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Building my Gaming PC (finally)
So far I got myself
Motherboard: msi 790gx-g65 http://i1.lelong.com.my/UserImages/[email protected] Processor: AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition http://i.pricerunner.com/prod/5_8_13...55FBGIBOX.jpeg Video Cards: Two Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB http://www.thg.ru/technews/images/sa...b_1-040708.jpg Power Supply: Xilence 600W Gaming Edition http://www.quietpc.com/files/images/products/x-750w.jpg Thats all for now, going to get more parts next weekend, any reccomendations? |
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Yeah, get a mobo with the ATI 790FX Chipset and two Radeon HD 4870 X2 (with crossfire cable of course). Then change out that wussy power source for a 1200 - 1600 watt. Optionally, do what I did and get two 900 watt power sources. I also suggest 8GB of ram with a 64-bit OS to accompany it. Well, that's my opinion on a power computer, rather, that's my current monster. |
Those parts pictured are the ones I already purchased. I am not going for a $10,000 top of the line beast like you but more of a good performance gaming rig with good prices. (That I can overclock)
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On the RAM side of things, you can't go wrong with Corsair or Kingston. My preference is Corsair, and their RAM comes with a lifetime warranty, so if you do get a dud stick, send it in and they'll replace it for you.
What type of cooling are you thinking about (it will obviously impact on the case)? |
Most likely water cooling, I dont want a ton of fans in my case. Also I just ordered two 80 gig solid state drives instead of getting a 10,000 rpm hard drive. Cost me a pretty penny but I think SSD will really enhance overall computer performance. Also ordered the monitor, 22 in lcd 10,000 - 1 Dynamic-Contrast Ratio, 5 millisecond screen response.
The Hard drive: http://www.computerworld.com/common/...X25M_large.jpg The Display: http://www.itechnews.net/wp-content/...d-displays.jpg |
So now I just need:
Sound Card DVD/CD/BlueRay Keyboard/Mouse Speakers And finally the computer case |
I'm very impressed with your choice of monitor - not only is it a sexy looking piece of hardware, but it's also Samsung.
If you go for a Blu-ray drive, definitely get one with which you can burn. Keyboard/mouse - I'm a massive fan of Logitech's peripherals. Sure, Razer are billed as the gaming peripherals, but I think that the build quality and design of the Logitech products is better. I know a lot of people who have converted from Razer to Logitech, too. You'll want a big case. If money's no problem, go for one of the high quality aluminium cases. My preference is Cooler Master, but most of it is down to your taste. |
Looks good to me.
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Just picked out my OS and ordered it via amazon ;)
Microsoft Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2C for System Builders |
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You'll want to dual boot that with a x86(32-bit) version of Windows XP if you want to play certain things like Diablo and Diablo II. Or if you buy a PhysX card from nVidia so you can play games like Mirrors Edge properly (which is stupid), you can only have both drivers in the 32-bit version of Win XP without the BSOD bug in the x64 version. Oh, and Windows 7 runs faster on my machine than XP does. You might want to give the Windows 7 RC a try. |
Yea I got my regular xp copy already (infinite use, no cd key copy courtesy of the army)
I was looking at the Windows 7 RC today, and reading some articles and benchmarks and alot of them said it only increased performance a tiny bit and not in every area. I think I am going to just go with the tried and true winxp until 2010 or whenever windows 7 gets officially released. Quote:
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Somewhat off-topic: Have you tried the latest version of Ubuntu? As I mentioned in another thread, it supposedly has excellent, native support for 32-bit Windows applications now. I've heard from a number of sources that Wine is useless in comparison. I haven't tried the former myself though. Setting up Debian on my Q6600 system was sufficiently annoying since my HD4870 was not supported by default by Debian-based systems. As a consequence, I'll probably wait for a while until giving Ubuntu another run for its money. On topic: Your system looks great so far, SYG! As for Mirror's Edge, I recall from the PhysX demonstration videos that the most impressive "feature" was that in-game drapery would move in reasonably realistic ways when interacted with. That is a significant feature, according to the developers. |
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I have not tried the latest Ubuntu version yet, sill on 8.04. I have honestly did not hear anything about it that. I'll check it out later though. ------ As for the PhysX thing, I don't think you understood me SYG. The game Mirrors Edge for the PC will keep slowing down until it is unplayable if you don't have a video card with PhysX on it. In order to use the PhysX card in conjunction with your 3xxx or 4xxx Radeon HD series video card, you need Windows XP 32-bit because it will allow you to install the drivers from the PhysX card and the ATI card together. If you try it on the 64-bit version it will BSOD you. What I was saying was stupid is that you have to pay money for a video card to play the game because of the PhysX crap. I have a PhysX card with mine right now, and I'm not stupid. So be careful, it's the developers of the game who were stupid in their decisions. |
In my personal opinion, AMD < Intel
Other then that, very sexy. |
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Intel == Tons of money AMD == Way less money (And still great quality) |
So how much is this gonna run you? I think I just broke my laptop (my only computer).
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Apparently Fedora 11 is similar to the newest Ubuntu.
