1. I have that mobo and I love it, however if you are going to sli you cant run both cards at 16x. Also the clips for the PCI-e slots are a little cheap.
2. If you have more money to spend on the GPU I would do it. There is nothing wrong with the 8600GT, however there are better alternatives for a little more money.
3.That PSU isnt the greatest, and again if you plan to sli you cant because you only have one PCI-e power connector. I have a 500W earthwatts from antec, best PSU ive had.
4. I have that processor, LOVE IT, on the other hand the 6400+ is the same price right now, and it has a bigger L2 cache, however I havent had much luck overclocking this chip, the 5600 oc's much better. Be prepared for it to run hot. The 6400+ doesnt come with a HSF, however if you are spending this much, just go ahead and get a cooler from zalman or other.
5. Ram is fine
6. HD is a little small for todays computers, but it should be alright.
zache86
1. I honestly don't even know what sli is, this was all recommended to me by a friend. What would be a good motherboard then?
2. I would, but I don't really need it, I'm fine with medium performance. I don't wanna fork out an extra $100 or so dollars. I'm open to suggestions though.
3. I will look into it. I read the 8600gts needs at least 450w but I'm getting 500w to be safe.
4. How do you suggest I keep it cool? Also I don't plan to overclock anything ever
6. I have 2 other hard drives already, 40gb/80gb, neither of those are full yet.
Also I'm going to be buying more older games than newer ones. I like to wait until things get cheap. :P
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