Ok, so I?ve finally gotten approval to build a new gaming rig. My main use for this will be gaming and mostly on Supreme Commander, Dawn of War, World of Warcraft, and a few other games here and there (FPS and RTS mostly.) I?d like to go as future-proof as possible as I don?t get a chance to upgrade often. I?ve got a couple parts already at the house and a few I?m still trying to decide on. My budget is around $1200.
What I already have:
CM Stacker 830
Seagate 7200.11 500GB HD
Corsair HX620W
What I?m thinking about going with:
Q6600 (will be over-clocking)
Zalman CNPS9700
Gigabyte GA-EX38-DQ6 or Asus Maximus Formula
Diamond 3870 (possibly add a 3870x2 later)
4GB DDR2-800 RAM
Vista Ultimate 64
Samsung 20x DVD-RW SATA Drive
~~~OR~~~
Q6600 (will be over-clocking)
Zalman CNPS9700
Asus Striker II Formula
EVGA 8800 GTS 512MB
4GB DDR2-800 RAM
Vista Ultimate 64
Samsung 20x DVD-RW SATA Drive
I know WoW and SupCom are already multi-threaded and games will only continue to adopt this practice so I?d like to go with the Quad. I?ve read a lot about the E8400 but don?t think it will last me as long as I?d like plus the fact that you can?t find them anywhere. If you can prove me wrong, I?d be glad to hear it. I?ll take ANY advice I can get as I?ve been researching for way too long now and need to pick something. I?ll be ordering everything this week. Please let me know your thoughts.
What I already have:
CM Stacker 830
Seagate 7200.11 500GB HD
Corsair HX620W
What I?m thinking about going with:
Q6600 (will be over-clocking)
Zalman CNPS9700
Gigabyte GA-EX38-DQ6 or Asus Maximus Formula
Diamond 3870 (possibly add a 3870x2 later)
4GB DDR2-800 RAM
Vista Ultimate 64
Samsung 20x DVD-RW SATA Drive
~~~OR~~~
Q6600 (will be over-clocking)
Zalman CNPS9700
Asus Striker II Formula
EVGA 8800 GTS 512MB
4GB DDR2-800 RAM
Vista Ultimate 64
Samsung 20x DVD-RW SATA Drive
I know WoW and SupCom are already multi-threaded and games will only continue to adopt this practice so I?d like to go with the Quad. I?ve read a lot about the E8400 but don?t think it will last me as long as I?d like plus the fact that you can?t find them anywhere. If you can prove me wrong, I?d be glad to hear it. I?ll take ANY advice I can get as I?ve been researching for way too long now and need to pick something. I?ll be ordering everything this week. Please let me know your thoughts.