Looking up parts for my new rig
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:05 pmhello again...
i'll be upgrading my rig again in the near future, and i was looking up the parts i wanted in it... my current budget for it is around US$3000 (more or less)
here's what i've got so far
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition (can't remember the model, but it's the one with 1033mhz FSB)
MoBo: Asus Striker II Formula
Ram: 2GB or 4GB (depends on budget) Corsair Dominator DDR2 Dual-channel 1066mhz
HD: 2x 500GB (model not chosen yet, accepting suggestions)
GPU: one more geforce 8800GTX for SLI (already got one)
OS: Dual boot of WinXP 32Bit and WinXP 64Bit <- if i go with the 4GB ram option
the rest i'm not planning to upgrade for now... the parts i'm going to keep are my:
PSU: Seventeam thundering 700W RMS
DVD-RW: by LG (model forgotten)
Monitors: 3x LG 1952h w/ Matrox Triple Head 2 Go
Generic Brand 5.1 surround system
Case: Satellite 4 bay case, air cooled
and my keyboard and mouse, which are fine for now
the final price tag for those parts i'm assuming will be around US$2500 (not included shipping and taxes), i haven't yet researched prices for all the parts...
another thing is that my options for online ordering are limited to stores that do international shipping...
anyways, i think there's still room for improvement there... but i'm not sure what else i can put in... i thought about adding water cooling to the system, but i haven't found a WC system that suits me yet
also i want to keep my cpu and ram fsb clocks equal to those on the motherboard, to avoid any bottlenecks... no point on buying 4 gigs or super fast 1600mhz ddr3 memory if my mobo can't handle that, right?
also, i would have sprung for the Asus Maximus Extreme Mobo, but AFAIK it only supports ATI crossfire... and since im putting together a SLI setup, i have to go with the SLI-ready mobos... unless of course there is an SLI version of this board that i'm not aware of yet...
any suggestions?
i'll be upgrading my rig again in the near future, and i was looking up the parts i wanted in it... my current budget for it is around US$3000 (more or less)
here's what i've got so far
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition (can't remember the model, but it's the one with 1033mhz FSB)
MoBo: Asus Striker II Formula
Ram: 2GB or 4GB (depends on budget) Corsair Dominator DDR2 Dual-channel 1066mhz
HD: 2x 500GB (model not chosen yet, accepting suggestions)
GPU: one more geforce 8800GTX for SLI (already got one)
OS: Dual boot of WinXP 32Bit and WinXP 64Bit <- if i go with the 4GB ram option
the rest i'm not planning to upgrade for now... the parts i'm going to keep are my:
PSU: Seventeam thundering 700W RMS
DVD-RW: by LG (model forgotten)
Monitors: 3x LG 1952h w/ Matrox Triple Head 2 Go
Generic Brand 5.1 surround system
Case: Satellite 4 bay case, air cooled
and my keyboard and mouse, which are fine for now
the final price tag for those parts i'm assuming will be around US$2500 (not included shipping and taxes), i haven't yet researched prices for all the parts...
another thing is that my options for online ordering are limited to stores that do international shipping...
anyways, i think there's still room for improvement there... but i'm not sure what else i can put in... i thought about adding water cooling to the system, but i haven't found a WC system that suits me yet
also i want to keep my cpu and ram fsb clocks equal to those on the motherboard, to avoid any bottlenecks... no point on buying 4 gigs or super fast 1600mhz ddr3 memory if my mobo can't handle that, right?
also, i would have sprung for the Asus Maximus Extreme Mobo, but AFAIK it only supports ATI crossfire... and since im putting together a SLI setup, i have to go with the SLI-ready mobos... unless of course there is an SLI version of this board that i'm not aware of yet...
any suggestions?