http://forum.lowyat.net/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:25:30 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/930741 Hello everyone, long time reader, first time poster here.<br /><br />I am planning to build a new gaming rig and I have got a suggested build. The main purpose of this thread is to get some recommendations for possible modification to the suggested build.<br /><br />Processor - Intel Core i7 920<br />Motherboard - Asus Rampage II Extreme<br />RAM - Corsair XMS3 PC-1600 DDR3 CL9 3GB<br />HDD - WD Black Caviar 1 TB<br />Graphic Card - Zotac GTX285 AMP 1GB or XFX GTX285 1GB<br />Casing - CM HAF 932<br />DVD drive - Pioneer 20x SATA<br />PSU - Gigabyte Odin Pro 800w<br /><br />I&#39;m leaving the option open for SLI or xfire depending on what GPU is taken. I already have a monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers, just need to build a CPU.<br /><br />Is the onboard sound card with the motherboard enough or should I also include a separate sound card?<br />For the graphic cards, would it be better to get the nvidia ones or ATI HD4870? (I don&#39;t mind either nvidia or ati GPU&#39;s)<br />Are additional fans required for the GPU and the processor?<br /><br />Thank you very much in advance for your time <!--emo&:clap:--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/rclxms.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rclxms.gif' /><!--endemo--> Makenshi Hardware Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:38:01 +0800