Need New Equipment!

[rew ? sky]

So help me decide which equipment to get...as far as video cards go i'm looking at these...

Video Cards:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814102505

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102579

I'm looking for a reliable card that runs cool and is between 200-300 dollars. Need to have 60+ frames on cs at all times, no matter what happens in game.

Sound Cards
I really just want something that is nice, cheap and effective. I'm not looking for a surround experience seeing as how I always use headphones.

Is this one good?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102179

Case

Need something to handle all of the equipment. I travel between my dorm and home a lot, so to have something easy to transport but has great air circulation would be great...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811166014

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133133

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811208005

[insanity]

wuts ur price range first off

but the cheepest card to give u solid 60 fps would probably be the 6600 gt or 6800gt

[rew ? sky]

200-300 if possible. I heard ati runs better with hl2 so i may head in that direction.

The card i have now is a sapphirre, which runs hot so I prefer not to use that manufacturer anymore. Anyone know of a good manufacturer + card?

[HaVoK]

..no i get 70+ easy with my 200 dollar 9800pro...its a 256mb/256bit version tho which is hard to come around now that they are so old. im sure you could find one though.

[Hazard]

200-300 if possible. I heard ati runs better with hl2 so i may head in that direction.

The card i have now is a sapphirre, which runs hot so I prefer not to use that manufacturer anymore. Anyone know of a good manufacturer + card?

Older Sapphires had problems (years ago), but not now. So much so that Sapphire are actually the manufacturer of the ATi branded cards.

I own a Sapphire X850 XTPE myself and am really happy with it.

[insanity]

i pwn it with a 7800 gtx w00t...i prefer nvidia over Ati tho

[SoliD]

integrated laptop video card F T W!!!!!!!!!

[insanity]

LOL I USED TO PLAY WITH A LAPTOP IT WAS PURE OWNAGE

[SoliD]

rgr i want to get a picture of me playing on my laptop with "BOOM HEADSHOT" at the bottom.... i'll do it when i get home from work

[insanity]

thatd be pwnage

[SoliD]

I will photoshop a version to make me just like Conan O'Brien, Dragon ball z pwntastic

[insanity]

lol u need to get me a version of photo shop im lazy to find one

[rew ? sky]

updated the first post with some stuff im looking at. Need feedback when you guys have the time.

[HaVoK]

video card: go with the x850
sound card: is it THAT important? even if it is thats fine.
Case: go with the tt (thermaltake) they normally have pretty good build quality. the other two will most likely be shitty or hard to work in. + tsunamis have pretty good working room.

[insanity]

this is noob lol but make sure the card u get has 256mbs of memory lol

[HaVoK]

this is noob lol but make sure the card u get has 256mbs of memory lol

i think they both have 512...yes very nub

[insanity]

lol 512 mbs isnt perfected yet so its still iffy

[Hazard]

I have never understood the fascination with cases... I suppose regular LAN goers might like to show off their neon but whatever.

As long as there is good air flow, plenty of fans and whatnot, cheap bendy crap will do fine for me. I never use the PSUs that come with them anyway.

[rew ? sky]

video card: go with the x850
sound card: is it THAT important? even if it is thats fine.
Case: go with the tt (thermaltake) they normally have pretty good build quality. the other two will most likely be shitty or hard to work in. + tsunamis have pretty good working room.

Well the thing is the current soundcard i have is a soundblaster live which is mega years old. I should prolly get something remotely modern.

[rew ? sky]

picked up some stuff

Unit Price Total Price
1 VGA LEADTEK | PX7800GT EXTREME TDH - Retail
Item #: N82E16814122228 $289.00 $289.00
1 >POWER SUPPLY ANTEC TPII-550ATX RTL - Retail
Item #: N82E16817103931 $84.99 $84.99
1 MEM 512Mx2|OCZ OCZ25331024ELDCGE-K - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227044 $98.33 $98.33
1 HD 250G|ST 7K 8M SATA ST3250823AS % - OEM
Item #: N82E16822148065 $103.00 $103.00
1 MS RAZER|COPPERHEAD TEMPEST BLUE RT - Retail
Item #: N82E16826153105 $53.99 $53.

[CreaTurE]

i have a case, gona get a new motherboard, proccesor, ram and video card... waht to get??

[SoliD]

stick with AMD, they're better for high performance single task.

make sure you get some speedy ram, like 4200 or higher. It will cost u a lot more but it's worth it.

i like ATi better since the last few years, but wutevs. Just make sure u get pci express mobo/vid card.

[CreaTurE]

oh fosho solid hell yea im stickin with amd and ati all the way bro!!! 8) , im jus think if i wana get a fx or dual core processor or what video card maybe if i get 1, but my 9800xt is leet so far , no joke either

[HaVoK]

creature heres a simple way to put it. If you do alot of multi tasking with bigger programs. ..:::Example: lots of photoshop+games+internet+vent + aim+norton antivirus and stuff like that:::.. then go with a dual core. If you plan on doing only one RAM hog at a time, such as cs:s or photoshop, then you should use a FX because then you use the whole cpu's potential, as opposed to a dual core where half sits idle and half is busting its ass.

As for Gpus and Video Cards- Since you are sticking with ATI and that your going to have a pci16x instead of AGP, assuming your 9800xt is agp like mine, then you will want to go with one of the higher grade cards such as a 1800 or something along those lines. Minimum with a PCI i'd go with a 850

Just my 2cents+ an explanation of the dual core vs FX

[SoliD]

thx for clearing up dual core / fx issue, woot.

[Italia Wise Guy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811166014

i have this case. I like it.

[SoliD]

thats a pretty neat looking case, italia

[Italia Wise Guy]

Yea i like it. The only problem is the front panel is pretty cheap. It is made out of plastic. The air flow is good thou.

[insanity]

yah it looks really sweet when its dark and the lights are glowin...but it does look kind of cheap in daylight

[CreaTurE]

havok thanks alot for helping me pick... im going to start buying like month or 2 when long horn launchs, all i have to do is now pick which to go with.... 1 QUESTION FOR EVERY1 who has a cooling system for his cpu and case.... so any idea what case i should go with or for cpu cooling.... this is the case i have right now and i hate it wasted my money on it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144089

it breaks and sucks holl help out

[0wnage]

solid's comp is almost as noob as mines

the Radeon X850 is good enough

[insanity]

7800gtx ocd ma ******!!!!!!!!