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 Member 1205 Level 33.36 Mar 2006 
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Computer Specs Advice
I know that there like 1-Billion of these kinds of threads, but I guess that's because the people around here know their stuff.
I don't want to go to crazy with cost however I do want something that is high end. (I don't want to pay like $200 for an extra 128MB in a video card type of thing) Here's what I've come up with. What do you guys think? motherboard asus p5b cpu e6300 Intel 775 ddr 512 667mhz (2 for 1 gig) vista basic oem WD 160gig SATA2 GeForce 8800GTS PCI-e Video Card Total: $1035 Jam it back in, in the dark.  |
Member 4283 Level 25.60 Mar 2006
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Take a look at this thread: http://www.gamingforce.org/forums/sh...ad.php?t=22468
I pieced together that exact system (without the cost of Vista) except with 2GB of RAM since it's dirt cheap these days. The extra GB of RAM will definitely make a difference with Vista. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Member 2206 Level 27.17 Mar 2006
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An E6300 is not something I'd call high end...it's a good budget chip (that's why I'm using it :P ), but I think the general consensus is that the E6600 is the best power/price ratio. All the Core 2 Duos are nice overclockers though (I've got mine up to 3.15GHz on stock voltage).
Agreed on the memory too. It's worth it to spring for two 1GB sticks in dual channel if you're running Vista. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
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