Portland Newb
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Okay, I'm almost ready to hit the order button and have a couple questions. First, here's the system as it stands (of course, feel free to criticize or recommend - most (all) is from recommendations from this board).
Case: NXZT Zero (already bought)
CPU: E6750
Mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3P
Video Card: see below
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 2x1g (already bought)
HDD: Seagate 7200.10 320 SATA (x2)
Optical: Sony Optiarc
PSU: Corsair 520w (already bought)
OS: Vista 64 bit
HSF: see below
Right now all I'm really playing is WoW, which has minimal video requirements. I'm looking forward to SC2, but won't play most upcoming games that others are looking forward to. So, should I get the 8800GTS 320 now or should I get a 7600GT to hold me over until the 9's come out. Is it worth waiting? Or should I just get the 8800 now, knowing that it will probably hold me just fine for a couple years? If I get the 8800 now, I won't upgrade for at least 18 months.
Also, small deal, but for an HSF should I get the AC7, Zalman 9500, or the Tuniq. Really, from a budget perspective, there're all close enough to the same to count. Is the Tuniq overkill for a C2D, and too big to be worth the trouble? Is the AC7 better than the Zalman9500? The AC7 looks very "unfinished" which makes me worry about quality. The side of my case is all fans (4x120), so I really don't care about looks inside the case. I'm worried that the Tuniq won't fit because of the side case fans - even though it's a full case, so it's pretty roomy.
Anyway, thanks for your input, and for all your guidance getting to this point. Hopefully, I can pull the trigger this week and be assembling next week - then I'll have all new questions!
Case: NXZT Zero (already bought)
CPU: E6750
Mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3P
Video Card: see below
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 2x1g (already bought)
HDD: Seagate 7200.10 320 SATA (x2)
Optical: Sony Optiarc
PSU: Corsair 520w (already bought)
OS: Vista 64 bit
HSF: see below
Right now all I'm really playing is WoW, which has minimal video requirements. I'm looking forward to SC2, but won't play most upcoming games that others are looking forward to. So, should I get the 8800GTS 320 now or should I get a 7600GT to hold me over until the 9's come out. Is it worth waiting? Or should I just get the 8800 now, knowing that it will probably hold me just fine for a couple years? If I get the 8800 now, I won't upgrade for at least 18 months.
Also, small deal, but for an HSF should I get the AC7, Zalman 9500, or the Tuniq. Really, from a budget perspective, there're all close enough to the same to count. Is the Tuniq overkill for a C2D, and too big to be worth the trouble? Is the AC7 better than the Zalman9500? The AC7 looks very "unfinished" which makes me worry about quality. The side of my case is all fans (4x120), so I really don't care about looks inside the case. I'm worried that the Tuniq won't fit because of the side case fans - even though it's a full case, so it's pretty roomy.
Anyway, thanks for your input, and for all your guidance getting to this point. Hopefully, I can pull the trigger this week and be assembling next week - then I'll have all new questions!