BurnerD
08-07-2007, 09:41 AM
I do not need game assistance, but have a question pertaining to a new system on which this game will be played.
If any of you are hardware enthusiasts and have a moment I would like to pick your brain...
I am about to build a new system and am considering the following core components...
QX6600 CPU
2GB DDR2 800 RAM
8800GTX 768MB Video - (Brand to be determined)
MSI P35 Rev1.1 Skt775 Board
Antec Quattro 850W Power Supply
WD Raptor 10K RPM 150GB SATA or 500GB 3GB/sec 7200RPM SATA
High end Zalman Air Cooling or Liquid System (not sure yet)
Windows XP Pro
My plan is to overclock, but not too aggresively.
I don't want to say money is no object, but I am willing to spend a few extra bucks here and there to improve.
Does anyone think that DDR3 Ram is currently worth the premium? I also specced out the system with the MSI board that supports 1333 DDR3 Ram and it ups the cost about 300 bucks over the current system listed above.
I am sticking with XP Pro for now and would later upg to Vista and bump the Ram to 4GB...
Any suggestions, thoughts would be appreciated. I would like to do this right the first time. I've built dozens of systems for myself and others already, but generally not high end gaming rigs.
If any of you are hardware enthusiasts and have a moment I would like to pick your brain...
I am about to build a new system and am considering the following core components...
QX6600 CPU
2GB DDR2 800 RAM
8800GTX 768MB Video - (Brand to be determined)
MSI P35 Rev1.1 Skt775 Board
Antec Quattro 850W Power Supply
WD Raptor 10K RPM 150GB SATA or 500GB 3GB/sec 7200RPM SATA
High end Zalman Air Cooling or Liquid System (not sure yet)
Windows XP Pro
My plan is to overclock, but not too aggresively.
I don't want to say money is no object, but I am willing to spend a few extra bucks here and there to improve.
Does anyone think that DDR3 Ram is currently worth the premium? I also specced out the system with the MSI board that supports 1333 DDR3 Ram and it ups the cost about 300 bucks over the current system listed above.
I am sticking with XP Pro for now and would later upg to Vista and bump the Ram to 4GB...
Any suggestions, thoughts would be appreciated. I would like to do this right the first time. I've built dozens of systems for myself and others already, but generally not high end gaming rigs.