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MarkTBSc:
Are those numbers next to the components the prices? If so what currency are they in because they look massively overpriced. Also, I'd lose 2 of the 4gb of RAM and upgrade the 9600GT to an 8800GT. You don't really need four gigs of RAM and the heatpipe cooling is probably waaay more than they need,
Fletch:
8800GT is better than a 9600GT? I can't seem to find anything definite to back this up. :| Links?
The prices are in Chinese currency (RMB, I'm working in China) so you can roughly divide by 7 or so to get american, canadian or australian. (check current rates for a better idea)
I might be able to get better prices if I go to a second dealer, but I'm still deciding what parts I want.
It is really hot & humid here - how much could that affect my need for good heatsinks?
Dimmukane:
An 9600GT is about par with a 8800GT. It's only slightly weaker, by maybe 5-10%, but it's also cheaper. I got mine for about 190 plus tax, factory overclocked. Mine idles at about 51 degrees Celsius, doesn't ever get hotter than 65, if that's any help.
MarkTBSc:
My bad, I was getting the 9600 and the 6800 confused in my head. I'm just a big fan of the 8800 models (not the GTS model though) and they're one I actually have some experience with.
As for the prices in Chinese currency, fair enough. That one threw me for a loop. I was terrified you were talking in Dollars which would have been really scary. For some reason there are electronic items that seem to be much more expensive in the US than over here in the UK.
As for the heat and humidity... I'm not sure. It's going to lower the MTBF on your PSU but I'm not sure about the thermal capacity of moist air over dry air. I'm guessing it's going to make cooling harder but then it all becomes a matter of extra fans, the noise they make and whether you want to go all the way into liquid cooling.
dennis:
I believe humid air has a higher heat capacity than dry air, unfortunately, humid air is also going to be warmer than dry air in general, and since radiative cooling depends entirely on temperature differential, it's probably no help.
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