Post by agent71 on Nov 20, 2007 18:18:42 GMT -5
I am starting to end my plans for my computer build. This will be the first computer I'm building, so I still need some questions answered in order for me to order my parts. Just to let everyone know, I want this to pc to be great at gaming and be good at multimedia stuff at a somewhat cheap price. Here is what I am planning on putting into the computer:
Case: COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119122 $154.99 after mail in rebate
Motherboard: eVGA nForce 680i SLI 775 A1 www.buy.com/prod/evga-nforce-680i-sli-intel-socket-775-atx-motherboard/q/loc/101/204247380.html?dcaid=17905 $201.99 after rebate
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017 $279.99
Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3079597&Sku=O261-7054 $49.99
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2273393&Sku=TSD-500AS2 $104.99
Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102005&Tpk=X-Fi%2bXtremeGamer%2bFatal1ty $85.99 after mail in rebate
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce 8800 GT Superclocked Video Card www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130306 $299.99
Cd –Driver: LG Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136126 $17.99
Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002 $109.99 after mail in rebate
I have a few questions about this.
1. Are all these parts quality parts that should be able to run Crysis on High Settings?
2. Are there any better deals for the same parts on the internet?
3.If I want to put in a second graphics card later, should that power supply be big enough?
4. Which operating system should I get: Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate(assuming they are the same price. Also take into account that I won't have customer support, so if Ultimate is really difficult to master, I may not want it.)
I also have one more question: What is Windows Vista OEM? It's half the price of normal Vista, but it doesn't come with a manual and no customer support. Are these the only differences between the retail version of Vista and the OEM version?
Ty so much for answering these. I know it's a lot of questions but this is a pretty big investment.
Case: COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119122 $154.99 after mail in rebate
Motherboard: eVGA nForce 680i SLI 775 A1 www.buy.com/prod/evga-nforce-680i-sli-intel-socket-775-atx-motherboard/q/loc/101/204247380.html?dcaid=17905 $201.99 after rebate
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017 $279.99
Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3079597&Sku=O261-7054 $49.99
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2273393&Sku=TSD-500AS2 $104.99
Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102005&Tpk=X-Fi%2bXtremeGamer%2bFatal1ty $85.99 after mail in rebate
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce 8800 GT Superclocked Video Card www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130306 $299.99
Cd –Driver: LG Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136126 $17.99
Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002 $109.99 after mail in rebate
I have a few questions about this.
1. Are all these parts quality parts that should be able to run Crysis on High Settings?
2. Are there any better deals for the same parts on the internet?
3.If I want to put in a second graphics card later, should that power supply be big enough?
4. Which operating system should I get: Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate(assuming they are the same price. Also take into account that I won't have customer support, so if Ultimate is really difficult to master, I may not want it.)
I also have one more question: What is Windows Vista OEM? It's half the price of normal Vista, but it doesn't come with a manual and no customer support. Are these the only differences between the retail version of Vista and the OEM version?
Ty so much for answering these. I know it's a lot of questions but this is a pretty big investment.