have to upgrade and am want to know if these parts are any good

[COD2_fanatic]

now, that my 6600GT has decided to die on me i'm gonna have to upgrade after my birthday (in October) and these are the parts i'm looking at:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125028

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128268R

i'd like to keep it under $200, if someone can suggest a good SLI (thats under $100 and doesn't need a flip chip if it is "open box") board that would be great.

 

[turtile]

Get one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130017

 

[Elbatrop1]

I don't know of many mobos that have a software controlled SLi switch for cheap

I have this mobo, and found it to be nice and stable:
Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $82.99

Also, the 7600GS is a good choice for your budget:
eVGA 256-P2-N541-TX Geforce 7600GS 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $109.99

TOTAL: $192.98

 

[COD2_fanatic]

ok, i'll go with the board, but what about the gigabyte 7600GS's, i like keep it quiet cause i leave it on all night and i sleep close to it as well

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125028

 

[jcortes]

my 7900gt is extremely loud and i think the 7600 has the same fan.

 

[Yoad]

for a quiet gpu fan youre gonna need an aftermarket cooler .

-Jo,

 

[COD2_fanatic]

didi , you even bother to look? the gigabyte 7600 has a silent cooler

 

[Yoad]

If gigabyte is known for anything, its being anything but silent... lol..

I Bought their "Rocket 3D CPU Cooler", My worst investment ever.

A. It cooling abilitys are POOR.

B. It definantly lives up to its name, Rocket 3D.. it generates as much noise as a real rocket...

-Jo.

 

[Spartan]

If gigabyte is known for anything, its being anything but silent... lol..

I Bought their "Rocket 3D CPU Cooler", My worst investment ever.

Great choice. What did you expect with something named the "Rocket 3D CPU cooler"?

 

[COD2_fanatic]

yeah i agree it even sounds cheap