Cab00se
New Member
Hey everyone,
I can't even begin to tell you how much I've wrestled over the past year with this issue. This thread I thought about for the past 3 days before posting it, but I think I am finally ready to begin final preparations.
I am going to build because it is the most cost effective method I've found and I want an AMD system. I've been reading a lot of your posts and I know that the X2 processor sounds good for the future which I want this computer to be good enough (with minor upgrades like video and ram) to last me the next 3 years of college.
Basic needs are a computer and a new monitor because the current 15" LCD screen hurts my eyes and gets too dusty. This is for mostly gaming with basic school needs like word processing and what not.
I am thinking of the following with a budget of pretty much I'd like it to be under 1500 but preferrably less than that.
CPU: AMD X2 processor /// AMD 64 (whatever is best for future)
GPU: 7900GT or GTX, or ATI equiv, in SLI or crossfire eventually but one for now.
PSU: to fuel SLI/Crossfire
Ram: 2gigs
Motherboard: SLI//Crossfire compatibility
Monitor: I'm thinking of a 17"CRT because I have one now and love it
HDD: I only need one and nothing crazy maybe like 120gigs or so, never used more that 30 in any case. 7200 rpm is fine there.
The monitor doesn't have to be included in the price because I will sell my current one and get the money for that. But if it could be under with the monitor that would be awesome.
Note that I only want one video card now and I will get another in a few months to complete the SLI.
Like I said this is for gaming over the next 3 years and I'm willing to throw money into it every so often but not completely revamp it for at least 3 years. And hopefully this will all run vista ok, I'm assuming it will though...
I really appreciate your insights and have greatly benefited from your knowledge thusfar.
I can't even begin to tell you how much I've wrestled over the past year with this issue. This thread I thought about for the past 3 days before posting it, but I think I am finally ready to begin final preparations.
I am going to build because it is the most cost effective method I've found and I want an AMD system. I've been reading a lot of your posts and I know that the X2 processor sounds good for the future which I want this computer to be good enough (with minor upgrades like video and ram) to last me the next 3 years of college.
Basic needs are a computer and a new monitor because the current 15" LCD screen hurts my eyes and gets too dusty. This is for mostly gaming with basic school needs like word processing and what not.
I am thinking of the following with a budget of pretty much I'd like it to be under 1500 but preferrably less than that.
CPU: AMD X2 processor /// AMD 64 (whatever is best for future)
GPU: 7900GT or GTX, or ATI equiv, in SLI or crossfire eventually but one for now.
PSU: to fuel SLI/Crossfire
Ram: 2gigs
Motherboard: SLI//Crossfire compatibility
Monitor: I'm thinking of a 17"CRT because I have one now and love it
HDD: I only need one and nothing crazy maybe like 120gigs or so, never used more that 30 in any case. 7200 rpm is fine there.
The monitor doesn't have to be included in the price because I will sell my current one and get the money for that. But if it could be under with the monitor that would be awesome.
Note that I only want one video card now and I will get another in a few months to complete the SLI.
Like I said this is for gaming over the next 3 years and I'm willing to throw money into it every so often but not completely revamp it for at least 3 years. And hopefully this will all run vista ok, I'm assuming it will though...
I really appreciate your insights and have greatly benefited from your knowledge thusfar.