Netskimmer
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I think I'll just go with the OCZ.
I think I'll just go with the OCZ.
I'll probably start ordering stuff by the end of the week. It depends on what, if anything, anyone else has to say about the setup and how my research into WC goes.
How cool do your 8800 GTXs run, do they have stock coolers?
I've read about four wc guides and they seem to conflict a bit on preferences but for the most part they agree on the performance advantages. Though I must admit I'm a bit worried. The thought of building a $3,000+ system then having a leak fry the whole thing is unnerving to me, but as long as I take my time and take great care, I should be ok. Hopefully when it comes time to put this thing together someone here who has experience with wc will take me under his/her wing and help me with it.
It still seems weird to spend so much on a vid card. This is the first time I've had the money to really splurge on things. Up until now I just got a mid-range card, around $250-$300 then got an after-market cooler, modified the bios, and OC'ed the hell out of it using software I got off the internet.
The cheapest one I could find on newegg is the E4400 for $135.
How cool do your 8800 GTXs run, do they have stock coolers?.
I've read about four wc guides and they seem to conflict a bit on preferences but for the most part they agree on the performance advantages. Though I must admit I'm a bit worried. The thought of building a $3,000+ system then having a leak fry the whole thing is unnerving to me, but as long as I take my time and take great care, I should be ok.
Hopefully when it comes time to put this thing together someone here who has experience with wc will take me under his/her wing and help me with it..
It still seems weird to spend so much on a vid card. This is the first time I've had the money to really splurge on things. Up until now I just got a mid-range card, around $250-$300 then got an after-market cooler, modified the bios, and OC'ed the hell out of it using software I got off the internet.
Size then, just like the GeForce 8800 GTX graphics card the Ultra is 27 CM long, you could say a well hung piece of hardware. It's been said and explained to me by quite a number of female counterparts (render targets as I like to call them) size does matter (Ed: So many jokes, so little time... ).
Due to the size, note that the power connectors are routed off the top edge of the graphics card instead of the end of the card, so there is no extra space required at the end of the graphics card for power cabling. But before purchasing please check if you can insert a 27 CM piece of hardware in that chassis.
Hey mep916,
I found some info for you about the size of the 8800Ultra.
I found it in this article:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/428/3/
Hope that helps.
EDIT: if you are not familiar, 27 centimeter = 10.629 921 26 inch (so roughly about 11 inches)
Well, I hate to say it but I think I might wait until November after all. Thats when the new 9800's come out so I can see what they are made of and if I decide to stick with the 8800Ultra, the price should drop like a stone when the 9800's get here.
I can't see waiting for the 45mn cpu though, It will be months before it gets here and they will probably be unreasonably high priced, and while I was looking at the potential release dates on them Intel had an article talking about their work on 32mn chips with 1.9 billion transistors. So by the time the 45mn chips hit mainstream, they will be dangling those 32's in front of us.
We can still talk about and continue to tweak the other components of the current setup of coarse!
I don't believe a release date has been set for the 9800's. You know someone at nVidia?
The QX9650 will ship in three weeks. The rest will be released in January 2008. The 32nm procs in 2009. The price list for the 45nm CPU's are posted here.
This article suggested they would release in November.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nvidia-9800-Series-Coming-Soon-62786.shtml
Exactly, The only one available at first will be $1,000, the rest won't hit stores until mid Jan, about three months from now. I really don't want to wait 3 months. As long as they are going to be socket 775 and my current Mobo will accommodate them, I think the best thing to do would be build the rig with a CPU that can handle my games until then and then swap it out for say a Q9450.
So is there an educated guess as to when the next series from Nvidia will come out? They probably would have mentioned something about it if it was going to be before 2008 wouldn't they?
should I go with the cheaper E4500? do you think it will be able to hadle my games between now and then?
Well, I guess if no one else has anything to add I'll start buying.