New parts. How about these?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 7:22 pm
Hi peeps, it's been a while since I was fully and completely up with the play hardware wise, but due to a large bonus from work, I'm upgrading sometime real soon. The parts listed below (including NZ rpices just to shock you. And these are WHOLESALE - not retail prices I hasten to add!) are what I've come up with so far. Any comments or suggestions?
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI
$323.81
Graphics: Gigabyte PCI-X GV-NX66T128D 6600GT
$229.70
RAM: (2 X) Crucial 512MB ballistix PC4000 (177.75ea)
$355.50
CPU: Athlon A64 3500+ S939 2.2GHz
$424.12
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Grand Total $1333.13 + shipping.
Now, I looked at the GV-3D1 bundle ($939 wholesale) and this bundle seems to include 2 x 256MB 6600GT cards. Now, I can't find ANY 256MB 6600GT cards listed anywhere. Is that bundle containing 2 special cards? (They seem to have 2 x fans each - must be very loud) Or is the bundle showing "256MB" as being "128MB cards X 2"?
Also, I'm running a 350W PSU and wondering if I need to upgrade this at the same time? I reckon I should be OK with the existing Enermax. (Most of my USB peripherals run off self-powered USB hubs - so there isn't anything outside the box which draws power through the PSU.)
Yes, I'll probably whack another 6600GT in there as the next upgrade.
Any input and comments appreciated.
OH - and I swear, if anyone tells me to "wait for part _______ because it will thrash ______" I will personally come over there and beat the living Bejebus out of you!
(I'm not interested in waiting for ANYTHING!)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI
$323.81
Graphics: Gigabyte PCI-X GV-NX66T128D 6600GT
$229.70
RAM: (2 X) Crucial 512MB ballistix PC4000 (177.75ea)
$355.50
CPU: Athlon A64 3500+ S939 2.2GHz
$424.12
================================
Grand Total $1333.13 + shipping.
Now, I looked at the GV-3D1 bundle ($939 wholesale) and this bundle seems to include 2 x 256MB 6600GT cards. Now, I can't find ANY 256MB 6600GT cards listed anywhere. Is that bundle containing 2 special cards? (They seem to have 2 x fans each - must be very loud) Or is the bundle showing "256MB" as being "128MB cards X 2"?
Also, I'm running a 350W PSU and wondering if I need to upgrade this at the same time? I reckon I should be OK with the existing Enermax. (Most of my USB peripherals run off self-powered USB hubs - so there isn't anything outside the box which draws power through the PSU.)
Yes, I'll probably whack another 6600GT in there as the next upgrade.
Any input and comments appreciated.
OH - and I swear, if anyone tells me to "wait for part _______ because it will thrash ______" I will personally come over there and beat the living Bejebus out of you!
(I'm not interested in waiting for ANYTHING!)