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Varlok91 4/27/08 3:51:06 PM
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Originally posted by belladauna Drop the Quad SLI. It doesn't scale well enough to justify the cost. And to be honest, even being an AMD fan, I cannot recommend them in a high end rig over intel. Edit - After looking at what your paying for this, unless you really want that 3 year warranty. I say build it yourself (individual parts come with warrantys anyway). You commented earlier on how you didn't want the parts arriving one at a time. Well, if you order from newegg you will likely be able to have the machine put together before digitalstormonline.com would get it to you. I just think your better off building your own, those prices are pretty high and not only will you save by building it yourself, but it will be a learning experience. |
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belladauna 4/27/08 5:46:17 PM
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Excellent, thanks for the help |
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belladauna 4/27/08 6:38:42 PM
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Okay, this I think is the final incarnation of the rig build. Last chance to help decide the fate of one mans gaming rig.
So yeah, I am going to go with intel. Some people won't be happy about that decision, but after weighing advice I think the intels won overall. I just feel personally safer with the intell, Im used to it,'and change scares me despite the fact that if I was American I would vote for Obama. Oh God I got political. Forget what I said there, and just focus on the computer. I'm going to go with the killer connectivity card too. One person mentioned that and it seems like it'll improve overall gameplay in the mmo's. I'm sticking with the 9800Gx2 single card now. and have gone and upgraded the fan so it's more silent hopefully. I think those are all the current changes. Sound good? |
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Punk999 4/27/08 6:52:45 PM
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belladauna 4/27/08 7:27:40 PM
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Thanks |
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belladauna 4/27/08 10:22:38 PM
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Last chance for advice. Anything is appreciated. |
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chrisleko 4/28/08 1:17:40 AM
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On the whole Intel vs AMD thing. I use to be an AMD and the phenom's benchmarks for 3d performance are solid, but... :) Whoever said the AMD produces less heat than the Intel chip is lying. AMD has always used more power and produced more heat. It's because of their design. The Phenom can give you a better bang for your buck as far as the quad-core goes, but from what I've seen it's not that much better.
I am an AMD guy through and through, but the newer Intel chips have really caught my eye, their new core is solid. Either would be good for you, you'll just see a higher floating point perfomance from the Intel chip (it'll rip Mp3s and perform better on desktop apps) than the AMD, ultimately, it's not that big of a deal.
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belladauna 4/28/08 11:14:55 AM
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THe initial post has been edited to go with what I'm thinking of going with. |
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belladauna 4/28/08 11:35:54 AM
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looks good to me!