Torn on which Video Cards to Pick

[veg1992]

i don't plan on it... usually when i buy i buy it and never change stuff until i get a new system

 

[veg1992]

btw i went to madshrimps... i found some benchmarks that made me move over to the 8600gts
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1120/8600gtbenchmarktheelderfl5.png
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9620/8600gtbenchmarkserioussen7.png
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/4153/8600gtbenchmarkrainboxsaj2.png
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1845/8600gtbenchmarkquake4fp2.png
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9650/8600gtbenchmarkhalflifeer0.png

 

[kobe24]

dont beliv ever benchmark u see.

 

[veg1992]

ya but still... if it wins a couple of games i wanna play thats good enough for me

also:
Newegg.com - FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN, RoHS, 12cm FAN, version 2.2, 2 SATA, 20+ 4 pin, PCI Express, 400W Power Supply - Retail

can this power all this..... and maybe take out the e6320 with a q6600

Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 1.86GHZ 1066FSB 4MB Retail
In Stock 23695 $193.85 $193.85

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 ATX LGA775 Conroe P965 DDR2 PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 GBLAN Audio Motherboard
In Stock 19635 $127.67 $127.67

G.SKILL F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit
In Stock 20882 $220.39 $220.39

Coolermaster CAC-T05 Centurion 5 Aluminum ATX Tower Case 5X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT SILVER-BLACK No PS
In Stock 13954 $49.36 $49.36

Liteon Black 16X DVD-ROM INT E-IDE OEM DVD Player
In Stock 8522 $18.32 $18.32

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Hard Drive SATA2 7200RPM 11MS 8MB Cache 5YR MFR Warranty
In Stock 23509 $75.84 $75.84

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro LGA775 2500RPM 45CFM
In Stock 17225 $21.37 $21.37

XFX GeForce 8600GTS 675MHZ 256MB 2.0GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card
In Stock 23700 $153.48 $153.48

 

[b1gapl]

ooo....that looks good right there. I thought your parents, wouldn't let you build one. Unless you're having this built.

 

[veg1992]

actually ncixus will build it for me with a code 7428 or something... but will it power with all the stuff i got there, even if i substitute e6320 with a quad-core q6600

 

[mrfluffles]

Is that 4 gigs of RAM you're buying (or is that ram just severly overpriced over there?)? How about sticking with 2 gigs and getting an 8800 instead?

And I don't think I would use that psu for this unless you wouldn't overclock at all and no way would I use it with a quad core.

 

[veg1992]

that is 2 gb and overpriced lol... if i use a bluestorm 400w Fortron would that suffice?

 

[RGELLIS]

I know I will be shot for this - but on July 22nd the prices of all the Core 2 Duos are dropping - the Q6600 will be dropping to $266 and there are many other price drops, why not wait until then and maybe get a better CPU? The other thing I might change is teh CPU cooler - maybe get a slightly better cooler i.e. Tuniq Tower 120 or Scythe Infinity, which are both darned good coolers. Only ideas!

 

[veg1992]

i am waiting.... i just used the e6320 as a price substitute, so i know about how much it will be when i get a q6600