Advice on my Choices ?

[Rey17]

now i have been going through newegg and found really good cases:

Powertek PT-eviltek-case
APEVIA X-TELSTAR-JR G-Type X-TSJGT-BK
RAIDMAX SAGITTA ATX-921WB
NZXT TEMPEST
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme
XION Onyx XON-301 Black Steel
RAIDMAX SMILODON
XION Solaris and yes i am showing this case because it is named Solaris !! lol
XION Onyx XON-301 Black Steel

My favorite out of all of these is the Xion Onyx because it looks STUNNING !!!! and it has 120 fans and a 140 fan on the side which is really good !!!!! and people have given good Reviews about this !!
so i think the best one is the Xion Onyx which i really want because its green !! and it is GOOD !!!

 

[Mussels]

QX's are a waste. you could buy a CPU for half as much in price that OC's to the exact same levels. The only difference between them and a normal chip is the unlocked multiplier.

SLI is also not as great, it has a huge flaw in that if you dont buy both cards at the same time, you're usually screwed for getting another one. I know many people with 8800GTS 640MB... and they cant get another one for SLI without paying huge sums of money.

 

[BarbaricSoul]

I understand what your saying. My system I feel will be good for another year without having to upgrade it. Considering your saying you want it to keep up for a year or 2, I think a OC'ed q9450 will do the same job as the QX for alot less money. Hell, my e8400 might be good for 2 more years, but that might be pushing it. IDK, personally I wouldn't spend over $1500 on a CPU/motherboard combo right now(which is more than my whole tower costs).

 

[Rey17]

ok, now its turn for some processor research, the same way i spent about 2 hours looking for a perfect case which now i have decided to buy no matter what lol !!

no i should spend a good 2 hours on processor research and see what is better. but keep in mind that i will get a quad core. and thanks barbaricsoul for giving me the headstart for where to start searching, comparing and loving lol !!

 

[BarbaricSoul]

Glad to be of help. Yeah, look into the q9450, it should do what you want it to do for the next 2 years

 

[Rey17]

now i think compared to overclocking and performance, the Core 2 Quad Q9450 is the best

so i have decided to get the one that barbaric soul said !! nice one !!!

so the motherboard: SET
graphics card: SET
processor: SET
Case: Happliy SET
RAM: not set !!
PSU: SET
HDDs: SET

now its the RAM's turn to be researched lol !!

 

[BarbaricSoul]

look into G-skill RAM, seems to be some of the best currently available. For DDR3 RAM, I would probably pick up this set- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231167

 

[Rey17]

Done, the timings and RAM looks fast !!! another nice find!!!!

and once again a big thanks goes to BarbaricSoul for helping me and a big thanks to everyone else who helped me out !! lol by saying that QX are crap !! just joking

anywayz now i think everything is set for me 2 go !!

thanks alot, im going to make a thread which has my rig and put it in my signature !!

 

[BarbaricSoul]

Well it made my morning being able to help you out.

BTW, see that little smiley face with the word thanks down in the bottom right corner.....

 

[Rey17]

LOOOL !!!

dont worry i have done that thanks thing to everyone who has helped me out lol !!

 

[BarbaricSoul]

 

[aCid888*]

The 280 gtx will most assuredly not be going to $200 in two months. More likely it will be around $450, $400 at the lowest. It costs almost $200 to produce. And it uses about as much power as a 4870 actually, so it's performance per watt is top notch.

i mean a $200 price drop, not to $200 lol

the 280GTX i cant ever see being just $200 apart from in 4 years time when someone wants to sell their old parts