Graphics cards - mean ones needed

[*sic 1]

k so we are all geeks here.

(you know you are, your on a computer reading txt.... ngher)

so since im back in the market to build me a badass game pwning machine for around 2k, inclu all xcept HDD + key board and mousie

so far im looking towards a athlon 64 x2 dual core 5200+

possible EVGA nForce 590 SLI AM2 Mainboard + card EVGA 7900GT 256MB OEM Version?

any thoughts on other options?

intel cpus? Ati cards? gah!

Edited March 22, 2007 by *sic

[my_e36 43]

Have hook ups for computer parts if needed.

[Gus 5]

SLi FTW

or whatever its called when you hook up two vid cards. two of my cards would = kickass

[hybrid 1043]

buy a house

[walker 0]

k so we are all geeks here.

(you know you are, your on a computer reading txt.... ngher)

so since im back in the market to build me a badass game pwning machine for around 2k, inclu all xcept HDD + key board and mousie

so far im looking towards a athlon 64 x2 dual core 5200+

possible EVGA nForce 590 SLI AM2 Mainboard + card EVGA 7900GT 256MB OEM Version?

any thoughts on other options?

intel cpus? Ati cards? gah!

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8ghz - It will easily reach 3.2ghz on stock cooling, aftermarket - 3.5ghz.

Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 - Highly overclockable - very cheap and feature rich - only thing its missing is sli.

2GB of DDR800 RAM - need that 800 headroom for o/c

Geforce 8800 GTS 320MB - Performs to similar spec as the 8800GTX (the most powerful card on the market) at lower resolutions such as 1280x1024 which you will most likely be running if you have a 19" LCD.

And you'll have a fair bit of dosh to spare.

[Carl 3]

Go for the latest AMD X2 chips, they aren't slowed down by the FSB bottlenecks that Intel chips and run cooler than the intel chips so less overheating issues hence less chance of crashing and greater overclocking ability. Go nvidia SLI FTW but don't go crazy and get the latest card.

[*sic 1]

thanks gents, more to look into...

[ED1RTY 2]

Vtec that sh*t