WAS ORIGONALLY MAKING AN IBUYPOWER... LOOK TO 12th POST FOR NEW AVA DIRECT BUILD
I want a pc that is able to run games at very high settings while still getting a good frame rate. Any answers to any questions, suggestions and criticisms of the build are greatly appreciated:
I have questions here to make it easier to critique me not because I need everyone to answer all of them
Monitor: Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
1680 x 1050
$220 from newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009094
From iBuyPower:
Power Supply: 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready
If I get this instead of a brand name is this still reliable enough (do I need 800 watts?)
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (2x 3.0GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)
OR Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (4x 2.4GHz/8MB L2 Cache/1066FSB)
Cooling: INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit
Will this decrease part lifetime?
Do I have to remove water if I move the computer?
Are the silent fans a safer bet?
Motherboard:
If I get Nvidia:
[SLI] MSI P7N SLI-FI Nvidia nForce 750i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Three PCI-E MB
Should I go to the 780i SLI Chipset?
If I go ATI:
[CrossFire] Asus P5K Premium Intel P35 CrossFire Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 Dual PCI-E MB
RAM:
4 GB DDR2-800 PC6400 4x1GB Corsair-Value or Major Brand
Graphics Card:
Nvidia 9800 GX2 1GB
ATI 4870 512MB
Crossfire mode with 2 ATI 4870 512MB
Hard Drive: 320 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]
OS: Windows Ultimate 64 bit
I'm posting here because this is the first computer that I'm designing after my incredibly slow 4 year old Dell died, though I think I'll be using ibuypower because I've heard they have good prices and I don't feel completely comfortable building one especially if it has liquid cooling even with the guide on this site. (If you have suggestions for other vendors that you think are better thats great as well) I'm also considering overclocking, but was wondering if it will decrease the lifetime of the parts significantly.
I think that's all. Thanks for your help.
I want a pc that is able to run games at very high settings while still getting a good frame rate. Any answers to any questions, suggestions and criticisms of the build are greatly appreciated:
I have questions here to make it easier to critique me not because I need everyone to answer all of them
Monitor: Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
1680 x 1050
$220 from newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009094
From iBuyPower:
Power Supply: 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready
If I get this instead of a brand name is this still reliable enough (do I need 800 watts?)
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (2x 3.0GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)
OR Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (4x 2.4GHz/8MB L2 Cache/1066FSB)
Cooling: INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit
Will this decrease part lifetime?
Do I have to remove water if I move the computer?
Are the silent fans a safer bet?
Motherboard:
If I get Nvidia:
[SLI] MSI P7N SLI-FI Nvidia nForce 750i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Three PCI-E MB
Should I go to the 780i SLI Chipset?
If I go ATI:
[CrossFire] Asus P5K Premium Intel P35 CrossFire Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 Dual PCI-E MB
RAM:
4 GB DDR2-800 PC6400 4x1GB Corsair-Value or Major Brand
Graphics Card:
Nvidia 9800 GX2 1GB
ATI 4870 512MB
Crossfire mode with 2 ATI 4870 512MB
Hard Drive: 320 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]
OS: Windows Ultimate 64 bit
I'm posting here because this is the first computer that I'm designing after my incredibly slow 4 year old Dell died, though I think I'll be using ibuypower because I've heard they have good prices and I don't feel completely comfortable building one especially if it has liquid cooling even with the guide on this site. (If you have suggestions for other vendors that you think are better thats great as well) I'm also considering overclocking, but was wondering if it will decrease the lifetime of the parts significantly.
I think that's all. Thanks for your help.