evening all,
I am building a new rig for the first time in about 5 years.
The last one was a screamer at 1333mhz with a geforce2
SB pro platinum, 128mb, cdrw. Cutting edge of a knife.....five years ago.
It has served me well, the first time it got beat by a game was doom 3 and since that is the current benchmark, that aint so bad.
However it is time to build a new rig as this just aint cutting it for video editing and D3 was just the first of many to follow that will out require it.
PLUS now there is so much more bling then back then (I like the bling) So here are my basic stats.
AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 939
Sapphire ATI Radeon X850 XT PE 256MB GDDR3 PCI-e
Abit Fatal1ty AN8 Nvidia NF4 Ultra
Crucial memory 1 GB DDR I guess the 400 speed
NEC Multisync 20" TFT LCD
2 Seagate 7200.8 300GB 7200RPM SATA Drives
BenQ 16X DVD+R DVD Burner support dual layer with lightscribe tech
ASUS 16X DVD ROM/48X CDROM
SB audigy2 ZS Platinum PCI
Sicuro Tecno lighting 5.1 speakers
Macall USB2.0/firewire Hub
X-Clear Acryllic case w/5 quad blue LED fans
Dual UV Cold cathode Kit
4 multi color laser LED's Controlled by sunbeam chameleon
Sunbeam light bus fan&light controller
Ultra X-connect UV Blue 500W
SIIG USB 2.0 9-in-1 R/W + FDD
Thermaltake beetle 4 in 1 CPU cooler
Coolmax ata-133 round cable
Motorola surboard docsis
Whew.......
I welcome any and all to pick apart my specs and tell me if there is something better.
However I have 3 main questions:
1. Which is the better option or better bang for the buck
the ATI sapphire radeon x850 XT PE or SLI with two ultra 6800's ?
2. The Thermaltake beetle has good reviews for fuctionality (and added bling) However it is supposed to be a capital B to install and even when completed I understand the install doesn't seem overly stable. Also the thing is a monster, if I go SLI would I even be able to fit a beetle in the case or even if I dont go SLI will I be able to fit it ?
3. I read fantastic reviews on the ultra x-connect but on a previous site I heard that it was all hype and that the Ultras are overrated and under perform. Is this the case? and also, if I go SLI with all the other bling in my case will a 500W Ultra be enough to power it all?
All comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance to all
Kovan
I am building a new rig for the first time in about 5 years.
The last one was a screamer at 1333mhz with a geforce2
SB pro platinum, 128mb, cdrw. Cutting edge of a knife.....five years ago.
It has served me well, the first time it got beat by a game was doom 3 and since that is the current benchmark, that aint so bad.
However it is time to build a new rig as this just aint cutting it for video editing and D3 was just the first of many to follow that will out require it.
PLUS now there is so much more bling then back then (I like the bling) So here are my basic stats.
AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 939
Sapphire ATI Radeon X850 XT PE 256MB GDDR3 PCI-e
Abit Fatal1ty AN8 Nvidia NF4 Ultra
Crucial memory 1 GB DDR I guess the 400 speed
NEC Multisync 20" TFT LCD
2 Seagate 7200.8 300GB 7200RPM SATA Drives
BenQ 16X DVD+R DVD Burner support dual layer with lightscribe tech
ASUS 16X DVD ROM/48X CDROM
SB audigy2 ZS Platinum PCI
Sicuro Tecno lighting 5.1 speakers
Macall USB2.0/firewire Hub
X-Clear Acryllic case w/5 quad blue LED fans
Dual UV Cold cathode Kit
4 multi color laser LED's Controlled by sunbeam chameleon
Sunbeam light bus fan&light controller
Ultra X-connect UV Blue 500W
SIIG USB 2.0 9-in-1 R/W + FDD
Thermaltake beetle 4 in 1 CPU cooler
Coolmax ata-133 round cable
Motorola surboard docsis
Whew.......
I welcome any and all to pick apart my specs and tell me if there is something better.
However I have 3 main questions:
1. Which is the better option or better bang for the buck
the ATI sapphire radeon x850 XT PE or SLI with two ultra 6800's ?
2. The Thermaltake beetle has good reviews for fuctionality (and added bling) However it is supposed to be a capital B to install and even when completed I understand the install doesn't seem overly stable. Also the thing is a monster, if I go SLI would I even be able to fit a beetle in the case or even if I dont go SLI will I be able to fit it ?
3. I read fantastic reviews on the ultra x-connect but on a previous site I heard that it was all hype and that the Ultras are overrated and under perform. Is this the case? and also, if I go SLI with all the other bling in my case will a 500W Ultra be enough to power it all?
All comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance to all
Kovan