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Dual 8500GT 256mb and DX-10
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Aright. I need a new computer and I am building my own. And I was wondering if I put Dual 8500GT 256mb in SLI mode that I would need 500 watts or 700 watt power. Also will this work good with vista and DX-10. Also I am putting in a AMD dual core 3800, 2 gig memory sticks, thermaltake cpu fan. I am also getting a DX-10 compatable 19" monitor.
This is everything that will be in my Computer.
TURBO X-DREAMER CASE 350 WATT W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature
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Get at least a 700watt power supply, if not more. And get dual 8800's, and Intel CPUs are better, especially right now.
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and the rest.
-12in COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT blue
-Apevia SuperAlien (Blue) 500 Watt See Through Power Supply w/ Fan Speed Control
-Socket AM2) AMD Athlon™64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
-CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 Gaming CPU Cooling Fan
-Socket AM2)GigaByte GA-M57SLI-S4 nForce 570-SLI Chipset DDR2/800 SATA RAID PCI-Express MBoard w/GbLAN,IEEE1394,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
-Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory
-2x NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB 16X PCI Express EVGA
-19" TFT LCD Monitor Display (Black Color
-500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
-16X DVD ROM
-Creative Labs SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio 24-BIT PCI Sound Card
-Intel Pro Gigabite 10/100/1000 Network Card
-Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Basic
Total price= $1,299 (bitch'in deal)
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I would like to get a bigger screen but I do have a budget.
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Go for XP instead of Vista. I had a free upgrade to Vista and am going back to XP.
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I looked into intel but AMD is better for gaming.
Which intel would be good for running crysis and editing?
And Dual 8800s thats way to fucking expensive. Maybe if I already had a kickass computer but I own a dell computer with 15in CRT, 5200GS 256mb, 512mb memory, 80 gig hard drive.
8500GT is just right for me
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I need a screen then that is DX-10 compatable.
Find me a screen thats under $200
I did find one but it got horrible reviews.
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OCZ / GameXStream / 700-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SATA Ready / SLI Ready / EPS / Active PFC / Power Supply
How about this 700 watt from tiger direct.
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