The Long Winding Road Ends

[Professor S]

Well, after weeks of research and contemplation, my hand was finally forced when it comes to getting a new PC when my current one melted. (See earlier thread with swear words in the title)

I habe now officially ordered my new gaming PC, and here she is:

Gamer Infinity 7900 Pro

CAS: HOT NEW! X-Discovery Mid-Tower Case 420W W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display

CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 CPU @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 2x2MB L2 Cache [+140]

CD: Sony DWQ-120A 16x Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive [+6] (BLACK COLOR)

CD2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR)
CABLE: Round Cable Upgrade for Hard Drive, Optical Drive & Floppy Drive [+19]

FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE (BLACK COLOR)

FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS [-42]

HDD: 300GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive [+28]

MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5N-SLI nForce 570 SLI Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&5.1Audio

MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory [+180] (Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader [+45])

NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2 [+46]

PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU [+19]

POWERSUPPLY: Enermax EG565P 535 Watt Power Supply (SLI-Ready) [+79]

SOFT: Microsoft® Works Suite 2006 w/Works8, Word 2002, Encarta, Money, Digital Image, & Streets&Trips [+29]

SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS 24/7 LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports

VIDEO: NEW!!! NVIDIA Geforce 7950 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express Video Card

All for $1,845 with a Hot Rush and 2 day shipping. If I may say so, she is an absolute BEAST for the money...

Here's a pic of the case, and YES, it is gaudy and over the top... gloriously so...

[Neo]

Flippin' sweet

[Jason1]

Its good, except I wouldve gone ATI, but thats just a matter of personall opinion.

[Professor S]

Nix this order, and replace it with one that has a 512mb 1900xtx GPU

[Jason1]

Originally Posted by Professor S

Nix this order, and replace it with one that has a 512mb 1900xtx GPU

Yea, something along those lines.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Jason1

Yea, something along those lines.

Well I actually changed the order to put in the 1900 xtx after doing some research. Its a better card are cheaper than the nVidia equivalent. I also decided to avoid going SLi or Crossfire as I read that single GPU configs actually run BETTER than multi-GPUs on the monitors I prefer to use (anything over 20in is just too much to see without having to constantly move your eyes). In order to get better performance from a multi-GPU you need a crazy high resolutiong and at least a 24in monitor (according to Tom's Harddrive)

Man, I've learned a LOT in the past few days...