Building a new computer!

[zeus]

When I was looking several months ago, there were some issues with Nvidia 650i/680i chipsets. You may want to check the forums over at anandtech.com to see if those problems were resolved.

[DW_ACY]

Are you sure you want to go with the 8600 GTS instead of with the the 8800 GTS 320. It has all the benifits and just a little more crunch power than the 8600gts superclock. Oh and by the way your machine for 1600 to 1700 will kill mine which I purchased for 3300 2.5 years ago.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/06/11/ ... the_money/

[DW_Tsanger]

i know the 8800 gts would be really nice, but it's 100 bucks more here and i'm already pushing the budget here. could always loan me 100 bucks ACY :geek:. haha just kidding. but ya i think the 8600 should be alright for my use at least. and of course later on once the 8800 drops in price i could always buy it then.

[DW_e_aLpHa]

- Your Setup Sounds Great , to me.. with the exeption also of the Video card - Take it as a smart investment for the future and spend those extra 100 bucks in the 8800 - Most of the time that pc upgraders lose money is because of buying mediocre video cards and then upgrading 2 times , with a total of 3 times instead of 1 solid good video upgrade ... also personal experience -

[DW_Tsanger]

awesome guys, thanks for the advice. i will take it into consideration and let you all know what i decide.