need a new system,i need ideas

[njnitehawk]

i am open to anything

just starting a daft.

i what i would like

can you share some ideas

soup to nuts

[kris23]

ok heres the down low on todays technology

we got

Quad Core CPUs

Intel is the new king of computing, AMD got crushed mercilessly

the newest memory standard is DDR3 and goes up to 1800mhz

one can have up to 4 GPUs/ cards in one system now

4 gigs of RAM is the new gaming standard.



so where do you wanna start?

[njnitehawk]

if i play no games would i still need 4 gpu

i am looking Gigabyte mb

[kris23]

not really, unless you are a heavy multitasker or use powerful software or something of the sort

[kris23]

what do you plan to do with this system? and how much do you think you want to spend?

[njnitehawk]

what chipset

Intel X38 Express Chipset or Intel G33 Chipset

[kris23]

X38 is Intel's most powerful enthusiast class chipset, it is THE best performing item in Intels motherboard MCPs

the G33 is intel's budget MCP, it comes equipped with lower end features, integrated graphics and the boards usually have no RAID support.

depending on what you want to do, you cant go wrong with the X38 chipset, but it depends on what you wanna do.

[njnitehawk]

GA-X38T-DQ6 mb

Intel X38 Express Chipset

6gigs ram

what cpu quad/ dual core

[kris23]

6 gigs? thats not efficient, go with either 4 or 8 gigs, and thats a DDR3 motherboard, to get a set of 2x2GB memory will set you back about

600 dollars.....

the best Quad Core today is the Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9650 thats my recommendation

[njnitehawk]

i might be leaning toward this cpu

INTEL CORE 2 EXTREME QX6850 3.0GHZ EM64T QUAD CORE W/4MB X 2 CACHE

or INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q6700 2.66GHZ EM64T QUAD CORE

[kris23]

no dont! not good CPUS to go with at all,

if you want to go with a Kentsfield core CPU, id rather you go with a Q6600

the QX9650 is the best CPU out there, it is at least 20% better than the QX6850 and the Q6700

you can also OC the thing to 5GHz easy.

[njnitehawk]

QX9650 i think that is a little over the top

sorry

[njnitehawk]

then help me out with a good cpu for this motherboard

[kris23]

lol because going with the other quads is not as futureproof,

most people cant afford an extreme edition chip so my second recommendation is a Q6600 G0 stepping CPU, it has all the power as the other models if you just do some minor OCing

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail

[njnitehawk]

how about this cpu

INTEL Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU 2.4GHz / 8MB / 1066MHz