Gaming system

RedUK · 09-03-2005, 03:57 PM

Can anyone check over my gaming system i'm going to buy and tell me if it's any good, also what changes I should make:

AMD Athlon64 3700 San Diego
DFI Lanparty nF4 SLi-DR
Kingston 1GB
80GB Maxtor DiamondMax+9 133/7200
16X MSI DVD-ROM Black
XFX/Leadtek GeForce 7800GTX 256MB PCI-E
17" Iiyama VisionMaster 1403
Enermax Noisetaker 600W ATX V2.0

I'm not sure if I should go with Leadtek or XFX for the Graphics card. Also do you guys think I will be able to use the full potential of the graphics card with that CPU? And do you think the CPU will be good enough for gaming?

Thanks!

Counter-Strike · 09-03-2005, 05:58 PM

Go with eVGA or Leadtek 7800GTX. Enermax isn't the best, I would go with OCZ or ThermalTake.

Everything else looks good.

truebe · 09-03-2005, 06:24 PM

I also wouldn't go with a Maxtor HD, they are known to fail a lot. Is that the 16mb cache one? If you really want a 16mb cache get the WD 250GB one. If not, just geta Seagate HD.

eVGA Video Card

Antec, Thermaltake or OCZ PSU.

The monitor is a CRT, right?

I've only heard bad things about Kingston RAM. IF that's just value get some corsair value instead, if you want to overclock your ram think about getting some OCZ Rev Plats or if you want to go crazy get some G. Skill LAs.

That CPU is great

RedUK · 09-04-2005, 09:36 AM

I heard a lot of recomendations for Enermax PSUs from this forum... Any reason I shouldn't go with them. I thought they were a quality PSu brand.

GuitarFreak1857 · 09-04-2005, 02:01 PM

the OCZ Powerstream is a good PSU

Counter-Strike · 09-04-2005, 02:03 PM

^^ Probably the best one made besides PC P&C

PZEROFGH · 09-04-2005, 02:10 PM

everything looks good except the hdd, which should be a seagate. the video card, should be an eVGA or leadtek, the psu is fine

PZEROFGH · 09-04-2005, 02:11 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104152

cheaper and more people will recommend this.

the deceived · 09-04-2005, 04:15 PM

RedUK, your setup seems fine to me! I mean, I have a Maxtor hard drive (the Diamondmax 10 250Gb 16Mb Cache version), and it's great! I mean, even if it does fail, who doesn't back up work nowadays? The PSU is great! Honestly, mine has been working fine, no problems with that!

Also, I have no idea why people have something against XFX (probably because they are not as popular in the US than over here in the UK), but so far they have produced THE fastest 7800GTX (490/1300), so I don't see why the complaints are coming in about them :S Loads of my friends have XFX versions of nVidia cards, and nothing has gone wrong with them, so your setup looks really good

The only thing I would change is the Kingston RAM, go for something like OCZ or Corsair, or like truebe said, if you want to be crazy, go for the G Skill

Hope that helps!

PZEROFGH · 09-04-2005, 04:24 PM

if your into overclocking go with the OCZ platinum revision 2 ram. great for OCing. reaches around DDR530ish if you have the right voltage and timings. on 1 on 1 timings obviously. i wouldnt go with XFX even if loads of people have them and there are no problems. go with leadtek, sense eVGA isnt there in the Uk. the cpu will not be a bottleneck for the 7800GTX. and if your going to spend 500 dollars on a graphics card you might as well get a good one and not a crappy one

09-03-2005, 03:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
RedUK True Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 131	Gaming system Can anyone check over my gaming system i'm going to buy and tell me if it's any good, also what changes I should make: AMD Athlon64 3700 San Diego DFI Lanparty nF4 SLi-DR Kingston 1GB 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax+9 133/7200 16X MSI DVD-ROM Black XFX/Leadtek GeForce 7800GTX 256MB PCI-E 17" Iiyama VisionMaster 1403 Enermax Noisetaker 600W ATX V2.0 I'm not sure if I should go with Leadtek or XFX for the Graphics card. Also do you guys think I will be able to use the full potential of the graphics card with that CPU? And do you think the CPU will be good enough for gaming? Thanks!

09-03-2005, 05:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Counter-Strike Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,109	Go with eVGA or Leadtek 7800GTX. Enermax isn't the best, I would go with OCZ or ThermalTake. Everything else looks good. __________________ Check out www.advancedgeeks.com Great new forum!

