I'm sort of wondering... Right now, I am proposing a PC build here in the not too distant future (more like starting a couple of weeks from now). However, I'm wondering if the E6750 would be the best processor to use for the moment, since the Quad-Core processors are moving in (who knows when C2Q will be officially supported by gaming standards)? However, here's the setup I'm looking at:
I'm wondering if that case (being a full-sized tower) would work well with a setup like this:
I know that nVidia's better, but for an ATI card, this one seems high-end enough for now, up until I am more than convinced that DX 10.1 will make me switch back to Vista (even tho I have Vista on my notebook, I don't have a DX 10 card for that, since this laptop's over a year old, almost two). The total before shipping seems like it runs around $1,080 USD, which isn't TOO shabby for an Intel build of this nature.
Anyone even know what types of hardware that Blitz3D or BlitzMax will support, or be capped to for best performance?
Oops, why don't I pay attention? I meant to go for a PCI-E card, and I wound up choosing an AGP card, someone splash some real cold ale down my back, that'll wake me up!
EDIT: I did find a PCI-E version of that card for $153 USD, so not too bad. Also, I like that the E6750 has a bigger FSB than the E6600, as well as a slightly larger clockspeed, so this may be a good call here.
I'm wondering if that case (being a full-sized tower) would work well with a setup like this:
RAIDMAX KATANA ATX-729WS Silver Steel /Auminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail HIS Hightech H195PRF512DDAN-R Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail RAIDMAX RX-630A ATX12V / EPS12V 630W Power Supply - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400ELK - Retail LOGISYS FP521 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader - Retail Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM LG 20X DVD±R Super Multi DVD Burner Black ATAPI / E-IDE Model GSA-H55NK - OEM Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM
I know that nVidia's better, but for an ATI card, this one seems high-end enough for now, up until I am more than convinced that DX 10.1 will make me switch back to Vista (even tho I have Vista on my notebook, I don't have a DX 10 card for that, since this laptop's over a year old, almost two). The total before shipping seems like it runs around $1,080 USD, which isn't TOO shabby for an Intel build of this nature.
Anyone even know what types of hardware that Blitz3D or BlitzMax will support, or be capped to for best performance?
Oops, why don't I pay attention? I meant to go for a PCI-E card, and I wound up choosing an AGP card, someone splash some real cold ale down my back, that'll wake me up!
EDIT: I did find a PCI-E version of that card for $153 USD, so not too bad. Also, I like that the E6750 has a bigger FSB than the E6600, as well as a slightly larger clockspeed, so this may be a good call here.