Thoughts on (Possible) set up.

[maroon1]

The ati 4870 is more powerful then the 9800gx2

Actually, 9800GX2 does outperform HD4870, it performs almost as good as GTX 280

You should check this thread
http://www.techist.com/forums/f62/next-gen-review-thread-177635/

Also, I don't agree that 9800GTX+ is slower than HD4850

 

[Luke]

^hmmm, i heard a few things that it was faster some times and slower others. Also i had heard nothing about the performance of the 9800gtx+ except that it was minimal over the 9800gtx. I will correct myself, thank you .

Wait so it's like this?

280
9800gx2
4870
260
9800gtx+
4850
9800gtx

 

[spigen]

^hmmm, i heard a few things that it was faster some times and slower others. Also i had heard nothing about the performance of the 9800gtx+ except that it was minimal over the 9800gtx. I will correct myself, thank you .

Wait so it's like this?

280
9800gx2
4870
260
9800gtx+
4850
9800gtx

-I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with the Q6600, doesn't seem like there is any reason to spend more, when you can over clock these chip to 3.0 - 3.5 Ghz.

- I'm still trying to make sense of all these graphic cards. If you had the choice: (2) 9800 Gx2 Quad Sli or (2) Ati HD 4870 Crossfire. which would you choose?

- also I was looking at Asus motherboards...and they have a ton. P5Q-E, P5E3 premium, M3A32, P5K deluxe, P5Q3 deluxe?

- fan vs. watercooling?



-Last I guess I could throw this out there. If you had 2000 dollars to build a computer what would your checkout cart look like?

 

[veg1992]

Check out the P5Q Deluxe, the ones that say 3 in it have support for DDR3 only...

Q6600 is a good choice, it can go up to 3.8ghz on a good Air Cooler and some good overclocking skills

Go with HD 4870 Crossfire or 1 9800GX2 or 1 HD 4870X2 (this will be a true Dual-Core GPU unlike the rest out because it isn't Crossfire on one PCB like the rest out right now)

You really don't need a Quad-SLI or Quad-Crossfire unless you run at like 2560x1600

For 2k I'd get something along the lines of this:

Asus P5Q Deluxe
Q6600
HD 4870x2 or 4870 Crossfire Mode
640gb WD Drive
4gb of G-Skill DDR2 800 or that Patriot 2gb Viper
NZXT Tempest (surgevel sells these really cheaply here)
Corsair 650tx

Since you have the money to spare you could also consider a sound card or some sound system with a good Headphones

 

[spigen]

Check out the P5Q Deluxe, the ones that say 3 in it have support for DDR3 only...

Q6600 is a good choice, it can go up to 3.8ghz on a good Air Cooler and some good overclocking skills

Go with HD 4870 Crossfire or 1 9800GX2 or 1 HD 4870X2 (this will be a true Dual-Core GPU unlike the rest out because it isn't Crossfire on one PCB like the rest out right now)

You really don't need a Quad-SLI or Quad-Crossfire unless you run at like 2560x1600

For 2k I'd get something along the lines of this:

Asus P5Q Deluxe
Q6600
HD 4870x2 or 4870 Crossfire Mode
640gb WD Drive
4gb of G-Skill DDR2 800 or that Patriot 2gb Viper
NZXT Tempest (surgevel sells these really cheaply here)
Corsair 650tx

Since you have the money to spare you could also consider a sound card or some sound system with a good Headphones

-I was comparing (2) 4870's to (2) 9800 gx2's. not (4) 4870s.....I plan on buying one graphics card for know, and then in a month or so I will add another one. Just wondering which 2 together would be better, since they around the same price.

-And I plan on running the computer of either a 40" samsung LCD or 46". I think the largest resolution on the tv is 1900x by something.

-Whats your thoughts on the Antec 900, Coolermaster cosmos, and the Ultra Black Aluminus ATX.

-last i plan on running the sound through an audio receiver. so what type of sound card would me good.

 

[veg1992]

I never mentioned 4 HD 4870's... By HD 4870 Crossfire I meant two of them..

 

[spigen]

how do you determine how big of a power supply to get?

 

[Redmo0n]

Power supply's are measured, (correctly) by amps on the 12v rail, not watts.

If you want a more detailed explanation maybe someone will post it.

 

[veg1992]

Power supply's are measured, (correctly) by amps on the 12v rail, not watts.

If you want a more detailed explanation maybe someone will post it.

Yep, if you want a truly detailed explanation, check out a 3dGameMan Review on any PSU