How's this build?

[Dr.FuzzyBallz]

CPU: Q6600, Price: $255, Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

Mobo: Evga 780 132 - CK, Price: $260, Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188024

Ram: OCZ Reaper 4gb, Price: $121, Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227267

GPU: 9600GT SLI (OC'D to 725Mhz), Price: $185, Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500018

HardDrive: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750gb, Price: $140 ,Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152100

PSU: Forton Source 700W, Price: $120, Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104015

Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5, Price: $55, Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077

Total Price = $1346 - $45(Rebate) = $1301

Few Questions:

The GPU its from Zotac... is that a company thats trustable? or should i get my 9600GT from ledteck one which costs $5 more and has 720MHZ clock.

Case: Its cheap customer reviews are good... Do you guys think it will work, if any opinions on case keep it under $100.

The Hard Drive, is it good enough some complaints about it in the review of it crashing and stuff.. What are the chances of those crashes happening to me?

GDDR4 might come out do you guys thing i should wait? for GDDR4, or for something else that might be coming out?

If any suggestion on any parts to save $ (not increase unless like $5) please suggest.
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O YES! What would this be able to run Crysis on? maxed out? with AA and everything i mean MAXED OUT! whats a guess of AVG FPS and MIN FPS, also MAX FPS.

[Waymon3X6]

The build looks good. However, I have never heard of that PSU company - which could mean it might be a cheap one. PSUs are something you should never skimp on, if they fail then they usually take your other components with it by sending a electrical surge through your PC, frying parts in the process. I would recommend a Corsair HX 620 or a unit from OCZ or Antec.

To answer your other questions, I have heard of Zotac before but have never really paid attention to their reviews. If you can, try to get your GPU from EVGA or XFX, or even BFG. Those are the most popular companies and their products are made well.

In addition - if you could spend a little extra cash on 2 8800GT's - then you will see a HUGE improvement in games.

The case is totally up to you - personal taste.

Samsung hard drives are extremely good - and I would image the odds of one going down the :banana::banana::banana::banana:er are very slim.

GDDR4 isn't that much of an improvement as I do not believe the 9600s are held back by bandwidth.

Ok, now Crysis. Firstly I need to know what resolution you play on. Nothing to date can play Crysis on very high settings @ 2560x1600. As I mentioned earlier, if you could spend the extra cash on 2 8800GT's, you could play Crysis on max settings at 1280x1024 with frames around 30 at least.

[zanzabar]

u should stay away from the 9600 it has no legit benchmarks and is overclocked once in touches an NV chipset, and that card has no hdmi and has displayport like all of zotac and i would not ever support them becouse of that, and i would wait for the real cards from NV that are shipping now, and go for a 9800gtx, or get a 3870x2 since its the fastest card

NV also wont ever have a gdr4 grafix card they are skipping it

i would also skip sli and go for an x38 board or p45 if they ever ship so that u can get pci-e2 and a good chipset

for hard drives get 2 of the 320GB they are much faster than the 750 since the 750 is a 5plater and the 320 is a single, or get a 640GB they ship soon, or 2x 500gb

and last that psu might not be reputable

[disruptfam]

swap out that psu for something better

[Exahertz]

What would this be able to run Crysis on? maxed out? with AA and everything i mean MAXED OUT! whats a guess of AVG FPS and MIN FPS, also MAX FPS.

that kind of depends... if you're in XP you will not be able to run Crysis in "Very High" mode as that requires DX10 (I modded a few things and i enabled mine in xp) but normaly most people cant.
I you run Crysis in Vista you should be able to enable Very High mode, but your frame rates will suffer (in Vista, you will have a very nice picture to look at for a few seconds while the next frame is being rendered :yepp: ).

[Dr.FuzzyBallz]

The PSU is a good company and i am saying that because if you guys no Perkam he made a list of the best PSU COmpanies and stuff and Forton Source was right up thier. I have also heard OCZ buys thier PSU's from Forton Source and than puts an OCZ case on them and sells thme for more i have no idea how true that is i have jsut heard that.

I also dont get why i shoud get 2X 8800GT's, arent the 9600GT's the faster ones? i thought the 9600GT's were even faster than 3870's in Crossfire. (could you guys elaborate)

The hardrive i guess i can look for dual but i think that will jsut end up costing more $, thats why i didnt do it i guess i can wait for that 640gig.

My resolution i have no clue its small tho i think i have 17" CRT.

[Dr.FuzzyBallz]

Come on people i need some answers here...

[Drunner611]

8800gt vs 9600gt (http://en.expreview.com/2008/02/23/geforce-9600gt-review/?page=12)
Dude, don't freak out. Use google. I found these in 10 seconds.

9600gt sli vs 3870cf (http://en.expreview.com/2008/02/23/geforce-9600gt-review/?page=16)

8800gt sli vs 9600gt sli (http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/geforce_9600_gt_sli_performance/page9.asp)

The 8800's win in almost every category, plus they oc like a mother. Both SLI setups are way better than the CF setup.

[Waymon3X6]

Both SLI setups are way better than the CF setup.

:rofl:

http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/88/bench/Crysis_02.png


http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/88/bench/FEAR_01.png


http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/88/bench/FEAR_02.png


http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/88/bench/Prey_01.png


http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/88/bench/SC_01.png


http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/88/bench/SC_02.png


http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/88/bench/WiC_01.png

Skip the 9600s and get the 8800GT's if you dont want to do CF.

linky: http://www.techspot.com/article/88-geforce-9600gt-versus-radeon-hd3870/

[Jamesrt2004]

Power supply is gurd Fortronsource/sparkle/FSP same brand I think

im using a FSP 500w psu in my lil' amd rig it's silent and runs well etc no dodgy rails :)

[Drunner611]

Woops. Thanks there Waymon. I don't know how I got all that confused. I got 3870x2 in the firing squad review confused with 3870cf. Hahah

So yeah, 8800gt sli > 3870cf> 9600gt sli > 3870x2.

[Dr.FuzzyBallz]

So Ok so 9600GT's not that great.

Should i go for 3870's i saw these benchmarks and in some places the 3870 is much better and in others it barely looses... but i dont know how it is for overclocking... it is cheaper than the 8800GT... or is the 8800GT in Sli worth the money.


Heres some comparison i found.
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=207702

[Waymon3X6]

I would still go for 2 8800GT's. Even though I have a CF setup, if you're really not sure how to deal with some minor problems then the 8800GT's are the way to go.

[adamsleath]

Even though I have a CF setup, if you're really not sure how to deal with some minor problems

?what minor problems?
http://www.compusa.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3481319&Sku=D10-3870&SRCCODE=PGCMPUSA&CMP=OTC-PRICEGRABBER 219$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131219&ATT=13-131-219&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-_-ASUS-_-13131219219$

:hehe:

single gt>3870