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Cardinal

I'm planning on getting a new PC in the coming weeks. My budget is about €800 (initially €700 but times change). Here's what I've picked out so far:

Case: Gigabyte Triton GZ-XX1CA-SNB Black Aluminium Front (Without PSU)
DVD Drive: NEC DVD±RW burner (Dual layer)
Graphics Card: MSI GeForce 7600GT, 2xDVI-I/Tv-Out, Heatpipe
HDD: Samsung 400GB SATA2
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-965P-S3, P965
PSU: Tagan 2force 480W
Memory: Corsair Value S. PC5300 DDR2 2048MB Kit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 1.86GHz

I have a mouse, keyboard and monitor and the onboard sound is more than adequate for me. Any thoughts? Or things I've over looked?

TerrorFirmer

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=334401

Much better card with added Dx10 support for the same price, also silent cooled.

Other then that it looks pretty good. Maybe throw in an aftermarket cooler and overclock to the high heavens.

edit: And maybe then use this ram, for an extra few euro...so you're still in your same budget.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=312023

Cardinal

Both of those seem to be better alternatives. Did I read somewhere that the 8 series video cards perform more poorly than the 7 series under DX9?

TerrorFirmer

No. The 8600GT performs closer to a 7900gs then a 7600gt in games. The 8500gt is a bad card however....at least, for anything games orientated, while the 8600GTS is way overpriced. You really can't go wrong with the 8600gt though.

Cardinal

Well then I'll almost certainly get that. DX10 support makes it significantly more future proof.

Cardinal

Well, I've ordered it. Thanks for the advice Havok. I got the 8600GT and memory you recommended.

For anyone else undecided between 7600GT and 8600GT, I'd point you in the direction of anandtech who have a benchmark which directly compares the two, the 8600GT coming out ahead in all games tested.