New PC
#1
Posted 14 February 2008 - 01:39 PM
I´m planning to build a new PC. I was thinking of high quality parts without being obliged to take the latest of latest (and most expensive) technology. What I mean is, I could take a 8800GT for quite a lot of buckets, but alternative I may take for example a 8600 GTS which may be as good but much cheaper. And it must be quit, at least as quit as possible! I started to choose a Lian Li PC 7 SE-B III, probably a AMD Athlon64 X2 with EE (Energy Efficient) 5600+ or 6000+, the rest I´m not sure yet.
Now, your turn ...
#2
Posted 14 February 2008 - 03:53 PM
At the moment the Radeon HD 3850 (512 MB) really "kills" the Geforce 8600 GTS in midprice section.
#3
Posted 14 February 2008 - 10:00 PM
If you plan to use Vista, then it needs a lot of RAM, and so does each application/game which runs on it. The same application/game which runs in XP uses less RAM.
In addition, Vista needs DirectX 10, in NVidia series, there is only series 8 which owns this capability, whereas XP uses DirectX9, and Nvidia series 7 is a lot cheaper.
If you use XP, then you can save plenty of coins.
Edited by MaLing, 14 February 2008 - 10:02 PM.
#4
Posted 15 February 2008 - 12:58 AM
At the moment the Radeon HD 3850 (512 MB) really "kills" the Geforce 8600 GTS in midprice section.
That could be interesting, had experience only with nVidea cards. Thank you.
If you plan to use Vista, then it needs a lot of RAM, and so does each application/game which runs on it. The same application/game which runs in XP uses less RAM.
In addition, Vista needs DirectX 10, in NVidia series, there is only series 8 which owns this capability, whereas XP uses DirectX9, and Nvidia series 7 is a lot cheaper.
If you use XP, then you can save plenty of coins.
Yes MaLing, I agree with you. And that´s areason why I´m not yet sure which direction to go, Vista or XP.
#5
Posted 15 February 2008 - 10:01 AM
#6
Posted 15 February 2008 - 12:29 PM
#7
Posted 18 February 2008 - 10:20 AM
I have a ATI 2600XT and a GeForce 7600GT, but I think I would choose a 8800GT next time around for gaming only, or a ATI 3850 or 3870 for an Home Theater PC
Edited by ChiefNuts, 18 February 2008 - 10:23 AM.
#8
Posted 25 February 2008 - 02:24 PM
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