if you want to sli like I do, I think its worth the extra cash to go 790i with 2x2gb or DDR3 ram with a single video card (gtx 280 for me) after reading that article. And if you ever feel the need to sli with another graphics card you have the room to do so. Im just wondering with a good case that has a side fan and 2 fans in the rear along with a thermaltake V1 cooling fan if that will be enough to keep a hog like the one I plan on building cool enough. I dont feel comfortable trying to liquid cool anything yet.
so with reading that article its better to spend the money on the 790i with the DDR3 ram and one video card rather than buying the 780i, and sli'ing two of the same video card. It might end up costing you a tad bit more if you are going to go with the 790i and 2x2gb or DDR3 ram and a single video card, but if you have the money to spend, a 15% increase in fps for games like Crysis seems worth the extra cash.
im in the same boat buddy. starting to build for the first time and wondered if the upgrade to the 790i with spending more not only on the board but also on DDR3 ram is really worth the extra cash? Thankfully people on here tend to be pretty good and leading you in the right direction. If I hear anything on my other thread I will let you know.
thanks for the help. Do you think the 790i with the DDR3 memory is really worth the upgrade in money? Im not building a cheap machine but if there is not going to be that much of a difference between the 780i with 4gb ddr2 ram and 790i with 4gb of ram, ill just stick with the 780i instead. Im not much of a specs guy either. Thanks, you all have been a great help.
I am going to be building and have a intel p45 motherboard and plan on using dual gtx 280's in sli, so the sli cable should come with the motherboard I ordered? I wasnt sure about that.
Bump, Im getting ready to order these products and would like a once over by someone or two, that know alot about computers and if they see any problems with the core items I picked above.?
Ok so here is what I have picked out so far.....let me know what you think and if I am screwing up. Only listing the main ingredients
Thermaltake Tower, Core 2 QX9650 Extreme (for overclocking), Asus Maximus II Formula Intel p45 motherboard, Thermaltake 1000w power supply, Corsair Dominator DDR2 Memory 2x2gb, GTX 280 1gb or maybe two of them. Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 16mb cache, sata 3.0 gb/s.
Any problems so far? Please let me know where and what I should be looking for.
I have heard this also about nvidia boards, but what is so scray about them? I would like to build with the ability to go sli if not now, sometime in the future.
Im very gentle..lol. my patients love me. they call me painless. lol.
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