, that will run all current games very well. __________________ I don't own a computer! It's great! I don't waste lots of time anymore!

10-05-2005, 08:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
Fuzz Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 20 Posts: 502	My bad, I stand corrected. I remember looking a the specs and them being pretty much the same. Thank you for correcting me Praetor. __________________ AMD 64 3800+ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR mobo 2 Gb of GEIL PC3200 2 * 36.7Gb 10,000rpm WD raptor 2 * nVidia 6800gt (SLI) Thermaltake Purepower 680 watt PSU w/mirror finish NEC CD/DVD Burner 3dMark '05 = 9003 3dMark '06 = 2178 Google knows all!

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10-05-2005, 08:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
lil9 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hull Age: 20 Posts: 39	Id love to get the 7800gt but realisticaly il go for the 6800gt. That should be more then good enough for the games i play/will play and il go for a mobo with SLI because its unlikly that i would buy 2 gfx cards. To get things started could you suggest a good motherboard for me Praetor?

10-05-2005, 08:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
super_xero Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,307	a sesonic s12-600 one of teh best psu ive ever come across

10-05-2005, 09:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
super_xero Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,307	how much does your budget allow to spend on a gpu

10-06-2005, 07:13 PM	#20 (permalink)
lil9 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hull Age: 20 Posts: 39	ive just had a quick look and 2 geforce 7800 gt 256mb cards for about £400 ($710). Thats half my budget, do you guys think i would be able to get all the other parts for £400 ($710). Thats a motherboard, 1gig of RAM, a harddrive (about 120gig), case, power supply, a cpu with fans, cd drive, sound card. thats sounds like quite a lot to buy for £400 :\| would it be possibly or will i have to forget about going SLI?