Building a new pc

I've decided to build a new pc for gaming and i'd like some help choosing the parts.

It's a pc for gaming i want so i was considering whether to get the dual graphics (SLI). But i would like to know if it's more powerfull cost wise than to buy a single, better card.

I've got more questions about other parts but this is the main issue
im considering at the moment.

Sorry i posted this in the wrong place. I meant it to be in the PC hardware forum.

what u want is the graphics card section!

from what i know its alot better to get a single powerfull card than to spend the same amount on two weaker cards.

either way you will need to make sure your powersupply is good see here http://www.devhardware.com/forums/p...pply-94217.html

actualy often two 6600gts in SLi register far higher than single cards do on their own.

Personally, if i had a PCI-e motherboard with SLi, i would go for two mid-range cards. something like two 7600GT's. those are better on their own than the 6800 Ultra, and they come at under £100 (in the US between $150 and $200 on newegg.com ).

two of those in SLi you'll get performance somewhere in between a single 7900GT and a 7900GTX (costs considerably more than two of these).

alternatively you could buy one 7900GT and then another later down the line. that's the GREAT thing about SLi. so long as the two cards are the same (ie BOTH are 6X00 or 7X00) then you're fine.

I found a website that lets you choose the parts for your PC, then builds it for you.

Here's a link to the choices i get: LINK

Heres the PC i've chosen so far. Please tell me if theres anything you think i should change.

CPU:

AMD® ATHLON® 64BIT X2 5000 2 x 512K L2 (Pre-Order Only)



Memory:

2048 MB CORSAIR DDR2-667 PC5300 - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)


Motherboard:

ASUS® M2N-SLI DELUXE: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA, 2 x x16 VGA, 3 PCI


USB Options:

SIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)


Hard Drive 1:

SATA 36 GB HARD DISK @ 10000rpm 16mb cache


Hard Drive 2

SATA II 160 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache


Raid:

NONE


CD Writer/Combi Drive:

16x +/- DVD WRITER (8x +/- Dual Lyr) (5x DVD-RAM) (40x CD-RW) (£19)


DVD ROM

NONE



CD/DVD Writer

NONE


Graphics Card 1

256MB GEFORCE 7900GT PCI Express + DVI + DVI + TV-OUT


Graphics Card 2

256MB GEFORCE 7900GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT



Sound

HIGH END ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL SOUND (RECOMMENDED)



Modem

NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND



Network Facilities

2 x 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS ONBOARD



Floppy Disk Drive

1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE



Memory Card Reader

NONE


Case

Stylish Silver Aluminium Trigon Case + 2 Front/Side USB



Power Supply & Cooling

600W Super Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm fan & CPU Cooler (£79)



OS Required

NONE



Firewire

2 x FIREWIRE PORTS ONBOARD



Monitor

NONE



Keyboard

NONE

Mouse


NONE

Speakers


NONE

Printer


NONE

Anti Virus


NONE

Office


NONE

TV Card


NONE

Warranty

1 Year Return-to-Base Warranty + 1 Month Free Collect & Return



Price (excluding VAT):
£1049.36

Price:
£1233.00

Your build looks awesome and okat. It will work, and you're gonna be satisfied with it.

One suggestion, how can you know what PSU you're gonna get? They say 600W Super Quiet Quad Rail PSU, but that's not enough. You're gonna need a stable, realiable, branded PSU. Something i.e.: Antec, Enermax, Seasonic, Silverstone, Thermaltake, PCP&C, Fortron... etc.

For more information about PSU's, check out the following sticky: here.

yeh, looks like a really good rig.

things i would change:

if they offer them, get a dedicated sound card. not onboard. it uses up CPU resources, which affects game performance. also they simply don't produce the same quality sound.

secondly, i would recommend like madhyena said that you check what PSU they will be using. send them an e-mail.

I take it you're going to be gaming with this machine then...

and out of interest, what OS are you going to run on it. i'm assuming an XP disk you've already got...

Ok thanks. I'll change the sound to the soundblaster audigy.
I already emailed them about what make the graphics cards are and what kind of warranty they have, havn't got a reply yet. I'll ask them about the power supply after i get a reply.

Yea i've already got XP Pro. And yes it's for gaming.

then it will totally .

which audigy did you select? the Audigy 4 is the best value one. i wouldn't recommend the X-FI. you don't need them unless you're a complete audiophile. and besides, creative aren't actually that good... .

but otherwise, great rig. i hope you have a decent monitor and Internet connection .

You might want to take a look at this .

It's a list of the same components you are after, but with a different case, and a well branded PSU. All for around £100 less including Vat, and shipping.
I use this website alot to check prices as their great.

Here's the website .

Thanks, but do they build it for you? or is it just to buy the components?

I would rather pay a bit extra to not have to build it as i've never built one from scratch before and i could do without the stress

They build too, check out the website.

Ah i didn't see that part before. Thanks for the link, it seems to have much more choice.

I might just copy you with the case and PSU

Did you get yours? is it working ok?

Also did you notice the XFX graphics cards you got have only 1 year warranty?