Grampy on 12 February 2009
| Viper1 said: OK, here are my recommendations. 1. Upgrade the PSU. Going with a low rate power supply unit is like putting a time bomb in your computer. I just recreated your build on Cyberpower and swapped out the Hush 680 watt PSU for a Corsair 650 watt PSU. The efficiency, reliability and features ensure the value of the purchase and better yet the life of your computer. +$48 above the Hush PSU 2. Upgrade the GPU. The 9800GTX+ will hold back your system graphically. It would THE only bottleneck in your whole system. The HD4870 1 GB or if you must use an nVidia card, the GTX 260. HD4870 1 GB - + $81 above the 9800 GTX+. GTX260 - +$71 above the 9800 GTX+. 3. Change the memory. Corsair's Dominator series isn't much better than the XMS series. You can save some cash by going with that instead. -$29 below the Dominator series. Total increase = $90-$100 depending on GPU. Finally, unless 12 GB's of RAM are required, 6 GB's should be looked into. You can save $150 on RAM and $10 on the motherboard by using the Gigabyte board instead of the MSI board. Total price = $1,325-$1,335 depending on GPU. |
Thanks for the input. I'm not the up to speed on Power Supplies so I choose just by wattage. I've used mostly Zallman in the past. Good to have a specific recommendation.
I like to GTX260/280 but I have to check and see if they have dual link DVI and do they support NVIDIA 3-D. Failing that I went with the best 9800 which does met those two criteria.
Thanks for the tip on memory. Do you have any thoughts about the Muskin? or any others.
I do want the RAM. I do some techniques in PhotoShop that are RAM limited so I want 12 now and the option to go to 16. Otherwise I like the Gigabyte card as well or better. I agree most people would not want or need that much RAM
I appreciate your time and help.
