I'm a die hard Quake 3 player, played HL2 DM yesterday for the first time at a mates house. Played 2 games, on 2 different servers and won both games. Now im hooked >;]
What I want to do is build my machine in stages. Initially Im gonna get a case, processor, mobo, and psu. I have an old pc so I'll keep the cdr/dvd/floppy/hd from that and upgrade later. I figure if I build it slowly, by the time I get paid next I can slap a couple of 6800gts in it.
• Thermaltake Dream Tower VA3000BNA Tsunami Black (£76.38)
• AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester 90nm Retail Boxed (Socket 939) (£152.57)
• Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Socket 939 Motherboard (£123.26)
Order total: £361.55 (so far)
I didnt really want to spend over £450 first time round, being xmas and that. But I still need ram and a decent psu. Any recommendations for use with the above? Or alternatives for the above that are cheaper that will allow for similar performance and the SLI stuff. If I get a cheaper processor will it alter frame rates or is it mostly down to the graphics card(s)?
PSU - Will it need to be extra powerful to cope with two gts?
RAM - Do I really need a gig? Is it that noticable a difference compared to a 512 or dual 256?
SLI - Can I buy one gt then put another in later? Or is it advisable to put them both in at the same time?
I work on macs so this is only going to be used for shooting people with.
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What I want to do is build my machine in stages. Initially Im gonna get a case, processor, mobo, and psu. I have an old pc so I'll keep the cdr/dvd/floppy/hd from that and upgrade later. I figure if I build it slowly, by the time I get paid next I can slap a couple of 6800gts in it.
• Thermaltake Dream Tower VA3000BNA Tsunami Black (£76.38)
• AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester 90nm Retail Boxed (Socket 939) (£152.57)
• Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Socket 939 Motherboard (£123.26)
Order total: £361.55 (so far)
I didnt really want to spend over £450 first time round, being xmas and that. But I still need ram and a decent psu. Any recommendations for use with the above? Or alternatives for the above that are cheaper that will allow for similar performance and the SLI stuff. If I get a cheaper processor will it alter frame rates or is it mostly down to the graphics card(s)?
PSU - Will it need to be extra powerful to cope with two gts?
RAM - Do I really need a gig? Is it that noticable a difference compared to a 512 or dual 256?
SLI - Can I buy one gt then put another in later? Or is it advisable to put them both in at the same time?
I work on macs so this is only going to be used for shooting people with.
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