my first Build

[b1gapl]

What is the resolution of this 23"?

2 x 8800GTs or GTSs and probably 2 x 9600GTs, will outperform a single GTX. With the 2 x 9600GTs, being the cheapest option.

 

[heister]

it is not a matter of out preforming, it is a matter of being with in performance range.. if one card can handle it go with one... in your case one gtx will be fine

edit i forgot about 2 9600's that is a good idea... however you can save a lil money by going with one card and non sli mobo

 

[MangoSalsa]

Monitor Hanns•G HW-223DPB Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 Built in Speakers - Retail is the monitor....

Thanks everyone, I think im set!! WOO HOO! cant wait to build it.

Finished List:

GAMING COMPUTER UPDATED AS OF MAR 06, 2008
--Ram Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AL804 - Retail
$62
--Case Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail $150
--Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor – Retail $200
--Video Card EVGA 512-P3-N862-AR GeForce 9600GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card – Retail x2 $360
--Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM x2 $160
--Power Supply CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick – Retail
$140
--Motherboard EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $250
--Heat sink/Fan ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
$30
--Keyboard Logitech G11 Silver & Black 104 Normal Keys 29 Function Keys USB Standard Gaming Keyboard – Retail
$60
--Mouse Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical 1600 dpi Gaming-Grade Mouse - Retail
$40
--Monitor Hanns•G HW-223DPB Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 Built in Speakers - Retail
$250
--OS Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2C – OEM 64-bit $140

 

[Invisible]

Monitor Hanns•G HW-223DPB Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 Built in Speakers - Retail is the monitor....

Thanks everyone, I think im set!! WOO HOO! cant wait to build it.

Finished List:

Ram Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AL804 - Retail
$62
Case Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail $150

Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor – Retail $200

Video Card EVGA 512-P3-N862-AR GeForce 9600GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $360
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM x2 $160
Power Supply CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick – Retail
$140
Motherboard EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $250
Sound Card Integrated

Heat sink/Fan ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
$30

thats 2 9600gt's right?

 

[MangoSalsa]

Thanks again everyone....this site owns. Everyone is so helpful.

 

[heister]

yea that should be 2 9600's the super clocked are about 185 190 dollars

 

[Invisible]

does that armor have a window?
if it doesn't theres no reason to get tracers over regular ballisitx

 

[MangoSalsa]

tracers are a few dollars cheaper...

 

[Luke]

huh? why would tracers be cheaper, they have led lights on them... they should be more.

 

[veg1992]

huh? why would tracers be cheaper, they have led lights on them... they should be more.

true, but they are less in demand because everybody we tell knows that now, so hardly any people buy them off Newegg, so sometimes it goes to $40 W/O MIR, sometimes its like $70 with one, its just fluctuates a lot...