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Hello,

I am in the market for a new pc for gaming. At the bottom is what I currently use. With a 1200 dollar budget I am looking for suggestions on parts for a new rig. I am totally out the loop on whats what on good hardware for gaming. However my current System runs Unreal Tournament 3 like crap. I am interested in playing 3d shooters and World of Warcraft. My friend who is building my pc for me suggests that I keep my current monitor,sound card, keyboard and mouse. Sorry if this post sound redundant like all the rest. Thank you for all suggestions in advance!

suggested so far:
Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017


Thanks,
Scott


AMD 4400 64 x2 // 4 Ram gigs // 7800GT BFG // asrock 939m2 // NEC DVD RW // Generic local case // Hitachi 160g sata2 HDD // SB X-FI gamer // Winxp Pro // Dell 2005FPW //
 
Just get a 8800GT or HD3870 for your current system. Your current system is already good with 4GB Ram and dual core CPU. I would just OC the CPU to around 2.6GHz and I don't think that you will have any problem in games with your cpu even with 8800GTX.
 
I agree, just buy a new video card.

You aren't going to see a massive increase no matter what you buy for 1200, except for a new video card.

Throw in an 8800GT or a 3870 for now, and wait for AM3 K10s (which should be better), or intel's Nehalem.

A high 2.xGhz AMD dual core will get you by until then. At least, that's what I'm doing.
 
Also games like Supreme Commander Forged Alliance lag really bad when i load up mp3s and play. I have to play at the lowest resolution and see some pretty wicked frame slowing and sound stuttering.

here is a review from Amazon.com

Just like the original game, SupCom-FA requires a lot of resources to calculate the physics and ballistics in a way that other RTS games would not even touch with a pole.
So, when the number of units increases make sure that your system *surpasses* even the RECOMMENDED requirements (provided below):
* 3.0 GHz Intel (or AMD equivalent)
* 1024 MB of RAM
* nVidia 7600 (256MB) (or equivalent)
* 6GB of HDD space.
Now, even meeting the above, you canNOT rule out stuttering and freezing. A Dual-core processor is, in my experience, essential - and this is a requirement NOT justified by the quality of on-screen graphics.
 
Supreme Commander is one punishing game. And it does need a hefty system to play it. But like everyone here has said, get a new video card first, like an 8800GT, so you can see for yourself whether or not you need a total rebuild.

Also while you're at it. Get a new PSU as well. Any of these should be enough for your current and future builds:
Corsair 550VX 550W PSU - $98
Corsair 520HX 520W PSU - $109
Corsair 650TX 650W PSU - $143
Corsair 620HX 620W PSU - $147

And if you need a total overhaul, at least you can reuse the 8800GT and new PSU with your new system.
 
I agree with everyone else... get a new vidcard and see where you stand afterwards. Plus, its also good to wait for the new Yorkfield chips due out Q1'08.
 
What is the next "big" cpu everyone is waiting for? and how long? I have decided to wait and just build a new computer This spring/summer.
 
Penryn (mobile), Wolfdale (desktop dual core), and Yorkfield (desktop quadcore) are all 45nm die shrinks of the current 65nm Core2 chips. There's a 10-15% improvement with the Penryn family over current 65nm Core2 offerings. Their release has been delayed to late Q1'08... so think end of March. The next big architecture change will come with Nehalem, which is due out Q4'08. That date may slip, and even if it doesnt, it'll most likely only be the extreme performance parts, with mainstream parts coming the following quarter. Nehalem is 45nm, but its a new architecture. The main changes are the integrated memory controller, and the Quick Path Interconnect. Those two new features are similar to the well known features of the current K8 from AMD (integrated mem controller and Hypertransport).
 
The Integrated Memory Controller and QPI of the new Intel CPUs will also mean that you will need a new mobo and RAM in order to use the Nehalem CPUs. Even if we don't need new mobo or RAM, by Q1 2009, when the mainstream Nehalem will most likely hit, there'll be new chipsets out that perform significantly better than the current Intel chipsets.

So pretty much same old same old. :)
 
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