Computer nerds might appreciate this...

I'm planning a similar build in a couple of months.
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135855

I was originally thinking of a Core 2 Duo but lately have been leaning towards a Core 2 Quad, myself.

The quads are nice... the qx6600 is an inexpensive way to get a 3.0ghz quad core. (will clock to 3.2ghz on stock voltages and air cooling, but you'd want a different heatsink than comes with it stock) The only thing to bear in mind is what you will be using it for. Videogames are not being designed for multi-threaded computers yet, or rather, they are only just getting into being dual-core friendly. Most videogames will not take advantage of your quad core, but if you do video/audio editing, you will notice significant improvement in encoding times.

Much as Legendaryfrog pointed out in your thread... the Ultra isn't really worth the extra $200-$300 over a gtx. (this is just my opinion based on having used them minimally and having compared synthetic benchmarks... ultimately which one is worth it is up to you :D) Check out the new 8800GTS 512MB cards... they come with a higher clock speed than even the ultra, and are $360 brand new. SLI'd, they'd be blazing fast... and likely beat out a pair of ultras. My buddies and I unofficially recognize it as the 8900, to clear up confusion between the 320/640 and the new 512 mb S model of the 8800gt.

I myself am still an AMD fan, though they are being outdone by Intel presently. I'm hoping the new Phenom project isn't a total flop... would be nice to see real quad's made by AMD. Their focus now is more "power per watt" not just "raw power" and I believe that is why Intel is winning out right now... they just want "raw power."

The 850 watt Thermaltake Toughpower will definitely hold under 2 Ultras and basically anything else you can throw at it... VERY stable and reliable psu.

Good luck with your rig. You'll be glad you made the investment. :D
 
gatotsu77:

I partially understand why some of you folks are "into AMD" but years ago when AMD first cloned the 386 most of the billboards in Las Vegas as well as the large banners in the convention center during Comdex displayed "The Shot Heard Around The World".

It was really more like a "puff" as the chip depended on software numeric processing (ie. no hardware numeric coprocessor) and a bug in the AH emulated register precluded many mainstream applications from running on the chip.


I was originally thinking of a Core 2 Duo but lately have been leaning towards a Core 2 Quad, myself.

Slappy*McFish:

If you "really get comfortable" with the Intel Quad cores please let me know as I believe another very high end workstation will soon be required at the office.

TR
 
check and mate.......55 inch plasma hooked up to my PC
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check and mate.......55 inch plasma hooked up to my PC

Very nice... I seriously contemplated buying a 37" lcd 1080p instead of the Gateway FHD2400... but the contrast ratio, dot pitch, color, and portability of the 24" won me over. (I do lan parties every now and again... no way in HECK am I going to lug around a 37" hdtv...) The other issue it presented was I did not have adequate room to set up a work station so that I'd be able to use the computer for any lengthy duration without serious discomfort. Would have been nice... and hell of a lot nicer than my crummy 25" tv for movies, but with all of the drawbacks of getting the lcd tv, I decided against it for the time being. I can literally do everything that tv would have enabled me to do, and more, with my current monitor. I'd love to set it up on a lcd/plasma some time though... perhaps when its more economical. (College student = usually broke)

Edit: Hahaha... noticed one other thing. That particular pc, the older HP Pavilion series, is what I owned as my first desktop. No offense bro, but my pc would absolutely smoke yours :-P Again though, very nice setup on the plasma. Must be awesome for watching movies, playing games, and just overall entertainment at parties.
 
The only thing I dont like is I bought a wireless keyboard that has the little finger pad then a mouse............ man I would rather have a mouse
 
The only thing I dont like is I bought a wireless keyboard that has the little finger pad then a mouse............ man I would rather have a mouse

Kinda like a laptop would have? Or am I totally misunderstanding what you mean?
 
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