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*bump* ('cos I'm thinking of ordering the majority of the components today--so I could use the input here) :D

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Both of those are fine .... nice PSU :), plenty of room for expansion ...

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Cheers m8 :tu:
Now I just need to fuigure out what GPU to get (ie. which is the biggest, baddest one :D ) and then I'll order everything.
(I'm going to leave the fans and other bits and pieces till later.)

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The V9999 Ultra Deluxe 256 is v nice .... I got the V9999 GT 128, and no problems here at all :D

Now the problem is to find it :)

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I know......I'd like to get it from Dabs but they don't have the pci one :mad:

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That's because it is AGP only http://uk.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=V...eluxe&langs=11

Asus don't seem to make an equivilent PCI-E one. The closest they do is slightly scaled down.

An equivilent one in PCI-E though: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=85868

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In what way is the pci one scaled down? :dunce:
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Looking around......the Asus EN6800ULTRA/2DT GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) appears to be the nvidia 'big daddy' atm.

edit......which is why KP's getting 2 of them :disturbd:

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That PCI-E one I posted isn't scaled down... Thats why I said it was equivilent ;) That one I posted isn't Asus... The Asus PCI-E version of the one you wanted one is scaled down.

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I think I'll go for the second one down here

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Right, I have just bought:
Asus EN6800ULTRA/2DT GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-082-AS) GPU £422.94
CoolerMaster Stacker STC-T01 - Silver Trim (No PSU) (CA-054-CM)
Case £105.40
A8V-E/Deluxe Socket 939 VIA K8T890 PCI-E ATX
MOBO £94.51
Athlon 64 FX-55 Socket 939 1MB Inc Fan
CPU £539.32
TWINX1024-3200XLPT XMS3200 2x512MB 2-2-2-5 Silver
RAM £163.97
Raptor 74GB SATA150x2 HDD's £241.97

I don't need a sound card and I'll look at getting fans when the case arrives......

Grand total of £1591.3 2..................KP, If this beast doesn't work when it's assembled I'm holding you personally responsible :p:

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:Yikes: do realise if you plug that whatchama filp into the thingy bob you ordered it will go bang :D

What made you go for the single GPU? im still strugling on that point for my new machine

small hard drive?? 10000 rpm i presumme?

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Yep, now I won't be the only one waiting for ages by myself when the map changes on the gameserver! :D

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I don't see :-

• Plasters for fingers, from tightening up the screws
• Superglue for attaching wires that break
• Velcro for trying to seal rattling case problems
• Mini Maglite for seeing inside packed case
• Sellotape for tying straggling wires togethers
• Pliers for bending annoying bits of case
• Hammer for emergencies
• Msc in Science for understanding Motherboard Manual

:D :D :rofl:

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Small hard drives...hoping to get them setup in RAID 1
I went for a single GPU because according to the Tomshardware article, SLI only really kicks in noticably at 1600 x 1200 resolution. Monitors that support that resolution are either too big for my taste or don't have sub 20ms response times--making their use for gaming questionable and hence making the entire SLI experience questionable.
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Yeah.....I know..............fingers crossed :disturbd:


Do you know what the earthing strap thingy is called.....I'd better get one........
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