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sanity8me · 12-19-2006, 07:04 PM

i'm in the process of ordering an e6600, xfx 8800 gts, corsair 2gb xms, lite-on 18x dual dvdrw, lite-on 16x dvd and 52x32x52x cdrw combo, and WD (or seagate?) 320gb w/16mb buffer, with an enermax liberty 500w psu and a centurion 5 w/ window case for ~$1330 from zipzoomfly.com

i don't know what mobo to get for this build.. should i get an sli nforce since i'm getting the 8800 gts or should i save money and get something great but not sli compatible since i'm not exactly planning on buying an additional 8800 gts in next 4-5 years? i'm hoping one 8800 gts will be more than suffient for that amount of that time...

something like this:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=247111

or:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=246707

also, what do you guys think of my build? should i go with seagate or WD, is my psu and case good? this is my first attempt at building a system so any advice would be appreciatted.

12-19-2006, 07:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
sanity8me Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 17	should i get an sli motherboard for my new build? i'm in the process of ordering an e6600, xfx 8800 gts, corsair 2gb xms, lite-on 18x dual dvdrw, lite-on 16x dvd and 52x32x52x cdrw combo, and WD (or seagate?) 320gb w/16mb buffer, with an enermax liberty 500w psu and a centurion 5 w/ window case for ~$1330 from zipzoomfly.com i don't know what mobo to get for this build.. should i get an sli nforce since i'm getting the 8800 gts or should i save money and get something great but not sli compatible since i'm not exactly planning on buying an additional 8800 gts in next 4-5 years? i'm hoping one 8800 gts will be more than suffient for that amount of that time... something like this: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=247111 or: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=246707 also, what do you guys think of my build? should i go with seagate or WD, is my psu and case good? this is my first attempt at building a system so any advice would be appreciatted.