My new PC

XxCrashxX · January 30th, 2005

Well Im purchasing a new pc but IM not really sure what Im getting into lol
so here is what Ive got set up and the price for it all
its got an sli chipset that has 2 6600 gt's
Will this cause any compatibility issues?

**Razor Blade** · January 30th, 2005

Sweet.

All's I can say is upgrade the power supply. With that processor and 2 graphic cads, it's gonna be power hungry, and if you upgrade later you probably don't wanna have to buy a new PSU

Are you planning on buying a DVDRW drive later or something?

D.D. · January 30th, 2005

the thing with the asus sli is that its not a good overclocker. i hear the gigabyte sli board is better.

XxCrashxX · January 30th, 2005

yeah Imeant to say I wanted advice
so thanx guys lol

yeah I will definetly upgrade the power supply then
and I already have 2 dvd burners and one is dual layer

and about OCing I dont plan on doing it
but do you think I would still be better off upgrading the mobo for performance

another thing is that Im getting cheap ram is that gonna bottleneck me

**Razor Blade** · January 30th, 2005

Hmmm sometimes cheap ram is okay, but other times it isn't. In the future you may want to overclock so it might be wise to get the gigabyte or other board that you can overlock well on. (it's always nice to have the option right?) And as for the ram again ... You don't have to go with expensive RAM, but try to find some good deals on some brand name ram. I know I did when I bought mine ^^

D.D. · January 30th, 2005

ok nvm that comment i made about the asus being a lemon overclocker. turns out my buddy's board was defective (severely drooping vcore) >.< so he had to send it back for rma. just read some reviews on this borad on the internet and it seems like quite the awesome overclocker!!!

industrian · January 30th, 2005

Definately get a new power supply. 400w for two nVidia cards is like expecting a motorcycle to pull a caravan. Make sure you get a good one as well. Fried expensive hardware = not cool

dukenukem · January 30th, 2005

Try and get a 600watt power supply,thatshould do perfectly fine

.hey are you buying that pc from cyberpowersystem.com or ibuypower.com,that price is exactly like the one sli option from cyberpowersystem.com?

**Razor Blade** · January 30th, 2005

Whatever PSU you do end up getting, make sure it is a true watt power supply, so you're not paying for a 600watt, but only getting a 500watt

D.D. · January 30th, 2005

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...oducts_id=2561 <- i think this is the best possible one u can get for an sli system

btw, read some feedback from users again. the general concensus i think is that the gigabyte sli mbs are faster and more stable than the asus k8n (comes with more stuff too), tho are more expensive. They also allow u to use 1 pci-e slot when using sli, unlike the asus. well its ur call.

The Vagrant · January 30th, 2005

Hm...2 6600GTs instead of a 6800GT? I'd have gone with the later.

**Razor Blade** · January 30th, 2005

Yea, I thinm the only benchmarks that SLI was faster with 2x6600GT's than 1x6800GT was CS: Source, and only by a few fps. Maybe one 6800GT would be better? I'm not sure about the prices though, so whatever is cheaper I guess.

D.D. · January 30th, 2005

id say go with the 6800gt even if it is a little more expensive than 2 6600gts. simply cuz later on u can always add another 6800gt when they get cheap while even rite now the 6800gt by itself holds its own against two 6600gts in sli.

XxCrashxX · January 30th, 2005

alright thank you all for the great advice
I think Im just gonna go for the non sli 6800
or could I get an sli board and just put one vid card in it so as he said I could upgrade later

oh and the pc is from cyberpowerinc.com

D.D. · January 30th, 2005

dont worry man. afaik, all the 6800gts that u can get for sli boards are sli ready

industrian · January 30th, 2005

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2284

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/msi_nx6800/

Benchmarks for SLI setups. Also, my reasoning for a 20.1" TFT.

The Vagrant · January 31st, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by industrian

Benchmarks for SLI setups. Also, my reasoning for a 20.1" TFT.

Dell 2001FP? Had one since June, gotta say KICKASS monitor.

industrian · January 31st, 2005

Viewsonic VP201B

16ms response time, enough said.

