Advice/Suggestions on new build~

[cuztomized2]

Hi guys

long time reader. first post

i will get right to the point
im planning to run latest games on either 22" 1680 x 1050 or 24" 1920x1200 resolution
total budget $2000

Case: Coolermaster CM Stacker 830 E-ATX Black Aluminum Case 9X5.25 4X3.5INT No PS W/ 2X120MM Fan

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail

RAM: Mushkin XP PC2-8000 Redline 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit

Video card: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS KO 678MHZ 512MB 1.94GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card

Mobo: ASUS Rampage Formula X48 ATX DDR2 2PCI-E16 CrossFire SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard

PSU: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad CrossFire 750W ATX V2.2 EPS12 24PIN Active PFC Power Supply Red

going air
HS: Thermalright ULTRA-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler LGA775 Heatsink *Fan Not Included*
Fan: Noctua NF-P12-1300 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1100-1300RPM 63-92M3/H 12.6-19.8DBA Molex
t paste: Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound Paste NON-ELECTRICAL Conductive 4 Gram

not sure on HDDs yet
gata buy new monitor and keyboard + mouse as well

im planning to do 450 fsb with this build

any advice/suggestions
or just drop by and say hi to a newcomer

thanks in advance

 

[ScottinIndy]

Looks like you have your bases covered very well, Should be a heckuva rig when you get it put together, Good luck with the build.

 

[Roofles]

The 9800GTX is basically a handpicked 8800GTS core with faster memory, I had both through the step up program but that being said, the 9800GTX OC'd just a little past the 8800GTS to 800/2000/1200 (core/shader/mem) and the core/shader part was about equal to my GTS. The point being, if you are looking to save some cash, pick up a 8800GTS as the 9800GTX isn't really worth it.

Also you are in serious overkill mode with your PSU, I'd say drop down to the 610 if you still want a PCP&C, otherwise I'm running a quad and the GTX on a 550W Corsair with no problems.

Otherwise you are on the right track!

 

[cuztomized2]

ty ScottinIndy


Roofles ty for the suggestions!!
i see your point with the 9800gtx
the reason i picked 9800gtx was because i could get one on sale for $289 without MIR
cheapest 8800gts g92 i could find was $239.99 on sale with $30 MIR...
my hate for MIR, lead me to choose the 9800gtx
since without the MIR theres $20 difference
also the psu
price diff between 750 silencer and 610 silencer was $30
im hoping 750 could least last 2 more builds after this one

i will be defiantly on the lookout for price drops on 8800gts since i can't buy these parts until may

thanks again

 

[Roofles]

Yeah thats fair, the 750 should be good for quite a while.

I had thought there was a larger difference between the GTS and GTX price wise, if its worth the difference to you then it doesn't really matter, but really the only performance differences you will see are if you bench and those extra couple hundred points in 3dmark matter to you.

 

[cuztomized2]

Yeah thats fair, the 750 should be good for quite a while.

I had thought there was a larger difference between the GTS and GTX price wise, if its worth the difference to you then it doesn't really matter, but really the only performance differences you will see are if you bench and those extra couple hundred points in 3dmark matter to you.

oh..
i was under the impression diff was atleast 10frames avg -_-
if thats the case i will go for gts and used the money saved for an optical drive

TY Roofles
feels like u just got me a free optical drive hehe

 

[Roofles]

oh..
i was under the impression diff was atleast 10frames avg -_-
if thats the case i will go for gts and used the money saved for an optical drive

TY Roofles
feels like u just got me a free optical drive hehe

See the thing is, the GTX and GTS are the same core, so basically at stock speed, you'll see little difference in fps that can't be accounted for by experimental error. Synthetically the extra memory speed should help.

I did the step up program from the GTS to GTX so it was a pretty easy decision, but if I were purchasing either card new at the moment, I'd go GTS hands down.

Just as a quick rundown, I was able to get my GTS to 800/2000/1000 clocks, but it wasn't ATI tool stable, but I was able to get 750/1850/1000 stable. With the GTX I hit 800/2000/1200 (faster memory remember) ATI tool stable. I haven't seriously tried to see if I can get it stable any faster though.

 

[cuztomized2]

See the thing is, the GTX and GTS are the same core, so basically at stock speed, you'll see little difference in fps that can't be accounted for by experimental error. Synthetically the extra memory speed should help.

I did the step up program from the GTS to GTX so it was a pretty easy decision, but if I were purchasing either card new at the moment, I'd go GTS hands down.

Just as a quick rundown, I was able to get my GTS to 800/2000/1000 clocks, but it wasn't ATI tool stable, but I was able to get 750/1850/1000 stable. With the GTX I hit 800/2000/1200 (faster memory remember) ATI tool stable. I haven't seriously tried to see if I can get it stable any faster though.

alight you've convinced me
i guess 8800gts could last until the new gt200 chips release hehe