new comp build plus a few ????

liquidmonkey

liquidmonkey

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have FINALLY decided on my final build and am wondering if the power supply is overkill or just right, plus any other thoughts from the experts here :)

i7 920 BOX
ASUS P6T deluxe v2
xfx gtx 260 core216 55nm w/farcry2 & mirrors edge
corsair 3x2gb XMS3 Twin3X DDR3 PC10600/1333MHz
corsair 750W
cooler master 690

already have 4 HDD's and a super old burner that i never use
in a year i will update my video card with some form of the new top end Nvidia GT300 variant.

and i will also add more better quality DDR3 RAM at the end of summer when win7 64bit is released :)

i also plan on overclocking the i7 920 and the gtx 260 :)

all of the above will be running on my very reliable winXP PRO SP3.
will i be able to use direct X10 on winXP?
will i be able to run the newer games on winXP? or do i need VISTA to run these games that need direct X10?

thanks in advance for any advice or help!!
 
i dont thnk you will be able to use dx 10. But you sure can play all games on xp.and i thnk you should upgrade the RAM now to 1600.not much diff in price is there
 
thats cool, not too miffed aboot no dx10 as win7 64 bit is just around the corner and i'll upgrade then :)

do you think i can take my current HDD with winXP and stick it into the new build above and 'most' things will work fine?

i'd really hate to have to do a total re-install of the OS and the 500 programs and so on i have on my PC :(
 
liquidmonkey said:
thats cool, not too miffed aboot no dx10 as win7 64 bit is just around the corner and i'll upgrade then :)

do you think i can take my current HDD with winXP and stick it into the new build above and 'most' things will work fine?

i'd really hate to have to do a total re-install of the OS and the 500 programs and so on i have on my PC :(
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Its kinda hard just transfer the hard drive with an os, but possibly might work if you delete/uninstall the drivers for all your components currently, shut down, transfer drive, boot into safe mode and install drivers for your new hardware though...
 
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