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Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,030	Sweet. All's I can say is upgrade the power supply. With that processor and 2 graphic cads, it's gonna be power hungry, and if you upgrade later you probably don't wanna have to buy a new PSU Are you planning on buying a DVDRW drive later or something? __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,575	the thing with the asus sli is that its not a good overclocker. i hear the gigabyte sli board is better. __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

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XxCrashxX Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 398	yeah Imeant to say I wanted advice so thanx guys lol yeah I will definetly upgrade the power supply then and I already have 2 dvd burners and one is dual layer and about OCing I dont plan on doing it but do you think I would still be better off upgrading the mobo for performance another thing is that Im getting cheap ram is that gonna bottleneck me __________________

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Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,030	Hmmm sometimes cheap ram is okay, but other times it isn't. In the future you may want to overclock so it might be wise to get the gigabyte or other board that you can overlock well on. (it's always nice to have the option right?) And as for the ram again ... You don't have to go with expensive RAM, but try to find some good deals on some brand name ram. I know I did when I bought mine ^^ __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,575	ok nvm that comment i made about the asus being a lemon overclocker. turns out my buddy's board was defective (severely drooping vcore) >.< so he had to send it back for rma. just read some reviews on this borad on the internet and it seems like quite the awesome overclocker!!! __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

January 30th, 2005	#7 (permalink)
industrian Suicide is Painless Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ~ Posts: 4,259	Definately get a new power supply. 400w for two nVidia cards is like expecting a motorcycle to pull a caravan. Make sure you get a good one as well. Fried expensive hardware = not cool

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dukenukem Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: tucson Posts: 1,764	Try and get a 600watt power supply,thatshould do perfectly fine.hey are you buying that pc from cyberpowersystem.com or ibuypower.com,that price is exactly like the one sli option from cyberpowersystem.com? __________________ new pc=pentiumd 820 dualcore,250gb sata hdd,intel gma 950,19 inch lcd,lexmark printer,8in1 media card reader.

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Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,030	Whatever PSU you do end up getting, make sure it is a true watt power supply, so you're not paying for a 600watt, but only getting a 500watt __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,575	http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...oducts_id=2561 <- i think this is the best possible one u can get for an sli system btw, read some feedback from users again. the general concensus i think is that the gigabyte sli mbs are faster and more stable than the asus k8n (comes with more stuff too), tho are more expensive. They also allow u to use 1 pci-e slot when using sli, unlike the asus. well its ur call. __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide Last edited by D.D.; January 30th, 2005 at 18:14.

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The Vagrant Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Valnain, Valendia Posts: 424	Hm...2 6600GTs instead of a 6800GT? I'd have gone with the later. __________________ Warping the minds of men and sheperding the masses has always been your church’s domain. You lure sheep with empty miracles and a dead god. Or perhaps you, too, are a sheep. A poor little lamb, bleating for your faith as though it were milk of the poppy. Yet mark your savior well, for he is one of the demons you so fear.

January 30th, 2005	#12 (permalink)
Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,030	Yea, I thinm the only benchmarks that SLI was faster with 2x6600GT's than 1x6800GT was CS: Source, and only by a few fps. Maybe one 6800GT would be better? I'm not sure about the prices though, so whatever is cheaper I guess. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

January 30th, 2005	#13 (permalink)
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,575	id say go with the 6800gt even if it is a little more expensive than 2 6600gts. simply cuz later on u can always add another 6800gt when they get cheap while even rite now the 6800gt by itself holds its own against two 6600gts in sli. __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

January 30th, 2005	#14 (permalink)
XxCrashxX Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 398	alright thank you all for the great advice I think Im just gonna go for the non sli 6800 or could I get an sli board and just put one vid card in it so as he said I could upgrade later oh and the pc is from cyberpowerinc.com __________________ Last edited by XxCrashxX; January 30th, 2005 at 22:51.

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,575	dont worry man. afaik, all the 6800gts that u can get for sli boards are sli ready __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

January 30th, 2005	#16 (permalink)
industrian Suicide is Painless Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ~ Posts: 4,259	http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2284 http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/msi_nx6800/ Benchmarks for SLI setups. Also, my reasoning for a 20.1" TFT.

January 31st, 2005	#18 (permalink)
industrian Suicide is Painless Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ~ Posts: 4,259	Viewsonic VP201B 16ms response time, enough said.

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