Building my first Gaming PC, What do you think?

2008-01-23 03:07:08

#1

BTalon333: Member; +2|5977

Okay, so I'm building my first Gaming PC, This is a list of what I am buying, any comments??? I know I am opening my self up big time, so be nice. Thanks

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

EVGA 122-CK-NF68-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual

Thermaltake W0106RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 700W Power Supply

Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DH-20A4P-04

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler

I already have a XFX GeForce 8800GTS Video Card.

This PC will only be used to play BF2 and COD4.

Thanks for the imput. BTalon

2008-01-23 04:01:40

#2

']['error: Banned; +630|6653|The Netherlands

- Go for x38 mobo
- get a second big hardrive for storage, 74GB is way to little these days.
- extra 2 gigs of ram, vista likes to hog it! I used to get lag in games when I had 2 gigs, now I have 4 gigs and it's all solved

That GTS, is that the g92 GTS??

Last edited by ']['error (2008-01-23 06:27:10)

2008-01-23 04:03:18

#3

CrazeD: Member; +368|6682|Maine

Two things:

I would try to get an X38 motherboard instead of 680i. Also, I would get Crucial Ballistix RAM.

Other than that, looks great.

2008-01-23 04:04:21

#4

jsnipy: ...; +3,276|6532|...

74GB is awful light (fine if you are not really using it for just a couple of games and thats it) ...

Last edited by jsnipy (2008-01-23 04:05:25)

2008-01-23 04:26:42

#5

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|6561|Scotland

Almost exact same PC as me = ]

Get another bigger hard drive is only thing to add i would say

2008-01-23 06:33:59

#6

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6726

CrazeD wrote:
Two things:

I would try to get an X38 motherboard instead of 680i. Also, I would get Crucial Ballistix RAM.

Other than that, looks great.

Crucial ram is shit IMO. Get G.Skill or OCZ.

https://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/203.46.105.23:21300/b_350_20_692108_381007_FFFFFF_000000.png

2008-01-23 06:35:57

#7

dankassasin42o: Member; +68|6688|Reefersyde, CA

Trash the Inhell crap, go AMD.

EDIT: and yes I can back that statement.

Last edited by dankassasin42o (2008-01-23 06:36:25)

2008-01-23 06:54:02

#8

jsnipy: ...; +3,276|6532|...

dankassasin42o wrote:
Trash the Inhell crap, go AMD.

EDIT: and yes I can back that statement.

You should go ahead and make your case before flaming ensues.

Last edited by jsnipy (2008-01-23 06:54:19)

2008-01-23 06:57:37

#9

Dragonclaw: Member; +186|6315|Florida

dankassasin42o wrote:
Trash the Inhell crap, go AMD.

EDIT: and yes I can back that statement.

GTFO

2008-01-23 07:01:22

#10

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6547|Long Island, New York

dankassasin42o wrote:
Trash the Inhell crap, go AMD.

EDIT: and yes I can back that statement.

Really? Please do, because last I checked, the Phenoms were absolutely terrible and even C2D's out-benchmarked them.

Nobody should go AMD until they get their shit together.

2008-01-23 07:02:17

#11

~FuzZz~: .yag era uoy fi siht deaR; +422|6332|Orrstrayleea

Dragonclaw wrote:
dankassasin42o wrote:
Trash the Inhell crap, go AMD.

EDIT: and yes I can back that statement.
GTFO

2008-01-23 07:03:45

#12

dankassasin42o: Member; +68|6688|Reefersyde, CA

[dankassasin42o]: What u do?
[----------]: intel engi
[----------]: who left and recently went back
[----------]: but I doesn't believe in the product
[----------]: I knows all sorts of problems

[dankassasin42o]: What kinda problems or why wouldnt you support the company you work for?
[----------]: I dont expect people to buy inferior product that spies on them
[----------]: each intel chip is unique id
[----------]: and that id goes out with each packet
[----------]: it was originally implemented during the pentium III era
[----------]: and there was a big stink raised

[----------]: they anticipated that
[----------]: and this "feature" became an imbed
[dankassasin42o]: an had an anwser for it
[----------]: sure
[----------]: they settled with those concerned about privacy
[----------]: renamed the technology and made it proprietary
[----------]: then implemented it in the name of network and national security

this is from a chat with someone who works with intel

theres some missing in here, but I am in IT, hes in IT and we both have confidentiality agreements, which i will not further break to prove my point.

