• Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
    Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.

how's this for a gaming rig....

S

seen316

n00b
Joined
Feb 14, 2006
Messages
38
INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6600 @ 2.4GHz SOC 775 - $385
ASUS P5B DELUXE/WiFi PCIEX16 SOC 775 ATX - $238
CORSAIR XMS 2 TWIN2X 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2 6400 800MHz 240PIN DC KIT - $368
BFG 7950GX2 1GB GDDR3 PCIEX16 - $655
LG GSA-H10LI 16X DVD+/-RW LIGHTSCRIBE DUAL LAYER BLACK BURNER - $42
WESTERN DIGITAL RAPTOR 74GB SATA 10000RPM 16MB CACHE - $190
WESTERN DIGITAL 250GB SATA2 16MB CACHE - $89 x 2 = $178
ANTEC P160W MID TOWER CASE - $140
ENERMAX LIBERTY 500W MODULAR PSU - $130
ACER AL2216WBD 22" BLACK LCD WIDESCREEN MONITOR 5MS 700:1 300CD/M2 DVI - $375
LOGITECH MX 5000 (REFURB) CORDLESS DESKTOP KB & RECARGEABLE OPTICAL MOUSE - $68
LOGITECH Z-5300e 5.1 SPEAKER SYSTEM - $155 (PC METRO COMPUTERS)
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP PRO - $159
TOTAL w/ TAX: $3514.62 CANADIAN

about the monitor....I was wondering if anybody has this & if so how does it run?.....would it run well with the video card I chose?...this build is for a friend of mine.....his budget is $3500....but if anybody can come up with something better for the same or lower budget plz feel free to list them...your thoughts & opinions appreciated....thanks!...btw....the prices are from filtech computers located @ college & spadina in toronto, ontairo canada....also my friend would rather go purchase everything by going to the store instead of ordering online.....
 
there are many things you can change...

like the GPU

does he want a GPU that powerful when DX10 is coming?

even though there 1ST gen they should play DX9 games really well so...
 
The 150gb raptors are like $20 more. The ones w/o the window. They are a whole generation ahead.
 
note235 said:
there are many things you can change...

like the GPU

does he want a GPU that powerful when DX10 is coming?

even though there 1ST gen they should play DX9 games really well so...
Click to expand...

what gpu would u recommend to go with the monitor I've chosen?
 
BurntToast said:
The 150gb raptors are like $20 more. The ones w/o the window. They are a whole generation ahead.
Click to expand...

the 150gb raptors are $20 more then what?......the 74gb versions?
 
BurntToast said:
The 150gb raptors are like $20 more. The ones w/o the window. They are a whole generation ahead.
Click to expand...


Actually... the 74gb one that he has listed is the SAME as the 150, just lower capacity. Though... they are crap drives. After doing some in depth tests of the hardware on the latest raptors I can tell you that I wouldn't buy one myself. The newer controllers that they are using are trash.
 
I'd stick to a cheaper vidcard, like the 7600GT or 7900GT for now, until DX10 comes out.

Also, for the HDD, you don't really need a raptor to get good performance... the Seagate 7200.10 320GB 7200rpm sata3gb 16mb cache is quite fast. I have all 3 drives mentioned, the WD1500ADFD, WD2500KS, and the ST3320620AS. While the raptor is certainly the fastest, the 7200.10 kicks the KS' ass. I'd suggest the seagate over the wdXX00ks.

Also, I'd suggest an NEC ND-3550A or BenQ DW1650 over the LG.

I really havent kept up with logitech's cordless stuff... have they improved it enough to beat corded setups?

Unless he plans to OC the E6600 to the max and pump the RAM to DDR2-1100 speeds, then he really doesnt need DDR2-800, since DDR2-667 can reach DDR2-800 speeds quite easily... check out this article for more ram suggestions:
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2797&p=19
If he does want to OC to the max, I'd go for the better ASUS board, P5WDH Deluxe.
 
Supposadly the DX10 cards have been delayed another three to six months, so powerful DX9 cards are back "in"....
 
22" monitors are the same resolution as 20" monitors, so a dual card solution might be a bit overkill unless you have to have every single setting at max. You should still be able to keep a majority of the eyecandy with a $300 card. So I'd say either keep the 7950GX2 and get a 24" display, or step it down to a 7900GT/1900XT.
 
Sovereign said:
Supposadly the DX10 cards have been delayed another three to six months, so powerful DX9 cards are back "in"....
Click to expand...

And don't forget that DX10 games will take awhile to become popular. It was a long time before SM 3.0 and Pixel Shader 2.0 became commonplace in games.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top