Help me decide this.

betoguakil · 01-December-06, 03:35 PM

I've saved up $1850 to spend on upgrading my computer, and I was wondering what hardware would give me the biggest bang for my buck. I'm looking for some awesome rotation, awesome graphics card, adequate cooling, med-high processing power, and a lot of gigs. Any ideas?

IcEMage · 01-December-06, 03:43 PM

Do you mean what hardware will give you the biggest band for your buck.....and what do you mean by 'awesome rotation" ?

Slaymate · 01-December-06, 04:52 PM

Intel Core Duo 2. I'm really liking my new eVGA 680i SLI mobo. Corsair memory. And
a couple Nvidia cards in SLI. Good Luck and Happy Spending :-)

reflux · 01-December-06, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Slaymate


	Intel Core Duo 2. I'm really liking my new eVGA 680i SLI mobo. Corsair memory. And a couple Nvidia cards in SLI. Good Luck and Happy Spending :-)

^What Slaymate said, but get an 8800GTX if you can - most powerful card on the market by a long way. Get two even!

Joe88 · 01-December-06, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reflux


	^What Slaymate said, but get an 8800GTX if you can - most powerful card on the market by a long way. Get two even!

dont forget the $660 price tag for each one

IcEMage · 01-December-06, 06:02 PM

O and a WD Raptor 10,000 RPM HD for good measure

$SOLID$ Necro · 01-December-06, 09:09 PM

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01-December-06, 03:35 PM		#1 (permalink)
betoguakil Apex Techie Lite	Help me decide this. I've saved up $1850 to spend on upgrading my computer, and I was wondering what hardware would give me the biggest bang for my buck. I'm looking for some awesome rotation, awesome graphics card, adequate cooling, med-high processing power, and a lot of gigs. Any ideas? Last edited by betoguakil; 01-December-06 at 03:45 PM..

01-December-06, 03:43 PM		#2 (permalink)
IcEMage Apex Tech God	Re: Help me decide this. Do you mean what hardware will give you the biggest band for your buck.....and what do you mean by 'awesome rotation" ?

01-December-06, 04:52 PM		#3 (permalink)
Slaymate PCApex Reviewer From Hell	Re: Help me decide this. Intel Core Duo 2. I'm really liking my new eVGA 680i SLI mobo. Corsair memory. And a couple Nvidia cards in SLI. Good Luck and Happy Spending :-)

01-December-06, 06:02 PM		#6 (permalink)
IcEMage Apex Tech God	Re: Help me decide this. O and a WD Raptor 10,000 RPM HD for good measure

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