09-03-2005, 06:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
truebe Super Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 303	I also wouldn't go with a Maxtor HD, they are known to fail a lot. Is that the 16mb cache one? If you really want a 16mb cache get the WD 250GB one. If not, just geta Seagate HD. eVGA Video Card Antec, Thermaltake or OCZ PSU. The monitor is a CRT, right? I've only heard bad things about Kingston RAM. IF that's just value get some corsair value instead, if you want to overclock your ram think about getting some OCZ Rev Plats or if you want to go crazy get some G. Skill LAs. That CPU is great __________________ 1GB DDR333 7600GS AGP PCP&C 410w Silencer Saitek Eclipse / Razer Copperhead

09-04-2005, 02:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
GuitarFreak1857 Monster Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,809	the OCZ Powerstream is a good PSU __________________ My Desktop Abit IP35-E Intel Core2 Duo E8400 (Thermalright Ultra-120) Mushkin 2x2GB DDR800 RAM eVGA GeForce 8800GTS Creative X-Fi Gamer Edition Western Digital Caviar 250GB 7,200RPM Western Digital Caviar 640GB 7,200RPM OCZ 720W ModStream Lian Li PC-7A Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

09-04-2005, 02:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Counter-Strike Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,109	^^ Probably the best one made besides PC P&C __________________ Check out www.advancedgeeks.com Great new forum!

09-04-2005, 09:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
RedUK True Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 131	I heard a lot of recomendations for Enermax PSUs from this forum... Any reason I shouldn't go with them. I thought they were a quality PSu brand.

09-04-2005, 02:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
PZEROFGH Lord Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,649	everything looks good except the hdd, which should be a seagate. the video card, should be an eVGA or leadtek, the psu is fine __________________ E8400 \| Abit IP35 Pro \| 2x2GB G.Skill DDR2-800 \| HIS HD3870 \| 520HX \| CM690 AIM/Xfire - pzerofgh Make Free Money by Doing Offers!! Really Works CLICK NOW

09-04-2005, 02:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
PZEROFGH Lord Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,649	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104152 cheaper and more people will recommend this. __________________ E8400 \| Abit IP35 Pro \| 2x2GB G.Skill DDR2-800 \| HIS HD3870 \| 520HX \| CM690 AIM/Xfire - pzerofgh Make Free Money by Doing Offers!! Really Works CLICK NOW

09-04-2005, 04:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
the deceived True Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 135	RedUK, your setup seems fine to me! I mean, I have a Maxtor hard drive (the Diamondmax 10 250Gb 16Mb Cache version), and it's great! I mean, even if it does fail, who doesn't back up work nowadays? The PSU is great! Honestly, mine has been working fine, no problems with that! Also, I have no idea why people have something against XFX (probably because they are not as popular in the US than over here in the UK), but so far they have produced THE fastest 7800GTX (490/1300), so I don't see why the complaints are coming in about them :S Loads of my friends have XFX versions of nVidia cards, and nothing has gone wrong with them, so your setup looks really good The only thing I would change is the Kingston RAM, go for something like OCZ or Corsair, or like truebe said, if you want to be crazy, go for the G Skill Hope that helps! __________________ Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 512KB l Gigabyte GA-K8N-XP Sli Motherboard l XFX GeForce 7800 GTX 256Mb (450/1250) l OCZ 2Gb (2 x 1Gb) Dual Channel Platinum Series DDR400 l Maxtor Diamondmax 250Gb SATA 7200rpm 16Mb Cache l Enermax 600W Noisetaker l NEC ND-3540A Black Dual Layer DVD+/-RW l Sony 3.5\" FDD l Black Coolermaster Aerogate 2 Fan Controller l Extreme Gaming Spider Case l Viewsonic VX924 19\" TFT 4ms Response Time l Logitek MX518 l Saitek Eclipse l Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2

09-04-2005, 04:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
PZEROFGH Lord Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,649	if your into overclocking go with the OCZ platinum revision 2 ram. great for OCing. reaches around DDR530ish if you have the right voltage and timings. on 1 on 1 timings obviously. i wouldnt go with XFX even if loads of people have them and there are no problems. go with leadtek, sense eVGA isnt there in the Uk. the cpu will not be a bottleneck for the 7800GTX. and if your going to spend 500 dollars on a graphics card you might as well get a good one and not a crappy one __________________ E8400 \| Abit IP35 Pro \| 2x2GB G.Skill DDR2-800 \| HIS HD3870 \| 520HX \| CM690 AIM/Xfire - pzerofgh Make Free Money by Doing Offers!! Really Works CLICK NOW

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