Advice on new build

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shiv

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I'm thinking of making a new build. It's been a few years and I'm selling my P4 system to a friend. I'm going to be using it for gaming as I'm getting alittle bored with my 360 and music and it will be hooked up to my 50" 1080P Sony TV and surroud sound. Would the following list be good for running games at fairly high settings and what is the best CPU cooler to use in the case? With UTIII, COD4 and Crysis coming i'd like some eye-candy. Thanks!

APEVIA X-QPACK2-BK/500 Black Aluminum Body/ Front Mask MicroATX Desktop Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16811144139 $98.99

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822144701 $69.99

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail
Item #: N82E16820146565
$40.00 Mail-in Rebate $89.99

BIOSTAR TForce TF7150U-M7 LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7150 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813138096 $99.99

Intel Dual-Core E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E2180 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819116052 $91.99


EVGA 512-P3-N805-A1 GeForce 8800GT KO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $289.99


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What is your price limit?

I would say you could run games on moderate settings. No way are you going to be able to run Crysis on that on high settings. I think that would be low, maybe medium at best.... If you give people a limit on cash, then it gives people a number to play with to add suggestions.
 
Your biggest limiting factor is going to be your processor. Which you might not be able to OC on that board very well, especially in a micro atx case(HEAT!).

Also, make sure the 8800gt isn't to long for that case. I think the gt is the same length as the gts its just more slim.

I see you are going to run at 1080p. Even though its a high resolution it might turn out grainy being on a television. As well that res is hard to run games at with high settings(crysis at least).
 
It's going to be a weak system if you plan to game at 1080p. You certainly won't be able to play on high settings in any of the latest games. As others have said, the biggest issue is the processor. In order for an Allendale (2100 or 4400 series) to be competitive in high-res gaming, you'll need to plan for a very substantial overclock, which will be very difficult in a Micro ATX form factor.

As for the video card, the 8800 GT is a great unit, but you might need two of them in SLI in order to not have the 1080p resolution strain your system.

What is your budget? If you're sub 600, you may be better served with a higher clocked Athlon. Although, if you're really set on pairing a budget PC with a 1080p television for gaming, I would recommend dropping the idea all together and perhaps getting a PS3 instead.

Mark.
 
Thanks for the replies. Sorry, I forgot to put budget is around $800-$850. I can go to a normal sized case if I need, just thought the one I saw was a decent price, came w/ power supply, and could fit well next to the tv.
 
shiv said:
Thanks for the replies. Sorry, I forgot to put budget is around $800-$850. I can go to a normal sized case if I need, just thought the one I saw was a decent price, came w/ power supply, and could fit well next to the tv.
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The price range is fine, but you are going to have to accept that you won't be able to play on high settings... To build a decent rig for 1080p you would easily spend over $1000. That's something you are going to have to consider.

The rig you selected is ok, but not for new games on high res. and eye candy settings. That won't happen for less than $850. Sorry...
 
Agreed. If high res gaming is a concern, then consider two options: first, save up until you can build a rig for $1500. This will allow you to build a multi-purpose gaming rig using modern high end components which can pair well with a 1080p display, or b) buy a PS3 (as I mentioned above.) For $400, you'll get an alternate high res gaming machine plus a blu-ray player. Furthermore, like the 360, the PS3 can stream and play media from computers around your house. With the extra $400 saved, you can buy a budget AMD machine to use as a general purpose PC. It might also serve well for some light strategy/rts, or mmorpg gaming (genres that aren't well served by consoles.)

Mark.
 
Thanks for all the advice guys, guess i will go with the ps3 for now and then maybe build a rig at tax return time. Atleast then the prices on the things will only go down in the meantime!;)
 
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