PC idea need your comments

[ozgurtetik]

Hi Guys,

I know same sort of topics already opened, but i wanted to learn your comments about my new pc specs. I am planing to buy below PC.
what do you think?

Intel Q9450 CPU 2.66GHz 12MB Cache
Asus Strike II Extreme Nvidia 790i Ultra SLI motherboard
4GB DDR2 1066Mhz RAM
Asus nVidia 9800 GX2 Graphics Card
160GB raptor 10000rpm HDD
1TB Samsung SATAII HDD (already have)
Antec 1200 Case
Antec TPQ1000w PSU
Asus Slint Knight II CPU Cooler

[Jason]

http://www.tomshardware.com is where you should post it...

but my opinion.

Ditch the 790i motherboard unless you plan to buy 2 9800GX2's and go with an X38 motherboard
Ditch the 1066 memory for 800 that runs at 1.8v
The video card is ok but there are some that perform close for half the cost
Ditch the raptor in favor of a perpendicular writing 7200 RPM sata drive
Ditch that power supply for a 750w, 1000 is WAY overkill. For a 750 go with a PC Power and Cooling or Corsair. Research power supply
tier ratings.
Never heard of the CPU cooler, you might want to research those as well because there are only 2 or 3 good ones.

[Jambone]

GX2 cards don't scale well at all...go for the new GTX series Nvidia cards, or wait for the ATi 4000 series

[ozgurtetik]

Guys,

I bought below system

Intel Q9450 CPU 2.66GHz 12MB Cache
Evga Nvidia 790i Ultra SLI motherboard
4GB DDR3 1066Mhz RAM
nvidia 280 GTX 1GB Graphics Card
2 x 500GB Seagate 7200.11 32MB HDD
1TB Samsung SATAII HDD
Xaser 4000 Case
1000w PSU

Windows Vista Sytem Rating is 5.9

I am playing FSX SP2 with full high settings on 32" screen. Resolution is 1920 x 1080. everything is smooth.

Thanks for your advices

[FsP Dennis]

of course you would get a that with a monster like that

[Jason]

Nice case, I like the Xaser's alot. The power supply is overkill, now you'll need a huge UPS for battery backup. It looks like a pretty beefy
machine, I have a computer that cost half of those components and I get a 5.9 vista score too, so don't trust it. If it does what you want it to
do, then it's good to go! It is a bit of over my budget, but still very nice.