New rig

[John86]

Will this setup make me a happy gamer?

It will make me a very jealous gamer.

[Zalmoxis]

How much does the Nvidia card cost?

[LeftEyeNine]

If you have some more cash, splash it on a Creative Audigy soundcard or extra 1 GBs (512 x 2 would be better) will make you the happiest gamer on the planet.

[Ice]

More Ram and you're set. Nice video card, btw.

[Dooz]

Oh man, sweet. That's so encouraging. I don't know if I'll be able to go for the extra gig of RAM just yet, but it is possible to add that later right? And if so, is it a relatively simple process? If I do happen to get it, which would be a better choice?

2048 MB (512MBx4) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY

2048 MB (1GBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY

Also, what's the advantage of having 2 video cards? If later on the need arises, will a 7600GT coupled with the one I've got give me what I need?

Thanks for the feedback guys, appreciate it .



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How much does the Nvidia card cost?

I got mine for $265, but I've seen it go a lot higher, well over $300.

[The_Doctor]

Is that from Alienware?, because if it is I was looking at the same machine.

[LeftEyeNine]

Wonderland, get 2 modules of 1GB for now, that will do the Dual DDR trick already. What's more you will have free slots in case you make some more expansion, or in some emergency situations that you can exchange modules, try sockets etc.

It is an easy process. You can find loads of short descriptions with pics in case you want to do it yourself -that is what I advice to every PC user.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I know that two video card setup (that is "SLI" for Nvidia video cards) increases your gaming performance around %40s -this may be higher, I did not update what I knew about it. However I also heard that ATI 's Crossfire technology has superioties over Nvidia 's SLI which are both the use of two video cards in a system.