I'm working on building my first PC, and am trying to think of ways to shave of money without hurting the overall power of the system. I'm planning to buy two Nvidia GeForce 9600GT 1GBs to SLI for my GPU (Was originally thinking a GTX 295), but cannot settle on a power supply. I have been planning on getting a Kingwin Mach 1 Modular 1220 Watt Power Supply, but am now wondering if I really need that kind of wattage, or if I'd be better of going with less power and upgrading in a couple years when that kind of power gets cheaper. Here's the rest of my current plans for the build: - Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Processor -MSI X58 Platinum SLI LGA 1366 Core i7 Motherboard - Corsair 6 GB (3*2) RAM - Western Digital Caviar 160 GB Hard Drive - Sony Blu-Ray Drive
Do I need all 1220 Watts, or will I be able to get the job done with less? Thanks in advance for any help.
I'm working on building my first PC, and am trying to think of ways to shave of money without hurting the overall power of the system. I'm planning to buy two Nvidia GeForce 9600GT 1GBs to SLI for my GPU (Was originally thinking a GTX 295), but cannot settle on a power supply. I have been planning on getting a Kingwin Mach 1 Modular 1220 Watt Power Supply, but am now wondering if I really need that kind of wattage, or if I'd be better of going with less power and upgrading in a couple years when that kind of power gets cheaper. Here's the rest of my current plans for the build: - Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Processor -MSI X58 Platinum SLI LGA 1366 Core i7 Motherboard - Corsair 6 GB (3*2) RAM - Western Digital Caviar 160 GB Hard Drive - Sony Blu-Ray Drive
Do I need all 1220 Watts, or will I be able to get the job done with less? Thanks in advance for any help.nickkak
Thanks for all of the help so far. I haven't decided on the monitor yet. Right now I have a 19 inch Acer monitor that is solid, and better than anything I've had in the past. But if I can cut a little bit of money off in terms of the compunents that I use, I may be able to afford a moniter in the $200-300 range (Probably closer to the 200-250 range, but 300 if something amazing comes up). For I while I was planning my build for pure power, but had a change of heart. Most of the components I was looking into were the kinds of things that aren't going to be fully used for at least a couple of years. Now I'm trying to cut costs so that I can upgrade things like the monitor. Not direct components, but peripheral items that still affect the experience. Right now I'm wrestling with the issue of setting up my computer in such a way that it can act as a media center for the living room, while still being easily accessible for me to use for writing and gaming. I'm trying to figure out if I have the furniture to make it work. But if I can, I definitely want to get a monitor with VGA hook-ups so that I can have my 360 and PC plugged into it.
dont get 9600s for sli. that's kinda boring. go with a 260 core 216. it will blow those out of the water. you can get an XFX gtx 260 core 216 for 245 shipped. roughly the same price as the 9600s in sli.
p.s. a silverstone ST70F is more than enough for your system.
If I'm going to spend roughly 245 a piece for two 260s, wouldn't it be just as reasonable to spend the five hundred or so that would be required for a 295? That gives me 2GB of power, all of the newest features, and the ability to get a second of the same card sometime down the road for four way SLI? I've been flirting with the idea, but was leaning towards the 9600s because the small difference in pricing made more of a difference when thinking about going all the way up to a 295.
I'm still a bit undecided on my case choice. I have a good idea of what I need in a case, and have plenty of good options. But I have yet to find one that will blow me away. I had really wanted a cube case, but they always seem to require a microATX motherboard. Then I ran into this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811166042#spec I really like the concept and the look, but am a little wary that its utility will be suspect. All of the specs look fine: 2 120mm fans, fits an ATX motherboard, etc....but will it really be able to handle a gaming rig?
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