These are the components I'm looking into, I'm getting this machine specifically for gaming.
Power Supply: ( 600 Watt -- Power Supply SLI Ready )
Processor: Intel Core i7 Processor 920 x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache
Motherboard:MSI X58 Platinum Intel X58 CrossFire Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Dual PCI-E MB
Memory 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module Corsair Value or Major Brand
Video Card: 2x ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode
Hard Drive: 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]
Operation System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-Bit
I have a few questions.
Would the Geforce GTX 280 be better than two crossfired Radeon HD 4870s? If I get the GTX280 I could possibly upgrade the processor to the i7 940 but I'm not sure if this would be better overall for gaming.
Is the power supply sufficient?
And the last question, I'm fairly clueless on motherboards. Is this motherboard ok? Or will it bottleneck the system somehow?
I appreciate any info!
Power Supply: ( 600 Watt -- Power Supply SLI Ready )
Processor: Intel Core i7 Processor 920 x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache
Motherboard:MSI X58 Platinum Intel X58 CrossFire Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Dual PCI-E MB
Memory 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module Corsair Value or Major Brand
Video Card: 2x ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode
Hard Drive: 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]
Operation System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-Bit
I have a few questions.
Would the Geforce GTX 280 be better than two crossfired Radeon HD 4870s? If I get the GTX280 I could possibly upgrade the processor to the i7 940 but I'm not sure if this would be better overall for gaming.
Is the power supply sufficient?
And the last question, I'm fairly clueless on motherboards. Is this motherboard ok? Or will it bottleneck the system somehow?
I appreciate any info!