insane84722
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Hello, i'm back. More than a year ago I was planning on building a computer. I'm back and finally ready to buy and build it soon. I listed the parts I was going to get below.
If I missed something or you have a better suggestion, please let me know. I do have a few questions though. A year ago, SLI was was back and forth. Has it become worth it since then or is it still a hit and miss? I've also noticed PCIE 2.0 x16, is this better that PCIE x16? If so, is it worth it? I was planning on a RADI0 setup, is this still a good way to go? (with a 3rd drive for backup) Is 2GB ram still good for all gaming or has it gone up to 4GB?
Case: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE 3D Aurora 570 GZ-FA1CA-ASB Black 1.0 mm Aluminum body ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Video: Newegg.com - EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Power: Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail
CPU: Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail
RAM: Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
HD: Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Sound: Newegg.com - Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail
Paste: Newegg.com - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Heatsink: Newegg.com - Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler - Retail
OS: Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Retail
Case Fans: Newegg.com - Thermaltake A2029 120mm Case Fan - Retail
CD Drive: Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail
Card Reader: Newegg.com - Koutech IO-RCM620 USB 2.0 3.5"/5.25" Card Reader - Retail
I've gone through quickly to see if there is anything better to get since then, I looked quickly and havn't changed anything, yet. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Thanks.
If I missed something or you have a better suggestion, please let me know. I do have a few questions though. A year ago, SLI was was back and forth. Has it become worth it since then or is it still a hit and miss? I've also noticed PCIE 2.0 x16, is this better that PCIE x16? If so, is it worth it? I was planning on a RADI0 setup, is this still a good way to go? (with a 3rd drive for backup) Is 2GB ram still good for all gaming or has it gone up to 4GB?
Case: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE 3D Aurora 570 GZ-FA1CA-ASB Black 1.0 mm Aluminum body ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Video: Newegg.com - EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Power: Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail
CPU: Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail
RAM: Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
HD: Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Sound: Newegg.com - Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail
Paste: Newegg.com - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Heatsink: Newegg.com - Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler - Retail
OS: Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Retail
Case Fans: Newegg.com - Thermaltake A2029 120mm Case Fan - Retail
CD Drive: Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail
Card Reader: Newegg.com - Koutech IO-RCM620 USB 2.0 3.5"/5.25" Card Reader - Retail
I've gone through quickly to see if there is anything better to get since then, I looked quickly and havn't changed anything, yet. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Thanks.