2008-01-23 07:04:43

#13

(T)eflon(S)hadow: R.I.P. Neda; +456|6839|Grapevine, TX

Do you really need a Quad core to play BF2 and COD4? NO! If you are a graphic artist or something, then maybe yes...This will work better for what you are using the PC for= http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115037
And yes you need a second "data" drive. Do it!

Dragonclaw wrote:
dankassasin42o wrote:
Trash the Inhell crap, go AMD.

EDIT: and yes I can back that statement.
GTFO

what the fuck is your problem?

2008-01-23 07:07:59

#14

Jackabo: Member; +127|6568|Dublin, Ireland

Lol for like the two most undemanding modern FPS's you have a pretty good machine, I'd say a bit too much, you don't need a quad core for cames yet unless your aiming to play crysis on high, otherwise i would stick with something like an AMD +6000 dual core

2008-01-23 07:14:37

#15

jsnipy: ...; +3,276|6532|...

Jackabo wrote:
Lol for like the two most undemanding modern FPS's you have a pretty good machine, I'd say a bit too much, you don't need a quad core for cames yet unless your aiming to play crysis on high, otherwise i would stick with something like an AMD +6000 dual core

A quad core will offer benefits far beyond games. One of the best vlaues for the money at the moment.

2008-01-23 07:28:47

#16

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6463|The Twilight Zone

jsnipy wrote:
Jackabo wrote:
Lol for like the two most undemanding modern FPS's you have a pretty good machine, I'd say a bit too much, you don't need a quad core for cames yet unless your aiming to play crysis on high, otherwise i would stick with something like an AMD +6000 dual core
A quad core will offer benefits far beyond games. One of the best vlaues for the money at the moment.

Better value than the E8400 for 160€?

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2008-01-23 07:32:18

#17

jsnipy: ...; +3,276|6532|...

.Sup wrote:
jsnipy wrote:
Jackabo wrote:
Lol for like the two most undemanding modern FPS's you have a pretty good machine, I'd say a bit too much, you don't need a quad core for cames yet unless your aiming to play crysis on high, otherwise i would stick with something like an AMD +6000 dual core
A quad core will offer benefits far beyond games. One of the best vlaues for the money at the moment.
Better value than the E8400 for 160€?

Wow didn't see that ... prices just falling!

...but ...

Some would argue that you could take that quad to the same clock. Still, 3MB cache per core is a lot, insane.

Last edited by jsnipy (2008-01-23 07:33:54)

2008-01-23 07:44:17

#18

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6630|Mhz

dankassasin42o wrote:
[dankassasin42o]: What u do?
[----------]: intel engi
[----------]: who left and recently went back
[----------]: but I doesn't believe in the product
[----------]: I knows all sorts of problems

[dankassasin42o]: What kinda problems or why wouldnt you support the company you work for?
[----------]: I dont expect people to buy inferior product that spies on them
[----------]: each intel chip is unique id
[----------]: and that id goes out with each packet
[----------]: it was originally implemented during the pentium III era
[----------]: and there was a big stink raised

[----------]: they anticipated that
[----------]: and this "feature" became an imbed
[dankassasin42o]: an had an anwser for it
[----------]: sure
[----------]: they settled with those concerned about privacy
[----------]: renamed the technology and made it proprietary
[----------]: then implemented it in the name of network and national security

this is from a chat with someone who works with intel

theres some missing in here, but I am in IT, hes in IT and we both have confidentiality agreements, which i will not further break to prove my point.

Well for a start going by the consistantly aweful spelling and grammar in all of that I'd say you wrote it all yourself, also it's bollocks and even if it is true I use my computer for gaming not watching kiddy porn so why should I give a fuck if my CPU id is tracked? BTW you can disable the CPUid feature in the BIOS.

