Is this a good set up for games, first build. oh and will it all work together??

AMD gs player · 06-05-2006, 03:18 AM

go with asus they are very good boards and are great qualatie

roman1607 · 06-05-2006, 12:07 PM

Ive looked around and found the Asus A8N-SLi, which seems good and future proof, here is the link if anyone wants a look and tell me if it's a good choice?

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...82&modelmenu=1

tweaker · 06-05-2006, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bigsaucybob

You will see a significant or even major improvement in gaming between the 2.

Well not so much with a 7600GT in the box, but sure the X2 is the better choice for a play machine, if the money is there.

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Originally Posted by roman1607

Ive looked around and found the Asus A8N-SLi, which seems good and future proof, here is the link if anyone wants a look and tell me if it's a good choice?

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...82&modelmenu=1

Its a nice board that I think you'll be happy with for the AMD route.

roman1607 · 06-05-2006, 01:14 PM

Thanks for the support on the motherboard. Is there a better graphics card then the 7600GT for the same price of £120 that ive missed

. Thanks.

tweaker · 06-05-2006, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by roman1607

Is there a better graphics card then the 7600GT for the same price of £120 that ive missed

No, its a good card.

roman1607 · 06-05-2006, 01:40 PM

Cool. Has anyone got 2 of these cards in SLI mode, or does anyone know how they perform in SLI. With 512MB from the cards put together you should be able to get very good results. Right???

tweaker · 06-05-2006, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by roman1607

Cool. Has anyone got 2 of these cards in SLI mode, or does anyone know how they perform in SLI. With 512MB from the cards put together you should be able to get very good results. Right???

Running two mid end cards in multi GPU configuration isnt worth it, more often than not such configurations get outperformed by a single high end card. Besides, the memory is mirrored so you wont get twice the memory.

Dr Studly · 06-05-2006, 01:57 PM

the HIS Hightech Radeon X850xt IceQ II is about the same price as the 7600GT and is quieter, more overclockable, and has 16 pixel pipelines...

Filip · 06-05-2006, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Encore4More

the HIS Hightech Radeon X850xt IceQ II is about the same price as the 7600GT and is quieter, more overclockable, and has 16 pixel pipelines...

Yeah, I would go with HIS X850XT even if it lacks SM3.0, 7600GT is still a nice card, can't go wrong about that.

roman1607 · 06-05-2006, 02:58 PM

Looked around for it and it seems to be a good card. £150 compared to £115 for the 7600GT though. I think ill stick with the 7600GT for now sice i play more strategy than action games and i think the GT will be enough, or will it?? If i need an extra boost ill just get another one to help with the load, thanks for all your suggestions though.

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06-05-2006, 03:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
AMD gs player banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: embrun ontario Age: 18 Posts: 475	go with asus they are very good boards and are great qualatie

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roman1607 New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	Ive looked around and found the Asus A8N-SLi, which seems good and future proof, here is the link if anyone wants a look and tell me if it's a good choice? http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...82&modelmenu=1

06-05-2006, 01:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
roman1607 New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	Thanks for the support on the motherboard. Is there a better graphics card then the 7600GT for the same price of £120 that ive missed . Thanks.

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roman1607 New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	Cool. Has anyone got 2 of these cards in SLI mode, or does anyone know how they perform in SLI. With 512MB from the cards put together you should be able to get very good results. Right???

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Dr Studly banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hales Corners Wisconson Age: 17 Posts: 2,435	the HIS Hightech Radeon X850xt IceQ II is about the same price as the 7600GT and is quieter, more overclockable, and has 16 pixel pipelines...

06-05-2006, 02:58 PM	#20 (permalink)
roman1607 New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	Looked around for it and it seems to be a good card. £150 compared to £115 for the 7600GT though. I think ill stick with the 7600GT for now sice i play more strategy than action games and i think the GT will be enough, or will it?? If i need an extra boost ill just get another one to help with the load, thanks for all your suggestions though.