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New System - Help Required!

Post by Drofder2004 » July 6th, 2008, 4:38 pm

Ok, got given a list of components, and requesting help on what people think, upgrade/downgrade, change or whatever...

Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket 775 (3.0GHz)
Motherboard - Asus P5N32-E SLI Socket 775 Nforce 680i
RAM - OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800Mz/PC2-6400
GFX - XFX 9800GTX 512MB DDR
HDD - Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm
DVD - Pioneer DVR-215BK 20X SATA DVD±RW
Case - Compucase 6XM1 Full Tower Gaming Case

Ok, keep in mind I am not going over the top on spending, but feel free to find something a little above the current price...
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Re: New System - Help Required!

Post by Drofder2004 » July 6th, 2008, 5:08 pm

The PSU I am currently using is a "EZCool ATX-600 JSP", 600W and I believe 38A. (Couldnt find full info online)

I am not certain about the case though, it says 3 optional fans, and I can only see 2 in research.

How about this one: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/118268

5x 120mm fans (2 front, 1 rear, 1 internal, 1 side) and a 200mm top fan.
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Re: New System - Help Required!

Post by aicaramba » July 6th, 2008, 5:55 pm

HD4870 perhaps? Dont really know how it performs.. And how much does the E8500 cost?
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Re: New System - Help Required!

Post by Drofder2004 » July 6th, 2008, 7:08 pm

Er, less numbers and codes, more links. to see pricing click the links I posted :P
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Re: New System - Help Required!

Post by aicaramba » July 6th, 2008, 8:03 pm

Oh, I dont think it is for sale yet... maybe this one though:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814127361

Tbh, I dont know if its any good, havent kept track on how good gpu's are atm, but its one of nvidia's newest.

Edit: checked 1 benchmark and the gtx260 seems to be a good choice.
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Re: New System - Help Required!

Post by Drofder2004 » July 6th, 2008, 9:10 pm

Nah, gonna stick with 9800 or below, I am building a system based on known products, not new releases :P
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