--- You need to try Windows 7 to see the differences yourself - it's definitely a lot faster than both Vista and XP. As for release, RTM is supposed to be July, I think, and it should be on shelves by October. |
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Radeon HD 4850 1GB video card. $152.99 each. Times two. $305.98. New Powersupply. $89. New Monitor. $157.69. Factory Refurbished SSD Intel 80gig hard drive. $314 each. Times two. $628 Operating System. $149.99 I still need the case, sound card, dvd/blueray drive, and keyboardmouse. I will most likely be getting all of those this Saturday. Grand total as of right now: $1830.66 So after the getting the rest of the stuff I need it will most likely be around $2100-$2200 edit: you can take off about $500 - $580 and get a normal 7,200 or 10,000 rpm hard drive which are fine. So about $1600 if you do that for a pretty good gaming computer. Maybe even nix one of the video cards too. |
EDIT: I did not read your edit. You can continue anyways.
$2100 - $2200. That's too bad. I bought my monster months ago for $2300 and it is way the hell more powerful than yours. My stats CPU: AMD 950 Overclocked to 3.5GHz (All Cores) RAM: 8GB Kingstron HyperX Cooling: Water Cooling Case: Gigantic Full Case Mobo: ASUS AM2 CPU Socket, 790FX Chipset, and Quad PCIe HDD: 1TB at 7200 RPM Video Card: Two ATi Radeon HD 4870 X2 with Crossfire, nVidia GeForce 8400 (Has PhysX) Sound Card: I'm not going to bother to check PSU: Two 800 watt power supplies Extra: 16-fans (10 pulling in | 6 pulling out), Wireless Keyboard and Mouse |
Except for the fact that I get 4 seconds or less windows fully loaded from turning on my computer. The harddrives are the biggest money eater in my system but they will remove that one major bottleneck most computer and your computer have. What about your monitor? You mentioned nothing about that.
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That's not true at all. When they say it turns on quickly, it is referring to the fact that the motherboard runs POST and finishes very quickly so that it can get onto the boot process. Mine says it starts in 5-seconds or less (which it technically does). And in reality, my Windows 7 will start up far faster than your XP any day. Why? Because Win 7 starts up in about half the time of Win XP. So who's is better? Mine still. ----- Monitor is a 24" and 19". 24" is by Dell (It looks really nice and great price). 19" is old monitor (Still good though). I run dual screens. The 24" would add about $150 dollars to the price. Bringing it to the approx cost of $2450. |
So from when you push the power button all the way to windows loading up with a functional start menu how long does it take? Just curious because maybe I might just go win 7... maybe
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XP: 30-45 seconds. XP takes far longer for whatever reasons and startup programs start far slower. Both Vista and 7 start up a lot faster and startup the programs at a far faster pace. |
Random Q. How long will I be able to use Windows 7 (What are you using? A release candidate?) before MS deactivates it?
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Well there's an, uh huh, time nuke. Otherwise, the RC expires June 2010 if I'm not mistaken. |
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I have the Seagate Cheetah 15.6k (450GB at 15000RPM) as my primary HDD now. The stats I showed you were when I first bought it. That's most likely why mine starts so fast. You know SYG, that you have to consider that age of the computer in the equation. Because I have 20-30+ items opening upon startup. But, the my Cheetah has outperformed SSD in tests. I picked this drive carefully. |
I think your just trying to find reasons why your old fashioned hard drive that consumes a lot more power and makes a lot more noise is better than a SSD. As soon as I finish getting the parts and complete my system I will make a video of the startup process.
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GLG reminds me of
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One of those guy's at school/work that always will one up people in conversations.
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And he does this because
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he has a small
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Amount of self esteem and
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and at a young age he was
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Sorry for the last thing I wrote. I wrote that when I'd literally just woken up. I had a hard time understanding what I was saying.
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Wow, noise. Who the fuck cares. My computer without the hard drives makes a hela-fucking lot of noise. I can't stand when people complain about noise. For shits sake, if you want a fucking monster, don't fucking complain about the noise. Sorry, I got a little angry there because I really can't stand people who complain about noise. Why? Because in the end it's not really that loud, it's all in the persons paranoid head. Quote:
I don't have any SSD. But when I was looking for a super fast drive I did lots of research and found some tests between SSD and Cheetah 15k. The Cheetah was the winner overall performance (so that means it won some and lost some). However, upon quickly searching, I could not relocate the test results I'd found. But, that doesn't mean I direct you towards a review of the Cheetah. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...as,2004-3.html Quote:
The main problem found in SSD, though, is the fact that they are currently still fairly new. With that, there are many problems that they have. And changes that will probably come within the near future may fix them. I wouldn't bother buying one until they're larger and more stable. |
Ostracized for his diminutive size
Edit: way to fuck everything up like you always do GLG |
Yo, I have an extremely high self esteem. I think you have the wrong person in mind. I can speak/write in three languages fluently, program in 9 programming languages fluently, and 8 other programming languages which I understand but am not yet completely fluent in. I have an ultra computer, and haves tons of free time on my hands, or off them. I have an exceptional girlfriend who lives 10-minutes walking distance from my house. I have a breathing, living, family with parents. I graduated high school without even trying. Why wouldn't I be happy with a high self esteem, vanity, and ego?
Now, back to the topic, spammer. -------------------------------- Get on with it. Still waiting for reply. |
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To a fault.
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