2008-01-23 08:03:03

#19

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6503|N. Ireland

dankassasin42o wrote:
[dankassasin42o]: What u do?
[----------]: intel engi
[----------]: who left and recently went back
[----------]: but I doesn't believe in the product
[----------]: I knows all sorts of problems

[dankassasin42o]: What kinda problems or why wouldnt you support the company you work for?
[----------]: I dont expect people to buy inferior product that spies on them
[----------]: each intel chip is unique id
[----------]: and that id goes out with each packet
[----------]: it was originally implemented during the pentium III era
[----------]: and there was a big stink raised

[----------]: they anticipated that
[----------]: and this "feature" became an imbed
[dankassasin42o]: an had an anwser for it
[----------]: sure
[----------]: they settled with those concerned about privacy
[----------]: renamed the technology and made it proprietary
[----------]: then implemented it in the name of network and national security

this is from a chat with someone who works with intel

theres some missing in here, but I am in IT, hes in IT and we both have confidentiality agreements, which i will not further break to prove my point.

I very lol'd.

2008-01-23 08:11:45

#20

jsnipy: ...; +3,276|6532|...

dankassasin42o wrote:
[dankassasin42o]: What u do?
[----------]: and that id goes out with each packet
.

lol i know thats a lie

2008-01-23 08:16:33

#21

Dragonclaw: Member; +186|6315|Florida

dankassasin42o wrote:
[dankassasin42o]: What u do?
[----------]: intel engi
[----------]: who left and recently went back
[----------]: but I doesn't believe in the product
[----------]: I knows all sorts of problems

[dankassasin42o]: What kinda problems or why wouldnt you support the company you work for?
[----------]: I dont expect people to buy inferior product that spies on them
[----------]: each intel chip is unique id
[----------]: and that id goes out with each packet
[----------]: it was originally implemented during the pentium III era
[----------]: and there was a big stink raised

[----------]: they anticipated that
[----------]: and this "feature" became an imbed
[dankassasin42o]: an had an anwser for it
[----------]: sure
[----------]: they settled with those concerned about privacy
[----------]: renamed the technology and made it proprietary
[----------]: then implemented it in the name of network and national security

this is from a chat with someone who works with intel

theres some missing in here, but I am in IT, hes in IT and we both have confidentiality agreements, which i will not further break to prove my point.

Whoop dee fucking do? Hey guess what? Microsoft spies on us too. So do all the other big companies. This isnt a world of privacy, privacy does not exist on the internet. Who gives a shit if they give unique IDs to their CPUs? They are still fuckloads better than AMD crap. If you want a value PC that will be shit in 2 years then go right ahead and buy AMD. I call complete bullshit on this "chatlog" as well.

Last edited by Dragonclaw (2008-01-23 08:17:03)

2008-01-23 08:25:40

#22

iNeedUrFace4Soup: fuck it; +348|6555

I still prefer AMD over Intel regardless.

2008-01-23 08:31:17

#23

LaidBackNinja: Pony Slaystation; +343|6719|Charlie One Alpha

Why all this just for CoD4 and BF2?

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine SecuROM slapping your face with its dick -- forever." -George Orwell

2008-01-23 12:49:14

#24

Defiance: Member; +438|6681

Dank, judging by the exceptionally poor grammar and the fact you broke a contract to put a corporate secret on a rampant web forum I refuse to believe that is real.

2008-01-23 14:46:41

#25

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6207|Winland

kylef wrote:
dankassasin42o wrote:
[dankassasin42o]: What u do?
[----------]: intel engi
[----------]: who left and recently went back
[----------]: but I doesn't believe in the product
[----------]: I knows all sorts of problems

[dankassasin42o]: What kinda problems or why wouldnt you support the company you work for?
[----------]: I dont expect people to buy inferior product that spies on them
[----------]: each intel chip is unique id
[----------]: and that id goes out with each packet
[----------]: it was originally implemented during the pentium III era
[----------]: and there was a big stink raised

[----------]: they anticipated that
[----------]: and this "feature" became an imbed
[dankassasin42o]: an had an anwser for it
[----------]: sure
[----------]: they settled with those concerned about privacy
[----------]: renamed the technology and made it proprietary
[----------]: then implemented it in the name of network and national security

this is from a chat with someone who works with intel

theres some missing in here, but I am in IT, hes in IT and we both have confidentiality agreements, which i will not further break to prove my point.
I very lol'd.

I must agree with you, kyle.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

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Jackabo wrote:

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.Sup wrote:

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Jackabo wrote:

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