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Allanon6666
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Well, I've finally have some money, and I'm thinking of building my own PC. Now, while I don't have a lot, I have enough for the following parts:
Case
Mother Board
Proccessor
GFX Card
So tell me what you think (I already have 2gigs of DDR2 coarsair ram, btw, and I'll be gutting my current comp for anything else i need).
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| 02/28/08 22:31 |
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everdream
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it's pretty good, quite close to what i'm running in my laptop, save for that one's an intel duo w/2gb ram and a 7600'go' "(something like that)
it runs GW flawlessly at max setting, you'll be all good.
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| 02/29/08 00:02 |
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Forumite
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Il shut my mouth about the casing, just admit it you like the shiny parts and lights :)
500Watt supplied PSU is good, i have little faith in PSU's that are supplied with cases, but i reckon for that price it ought to be atleast of some quality.
As for the Motherboard, kind off cheap, so far i could read 4GB is the max as it only has 2 RAM slots, so future upgrades for ram will be hard, you'd have to discard the old ones and buy new 2GB one's, instead of just putting in another set of 2x 1GB sticks of RAM.
As for the CPU, not a problem.
Graphics Card is a little weak, i've had a bit heavier system and i had an overclocked 7600GT running, for more modern games its quite tough having them run smoothly unless you dont mind sacrificing things such as Shadows (it has a hard time with that, aswell as with Water quality)
Either way, if thats ok with you (and your budget cant go higher), i can say you can game with it, and Guild Wars will easily run, just the more tougher games will have to be sacrificed in graphics.
For the rest i can't see any problem really, other then the Motherboard Manufacturer being completely unknown to me, keep the receipt at all times, dont want to diss but you get what you pay for, a motherboard that cheap obviously has some parts on it which aren't top-notch, aslong as you keep the receipt im sure your fine.
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| 02/29/08 07:46 |
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In all honesty, I would save up an extra $50 for the motherboard, and at least $100 more for the graphics card.
I have heard of Biostar motherboards, however I prefer going with one of the high-quality name-brand ones. Such as Asus or Gigabyte.
As for the graphics card, the 7600GT is an aging series, I wouldnt suggest anything less than one of the 8xxx series. I personally run a 7800GTX, and even it struggles in some of the newer games. It gets up to 100 FPS just standing around in GW, but drops down to 50-70 FPS during action.....which is still good, but it could be better.
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| 02/29/08 09:28 |
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mriswith
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I would recommend getting at least a XFX GeForce 8600GT. The 8 series support DirectX 10 and are a whole lot faster.
I am very fond of my 8800GTS Alpha Dog Edition, which allows me to play any game with max settings (RTS, RPG and MMO). It might cost a little bit; but over time it will pay itself since you dont have to update your GC for quiet some time.
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| 02/29/08 09:36 |
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Forumite
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DirectX 10 support means nothing though, its so heavy on the 8 Series cards that you get higher quality graphics in DirectX 9, because you maybe barely get to Medium settings in any DirectX 10 rendered game.
Lost Planet, Crysis, just to name a few, Going into DirectX 10 mode makes it just too hard on the graphic cards for now, Its nice they support it, and a Great marketing strategy im sure, but the actual frames per second in DirectX 10 isn't spectacular yet.
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| 02/29/08 09:56 |
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I agree with Forumite.
The 8 series is the first-to-support-DX10.
Meaning they're mediocre at best (horrible was more correct during the first half of 2007 as they pulled an ATI with their drivers)
An 8 series is the perfect beast for DX9 stuff though, but I suspect budget is an issue. Hello! Some of those 8 series babies cost more than my first pc. In the budget market, I'd try going for a 7900 or 7950 series if possible. Those are powerhouses and if you do a price/performance comparison you'll see get the best bang for your buck with the 79XX's (if you discard the ability to run three or four games in DX10 mode).
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| 02/29/08 11:10 |
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Keo
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Remember that if you get a meaty gfx card you're gonna need more power. I fried a card because I didn't pay attention to my system load.
Look for something with 35A or more on the 12v rail. If you're running a new top end card in a packed machine you might want a heavier PSU....600, 700v with split rails. If you go for an SLi or Crossfire rig you should look at a PSU with twinned 35A+ rails, one for each card.
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| 02/29/08 11:44 |
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