Attention HW forum, my rig is complete.

i hit the store again today as a last visit before buying, and it was awesome.

i bargained this store owner who i usually get my parts from, got the following deals:

GPU: Zotac GTS250 1Gb of GDDR3 VRAM from 250$ to 210$. the galaxy one is cheaper by 10$, what do you think?

CPU: this is really confusing. i have the following deals for the CPU:

Q6700 2.66/8mb L2 cahce---->220$

E7500 2.93/3mb L2 cache---->120$

im thinking that the quad may last me longer. im keeping this rig for 2 years before upgrading. after 2 years ill be graduated and hopefuly got a job, and may be the situation here would have gotten better and id be able to order online. what do you think?

PSU: not decided yet. but there is this one for 100$ with 500W. its a decent decent one because its made in israel and they make good PSUs.

Mobo: not decided yet. but im offered the P5Q SE for 150$ and Zotac 9300 for 135$. what i really need to know about the mobo, since im buying a LG775 rig, should i pay less and invest more in the GPU? may be getting the GTX275 or a GTX260?

Edit: oh and ill be gaming at 1900*1080 resolution.

Where do you live? Country?

Gaza. yea forgot to say so. I live in GAZA, i cant order anything online, the parts are smuggled so they tend to be very expensive.

and by the way, im planning to OC, when needed. so take that into account when telling me anything about mobo,PSU,CPU.

i hit the store again today as a last visit before buying, and it was awesome.

i bargained this store owner who i usually get my parts from, got the following deals:

GPU: Zotac GTS250 1Gb of GDDR3 VRAM from 250$ to 210$. the galaxy one is cheaper by 10$, what do you think?

CPU: this is really confusing. i have the following deals for the CPU:

Q6700 2.66/8mb L2 cahce---->220$

E7500 2.93/3mb L2 cache---->120$

im thinking that the quad may last me longer. im keeping this rig for 2 years before upgrading. after 2 years ill be graduated and hopefuly got a job, and may be the situation here would have gotten better and id be able to order online. what do you think?

PSU: not decided yet. but there is this one for 100$ with 500W. its a decent decent one because its made in israel and they make good PSUs.

Mobo: not decided yet. but im offered the P5Q SE for 150$ and Zotac 9300 for 135$. what i really need to know about the mobo, since im buying a LG775 rig, should i pay less and invest more in the GPU? may be getting the GTX275 or a GTX260?

Edit: oh and ill be gaming at 1900*1080 resolution.

GazaAli

Gaza. yea forgot to say so. I live in GAZA, i cant order anything online, the parts are smuggled so they tend to be very expensive.GazaAli

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]Gaza. yea forgot to say so. I live in GAZA, i cant order anything online, the parts are smuggled so they tend to be very expensive.hofuldig

actually its not that powerful. the GTS250 is just a rebranded 9800GTX as i remember. and remember ill be gaming on 1900x1080.GazaAli

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]actually its not that powerful. the GTS250 is just a rebranded 9800GTX as i remember. and remember ill be gaming on 1900x1080.dakan45

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="GazaAli"]actually its not that powerful. the GTS250 is just a rebranded 9800GTX as i remember. and remember ill be gaming on 1900x1080.GazaAli

[QUOTE="hofuldig"][QUOTE="GazaAli"]Gaza. yea forgot to say so. I live in GAZA, i cant order anything online, the parts are smuggled so they tend to be very expensive.GazaAli

Stick with the quad. If you want it to last two years at least, the extra cores will help as more games become multi-core. As for the motherboard, Zotac isn't really well known for their motherboards, if anything at all, so if you really think you need to upgrade that motherboard, then the Asus would be the wiser choice. Although I'd still recommend going for the Asus P5KPL-CM or the Gigabyte G41M-ES2L to avoid spending too much money on that socket (The Gigabyte one has a newer chipset).

i dont would cheap to much on the psu and get also a mobo with an 8pin connector.

and remember ill be gaming on 1900x1080.GazaAli

ok i 100% agree with you that quads are the way to go for the long run. but in my case, im sacrificing the GTX275 for the Q6700. for gaming in general for the 2 coming years, is this the way to go? i mean i can always OC the E7500 to reach 4 Ghz, and with the GTX275, i can be in the safe side for sometime.GazaAli

as some reviews say, you can get it to 4Ghz pretty well. isnt OCing a great thing :PGazaAli

I would say go for the C2D and the GTX 275, in your case.jtcraft

But by then, c2q and i5/i7 would be an outdated tech... just grab a C2D and a fast videocard and call it that.

Yeah, and i don't think that the 275 is more "future proof" than the 250 at this point. But the C2D+GTX275 >>> Quad+250 GTS if those are your choices.

Yeah, and i don't think that the 275 is more "future proof" than the 250 at this point. But the C2D+GTX275 >>> Quad+250 GTS if those are your choices.

loco145

[QUOTE="loco145"]

Yeah, and i don't think that the 275 is more "future proof" than the 250 at this point. But the C2D+GTX275 >>> Quad+250 GTS if those are your choices.

GazaAli

I say go for the GTX 275 + C2D. I have a similar set up with a 4870 1GB and Phenom II X3 720 modestly clocked to 3.2GHz. If I had gone the i7 920 route, I wouldve had to get a cheaper GPU and spend money on an expensive X58 board and a CPU that wouldn't give me the bang for the buck when gaming (i7 is much faster in other applications, which is important for people who run those applications professionally, but not casually). If you go the C2D route, you'll be stuck with the LGA 775 platform until buying a new motherboard (might even need to buy DDR3 later). IMO, get AMD AM3 if you can as they plan to keep that platform alive for a while.

Good to see making some progress dude. Personally, go with the Quad as most programs/games are begining to use them.

Same here. I say stick with the quad, and here's my reason. Compare the Q6600 at 3.6Ghz and the E8400 at 3.6Ghz in the following benchmark. Won't let me link it =.=

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,698761/Dragon-Age-Origins-CPU-benchmarks-75-percent-boost-for-quad-cores/Practice/

Good to see making some progress dude. Personally, go with the Quad as most programs/games are begining to use them.

clyde46

hmmmm, i honestly cant decide. ill make my decision and let you guys know.GazaAli

Um, there are not many games that require a quad. Or a quad+250 > a c2d+275. The only one i can think in the top of my head is GTA4 and DAO.

I say get the quad because you can always upgrade the vid card later, and when support for quad core comes you will be prepared.Juandonde