Ahh, I'm on a really tight budget, but I've been dying for a new pc for a while. My current setup is a refurbished HP with a 6800 stuck in it. Anyways, I want a good performing PC, definitly something with a 8800GT and maybe an AMD 6000? I'm not sure, I have no real up to date knowledge on the current processors, ram, etc. I just know that the 8800GT gave me the push to create a new PC.
I don't plan on getting all the componants at once, but at least the componants that allow me to run the 8800. The only thing I can salvage from my current PC is a 160gb HD, CD and DVD drives. I'm not sure about the PSU since the power requirments for a 8gt is 400w. I believe my current one is 420w, it seems very borderline for comfort.
The case also has very bad airflow in it. Its small and I always keep the one side panel off or my GF68 will rise past 56c idle even though it has a Zalman. If I salvage the case, I worry the single slot 8800GT will get too toasty inside there.
Anyways, help is greatly appreciated for a $700 setup excluding the CD/DVD drives and PSU(?) and maybe the case.
On an unrelated note. I barely use this one 21inch 720p HDTV. It has a PC IN, DVI IN, and a S-Video port, but my Geforce 6800 won't seem to work with its PC IN port (the blew serial one), so will a Geforce 8800 work with it? Since I guess they're HD compatible or something..
I don't plan on getting all the componants at once, but at least the componants that allow me to run the 8800. The only thing I can salvage from my current PC is a 160gb HD, CD and DVD drives. I'm not sure about the PSU since the power requirments for a 8gt is 400w. I believe my current one is 420w, it seems very borderline for comfort.
The case also has very bad airflow in it. Its small and I always keep the one side panel off or my GF68 will rise past 56c idle even though it has a Zalman. If I salvage the case, I worry the single slot 8800GT will get too toasty inside there.
Anyways, help is greatly appreciated for a $700 setup excluding the CD/DVD drives and PSU(?) and maybe the case.
On an unrelated note. I barely use this one 21inch 720p HDTV. It has a PC IN, DVI IN, and a S-Video port, but my Geforce 6800 won't seem to work with its PC IN port (the blew serial one), so will a Geforce 8800 work with it? Since I guess they're HD compatible or something..
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