guinness74
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Hey everyone, I could really use some feedback. My PC is 4yrs old and is currently getting murdered by current games. I want to buy another one for gaming (I do not know enough about building my own so I've opted for the boutique vendor path).
I have spec'ed out the following rig from ABS for around $2300
Case: ABS Stealth Silver case
PS: Enermax Liberty ELT620WT ATX12V 620W
Mobo: Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X north bridge 4 x 240pin DDR2; up to 8 GB
Fan: Thermaltake SILENT 775 CL-P0092 90mm 1 Ball, 1 Sleeve Multi-Color LED Light Cooling Fan
RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit
HD1: Seagate Barracuda 320 GB, 3.5", SATA 3.0Gb/s 7200 RPM, 16MB Cache 4.16 ms average latency
HD2: Western Digital 74GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150
Sound Card: Integrated
Now, I understand that Dx10 is coming out shortly, so I figure that I will buy a lesser GPU to get me through the next 6mth-1yr while the next gen cards shake out then upgrade my card. However, I have no idea what card is the best buy from the options that ABS gives:
- NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS KO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card Support HDCP [-$310.00]
- NVIDIA GeForce 7950GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card [-$210.00]
- NVIDIA GeForce 7900GTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card [-$11.00]
- NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card out of stock Auto-Notify
- SAPPHIRE 100177 Radeon X1950XTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card [currently selected]
What do you all suggest I choose? I don't want to dump all this money into a GPU only to upgrade in another year, but I also don't want any more lag issues.
Lastly, are there any other parts I should look at or vendors I should check out?
Please help out one of the legions of the gaming impaired!!!!
I have spec'ed out the following rig from ABS for around $2300
Case: ABS Stealth Silver case
PS: Enermax Liberty ELT620WT ATX12V 620W
Mobo: Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X north bridge 4 x 240pin DDR2; up to 8 GB
Fan: Thermaltake SILENT 775 CL-P0092 90mm 1 Ball, 1 Sleeve Multi-Color LED Light Cooling Fan
RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit
HD1: Seagate Barracuda 320 GB, 3.5", SATA 3.0Gb/s 7200 RPM, 16MB Cache 4.16 ms average latency
HD2: Western Digital 74GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150
Sound Card: Integrated
Now, I understand that Dx10 is coming out shortly, so I figure that I will buy a lesser GPU to get me through the next 6mth-1yr while the next gen cards shake out then upgrade my card. However, I have no idea what card is the best buy from the options that ABS gives:
- NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS KO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card Support HDCP [-$310.00]
- NVIDIA GeForce 7950GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card [-$210.00]
- NVIDIA GeForce 7900GTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card [-$11.00]
- NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card out of stock Auto-Notify
- SAPPHIRE 100177 Radeon X1950XTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card [currently selected]
What do you all suggest I choose? I don't want to dump all this money into a GPU only to upgrade in another year, but I also don't want any more lag issues.
Lastly, are there any other parts I should look at or vendors I should check out?
Please help out one of the legions of the gaming impaired!!!!