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Tompa · 13-Apr-2005, 08:33

Hey guys,

Haven't been hanging here for quite awhile, lost track of what's hot

A friend is going to build a new system and wants some advice of what kinda equipment he should buy?,
He wants new Mobo, Graphic card, memory and CPU.

I just wonder if any of You could give me some quick hints of what to choose ?

* Stability and speed in gaming is the no1 issue.
* Money is NOT a limiting factor

(well, of course in some way it is, but...)

* Space, smaller is better.

thanx

// Tompa

mustrum · 13-Apr-2005, 12:29

I'd suggest:
DFI nforce 4 SLI motherboard.
Winchester (A64) 3200+ (overclock it, 2.4ghz are minimum you'll get out of it)
If you can get hold of one get a Veniece. It's supposed t be even better than the winchester.
2x512mb Memory that can handle a quite high FSB at tight timings
1 geforce 6800Ultra PCI-E card.
If money is really no issue buy a second and run them in LSI.
1 Ultra is really enough though so you can add the 2nd later on if you feel the need to.

You could go for a ATI x850 XT PE instead of the 6800U as well but right now there is no SLI for them and it lacks SM3.0 support (not discussing if you need it or not here).

Edit: Don't save with the power supply. I'd get a PSU with 30A on the 12v rail. OCZ makes good ones for example.

Dave B(TotalVR) · 13-Apr-2005, 14:29

Modding your 6800 into a 6800 ultra (with much slower ram tho) r0xx0rs your s0xx0rs

Pete · 13-Apr-2005, 20:38

Can't do that with a PCIe 6800, though: only 12 pipes on the whole GPU, so nothing to unlock.

Tompa · 14-Apr-2005, 08:55

Thanx for Your reply

Looked around and came up with this....waddaya think ?

* ABIT A8N, he prefers the extra "old" PCI-slot instead of SLI.
* AMD 64 3200+ socket 939
* 2*512MB Kingston DDR400
* ATI X800XL PCI-E, it's about 160$ cheaper than a X850xt, don't think the extra speed (5-15% ?) on 850xt is worth that much or ?

// Tompa

Mendel · 14-Apr-2005, 09:01

Yes, nice package. You could still easily run something like that on a small form factor case...

mustrum · 14-Apr-2005, 09:32

Don't know about the overclocking functions/abilities on that board but looks good.

ANova · 14-Apr-2005, 21:45

If you get a Winchester or Venice core and some OCZ VX ram you could overclock that thing to hell.

13-Apr-2005, 08:33	#1
Tompa Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Svärje Posts: 40	Been away for quite some time, lost track of whats HOT ! Hey guys, Haven't been hanging here for quite awhile, lost track of what's hot A friend is going to build a new system and wants some advice of what kinda equipment he should buy?, He wants new Mobo, Graphic card, memory and CPU. I just wonder if any of You could give me some quick hints of what to choose ? * Stability and speed in gaming is the no1 issue. * Money is NOT a limiting factor (well, of course in some way it is, but...) * Space, smaller is better. thanx // Tompa

13-Apr-2005, 12:29	#2
mustrum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 287	I'd suggest: DFI nforce 4 SLI motherboard. Winchester (A64) 3200+ (overclock it, 2.4ghz are minimum you'll get out of it) If you can get hold of one get a Veniece. It's supposed t be even better than the winchester. 2x512mb Memory that can handle a quite high FSB at tight timings 1 geforce 6800Ultra PCI-E card. If money is really no issue buy a second and run them in LSI. 1 Ultra is really enough though so you can add the 2nd later on if you feel the need to. You could go for a ATI x850 XT PE instead of the 6800U as well but right now there is no SLI for them and it lacks SM3.0 support (not discussing if you need it or not here). Edit: Don't save with the power supply. I'd get a PSU with 30A on the 12v rail. OCZ makes good ones for example. __________________ _______ add sig here.

13-Apr-2005, 14:29	#3
Dave B(TotalVR) Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Essex, UK (not far from IMGTEC:) Posts: 491	Modding your 6800 into a 6800 ultra (with much slower ram tho) r0xx0rs your s0xx0rs __________________ The world is over and I realised it was all in my head... Webmaster at TotalVR

14-Apr-2005, 09:32	#7
mustrum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 287	Don't know about the overclocking functions/abilities on that board but looks good. __________________ _______ add sig here.

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13-Apr-2005, 20:38	#4
Pete Moderate Nuisance Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 4,653	Can't do that with a PCIe 6800, though: only 12 pipes on the whole GPU, so nothing to unlock.

14-Apr-2005, 08:55	#5
Tompa Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Svärje Posts: 40	Thanx for Your reply Looked around and came up with this....waddaya think ? * ABIT A8N, he prefers the extra "old" PCI-slot instead of SLI. * AMD 64 3200+ socket 939 * 2512MB Kingston DDR400 ATI X800XL PCI-E, it's about 160$ cheaper than a X850xt, don't think the extra speed (5-15% ?) on 850xt is worth that much or ? // Tompa

14-Apr-2005, 09:01	#6
Mendel Mr. Upgrade Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 1,335	Yes, nice package. You could still easily run something like that on a small form factor case...

14-Apr-2005, 21:45	#8
ANova Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,226	If you get a Winchester or Venice core and some OCZ VX ram you could overclock that thing to hell.

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