Going To Buy This Rig. Share Your Suggestions/Comments
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nish_higher
Wise Old Owl
i'd rather buy 2 9600GT's.. 
*www.motherboards.org/reviews/hardware/1763_8.html
*www.motherboards.org/reviews/hardware/1763_8.html
Evga makes best graphic cards & it is also OC but OC in 9800GTX is a piece of cake . but the real power of Egva is in its 10years warranty.So i will advice you to buy EGVA one.
R u sure abt Evga price.
& bro y have not u plan to buy raptor series HDD in this budget.
i know what you are talking abt buying a balance PC & i am very happy to hear that there r guys which doesn't give importance to just one or two components but every components. i am also making my confi for gaming PC for last 3 months to make a perfectly balance gaming PC but i still feel that spending 14k on a cabinet is too much you can adopt for CM690 or Antec 900 they are also one of the best cabinets in the market yet priced very low compare to CM 830 Nvidia Edition but everybody thinks different & at last best of luck for your PC.
R u sure abt Evga price.
& bro y have not u plan to buy raptor series HDD in this budget.
i know what you are talking abt buying a balance PC & i am very happy to hear that there r guys which doesn't give importance to just one or two components but every components. i am also making my confi for gaming PC for last 3 months to make a perfectly balance gaming PC but i still feel that spending 14k on a cabinet is too much you can adopt for CM690 or Antec 900 they are also one of the best cabinets in the market yet priced very low compare to CM 830 Nvidia Edition but everybody thinks different & at last best of luck for your PC.
nish_higher
Wise Old Owl
^ read those benchmarks first.
Asus 9600GT OC or EVGA 9600 GT in SLi certainly beats 9800GTX Sli
and Raptor HDDS are good until u require some large space coz they dont have any option beyond 150gb which costs 9-10k approx .
Asus 9600GT OC or EVGA 9600 GT in SLi certainly beats 9800GTX Sli
and Raptor HDDS are good until u require some large space coz they dont have any option beyond 150gb which costs 9-10k approx .
ancientrites
In the zone
@confused : post the pics after you assembled everything
OP
confused
Evolving Rapidly...
i agree after reading this comparison.
ok, i after a lot of comments/criticism by many people against, 9800gtx, and also reading comparisions on the net, i agree "9800gtx may perform well, but there are other cards with better performance/price ratio"
so what other options do i have?
1>2x 9600gt in SLI @ 19k
pros:beats 9800gtx, costs same as 9800gtx
cons: cant upgrade anymore. will have to dispose both cards if i want any upgrades.
2>1x 8800gts @ 16-16.5k
pros:costs less
cons: only does 2xSLI, no 3xSLI
3>1x 3870X2 @ 23k
pros:beats 9800gtx by a huge margin
cons:costs 4-5k more
my line of thought:
1>out of question, bcoz not upgradable
2>best option.
3>2nd best, because i will have to spend 5 more.
tell me what to do.........
nish_higher
Wise Old Owl
Option 2-the best.add another card later and u have a mean machine.
jasku
In the zone
Dude...imho u should wait for the Rv770 launch aka the ATI 4xxx series, as suggested by Keith, but I also read you reply, which again i totally respect.
As suggested above option 3 would defeat the purpose of your mobo, if you go for opt 3 u should opt for x38/48 chipsets, will also give u future upgradabillty.
Good idea would be to go for the 3870x2 and prolly hybrid crossfilre it with a 4870!
But if u just want the best today.....go for one 8800GTS, keep the option of buyin another wen the G200 launches, you will get ur second one quite cheap.
You havent mentioned, as wat resolutions you would be gaming, but with the choice of your components, I am guessing it would be 22-24', if so 8800GTS for now and add another later.
My 2 cents worth.
nish_higher
Wise Old Owl
^ to have crossfire
u'll need x38 or x48 chipset.the best board by intel itself is Bonetrail-but its ddr3.. Abit IX38 is best DDR2 crossfire board for the price and performance
u'll need x38 or x48 chipset.the best board by intel itself is Bonetrail-but its ddr3.. Abit IX38 is best DDR2 crossfire board for the price and performance
keith_j_snyder2
Rising ApocalypsE
And within 2 months Intel will launh X48 but there is not much of a performance and features difference between X38 and X48, its just X48 sports DDR3 so do some X38.
X38 Auad GT is best X38 board because it also sports 1600MHz FSB for future upgrade, but u will be bound to X-fire only not SLI. But u can use single nVidia card with Quad GT.
So choice is upto u.
X38 Auad GT is best X38 board because it also sports 1600MHz FSB for future upgrade, but u will be bound to X-fire only not SLI. But u can use single nVidia card with Quad GT.
So choice is upto u.
bose.subhasis
Broken In
in my opinion ur config great except the graphics card. i could only suggest the new "PALiT NE/960TSX0202 GeForce 9600GT SONIC 1GB 256-bit GDDR3" *www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261013
or
PALiT NE/960TSX0252 GeForce 9600GT SONIC 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 *www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261001
but the choice is urs. i can only suggest
or
PALiT NE/960TSX0252 GeForce 9600GT SONIC 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 *www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261001
but the choice is urs. i can only suggest
keith_j_snyder2
Rising ApocalypsE
It takes one 8-pin and one 6-pin connector.
I absolutely agree with this man! 9800GX2 kills 3870X2 in almost every game! But better performance comes with better expenses.
Cheapest 9800GX2 at newegg is $525 and Cheapest 3870X2 is for $370, thats a $155 difference. Acc. to me this is a big price/performance difference!
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OP
confused
Evolving Rapidly...
Hey guys, i have one final decision to make:
the 8800GTS 512MB doesnt seem to be available. only 320MB and 640MB are available. And as everyone knows those cards are beaten even by the 8800GT.
So should i go for
1>nforce 780i + geforce 9800GTX @ 33k
OR
2>abit IX38 + ATI 3870x2 @ 32k
please help me out. what will be the drawbacks and advantages of each?
the 8800GTS 512MB doesnt seem to be available. only 320MB and 640MB are available. And as everyone knows those cards are beaten even by the 8800GT.
So should i go for
1>nforce 780i + geforce 9800GTX @ 33k
OR
2>abit IX38 + ATI 3870x2 @ 32k
please help me out. what will be the drawbacks and advantages of each?
ajayashish
Living to Succeed
I will say... go with the SECOND OPTION
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