A better CPU or another 8800 for better FPS

[Babrbarossa]

Do y'all agree that he's probably ok with that psu for a while-- not ideal, but it's a good 550.

As for the nb and sb, I saw some pics of what people were finding underneath the ones on the 680i's and it was rediculous how much compound had oozed out around the chips, making a nice warm blanket.

Here's a link for instructions and some of those pics:
http://www.evga.com/community/messag...TOPIC_ID=24455

[Forge]

Wow what a mess that putty was. For sure that will be replaced before the new board goes in.

The PSU I'm confident is fine for one Geforce 8800 GTS since there are two pci connectors on that PSU and I'm using only one of them. Only one 80 gig HD, one DVD two 120cm fans plus the water pump. Thanks for the input.

[Babrbarossa]

yeah-- those 8800gts cards only use up to 110 watts as opposed to (i think) 160 for the 8800gtx

[Supergrover]

With every new card/board I always reapply the TIM ( thermal Interface Material ) half the time all thats on there is those stupid putty strips ( gak:( ) or its some generic white paste put on by a one armed monkey.
If it's a mobo 90% of the time I replace the NB cooler as most are complete crap.

[Mr. Cipher]

If you're really scrimping for $$, go with an E2xxx series CPU. My e2180 plays Crysis with no issues, everything high, AA 4x, 1650x1080 resolution. Granted I do have an 8800gtx, but I was in a budget situation so I got the better gpu and scrimped on the cpu.

As I was writing this I noticed you already have the gtx. So nevermind...