Gaming/Multitasking For $800
- Thread starter emac227
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It's empty for me.. -_-;
looks good but i would ditch the super expensive case and get a P182 or a Antec 900 instead.
and with what you save get an extra 2gb of ram.
Approx $800 list. From newegg.ca
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L
Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
SAPPHIRE 100265L Radeon HD 4830 512MB
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YD 250GB OEM
LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM
Antec earthwatts EA430 430W
COOLER MASTER ELITE 335
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L
Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
SAPPHIRE 100265L Radeon HD 4830 512MB
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YD 250GB OEM
LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM
Antec earthwatts EA430 430W
COOLER MASTER ELITE 335
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit
maroon1
New Member
I suggest changing some of the parts to this
Get E7400, instead of E8400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206
Get 9800GTX+ instead of 8800GTS 512 ( and it comes with free Call of Duty5)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127392
Get this RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220293
EDIT: Oh, it seems that he lives in Canada !
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emac227
New Member
yes i live you canada so .ca lol
emac227
New Member
here's my build what do you think:
CPU/MOBO Combo: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.155166
RAM: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184
PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002
GPU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150316
HDD: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148335
Total with Shipping and Handling: $971.64
With MIR: $861.64
CPU/MOBO Combo: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.155166
RAM: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184
PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002
GPU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150316
HDD: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148335
Total with Shipping and Handling: $971.64
With MIR: $861.64
Pck21
New Member
Everything looks fine, but what are you playing as far as games go?
ronster667
Member
your throwing your money away on that psu, unless your looking to sli your system in the future you dont need that much power, a 500 or 600 wat would be more then enough for that system
emac227
New Member
umm well cod4(comes with gpu and cod5 sucks) and cod6(when it comes out) and possibly b2142 not sure maybe fallout 3 mostly shooters
i was thinking of 9800gt sli but not right now maybe in like 6 months it would be nice to keep the opinions open would a 600 do for sli?
Pck21
New Member
Ah well then you should be ok with that set up. I don't know how many of those games will run at all high settings for ya, but you should do just fine.
As far as the PSU, if you're going to be getting another GPU to SLI, then that's the right one for you.
emac227
New Member
will they run on high settings with sli? or is there another card that would be better for not much more money? i also need a cheap but good case
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Pck21
New Member
Yes, they should, but SLI can be finicky with some games. Some games need to have either completely updated drivers or rolled back drivers to work with SLI. This site about SLI should give you some more information about the whole set up. What you'll need is the exact same 9800GT (specs and manufacturer) and then a good, solid PSU with at least 30 AMPS on the 12v rail. Having two video cards is draining on the PSU so that's why you never just look at wattage, but the amps across the 12v rails as well.
