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[corroonb]

I'd like to get some opinions of prices and quality for my new rig. I've chosen the following:

Core2Duo 6600 2.4 GHZ 210,000 - 250,000

I was going to get a Q6700 but the prices are bad right now and even after the price cut are excessive. I might upgrade to a quad core later if neccessary.

Asus P5N32-E 250,000

I'm pretty clueless about MBs apart from the basics. Is this good?

Seagate SATA2 500GB x2 250,000

Is it okay putting two SATA drives together or would I need a RAID configuration?

Geforce 8800 GTS 640 MB 400,000

GTX is too expensive and the 8600 is not good enough for gaming.

Memory, PSU and Case, I'm not sure what's available? I already have a copy of Vista (Don't ask) which I'll be using instead of XP which I have on my laptop.

Any advice is appreciated.

[spliff]

Power Supply. - Zalman zm600H2 (600 Watt) NICE! =120,000
Nice ATX case - Coupe 250 = 45,000
OCZ w/ a tight timing (best you can do in K-land) Get 4gigs = 285,000 x 2

Pretty high end rig, gonna cost a pretty penny!

[corroonb]

Thanks a lot. Can I get those in Yongsan? Is it worh going for 4 gb over 2 gb? Is OCZ really that much better than Samsung?

Yes, I want to use it for the next few years especially for HD movies and DirectX 10 games (Vista). I'm willing to spend 1.5 - 2.0 million. I already have a 32 inch HDTV for a monitor.

[spliff]

Well...if you're gonna run Vista on it....4 is the sweet spot. And, if you get some decent CPU and vdc heat pipe coolers (zalman are high quality) and a multi card reader, also..you should come in at a smidgen below 2mill and have a real nice system, albeit not a quad core..

You can get everything in Yongson.

[Demophobe]

[corroonb]

I got the prices on Danawa. I know the price cuts are coming and the new quad cores but hopefully I can upgrade when they arrive as I really want something now. I'm using my laptop as a desktop and I can see it rapidly deteriorating as it gets very hot (dual core processors). Do you know if the next gen of processors are compatible with sockect 775?

Buying now is never a good idea with PCs as there is always something better just around the corner.

[hanguker]

IF you're in this for gaming it's all about the graphics card. Get the best you can afford and get less CPU. You're going to upgrade to Penryn anyways. These days, as long as you got a core2 you can play any game and future games. core2's overclock like crazy, to, but I don't think you'll need to. Games are almost ALL about GPU these days.

[Demophobe]

I doubt that the mainboards will generally support quad-core when it comes. they will be first for the enthusiast market and generally, that market doesn't mind paying for new things.

I may be wrong - it's anyone's guess. Things are pretty hush-hush about Penryn right now for a couple of reasons. First, Intel want to overshadow Barcelona and second, they want to keep people in the dark, as it really hasn't been that long since the CoreDuo releases and people may not take kindly to hearing about a CPU that is twice as powerful as the one they have that is literally right around the corner.

It really lies with Intel (if they change sockets), mainboard makers (if they want to release BIOS flash-able boards and finally with the CPU/mainboard architecture. If a quad-core will use the same hardware or need a new setup completely to operate...variables. I say no, the mobos won't support quad-core.

[hanguker]

Hey Demo, the new Gigabyte DS-3 (Rev.3.3) says it supports quad core and 1033MHz bus speed. I'm hoping I'll be able to upgrade in the future, but if they change sockets...well.

[corroonb]

BTW Do they accept those 100,000 won checks in Yongsan or will I need a sackful of loot?