building around a Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX (768MB)

i have never built a pc before and recently came across a Nvidia GeForce 8800GTX with 768 mb. I need a list of remaining hardware needed. i was advised to "overclock " this video-card so keep that in mind when listing hardware. as of now i only have the video-card. any and all advice will be greatly appreciated.

Hi, just a few questions:

1: What is your budget?

2: What other than gaming will you use the PC for

3: Do you want speakers and a monitor?

4: What country will you be buying in?

If you haven't overclocked before then be careful. Done well its free extra performance, but done badly you could damage your card... so be careful! Overclocking should be done with small increases of 10MHZ (or 20 to start with) with torture tests between each rise. I personally use Ntune (made by Nvidia). The performance gained from overclocking your 8800GTX will not change the components you buy for it! Looking up what an average 8800GTXoverclock is, would be a good place to start. You won't always achieve an equal overclock although you might be able to go further.

If you could let me know the above answers then ill be able to put something together for you!

Regards

Patrick

seriously? an 8800 GTX for WoW? jeez people get with the times, a bloody radeon x850 can max WoW without lag, now go play crysis or something[/[QUOTE="Bottie-1991"]

Hi, just a few questions:

1: What is your budget?

2: What other than gaming will you use the PC for

3: Do you want speakers and a monitor?

4: What country will you be buying in?

If you haven't overclocked before then be careful. Done well its free extra performance, but done badly you could damage your card... so be careful! Overclocking should be done with small increases of 10MHZ (or 20 to start with) with torture tests between each rise. I personally use Ntune (made by Nvidia). The performance gained from overclocking your 8800GTX will not change the components you buy for it! Looking up what an average 8800GTXoverclock is, would be a good place to start. You won't always achieve an equal overclock although you might be able to go further.

If you could let me know the above answers then ill be able to put something together for you!

Regards

Patrick

GTR2addict

3. yes, non surround yes, 21in or larger 4. the good old u.s of a

I suggest a 3Ghz AMD X2 CPU.

Now if you play WoW a lot then check out a KILLER NIC card,,,whereas a faster cpu will give you more frames per second (even though the AMD would do over 60fps) the Killer NIC will reduce ping in large cities and in big battles!

seriously? an 8800 GTX for WoW? jeez people get with the times, a bloody radeon x850 can max WoW without lag, now go play crysis or somethingGTR2addict

[QUOTE="GTR2addict"]seriously? an 8800 GTX for WoW? jeez people get with the times, a bloody radeon x850 can max WoW without lag, now go play crysis or somethingEQShaman

if your gonna buy all the components to go with that card you might as well get a newer 9800gtx+ or get a newer gtx.

seriously? an 8800 GTX for WoW? jeez people get with the times, a bloody radeon x850 can max WoW without lag, now go play crysis or somethingGTR2addict

Yeah, my old PC with a radeon x800 pro, 1GB of RAM, and a single core athlon 64 FX-53 @ 2.4Ghz was able to max out WoW with zero lag. And to be honest that system was complete overkill for WoW.

if your gonna buy all the components to go with that card you might as well get a newer 9800gtx+ or get a newer gtx.

sted1

well the card was a gift. and i currently only have a lap top. cnet gives this card rave reviews.

[QUOTE="GTR2addict"]seriously? an 8800 GTX for WoW? jeez people get with the times, a bloody radeon x850 can max WoW without lag, now go play crysis or somethinggameguy6700

Yeah, my old PC with a radeon x800 pro, 1GB of RAM, and a single core athlon 64 FX-53 @ 2.4Ghz was able to max out WoW with zero lag. And to be honest that system was complete overkill for WoW.

ya, what we're saying is that card is like 2 years old now, but it is still a great card, you could play just about any game out on that card, and probably max it out,

but for that budget I built this:

Wishlist

idk if that will work, i shared it, but i dont think it went through yet, but if it did, the psu and the ram are a combo, and the mobo and the cpu are a combo

that with the mail in rebates should put it below $1000

Hi, hope this helps! If anyone thinks what I've come up with could be improved then please say!

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

$190

Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148212

$40

Seagate Barracuda 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA-300 Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148134

$75

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

$100

LITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW DVD Burner with LightScribe – Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106269

$25

ASUS VH226H Black 21.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236051

$210

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

$135

Logitech Z-4 40 watts 2.1 Speaker - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121130

$65

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

$80

If you decide to overclock (make sure you know what your doing before you try!) then

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019

$55

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

$6

Total aprox $980.

Alternatively if you don't wish to over clock you could get this processor instead

Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor – Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115131

Regards

Patrick

if your gonna buy all the components to go with that card you might as well get a newer 9800gtx+ or get a newer gtx.

sted1

The 9800gtx+ doesn't outperform the 8800gtx by enough to warrant not using it when he already has one. To do that he would need to buy a GTX295/280/260 which given the games he wants to play would be kinda overkill. Anyway a free 8800gtx... its still pretty highend!

that looks like a good build, i would say go with the Q9400 anyways, or at least the Q9300, and if he doesnt plan on overclocking that cpu cooler is more than overkill, i would go with this

AC Freezer 7 Pro, it works great and its cheaper

[QUOTE="GTR2addict"]seriously? an 8800 GTX for WoW? jeez people get with the times, a bloody radeon x850 can max WoW without lag, now go play crysis or somethinggameguy6700

Yeah, my old PC with a radeon x800 pro, 1GB of RAM, and a single core athlon 64 FX-53 @ 2.4Ghz was able to max out WoW with zero lag. And to be honest that system was complete overkill for WoW.

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]

[QUOTE="GTR2addict"]seriously? an 8800 GTX for WoW? jeez people get with the times, a bloody radeon x850 can max WoW without lag, now go play crysis or somethingCaptain__Tripps

Yeah, my old PC with a radeon x800 pro, 1GB of RAM, and a single core athlon 64 FX-53 @ 2.4Ghz was able to max out WoW with zero lag. And to be honest that system was complete overkill for WoW.

I played at 1280x1040 since that was the res of my monitor. Even playing at a higher res I'd assume it would have been fine. WoW is not a very hardware-intensive game, anything made since 2002 should be able to run it fine.

that looks like a good build, i would say go with the Q9400 anyways, or at least the Q9300, and if he doesnt plan on overclocking that cpu cooler is more than overkill, i would go with this

AC Freezer 7 Pro, it works great and its cheaper

wolfdogelite

Yeah I meant only get the zalman cpu cooler if he is overclocking. Otherwise as you said either a cheaper one or even the stock one should suffice.

[QUOTE="sted1"]

if your gonna buy all the components to go with that card you might as well get a newer 9800gtx+ or get a newer gtx.

Bottie-1991

The 9800gtx+ doesn't outperform the 8800gtx by enough to warrant not using it when he already has one. To do that he would need to buy a GTX295/280/260 which given the games he wants to play would be kinda overkill. Anyway a free 8800gtx... its still pretty highend!