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Discussion in 'Processors and Motherboards' started by aman501, Oct 16, 2006.

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  1. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin

    I disagree. I think his Mobo is a great choice, he might want to upgrade for some extra juice later on in games but not want a full new mobo/cpu/vc/ram/etc. So he can pop in another 7900GT.

    Also I think your a bit overboard on the PSU, that thing is a killer. I'd get a psu thats $140 or less. I dont think you'll be needing a PSU that beefy, even in SLI. The 7900s draw a lot less power than the 7800s did. RAM and HDD look great.
  2. aman501 Newcomer, in training

    Wow, thanks a billion guys.
  3. johnmayo Banned

    So what are you going to go with..?
  4. MetalX TechSpot Chancellor

    Which makes Intel's better because it only needs one socket. Also, if that is the case, saying that AMD has a quad core processor coming out is not true because really it is 2 seperate dual cores.
  5. aman501 Newcomer, in training

  6. dmill89 TechSpot Guru

    The Fan will fit fine I have used that case before and I assure you that it has plenty of room inside, you will however need to remove the plastic side air duct(requires the removal of four screws).
    The only thing I realy don't like is the ECS motherboard. they are a low quality board. I recomend an asus,MSI,intel,gigabyte,DFI,or abit motherboard. For an nVIDIA videocard like the 7950GT I would recomend an sli chipset over a crossfire compatible chipset (after all what good is dual video compatibility if it doesn't support your card). The memory seems ok but corsair XMS only costs $30 more initially and is $10 less after rebate so I would recomend that instead. everything else is good.
  7. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin

    Do Not get an ECS mobo. I actually own one and its been problem free but they are the cheapest and crappest mobo maker, other than PC Chips. I'd go with a "real" brand like Asus, Biostar, Epox, Abit, Gigabyte, DFI,etc.

    Also get a SerialATAII ("SATAII") hard drive rather than the one you picked out. Look here, exact same price, this hard drive is 40GBs larger (160GBs rather than 120GBs), and is Serial ATA II. For the exact same price.
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144415
  8. F1N3ST Newcomer, in training

    I personally like my ECS mobo....Maybe I just picked a good one out of there line :) And that mobo you picked out is the one i have :)
    P965T-A
  9. johnmayo Banned

    I had a Elitegroup Computer System Motherboard it was rock solid..
  10. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord

    I'll second agissi. ECS is known in tech circles as "Elite Crap Systems" and thier motherboards are of poorer quality than other makers such as PC Chips, ASRock, ASUS and MSI.
  11. aman501 Newcomer, in training

  12. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord

    No. I would recommend this mobo and this HDD instead if u want more space at lesser cost per GB, which this HD provides very well with a huge 16MB cache as well. Otherwise, that HDD is fine too.
  13. aman501 Newcomer, in training

    Sweet, thanx a billion everyone.
  14. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord

    Never a problem. Do let us know the specs of ur new build when you've finished putting it together.
  15. aman501 Newcomer, in training

    Ok, I sure will.
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