I'm planning on building a new workstation rig.
1. 4 int Sata II drives (Non Raid)
2. Soundblaster X fi Fatality
3. 4 GB ram if I go Xp or 8 GB if I go Vista Ultimate 64 bit
4. Geforce 8800 GTX, ATI 1950 XTX, ATI HD 2900 XT or newer Video Card
5. Motherboard choices not sure which direction I will go
a. Asus Deluxe DH 975
b. Supermicro X6-DAE GD2
c. Supermicro X7DAE
6. CPU Not sure which way I'll go
a. Dual Xeon 2 3.8 chips
b. Quad Core undecided on which
c. Core 2 Duo undecided on which one
7. DVD RW
8. Canopus NX Video Editing board ( I know no 64 bit drivers are available but, I still will consider Vista Ultimate)
Which brand and how many watts should I get for config above that could handle each CPU choices.
Cases: What case should I get to handle this rig?
The 2 cases I have looked at is.
LIAN LI PC 75B for Dual Xeon or Quad Core
LIAN LI PC 777 Memorial for Core 2 Duo
I'd prefer to get a 4 bay tower but, not sure if there would be enough airflow with all the parts in this rig.
I must say I'm leaning Vista Ultimate (By the time I get all the parts SP1 might be out)
Thanks
1. 4 int Sata II drives (Non Raid)
2. Soundblaster X fi Fatality
3. 4 GB ram if I go Xp or 8 GB if I go Vista Ultimate 64 bit
4. Geforce 8800 GTX, ATI 1950 XTX, ATI HD 2900 XT or newer Video Card
5. Motherboard choices not sure which direction I will go
a. Asus Deluxe DH 975
b. Supermicro X6-DAE GD2
c. Supermicro X7DAE
6. CPU Not sure which way I'll go
a. Dual Xeon 2 3.8 chips
b. Quad Core undecided on which
c. Core 2 Duo undecided on which one
7. DVD RW
8. Canopus NX Video Editing board ( I know no 64 bit drivers are available but, I still will consider Vista Ultimate)
Which brand and how many watts should I get for config above that could handle each CPU choices.
Cases: What case should I get to handle this rig?
The 2 cases I have looked at is.
LIAN LI PC 75B for Dual Xeon or Quad Core
LIAN LI PC 777 Memorial for Core 2 Duo
I'd prefer to get a 4 bay tower but, not sure if there would be enough airflow with all the parts in this rig.
I must say I'm leaning Vista Ultimate (By the time I get all the parts SP1 might be out)
Thanks