07-29-2009, 04:40 PM
thanks again for the advice all. I have ordered all the guts for the monster, my build is looking like this:
i7 920 CPU
Biostar X58 Mobo
6GB DDR3 OCZ ram
640GB WD 7200 HDD (plus 500G HDD from the old machine)
Sapphire Radeon 4890 1GB GPU
1000W Antec Modular PSU
Antec 900 case
Vista home premium 64 (free upgrade to win7 on release)
I think I did well for the money (just under $1300). This should run WoW at 60+ fps no matter where I am (maybe drop to 45 in Dal). Should I wander into more intense gaming, I have upgrade potential to 12G ram and GPUx2 without much work at all.
The only debate now, who's computer is it? The Mrs has promised she will be stealing it when (if?) she reaches 80.
I think this really just means I have 6-12 months to plan a new machine ;)
i7 920 CPU
Biostar X58 Mobo
6GB DDR3 OCZ ram
640GB WD 7200 HDD (plus 500G HDD from the old machine)
Sapphire Radeon 4890 1GB GPU
1000W Antec Modular PSU
Antec 900 case
Vista home premium 64 (free upgrade to win7 on release)
I think I did well for the money (just under $1300). This should run WoW at 60+ fps no matter where I am (maybe drop to 45 in Dal). Should I wander into more intense gaming, I have upgrade potential to 12G ram and GPUx2 without much work at all.
The only debate now, who's computer is it? The Mrs has promised she will be stealing it when (if?) she reaches 80.
I think this really just means I have 6-12 months to plan a new machine ;)
D3 - look for Zich (all classes, all named Zich...)
WoW - look for Zich/Maclnnes/Dreadblood
^Inactive and waiting for MoP right now.
WoW - look for Zich/Maclnnes/Dreadblood
^Inactive and waiting for MoP right now.