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treekodar Rated NC-17
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Posted: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:42:50 Post Subject: Building a new Gamer pc. |
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I’ve decided to let YOU people at Bigbruin help me build a new pc(It’s your wet dream come true!).
I’m thinking about building a monster of a gaming pc. My current pc cant even run Crysis, so I'm getting really tired of it.
I want it to be:
Able to play Crysis, and other high resolution games, on the highest settings.
Silent.
Some info:
Budget: 2-3000 $
I’m thinking about water cooling, but I’m not sure if that’s so good.
I’m going for Windows XP.
I MAY buy a new monitor, not sure though.
So far: Newegg _________________ It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
ITR: I think realistic.
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treekodar Rated NC-17
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SpeedZone Rated NC-17
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Posted: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:21:44 Post Subject: |
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I would also rather go for some quad...maybe something like Q9450...just read its reviewHERE today and must say i was VERY impressed...because it overclocks to 3.5-3.8Ghz with ease...and offers great performance. Just for comparison...my Q6600 @ 3.4Ghz can do wPrime in around 13.5s....while this Q9450 @ 3.5 can do it in 11s! (q6600 @ 3.5 would do it in 12.5-13s at best)
You can find it on newegg for $349.99 which imo wouldnt hurt your budget.
Or you can go for 9650....9770....who knows...it's your call...
Then some Asus, GigaByte or some similar mobo....4GB DDR2 (or 3) ram...since 4Gb is the limit for XP's you said you'll be using....maybe 2 Raptors 150GB...or Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB (which is a true winner of majority of tests and is very affordable too)...case is up to you to choose...what else?....gr.card...either 3870 X2 (2 pieces) or even better 2 9800GTXs (or 3 for TripleSLI)...or 2 9800 X2's...some decent water cooling...around 1000 Watts of PSU power...DVDRW or BluRay drive...24" monitor minimum...or some Apple's 30" model (but i believe this would go over your budget...so 24" would be just fine )....then....if you'll still have few cents left...you can buy some 7.1 surround speakers system....maybe Ageia Physics card...hmm....i know i forgot few things...but thats mainly everything for now...
And when you buy it...and install everything...make sure to spoil us with some 3DMark06 results...maybe wPrime...SuperPI....etc...etc...etc...
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treekodar Rated NC-17
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Posted: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:10:28 Post Subject: |
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I'm looking at something like this: My Gamer Pc. Is it worth anything or is it totally crap? Also I need some help getting some decent water cooling stuff.
Also, maybe I should go Vista, for 8GB memory, however I've read that Vista sucks if you want to play games.
-I've also had my eyes on a pre-built pc that costs 1600$
The specs are:
- INTEL QUADCORE Q6600 (4x 2.4GHZ), 8MB CACHE
- GEFORCE 9800GTX, 512MB, 2xDVI + SVHS OUT
- 250GB SATAII HARDDISK, 7200RPM
- 550W CORSAIR VX550W Power Supply
- 4GB DDR2 800MHZ, PC6400 *DUALCHANNEL*
- NZXT HUSH KABINET, Black (ULTRA Silenced)
- GIGABYTE Mobo (INTEL G31)
- 20x DUALLAYER DVDBURNER +/- , SATA
- LOGITECH Keyboard, DELUXE
- LOGITECH Mouse, OPTIC WITH SCROLL
- LPT PORT
- 6 USB PORTS (2 ON FRONT)
- 5.1 SURROUNDSOUND SOUNDCARD
- 10/100/1000MBIT (GIGABIT) NETCARD (ADSL ETC.)
- 22" ASUS TFT ON 2MS _________________ It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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Posted: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:13:01 Post Subject: |
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Short comment about your specs (my opinion):
Q6600 ok...9800gtx ok...if 250GB is enough for you then also ok...power supply so-so (enough for your config, but i.e. if you decide to go for SLI somewhere in the future...550W wont be enough...or barely...so i would go for at least 700W PSU)...next...4GB DDR2 ok...case ok...mobo...i would go for X38 chipset - otherwise Gigabyte brand is ok...dvd burner, keyboard, mouse and all else ok...and finally...monitor...well if 22" is enough 4U....then ok...(although if i had your budget i would go for at least 24" monitor 1920x1080 - but again...thats just me ).
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