Decisions, decisions...

[Rahneshin]

Which PC? : -

Asus P5K3 deluxe/WiFi
QX6850
4GB Corsair DDR3 (1066Mhz)
GTX8800 Ultra
X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1
500GB WD caviar
700W Fortron Epsilon PSU
64-bit Vista

or

Asus Striker Extreme
QX6850
4GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 (1066MHz)
2 x 8800GTX (SLI)
X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1
500GB WD Caviar
900W Fortron Epsilon PSU
64-bit Vista

Looking to play next gen DX10 games like Crysis and beyond at 1600x1200 at full settings on a CRT monitor for at least the next 2-3 years. Also, Photoshop and Google Earth.

The top system is 150 quid cheaper but my priority is quality.

Appreciate any thoughts.

[Karl The Gimp]

i'd say does the games u wanna play support SLI? if not go for the top 1.

[Rahneshin]

Do next gen DX10 games like Crysis and beyond support SLI?

[Karl The Gimp]

here is a list of UK supported games http://uk.slizone.com/object/slizone_game_uk.html

[Supershanks]

Or wait a week or so & get an x38 board with at least 2 x16 pci-e slots. Definate support for crossfire, maybe support for sli. Asus & gigabyte & abit ahave all got new boards in the wings.

[Pyramus]

I noticed you are getting 4gb ram. I am currently researching components myself to build my own pc and what I am reading there is no point in using 4gb ram as it is not recognised fully on both 32bit and 64bit Vista.

[Karl The Gimp]

4GB should be recognised in the 64bit Vista

[Pyramus]

4GB should be recognised in the 64bit Vista

It should be but for most people (if not all) it isn't. Do a google on it.

[Rahneshin]

Is SLI upgradeable?

64-bit vista can address 4gb ram and more.

Thanks, Karl.