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01-19-2008, 02:21 PM
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 |  Gaming Rig Before I begin, let me just say that I love these forums. I have been visiting them for about a year, and find them extremely informative. Until today I have not had anything to ask or add, so I didn't have an account. I am pretty good with computers. I have built two computers in the past, and am getting ready to build my third. I want to build a gaming PC. Something that will run any game I want to play very well. Something that is pretty future-proof. I don't want to have to upgrade anything for a long time (Maybe that will be impossible with the GPU.) My problem is that I have not been keeping up with the newest computer components. I have no idea what to buy, and with how hectic my job is right now, I don't have the time to do a lot of research. I loathe AMD, so I want an Intel processor. I also want an Nvidia video card, I think the best for gaming is the 8800? I have never over clocked anything in my life, but am willing to learn (as long as I can't destroy anything by screwing up.) My spending limit is 1400-1600 dollars. I basically would like for someone to post a build that fits in that price range for gaming. Keep in mind I play on a 22" Samsung 226bw, so the resolution is 1680x1050, I suppose I might need to upgrade to SLI, so I would like an SLI Mobo. I can pick the case myself, but any suggestions are definitely welcome, especially since my house has no AC in the summer...so cooling an OCed processor might be a little tougher. Also, XP vs Vista? I think I want to stick with XP, but am open minded, and wouldn't mind hearing a solid argument in favor of Vista. Thank you for taking the time to read my essay  Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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01-19-2008, 02:35 PM
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| Re: Gaming Rig Newegg.com - ABIT IN9 32X-MAX LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail BLT Catalog: E8400 C2D PROCESSOR 3.00G 6MB 1333MHZ FSB (RETURNS / EXCHANGES: SEALED 30 DAYS, DEFECTIVE 15)! Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM PNY VERTO GEFORCE 8800GT 512MB DDR3 PCI-E 2.0 DVI+DVI+HDTV S-VIDEO OUTPUTS RETAI (VCG88512GXPB) : ComputerHQ Newegg.com - Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler - Retail Vista 64 Home Premium.... or Ultimate, I can't make my mind up there myself, but definitely don't go XP, go Vista 64 bit. I left case, monitor, and all peripherals out since you either have those or can decide for yourself
__________________ Build Done Cooler Master Stacker 830 Evolution Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4 x 1GB Gigabyte P35-DS3L BFG 8800GTS E8400 Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 Asus 20x SATA DVD-RW w/ Lightscribe Logitech G15 keyboard Logitech G5 Mouse Corsair 750TX PSU Thermalright Ultima-90 Vista Home Premium 64 Last edited by 900RR; 01-19-2008 at 02:37 PM. |
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01-19-2008, 02:45 PM
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| Re: Gaming Rig Quote:
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01-19-2008, 02:46 PM
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| Re: Gaming Rig BLT Catalog: E8400 C2D PROCESSOR 3.00G 6MB 1333MHZ FSB (RETURNS / EXCHANGES: SEALED 30 DAYS, DEFECTIVE 15) What kind of processor is this? |
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01-19-2008, 02:56 PM
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| Re: Gaming Rig Quote:
 there's really nothing WRONG with it, it's just that Vista is the way to go, at least IMO. Quote:
it isn't suppose to be out till tommorow, but a couple vendors have been shipping early. Intel has the embargo set for the 20th I think so you will not see big etailers like newegg selling them yet. If your rig is primarily for gaming, that's the way to go, quads are the way to go for video editing rendering and stuff like that. The E8400 will blow away the Q6600 when it comes to gaming, since there aren't even any games out optimized for 4 core yet. The E8500 will be out in like a week. It offers a little higher clock speed and a .5 higher multiplier but at +$100, the E8400 is the sweet spot for price/performance.
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01-19-2008, 04:06 PM
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| Re: Gaming Rig Quote: EDIT: that was at 900's build
__________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz/ Arctic Freezer Pro64 Biostar TA780G-M2+ / Integrated HD3200 80gb Western Digital Caviar / Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit Antec BP550 / Coolermaster Centurion 534 Soundblaster Audigy / Steelsound 3H Headset 2GB DDR2 1066 RAM ~~~ Score 3.4 on WinSAT I need a better GPU haha ~~~ I do not accept support requests by PM, Profile or IM/Email. Please ask it on the forums!  |
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01-19-2008, 06:21 PM
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| Re: Gaming Rig How can I tell if the Q6600 has G0 stepping before I buy? For instance, the one listed on Newegg does not say if it has it or not. Can anyone confirm or deny how bad Vista actually is for gaming, and if it even worth going with DX10? I hear DX10 isn't much better than DX9 and the performance hit is pretty big. I will be playing CS:S, WoW, Call of Duty 4, Crysis, and more...so I was just curious how they run on Vista and if the graphics are really that much better on DX10. Also, I see that the Memory is only 80$, should I get 4gb instead of 2gb? It's only 80$ more after all. |
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01-19-2008, 06:22 PM
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| Re: Gaming Rig get the q6600 from ClubIT they guarantee it we don't recommend 4gb to gamers, we usually recommend it for Visual Designers and CAD users
__________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz/ Arctic Freezer Pro64 Biostar TA780G-M2+ / Integrated HD3200 80gb Western Digital Caviar / Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit Antec BP550 / Coolermaster Centurion 534 Soundblaster Audigy / Steelsound 3H Headset 2GB DDR2 1066 RAM ~~~ Score 3.4 on WinSAT I need a better GPU haha ~~~ I do not accept support requests by PM, Profile or IM/Email. Please ask it on the forums! |
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