OK heres the Parts remaining that I need for my new comp.
The situations revolve arround ATI X850 PE VS. dual
nVIDIA 6800 in SLI. Also included is the (ATI) 3500winchester Vs. 3200winchester: this is the deal with option 3.
All I want advice on is my options as I've layed out no swapping of other parts, Ive taken 2 years to finally come to this decision is why with advice from every-which-person.
I'm making a gaming PC keeping in mind I still have to pay for college and am slightly budjeted here AND I'm not sure about the longevity of SLI because of the issue that cards must be basically bought at the same time to assure compatability.
This is a gaming P.C. which was aimed for EQ2 until...(another topic) now it's just a gaming PC. Theres my 2 cents on MY post please consider the options and state which you see best.
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| = Option One .
|| = Option TWO (swap out Opt1).
||| = Option 3 (replace 3200 w/ 3500 in Opt1 or Opt2).
*| = Stays the same in any Option.
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*|COOLERMASTER CAC-T05 CENTURION 5 ALUMINUM
*|ATX CASE 5X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT SILVER-BLACK
*|350W W/ WINDOW
*|$111.75
|MSI K8N NEO4 PLATINUM S939 ATX NEFORCE4 SLI
|3PCI/2X PCI-E 16X 4DDR AUD SATA RAID GBLAN
|1394
|$239.76
||MSI K8N NEO4 PLATINUM MOTHERBOARD ATX S939
||DDR PCI-E16 PCI-E4 PCI-E 4PCI SATA RAID SOUND
||LAN 1394
||$200.64
*|OCZ DUAL CHANNEL OPTIMIZED PLATINUM 2X512MB
*|DDR PC3200 HEAT SPREADER REV.2 CL 2-2-2-5
*|$384.20
|AMD ATHLON 64 3200+ PROCESSOR S939 2.0GHZ
|512KB L2 CACHE RETAIL BOX
|$282.01
|||AMD ATHLON 64 3500+ S939 PROCESSOR
|||WINCHESTER S939 2.2GHZ 512 L2 CACHE RETAIL
|||BOX
|||$391.24
*|THERMALTAKE SILENT PUREPOWER 560W POWER
*|SUPPLY DUAL FAN ACTIVE PFC
*|$133.15
|nVidia GeForce 6800 256Mb DDR PCI-e
|$479
|nVidia GeForce 6800 256Mb DDR PCI-e
|$479 (IN SLI)
||ATI RADEON X850XT PE 256MB PCI-E 256MB DUAL
||DVI VIVO VIDEO CARD
||$799
*|LOGITECH ELITE KEYBOARD BLACK MULTILINGUAL
*|USB PS/2
*|$47.36
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Option 1 : 2156.23 x 1.145 = $2468.88
Option 1.3 : 2265.46 x 1.145 = $2593.95
Option 2 : 1882.31 x 1.145 = $2155.24
Option 2.3 : 1991.54 x 1.145 = $2280.31
The situations revolve arround ATI X850 PE VS. dual
nVIDIA 6800 in SLI. Also included is the (ATI) 3500winchester Vs. 3200winchester: this is the deal with option 3.
All I want advice on is my options as I've layed out no swapping of other parts, Ive taken 2 years to finally come to this decision is why with advice from every-which-person.
I'm making a gaming PC keeping in mind I still have to pay for college and am slightly budjeted here AND I'm not sure about the longevity of SLI because of the issue that cards must be basically bought at the same time to assure compatability.
This is a gaming P.C. which was aimed for EQ2 until...(another topic) now it's just a gaming PC. Theres my 2 cents on MY post please consider the options and state which you see best.
_________________________________________________________
| = Option One .
|| = Option TWO (swap out Opt1).
||| = Option 3 (replace 3200 w/ 3500 in Opt1 or Opt2).
*| = Stays the same in any Option.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
*|COOLERMASTER CAC-T05 CENTURION 5 ALUMINUM
*|ATX CASE 5X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT SILVER-BLACK
*|350W W/ WINDOW
*|$111.75
|MSI K8N NEO4 PLATINUM S939 ATX NEFORCE4 SLI
|3PCI/2X PCI-E 16X 4DDR AUD SATA RAID GBLAN
|1394
|$239.76
||MSI K8N NEO4 PLATINUM MOTHERBOARD ATX S939
||DDR PCI-E16 PCI-E4 PCI-E 4PCI SATA RAID SOUND
||LAN 1394
||$200.64
*|OCZ DUAL CHANNEL OPTIMIZED PLATINUM 2X512MB
*|DDR PC3200 HEAT SPREADER REV.2 CL 2-2-2-5
*|$384.20
|AMD ATHLON 64 3200+ PROCESSOR S939 2.0GHZ
|512KB L2 CACHE RETAIL BOX
|$282.01
|||AMD ATHLON 64 3500+ S939 PROCESSOR
|||WINCHESTER S939 2.2GHZ 512 L2 CACHE RETAIL
|||BOX
|||$391.24
*|THERMALTAKE SILENT PUREPOWER 560W POWER
*|SUPPLY DUAL FAN ACTIVE PFC
*|$133.15
|nVidia GeForce 6800 256Mb DDR PCI-e
|$479
|nVidia GeForce 6800 256Mb DDR PCI-e
|$479 (IN SLI)
||ATI RADEON X850XT PE 256MB PCI-E 256MB DUAL
||DVI VIVO VIDEO CARD
||$799
*|LOGITECH ELITE KEYBOARD BLACK MULTILINGUAL
*|USB PS/2
*|$47.36
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Option 1 : 2156.23 x 1.145 = $2468.88
Option 1.3 : 2265.46 x 1.145 = $2593.95
Option 2 : 1882.31 x 1.145 = $2155.24
Option 2.3 : 1991.54 x 1.145 = $2280.31