Hey all... 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 EVGA nforce 780i SLI Socket 775 Motherboard Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66Ghz Socket 775 CPU Sony DRU190A 20X DVD Burner EIDE Black LITE-ON 20X PATA DVDRW DH20A4P-04 OEM Black Ultra Aluminus Mid Tower ATX Case Black Ultra X3 1000w PSU w/ modular cabling Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G
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!
Get a Q6600 SLACR 95watt edition and save your self some money also do you really need a 1000 watt PSU???? you wouldn't even need it if you had 8800GT in Sli
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.
