unreal 2007 rig?

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from what you all can gather about the unreal 2007 engine which setup would be more advantageous?

3800+ venice
2 7800gt's
2g ram

OR

X2 4200
1 7800gt
1g ram

i need help quick because i'm about to order my shiz.
 
by the time the damn game comes out your stuff will be probably able to run it at low/medium settings or something.

Unreal engine 3 uses dual core processors, but no one is certain how much they utilize them and how much performance is gained, 7800 series supports all the little graphic tidbits in the UE3 like shader 3.0 and stuff. youd probably need 2 gbs of ram for this game though, since even bf2 right now sees a gain from having 2 gig and Ut2007 seems to have some really really high quality textures. You might want to wait for a 512 mb video card to support those textures.

if you can make it work id suggest
4400+ x2
1 7800GTX
2 gb ram

the two setups you have up there are sorta weird..
 
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how does this look?
 
replace you dvd burner with a benq DW1640 and you know you are getting the upgrade for windows xp and not the full?

make sure you see if you motherboard supports that large cooler
 
Big Fat Duck said:
replace you dvd burner with a benq DW1640 and you know you are getting the upgrade for windows xp and not the full?

make sure you see if you motherboard supports that large cooler
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no thats the OEM version of windows xp home isn't it? how much more is that benq drive?
 
ok this is killing me. i've finally got 1500.00 dollars at my disposal and i can't decide what to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!

hey fat duck can you list me some pro's and con's about going with dual core now.
 
multitasking and some work oriented apps are about it. If I were you, I don't think I would try and set this computer up for a game that's not due for quite some time. Mainly cause we don't know what the requirements are for it, and we have no idea what's going to come out till then.....for example, AEGIA's PhysX chips. I would just build the best system you can for the money and hold back on dual core.

 
Big Fat Duck said:
by the time the damn game comes out your stuff will be probably able to run it at low/medium settings or something.
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Well fucking said. Unreal Tournament 2007 is going to make everyone's PC scream like a little girl... :p
 
Seriously, if you want a new computer, buy one now.

If you want to play UT2k7, wait, then buy one.

Anything you spend $1500 now probably won't cut it by late '06/early '07 (when I would expect a 'xxx 2007' game to be released), and anything that will be able to handle it will cost an arm and a leg now.
 
Different mobo, definately. ASRock has a bad reputation, IMO. I used to work at a PC store, and we sold those all the time. 50% of them would come back with one issue or another. I would recommend ASUS or DFI.
 
CellBlock said:
Seriously, if you want a new computer, buy one now.

If you want to play UT2k7, wait, then buy one.

Anything you spend $1500 now probably won't cut it by late '06/early '07 (when I would expect a 'xxx 2007' game to be released), and anything that will be able to handle it will cost an arm and a leg now.
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Yup, remember all of the people who upgraded right after E3 2003 for Doom 3 and HL2? They ended up having a s754 A64 3200+ with a radeon 9800pro when it finally came out :rolleyes:
 
By the time UT 2007 hits the shelves, M2 Windsor and Conroe are going to be tearing up the track.

Why are you buying your system now? Maybe we can give better suggestions if you tell us what you're going to be using the system for now, instead of what you're going to be using it for in the future. If you're buying this system solely for UT2K7, I'd advise waiting... having an expensive system sitting around doing nothing is a big waste of money, because you could've just bought it later at a much cheaper price when you actually needed to use it.
 
Nakamori said:
Yup, remember all of the people who upgraded right after E3 2003 for Doom 3 and HL2? They ended up having a s754 A64 3200+ with a radeon 9800pro when it finally came out :rolleyes:
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lol yea thats what happens when you plan too far into pc gaming future, I take it a month or two at a time, and by the time 07 comes out AMD will have new sockets, I would say go for the X2 3800 and oc it with a 7800GTX and 2gb of ram for now and that should last for awhile(about six months, or till new socket comes out which ever happens first)
 
Gun_Strife said:
lol yea thats what happens when you plan too far into pc gaming future, I take it a month or two at a time, and by the time 07 comes out AMD will have new sockets, I would say go for the X2 3800 and oc it with a 7800GTX and 2gb of ram for now and that should last for awhile(about six months, or till new socket comes out which ever happens first)
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omg you people are kidding me right? i mean i bought the system in my sig 3 or 4 years ago and it's lasted me up until this very day. the only game that hasn't run on this comp is doom 3. hell i can even run the FEAR demo at 640x and get 30-40 fps. (with the lowest settings mind you). i don't mind lowering settings in increments as games become more tech. i just dont want to end up with a rig that cant play the unreal07 engine AT ALL. :p i mean you would think that a 4400 x2/ 7800 gt rig would at least be able to RUN the unreal 07 engine right?
 
Thats not the point. Why would you buy a computer for a game that doesn't come out for 18 months? It just isn't smart, especially if you have no idea what the hardware reqs will be. if your current rig is getting the job done for the games you are playing right now, why buy?. If you wait another year and spend the same amount of money you as would now you can get much better equipment.

I know the 7800 sounds godly right now, and rightly so. But by the time UT 2007 comes out it will be it will be at least 1.5 generations old, and not running the shaders and API's to take advantage of all UT2007 has to offer. What was the best card 18 months ago? the 9800xt?
 
well ok if you are happy playing F.E.A.R. at the lowest settings and only getting 30fps why even consider upgrading, if your happy it might just be me but i wouldn't even be happy getting 30fps with the all settings maxed out thats why i have a GTX and am grabbin me 2gb of ram and 2 250gb diamond max 10 as a small upgrade for now , granted with my GTX and 3200 venice@2.45ghz and my 1gb of ram I can run F.E.A.R totally maxed out with FSAA at 4X(max) and Anistropic 16X(max) at 1152x864 and average over 80fps and yea its great but the is room for improvemnet which my mentioned upgrade should take care of.

So what I would suggest to you is to wait and yes 18 months is a long time, so hold out for about 5 or 6 months when the new sockets and new gpu come out. And by that time the beast that is the GTX will be priced lower along with the X2 4800, plus if you check out the for sale forums here you'll see them going for great prices
 
Nakamori said:
Yup, remember all of the people who upgraded right after E3 2003 for Doom 3 and HL2? They ended up having a s754 A64 3200+ with a radeon 9800pro when it finally came out :rolleyes:
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Well, that will handle both of those games fine...
 
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