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topshot_2k

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29th Mar 07 at 10:29

SLi? never had probems with it, much easier than crossfire.

Im waiting until the New ATI range are released before i decide on my new PC spec

Cosmo

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29th Mar 07 at 10:29

quote:
Originally posted by Voyto
I was put off by SLi after a friend went down that route, not worth all the problems he gets imo. Id rather just have 1 decent card

Yeah, thats why Im unsure if I will or will not go down that route, it really depends on how things progress in the future. And then if I want to be having to upgrade my MoBo aswell as getting another 1 or 2 graphics cards aswell!!

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29th Mar 07 at 10:33

SLi is a piece of cake? Just plug in the cards and load up the drivers and hope to hell your PSU can hack it

Go got an nvidia 7900, this should fit your price range and then you have the option to SLi in the future when you need the power. stretch to an 8800GTS 320MB if you can though, ready for directx 10

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29th Mar 07 at 10:35

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Originally posted by Cybermonkey
8800GTS 320MB if you can though

This is what Id prefer, but I think its probably going to be out of my budget seems its around £200!

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29th Mar 07 at 10:41

thought it might be

go for a 7900GTX if you can. stonking card for the money.

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29th Mar 07 at 10:41

I still can't decide on mine Cosmo

I'm thinking about waiting for the new ATI stuff now

topshot_2k

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29th Mar 07 at 10:42

agree, will do until 8 series card drops in price

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29th Mar 07 at 10:43

quote:
Originally posted by dna23
I still can't decide on mine Cosmo

still

Cosmo

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29th Mar 07 at 10:43

I might just up the budget a little and get one

topshot_2k

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29th Mar 07 at 10:43

might aswell just buy as you will wait forever for new, better hardware

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29th Mar 07 at 10:46

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I might just up the budget a little and get one

my budgets upped 200 quid so far lol....

Thats what I was thinking with waiting for ATI topshot, by that time the 8800's will have dropped a bit and I can find out whether the ATI is a decent card.... + they might have some dx10 games out so I can figure out if the 8800 rates well there.

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29th Mar 07 at 10:48

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Originally posted by topshot_2k
might aswell just buy as you will wait forever for new, better hardware

thats the problem, you can constantly wait... as i'm doing now

I should just commit

Cosmo

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29th Mar 07 at 10:48

with all the same spec as I put, but with the 8800 it will cost around £950. But I still havent gone round the shops finding the cheapest prices for each of them yet so could push it down a little me thinks!

topshot_2k

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29th Mar 07 at 10:49

i have been waiting for AMD new chips, thought sod this and am now sorting a spec for my Core 2 6700, Sli setup

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29th Mar 07 at 10:51

yup, you cant keep waiting as something new will always be on the horizon and you'll end up just waiting and waiting.

Aslong as youve got the newest technology (DX10, the Core 2's, etc.) just get those and make the most of them by pushing them harder and just upgrading the cheaper things such as cooling, to improve performance!

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29th Mar 07 at 12:13

Priced it all up using the cheapest prices I can find for each component and comes to £920 with the 8800 GTS so Im happy

topshot_2k

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29th Mar 07 at 12:17

was it that same spec? expcept with 8800

Cosmo

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29th Mar 07 at 12:21

quote:
Originally posted by topshot_2k
was it that same spec? expcept with 8800

Yup, exactly the same. Going to stick with the Asus simpley because I may go SLi in the future, and saves me having to sort wireless out as its onboard with the Asus already.

I might change the memory, but wont go too much over that price of the Crucial.

This is the spec and where its coming from with price...

Case: Lian Li A10 - £167 Eclipse

Power Supply Unit: Seasonic S12 Energy+ 550 - £87.50 Ebuyer

Motherboard: ASUS P5B Deluxe WIFI-AP - £114 Ebuyer

Processor: Intel Core 2 Due E6600 - £182 Eclipse

CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro - £16.50 Scan

Memory: Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 (CT2KIT12864AA53E) - £85 Ebuyer

Graphics Card: BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB - £193 Scan

GPU Cooler: Zalman VF900-CU - £21 Scan

Hard Drive 1: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB - £54 Scan

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30th Apr 07 at 15:06

Right, ordering time!

Going to get the case first as will be having some work done on it before I build it up, so will give me time to mess with the spec a little and get the best prices.

Cheapest place I can find the case for is £151.56 (128.99 minus VAT) from Overclockers.co.uk. I am having trouble with their site being sooooo slow though so is stopping me ordering from them.

Anyone find it cheaper?!

Cosmo

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30th Apr 07 at 16:33

Ordered. £162.08 from Overclockers inc. VAT and next day delivery. Not bad considering I expected to pay around 3167 minus delivery