what u guys think

Jackalxx

im building a new desktop.

mobo is asus striker ii extreme

core 2 quad 2.66 or 3.01mhz
geforce gtx 250 or equivalant
corsair 4gb ram
its gonnabe an absolute beast when its built, sorry i cant go into more detail as im sitting here absolutly pisst lol

AlmightyCushion

I'd probably getter a better graphics card if I was you. Even if it meant cheaping out on the processor a bit.

Jackalxx

i dont know th exact name of the graphics card but ints the new geforce gtx range, iwanted to get a "MSI GeForce GTX 295 1792MB PhysX CUDA"
but thats likw 500 euro so i might go for the gtx 285, but the motherboard i bought is an absolute beast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjynwic_8ic

it hs everything you could ever need incl ddr3 ram slots etc

toco123

Just go for a ATI 4870?

Slutmonkey57b

Your motherboard can be a beast all it likes but unless you're LN2 cooling you won't see any benefit. Also, Nvidia chipsets are high-performing but unreliable ****e and I wouldn't trust them as far as I can throw them.
Money would have been better spent on:
1: Vertex/Intel SSD
2: More ram
3: Better graphics.

If you had a crossfire board, you could have bought two cheap 4830's which would beat a GTX285 and cost less than half as much. As it is, single card wise, your best bet is 4870 which is ~€140 on pixmania right now. You could SLI two 9800GTX^H^H^H^H GTX 250's which is your other option.

Solitaire

Oh dears, jackal is stoned :P Reminds me how lucky I was to end up too stoned to even manage typing when I got back home last night!

Wonder if he's gonna regret any hasty decisions in the cold, harsh light of day?