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Well it's that time again. I'm about almost done paying off my credit so I'm looking into getting a new comp this week.

well here is what I got thus far. any suggestions on what I should change would be greatly appreciated as I do want a decent gaming/all purpose comp. I mainly want it for ut3 but if I see something worthy of playing then of course yeah. :p

this is from cyberpowerpc.com. A person from the ut3 forums recommended this and also said there were rumors that the PCs came dead but others (including him) said there were no problems.

# *BASE_PRICE: [+889]
# CAS: Hot !!! Apevia X-Telstar Aluminum Full Tower 420W Case w/ Temp Display and Fan Control [+63] (Green Color)
# CASUPGRADE: 12in COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT [+10] (BLUE COLOR)
# CS_FAN: Default case fans (other options were Extra Case Cooling Fan(1 x Fan)[+3]More Qty...
1 x Fan[+0]
2 x Fans[+3]
3 x Fans[+6]

Extra 3-Color Neon Light LED Case Fan(1 x Fan)
# CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit
# CD: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR) (I'm thinking of not having this since I already have an external dvd writer)
# CD2: NONE
# CABLE: None
# FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE (BLACK COLOR)
# FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
# FREEBIE_VC2: None
# FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
# HDD: Single Hard Drive (400GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+46])
# HDD2: NONE
# IEEE_CARD: IEEE 1394 CARD AND DRIVER [+19]
# KEYBOARD: NONE [-7]
# MOUSE: NONE [-5]
# MODEM: NONE
# MONITOR: NONE
# MONITOR2: NONE
# MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard [+210]
# MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
# NETWORK: Killer K1 10/100/1000 Gigabit High Speed Online Gaming PCI Network Interface Card [+179]
# OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2 [+135]
# PRINTER: None
# PRINTER_CABLE: None
# PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU [+19]
# POWERSUPPLY: 1,100 Watts Power Supplies [+239] (($40 off Mail-in Rebate) **Recommended** Tagan TG1100-U96 TurboJet Quad Quiet SLI Ready)
# RUSH: RUSH!!! READY TO SHIP IN 3 BUSINESS DAYS [+69]
# SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS 24/7 LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
# SOUND: Creative Labs X-FI XtremeGamer 24-BIT PCI Sound Card [+89]
# SPEAKERS: NONE [-5]
# TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
# TVRC: None
# USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
# UPS: None
# USBHD: NONE
# VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB 16X PCI Express [+327] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
# VIDEO2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB 16X PCI Express [+327] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
# VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
# WNC: NONE
# _PRICE: (+2604)

Looks good syn. Only suggestion is if you got a lil extra, try to upgrade the video card from GTS to GTX. Only thin that i don't agree with is ur CPU, 2.4 ghz?

watch for the new card that is suposed to be coming out within next couple of weeks. i believe it is the GT series and is supposed to be one step above GTS and a step below GTX.

do yourself a favor and either wait for the 1600MHz FSB, or get one of the 1333MHz chips. 1066 is already pedestrian. :hwsb2:

but, if you really can't wait, get a decent cooler (large mofo air, or dirt cheap liquid) and that will overclock to the 1600 mark no problem. and your asus board should be able to get near it too.
agree with 1800 look at the specs of some different cards and see what you can get for the money
(most of the time its cheaper to drop them in yourself anyway), and watch the what the core clocks are as some manufacturers pre-overclock cards with the same chips and sell the for different prices with little or no change in components.
May want to upgrade the memory to 4GB once you get it, not too expensive anymore as its 2gb paired for only US$100 now( and love the corsair brand, can't go wrong with those ).
That machine is definatly going to kick ass once you get it.

I figured I get this now and upgrade later. They didn't have the GTX on the site. Plus I'd have to add 900 to get the 1333 quad core chip. I think I'll still to this. :p

*BASE_PRICE: [+889]
CAS: Hot !!! Apevia X-Telstar Aluminum Full Tower 420W Case w/ Temp Display and Fan Control [+63] (Black Color)
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CS_FAN: Extra 3-Color Neon Light LED Case Fan [+5] (1 x Fan)
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX6850 @ 3.00GHz 1333FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit [+806]
CD: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER [+42] (BLACK COLOR)
CABLE: None
FLOPPY: NONE [-5]
FLASHMEDIA: None [-3]
FREEBIE_VC2: None
FAN: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System (Extreme Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) [+65]
HDD: Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 2 Identical Hard Drives [+19] (320GB (160GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+24])
HDD2: NONE
IEEE_CARD: IEEE 1394 CARD AND DRIVER [+19]
KEYBOARD: NONE [-7]
MOUSE: NONE [-5]
MODEM: NONE
MONITOR: NONE
MONITOR2: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680i SLI Chipset LGA775
FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard [+210]
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory [+350] (($40 off Mail-in Rebate) Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader [+100]) plan to upgrade 7-8 gigs
NETWORK: Killer M1 10/100/1000 Gigabit High Speed Online Gaming PCI Network Interface Card [+249]
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
PRINTER: None
PRINTER_CABLE: None
PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU [+19]
POWERSUPPLY: 1,200 Watts Power Supplies [+299] (($50 off Mail-in
Rebate) Thermaltake W0133RU ToughPower 1,200 Watts Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready)
SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD plan to get soundcard elsewhere
SPEAKERS: NONE [-5]
TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
TVRC: None
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
UPS: None
USBHD: NONE
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra 768MB 16X PCI Express [+599] (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra 768MB 16X PCI Express [+599] (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
WNC: NONE
_PRICE: (+4332)

alternatives

Chassis: $150
Power Supply: NspireGear 1200W Power Supply $400 or PC Power & Cooling 1200W PowerSupply $400
CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 130W Processor Overclocked to 4.0 or newer $1,195.00
Motherboard: ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard $299.99
System Memory: CORSAIR Dominator 4GB Overclocked $450 or 8gigs
Video Card 1: BFG Tech BFGE88768UWCE GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card Overclocked $799.99
Video Card 2: BFG Tech BFGE88768UWCE GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card Overclocked $799.99
Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive $169.99
Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) $80
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) $80
Audio: X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series, X-Fi Elite Pro or X-FI XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro $150
Cooling: Liquid Chilled CPU & Video Cards $500?
OS: Windows Vista $500?
Connectivity: N/A
Network: N/A

=$6500
:drool:

Save your money and stick with the Q6600 and then OC to 3.2 ghz like I did. with a decent HSF (I'm using an ArticCooler 7) my temps are only 53c - 58c with a good full size case to move air in and out. The EVGA 680i is one of the best mobos out there.

Now, that's only if you don't want to wait for the new Intels coming out cause I read that they're suppose to be screamers.

TheSynGame wrote:I figured I get this now and upgrade later. They didn't have the GTX on the site. Plus I'd have to add 900 to get the 1333 quad core chip. I think I'll still to this. :p

its been a while since i have looked, but last time i checked, intel didnt make a quad core socket 775 1333mhz chip. they may have changed since a month and a half ago when i looked, but thats the chip i really want. the closest you can get is 1066 if i am not mistaken.

1800 wrote:

TheSynGame wrote:I figured I get this now and upgrade later. They didn't have the GTX on the site. Plus I'd have to add 900 to get the 1333 quad core chip. I think I'll still to this. :p

its been a while since i have looked, but last time i checked, intel didnt make a quad core socket 775 1333mhz chip. they may have changed since a month and a half ago when i looked, but thats the chip i really want. the closest you can get is 1066 if i am not mistaken.

It's out apparantly because that's one of my options.