First post, by TheAbandonwareGuy
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I'm trying to finish my "Ideal" 2009 Gaming PC. I acquired the case and motherboard around 6 months ago but never did more than test the motherboard. Here's what's in the system as its parked:
CoolerMaster CM690 II Advanced Case
EVGA NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
Intel Core2Duo E7200 @ 2.5GHZ
XFX NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
3GB of assorted Hynix DDR2 (3 DIMM's)
I'm still missing a power supply and CPU cooler but those shouldn't be too hard to find. I'm trying to avoid using "collector grade" parts as I'm working on a tight budget which rules out quite a few CPU and RAM choices.
I know the CPU area has head room for improvement (Keeping in mind the system only supports Kentsfield quad's and Wolfdale/Conroe Duo's). Im thinking a QX6700 might be a good fit here.
The RAM that's in it is pretty much throw away grade garbage. I've been trying to hunt down a 4GB XMS2 kit at a reasonable price but I haven't had much luck. Although 2GB would likely be sufficient.
The GPU is really too old for the target area being a 2006 model. I've been thinking maybe I'll upgrade my backup PC's GPU and give it's GTX 260 Core216 to this PC?
As far as sound, maybe a X-Fi card? I really don't know what the gaming standard for audio was during this time period.
Does anybody have any suggestions? I feel like I'm going overkill in some area's and underkill in others.
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