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[343guiltymc]

Would it be able to used with my current 2x512 MB RAM or do I have to remove those?

[InnerGoat]

You should be able to leave them in

[343guiltymc]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820144199
Ah the link I've posted in the other post was U.S prices. Would the RAM above suffice?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16817703016
If I were to upgrade to this PSU, which videocard should I get? Trying to stay below the $150 (in Canada not U.S prices) range.

[Warsaw]

Currencies are close enough to where it doesn't matter. HD4850 for that price, or if you are a strictly NVidia person, go with the 9800 GTX+. Next best is either the HD4830 or 9800GT.

[343guiltymc]

Currencies are close enough to where it doesn't matter. HD4850 for that price, or if you are a strictly NVidia person, go with the 9800 GTX+. Next best is either the HD4830 or 9800GT.

Urh I can't get 4850 or 9800 GTX, low on cash. I would get a 4830 but I don't know if those big dual slot coolers will fit in my case.

[Warsaw]

Ok, my turn to join the fray.

I need to build a new rig, plain and simple. This current one is crashing too often these days, no matter what part I upgrade/swap, and how many times I reformat. Besides, it's old anyways, time for an upgrade. Here's the catch: I want a slim computer so that LAN parties are not so much of a hassle, and I do attend LANs very frequently.

So, here's my plan A:

Slim Gaming Rig-Intel

Motherboard: DFI LP JR P45-T2RS LGA 775 Intel P45 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard-$149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136055

CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor-$229.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115131

GPU: 2x Galaxy 96GFF6VIFCXX GeForce 9600 GT 512MB SFF video cards-$94.99 each
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162016

RAM: G.SKILL HK 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)-$49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231219

Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card-$89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829132006

Cooler: MASSCOOL 8W553B1M3 90mm Ball CPU Cooler-$14.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835150083

PSU: Thermaltake W0157RU 450W 5.25 Drive Bay Video Card Power Supply-$71.99
http://www.xpcgear.com/w0157ru.html

Case: IN WIN IW-BT611T.300SL Silver/Black-$55.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811108060

External Media: LITE-ON Black& Beige External Slim 8X DVD Drive-$75.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106271

Total: $928.90

All prices are from Newegg with the exception of the PSU, which is from xpcgear.com. I could get a low-profile 9800GT and SLI that, but the performance gain over two 9600GTs in SLI is all but nonexistent, and it costs $248 as opposed to $188 when all is said and done. I already have hard drives I can use in this build.

So, thoughts, comments, suggestions?



Edit: Added links, also I had an alternate case in mind:

-Rosewill R379-SM Black/ Silver 0.8mm SGCC Steel MicroATX Slim Case-$49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147098

[343guiltymc]

That looks nice, didn't know they make low profile 9800 GT.....

[Warsaw]

It just came out literally three days ago. I myself was shocked to see it.

[343guiltymc]

Where? Need link, is it made by Sparkle? I googled it and saw it being made, but never knew it came out.

[Warsaw]

Yes, it is Sparkle:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187061

Just sold out today...and went up $5. Honestly though, if you want to SLi, there is no sense in dropping cash on two of these when two of the 9600GTs will do just as well, which I find surprising considering that the 9600GT has just under half as many stream processors.