Hey,

I'm looking to build my another computer and this time i'm willing to spend 1500 - 2000AU on the system. Maybe even more ^.^

Is SLI a very good idea?

I don't even have a base idea of what MB/CPU or anyhing so i'm kinda in the dark.

-Wikety

Thanks heaps.

SLi is a great idea for gaming.

The best boards have three PCI_E X16 slots. The two upper and lower for graphics cards and the center for a Physics card. All three are then bridged into SLi.

If you can afford that setup you are running a state of the art machine.

Especially with dual 8800's.


Please repost those shopping sites you used last time and we can shop with you.

www.eyo.com.au

www.auspcmarket.com.au

Will look as time allows.

I got to head out to school.

So I'll catch ya later.

Thanks

I started grabbing the best and lost the budget I think.

The following is just mobo: CPU: and Graphics (just a single card)

ASUS P5N-T-DELUXE M/board - nForce 780i SLI, 1333MHz FSB, DDR2-800, 3x PCI-E x16, SATA2/RAID

http://www.eyo.com.au/prod_B-P5N-T-D...ATA2_RAID.html

$445.19




XFX GeForce 8800GTS 512MB, T88G-YDF9, 650MHz@1.94GHz PCI-e 2.0, Free Game-Company of Heroes

http://www.eyo.com.au/prod_D-T88G-YD...of_Heroes.html

$451.00



Intel CORE 2 QUAD Q6700/2.66 GHz/2x4MB L2 Cache/1066FSB/LGA775

http://www.eyo.com.au/prod_A-Q6700_p...SB_LGA775.html

$684.18



$1,580

I suppose we need to look at something more mid range?

Do you need everything? Power Supply? Hard drives? RAM? Case? DVD drive? Everything?

OK here is a more moderate start on mobo; cpu; gpu:

Intel CORE 2 DUO E8400/3.00GHz/6MB CACHE/1333FSB/LGA775/45NM

http://www.eyo.com.au/prod_A-E8400_p...A775_45NM.html

$306.90


ASUS S775, P5K, 1333MHz FSB, P35 Chipset, 1333MHz FSB, Dual DDR2-800, Dual PCI Express x16

http://www.eyo.com.au/prod_B-P5K_pro...press_x16.html

$174.90



XFX GeForce 8800GTS 512MB, T88G-YDF9, 650MHz@1.94GHz PCI-e 2.0, Free Game-Company of Heroes

http://www.eyo.com.au/prod_D-T88G-YD...of_Heroes.html

$451.00


$932.80

Add decent RAM:

Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX 2GB (2x XMS2 1GB) PC-6400 (800MHz) DDR2 RAM, 2x240-pin DIMMs, Non

http://www.eyo.com.au/prod_C-T2X2048...DIMMs_Non.html

$148.24


Total so far: $1,081.04

Add good PSU:

620 watt ATX power supply Enermax ELT620AWT Liberty DXX

http://www.eyo.com.au/prod_G-ELt620A...berty_DXX.html

$217.80


Total so far: $1,298.84

That other site has a larger selection but you cannot direct link to products which makes it hard in this case to pick and choose.

They do have the higher end 8800GTX:

LEADTEK 8800GTX 768MB PCI-E X16 VIDEO CARD

Price inc GST - $665.50

This card is awesome. I use two of these (from XFX) in my gaming machine but that machine was over $5,000 USD total.


In my opinion for a gaming machine the Graphics card is the center piece. Get the best. Then the PSU/motherboard/CPU/RAM, although the foundation of the computer, become supportive roles.

Get the best graphics card out there then build on your budget to support it. Again this applies exclusively to gaming machines.


If you use the previously listed PSU/CPU/RAM/mobo plus this 8800GTX you're now at $1,500.

So you need a case and drives. I suggest a full tower with multiple fans front and rear. Top and side optional.

Two 500GB drives would be nice. Then a DVD/CD. I still always include a floppy drive as well.

I have a 520 powerspply so. I guess we don't need one?

LEADTEK 8800GTX 768MB PCI-E X16 VIDEO CARD

Oh and about this.

If we could manage to get the rest of the PC costing around 1000 give or take I think it'd be awesome dual sli'ing that bad boy.

But the more i think about it I probbaly shouldn't blow all the funds on that.

Might stick wth 512's