I’m building a gaming machine on a budget for a friend. Would love any advice or suggestions with regard to possible hardware problems/mistakes in terms of what I’ve chosen. All responses would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.
OCZ SLI 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz (2x1024MB) X 2 for 4 Gig total
ZEROTHERM Nirvana NV120 CPU Cooler Skt 775/939/940
Ultra Thermo-Control 120mm Dual Ball Bearing Fan X 2
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB PCIe w/Dual Link DVI X 2
I’m sticking with XP Pro for the foreseeable future I think. I have Vista SP1 on a laptop of mine and I’m trying very hard not to really hate it. Plus, as far as I can tell from my limited research, framerates seem to be better with XP still even w/ the 32 bit version.
Thanks for your assessment of the build by the way. I know it takes time to look up components that maybe you’re not completely familiar with. I appreciate the effort!
You’re probably right about the processor but for a $30 US difference, I figured why not get the Q6700. As for the PSU, I certainly don’t need the 1000W but it’s packaged with the case for a discount and I really like how much room the case has. Thanks for your input.