| Re: Buying advice - new rig
At 1280x1024, I suppose you could consider saving some money and getting a 9600 GT OC (like the Xpertvision 9600GT Sonic 512MB) or a 8800 GT and still expect to get good framerates. It might be a good idea to spend less on graphics cards now, and then upgrade when the 9900 series comes out. The graphics market is quite stagnant right now in terms of performance levels, nothing that is much faster than the 8800 GTX has come out, and it has been more than a year since that was released. Hopefully the 9900 series will offer bigger performance gains than the 9800 series (even though it's basically the same architecture).
Sorry if that confuses you since it contradicts my previous advise about the 9800 GTX, but I was guessing you had resolution of 1680x1050 or so. If you're still aiming for a top-end card though, the suggestion of the 9800 gtx still stands.
The Tuniq 120 is a good choice; although I don't have one, lots of people with big overclocks on air seem to use them. Do a quick internet search to make sure you've got enough room in your case and around the CPU socket area of the motherboard you choose though.
I reckon you'll be pleased with the p5k, although I don't really think you'll be disappointed with any of those motherboards. Check out prices and bundles, I suppose. |