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| 641184 | 2008-02-17 08:46:00 | Friend asks me to build a 'Powerfull' computer for him for serious gaming. His budget is <$4K. I've worked out the following main components: MotherBoard: ASUS P5K-E WIFI/AP CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6850 3.00GHz 4M 1333MHz HDD: Seagate Barracuda 11 3.5 500GB SATA 7200RPM 32MB Cache Graphic: ASUS GEFORCE 8800GTS 640MB PCI-E PSU: Enermax EG565P-VE24P Whisper II, 535W ATX PSU Memory: CORSAIR 2GB DDR2 Twin2X unbuffered 4-4-4-12 DDR2-800 Case: Cooler Master CM 690 Black nVidia SLi Ready Your generous comments and suggestions will be much appreciated. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 641185 | 2008-02-17 08:57:00 | The only thing Im not sure of is the PSU as I dont know anything about them really. The rest sounds ok to me:thumbs: | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 641186 | 2008-02-17 08:57:00 | Current issue of PCWorld has an article where they're building a 'monstor" machine. But they're doing it over a few issues. So perhaps you could email them and ask for the components they intend to use in advance. | Greg (193) | ||
| 641187 | 2008-02-17 09:08:00 | Ditch the 8800GTS 640MB. For about the same price, you can get the 8800GTS G92 512MB. | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 641188 | 2008-02-17 09:08:00 | Friend asks me to build a 'Powerfull' computer for him for serious gaming. His budget is <$4K. I've worked out the following main components: MotherBoard: ASUS P5K-E WIFI/AP CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6850 3.00GHz 4M 1333MHz HDD: Seagate Barracuda 11 3.5 500GB SATA 7200RPM 32MB Cache Graphic: ASUS GEFORCE 8800GTS 640MB PCI-E PSU: Enermax EG565P-VE24P Whisper II, 535W ATX PSU Memory: CORSAIR 2GB DDR2 Twin2X unbuffered 4-4-4-12 DDR2-800 Case: Cooler Master CM 690 Black nVidia SLi Ready Your generous comments and suggestions will be much appreciated. That doesn't look like a monstor machine to me. For gaming he should have 2 top end cards. Along with a much larger p/s. I can't recall is that CPU a quad core? is he likely to overclock? another cpu might have better abilities. How about the other parts? just the one hd? get 2 and raid them that should get the games loading up quicker. DVD burner? fans ? 3rd party Cpu cooler if overclocking? 22 inch LCD? |
apsattv (7406) | ||
| 641189 | 2008-02-17 09:08:00 | Switch 8800GTS 640MB for a 8800GT cheaper and performs better , ASUS model still good though. Maybe a Core 2 Duo E8500 at 3.16Ghz instead of a E6850 as its a newer 45nm model and faster clocks for cheaper see here (forums.anandtech.com) |
hazza87 (12499) | ||
| 641190 | 2008-02-17 09:28:00 | I'd go for one 250B HDD for the OS and a monster 500GB or 750GB for the rest and also more RAM. 2GB RAM?? Even Dell laptops offer 3GB and that too on their lower level ones (special offer only though) A nice big screen and a TV Tuner card and some nice speakers and you're all set:D |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 641191 | 2008-02-17 11:59:00 | Prices from www.pricespy.co.nz GPU:GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB, (G92) PCI Express $479.85 x 2 for SLI if you want. CPU:Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450, 2.66GHz Quad Core CPU $554.73 HD:Samsung 750GB SATA 7200rpm hard drive $241.82 x 2 if you want,because you can!!! MB:XFX MG-N780-ISH9 Nvidia nForce 780i SLI ATX Motherboard $447.36 LCD:Samsung SyncMaster 2232BW 22" LCD 1680x1050 2ms $485.00 Ram:2GB DDR2-800 PC2-6400 SDRAM $56.95 each OS:Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit English 1pk OEM $269.25 Optical Drive:LG GGC-H20L Blu-ray and HD DVD Reader + DVD Writer SATA $495.90:cool: PSU:Silverstone Strider ST1000 1000W Modular ATX12V Power Supply Retail $325.10 Case: Cooler Master CM 690 Black nVidia SLi Ready Thats what I would call a 'Powerfull' computer for him for serious gaming.:cool::thumbs: |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 641192 | 2008-02-17 20:53:00 | F MotherBoard: ASUS P5K-E WIFI/AP CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6850 3.00GHz 4M 1333MHz Graphic: ASUS GEFORCE 8800GTS 640MB PCI-E PSU: Enermax EG565P-VE24P Whisper II, 535W ATX PSU Get the new CPU - E8400, cheaper and more cache. Graphics card is old too. Get the GT. PSU is fine. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 641193 | 2008-02-17 22:09:00 | Prices from www.pricespy.co.nz (http://www.pricespy.co.nz) GPU:GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB, (G92) PCI Express $479.85 x 2 for SLI if you want. CPU:Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450, 2.66GHz Quad Core CPU $554.73 HD:Samsung 750GB SATA 7200rpm hard drive $241.82 x 2 if you want,because you can!!! MB:XFX MG-N780-ISH9 Nvidia nForce 780i SLI ATX Motherboard $447.36 LCD:Samsung SyncMaster 2232BW 22" LCD 1680x1050 2ms $485.00 Ram:2GB DDR2-800 PC2-6400 SDRAM $56.95 each OS:Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit English 1pk OEM $269.25 Optical Drive:LG GGC-H20L Blu-ray and HD DVD Reader + DVD Writer SATA $495.90:cool: PSU:Silverstone Strider ST1000 1000W Modular ATX12V Power Supply Retail $325.10 Case: Cooler Master CM 690 Black nVidia SLi Ready Thats what I would call a 'Powerfull' computer for him for serious gaming.:cool::thumbs: Thanks for the interesting inputs.:thumbs: 1. Why do we need 2 x GPUs, what are the advantages? 2. OS - preferred to run XP. 64 bit vs 32 bit - advantages & disadvantages? 3. HDD x 2 - Having RAID 0 (?) will give better performance? 4. PSU. What are the advantages of having such a 'high wattage' PSU? Isn't it a waste for having those 'extra' power, if the system does't really need it? 5. Samsung 22" LCD monitor seems to be a good choice - that's what we have in mind. :) 6. What speaker system do you reckon its good for games? As I'm not a gamer at all and my friend knows very little about computers (but he has some extra cash to spend), therefore, inputs from true games will be much appreciated. |
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