[New Computer] Finally decided to upgrade.

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GriDLoK

Veteran XV
It's been about 4 years since I've had a newer computer, it's time for a new one!

XFX GeForce 8800 GTS Extreme
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS Extreme Video Card - FREE Lost Planet: Extreme Condition PC Game, 640MB DDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card PVT80GTHE4 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

Intel 975XBX2KR
Intel 975XBX2KR Motherboard - Intel 975X, Socket 775, ATX, Viiv Ready, Audio, PCI Express, Gigabit LAN, SPDIF, USB 2.0 & Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID BOXD975XBX2KR in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor - 2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB, Kentsfield, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket 775, BX80562Q6600, Processor with Fan in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

US Modular Cold Fusion
US Modular Cold Fusion Dual Channel 2048MB PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB) US1066CF1GBx2 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
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Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer PCI Sound Card
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer PCI Sound Card 70SB073A00000 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

Ultra X3 ULT40064
Ultra X3 ULT40064 1000-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, PCI-E Ready, Energy Efficient, Modular in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

Dell E228WFP 22"
Home & Home Office: E228WFP 22'' Widescreen LCD Monitor

CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 ATX Full-Tower Case
CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 ATX Full-Tower Case RC-1000-KSN1-GP in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

All in all with shipping and warranty comes to about $2575 before rebates.

I've already ordered everything, but do you guys got suggestions on what else I might want to look in to?
 
Durak said:
rofl @ the $300 1000-watt psu

im sure you need all that for a system that draws 400w max
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I'm thinking more long term now, alot of these newer graphics cards require insane amounts of power, I figure if I buy this now, it could save me money in the long run.
 
GriDLoK said:
I'm thinking more long term now, alot of these newer graphics cards require insane amounts of power, I figure if I buy this now, it could save me money in the long run.
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X-bit labs - The Grand Clash for Watts: Power Consumption of Modern Graphics Cards (page 4)

the article is a year old, but there you can see that ~120 watts is max for a year ago. it shouldn't be much higher now and it won't go above 150 before you decide to get a new computer

you cpu uses about 130 watts when it's full capacity (which is basically never). sound cards and hard drives don't use much power at all

basically you wasted a bunch of money because you didn't do any research
 
Quad core is a waste of money unless you're planning on doing something like rendering... you should get the fastest dual core you can. Something like the E6750 will OC very nicely.
 
KellyMonaco said:
Quad core is a waste of money unless you're planning on doing something like rendering... you should get the fastest dual core you can. Something like the E6750 will OC very nicely.
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I was wondering about this. Seems as though if you aren't running well crafted multi-threaded applications, you'd get more bang for your buck with a faster dual core.

Interesting.
 
i hope you're rich because i know a lot of things that i'd like to do with the $200 you wasted on your psu
 
Zulu said:
I was wondering about this. Seems as though if you aren't running well crafted multi-threaded applications, you'd get more bang for your buck with a faster dual core.

Interesting.
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graphics rendering is off-loaded to the GPU (which already parallelizes many of the operations since graphics rendering is very susceptible to being parallelized), therefore you will get almost no performance increase with a quad-core over a dual-core of the same frequency (and architecture)

for most other applications which don't require a GPU, parallelizing them is very hard. but i'm guessing gridlok bought the quad-core thinking it'll increase his fps :lol:

the more you know
 
Zulu said:
I was wondering about this. Seems as though if you aren't running well crafted multi-threaded applications, you'd get more bang for your buck with a faster dual core.

Interesting.
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Yup. Everyone's going nuts over quad-core, but it's going to be a long time before it's useful, if ever. It's hard enough to get a game that's multithreading-capable, and the ones are certainly aren't optimized to take advantage of a quad-core CPU.
 
Well durak, hope you're happy, I phoned them and took it off the order, I'll have to check this out after I get everything if I still want to get it. :)

Everything else im very happy with.
 
your pc seems like a colossal waste of money. that motherboard better be made of gold to cost $250.
 
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