Rate my upgraded build!

Pck21

Pck21

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So I just bought some new stuff off newegg for my bday and it's in my sig. I got the 6400+ 3.2GHz CPU and another EVGA 9800GTX+ to run in SLI. With the card I got a free copy of COD: World at War so I'm pretty stoked. Hopefully that should do until the new AM3 CPUs and mobos come out and then I can upgrade again. So how am I looking so far everyone? No bottlenecks or issues anywhere that you can see? Thanks!
 
Maybe your screen, wait till you plug in a 22" or 24"...you'll probably fall off your chair when you see the difference:)

With a set up like you have, nice hardware...the screen would be my next move. A single 9800GTX can max almost anything out there on a 19" screen. With two 9800GTX+...I would say at least 22" to see the real beauty of your hardware:) That's your bottle neck I would say.
 
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ScOuT said:
Maybe your screen, wait till you plug in a 22" or 24"...you'll probably fall off your chair when you see the difference:)

With a set up like you have, nice hardware...the screen would be my next move. A single 9800GTX can max almost anything out there on a 19" screen. With two 9800GTX+...I would say at least 22" to see the real beauty of your hardware:) That's your bottle neck I would say.
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Thanks! Yea I'm looking at a 24'' wide screen right now but the gf gets pissed when I mention it. It took a while just to get her to understand that having 2 gpu's is better than one lol. I hope Crysis will finally play at full high settings now!
 
Pck21 said:
Thanks! Yea I'm looking at a 24'' wide screen right now but the gf gets pissed when I mention it. It took a while just to get her to understand that having 2 gpu's is better than one lol. I hope Crysis will finally play at full high settings now!
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LOL...good luck with the house hold commander, I know how that is...I had to do a little convincing myself. I bought a Merc Stealth Keyboard and talked her into it just because one of the colors it lights up with is purple:D It was $90 when I bought it...showed her a few pictures and she fell in love:)

Really though...you are holding back a pair of 9800GTX+ with a 19" monitor. Time to let them loose;)
 
Ok, and then with 22" monitor 6400+ will hold it back, if only dual 9800GTX+ could offload some of the CPU work.
 
I thought that the 9800 gtx artchitecture could offload things such as physics, onto the second gpu from the cpu. However i'm not sure.
 
BlackRat said:
Ok, and then with 22" monitor 6400+ will hold it back, if only dual 9800GTX+ could offload some of the CPU work.
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XanderCage said:
I thought that the 9800 gtx artchitecture could offload things such as physics, onto the second gpu from the cpu. However i'm not sure.
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Well, does it matter with my current monitor? I just want to be able to play the newest games at high settings for a while without having to upgrade much.
 
ScOuT said:
LOL...good luck with the house hold commander, I know how that is...I had to do a little convincing myself. I bought a Merc Stealth Keyboard and talked her into it just because one of the colors it lights up with is purple:D It was $90 when I bought it...showed her a few pictures and she fell in love:)

Really though...you are holding back a pair of 9800GTX+ with a 19" monitor. Time to let them loose;)
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Haha thanks, I'm going to need all the luck in the world (or liquor) to get a new monitor lol. Hey at least I know who wears the pants around here so I just sit and wait for the right moment lol.

I was actually thinking about getting this monitor when I can wear her down. What do you think?
 
Pck21 said:
Well, does it matter with my current monitor? I just want to be able to play the newest games at high settings for a while without having to upgrade much.
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No, i doubt it would even matter with a bigger monitor, you should be able to run all if not, almost all games at max settings with that configuration. However, i think that you should invest on a nice monitor in order to get the full experience. You'd be surprised as to how much a nice lcd monitor can influence one's gaming experience. Especially if it is wide screen 16:10/16:9 vs regular 4:3. It would also give you room to crank up the resolution, i mean you have 2 9800gtx's in sli, playing at 1280x1024 is like getting a monster truck to tow a small jet ski. Pardon the metaphor.
 
XanderCage said:
No, i doubt it would even matter with a bigger monitor, you should be able to run all if not, almost all games at max settings with that configuration. However, i think that you should invest on a nice monitor in order to get the full experience. You'd be surprised as to how much a nice lcd monitor can influence one's gaming experience. Especially if it is wide screen 16:10/16:9 vs regular 4:3. It would also give you room to crank up the resolution, i mean you have 2 9800gtx's in sli, playing at 1280x1024 is like getting a monster truck to tow a small jet ski. Pardon the metaphor.
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Ah I see what you mean. So it would be like hooking up a PS3 to an old CRT TV then? Well I asked the mrs. and she said no, naturally, so I'll be getting it in a few months lol.
 
Alright everyone, I got the ok from the mrs. for a new monitor, but now I can't decide on what to get, look for, etc. I usually look at the price, the response time, and if it has a DVI port since my 2 cards support DVI.

For my computer (in my sig) what kind of monitor should I be looking to get for some heavy gaming and net surfing? I want a 24'' LCD with a DVI port, an HDMI port for future proof, a 5ms response time or less, all for under $300. Can I find a good, quality monitor for this price with these features? What brands are the best to look at? Thanks!
 
You can find nice monitor for that price, I have seen some Acer and ASUS monitors under $300 with what you need in them. I prefer ACER and buy them all the time, very good price/quality. Usually Newegg have coupons on monitors like every week.
 
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