What do you think of this system?

[jmcdonald93]

Hi all,

I've been thinking about getting a new computer so that I could run games such as World in Conflict and Crysis. With a bit of research, I came up with this system. What do you all think?

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 / 3.16Ghz / 6MB Cache / 1333FSB / LGA775
Corsair DDR2 4GB PC-8500/1066 (2x XMS2 2GB) TWIN2X4096-8500C5D RAM
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L Intel Mainboard - 4x DDR2 / 6x SATA / 1x IDE / Gigabit LAN
Asus EAH4870-DKHTDI-1GD5 RADEON 4870, 1G, DDR5, PCIE2.0, 2xDVI, HDTV, HDCP, HDMI, DK
Antec EarthWatts 500W ATX Power Supply
Antec NSK4000 Case
Pioneer DVR-216 SATA DVD Re-Writer (20x - Black)
Western Digital Caviar Green Power 1TB 7200RPM 32MB SATA 3Gbs

Thanks in advance for any opinions,
Jack

 

[mildiner86]

the e8500 is fast and will OC very well although not very future proof if game manufactures start making use of quad cores in a year or 2

if you intend having the PC for more than 2 years with out upgrading id suggest a quad

also u may not need 1066 ram as a ratio of 1:1 at a fsb of 1600 is 800 ram although 1066 ram is cheap these days so mabey its fine and gives u more flexibility

only suggestion i really have is look into the possiblity of a quad and include the new phenoms 2

1 personal thing i prefer 2 drives one for OS ine for Data. so if u wana upgrade and take all ur pics,music ect with u
also having 2 hard drives in your PC is always useful when things go worng

 

[jmcdonald93]

Thanks for the reply. Have you got any suggestions regarding a quad core?

I was considering two drives, but changed my mind after hearing opinions about the WD Caviar Green. If I was to go with the two drives, what would you recommend?

EDIT - Would you recommend a Core 2 Quad Q6600 or a Q8200?

 

[mildiner86]

well the q8200 in theory would be a good over clocker though it has a lower multiplier so the motherboard may stop u geting to the desired fsb, although the q6600 with oc well as its fsb is low with a high multiplier however its 60nm rather than 45nm and will get a lil hotter.

i my self have a q6600 which also has more cache. im not sure which id suggest between the two though :s on paper the q6600 is a lil more powerful. look at some benchmarks

if u are concidering the q6600 look into the phenom 2's i cant suggest one as im more into amd but have heard good things about them

 

[mikeny]

Hi all,

I've been thinking about getting a new computer so that I could run games such as World in Conflict and Crysis. With a bit of research, I came up with this system. What do you all think?

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 / 3.16Ghz / 6MB Cache / 1333FSB / LGA775
Corsair DDR2 4GB PC-8500/1066 (2x XMS2 2GB) TWIN2X4096-8500C5D RAM
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L Intel Mainboard - 4x DDR2 / 6x SATA / 1x IDE / Gigabit LAN
Asus EAH4870-DKHTDI-1GD5 RADEON 4870, 1G, DDR5, PCIE2.0, 2xDVI, HDTV, HDCP, HDMI, DK
Antec EarthWatts 500W ATX Power Supply
Antec NSK4000 Case
Pioneer DVR-216 SATA DVD Re-Writer (20x - Black)
Western Digital Caviar Green Power 1TB 7200RPM 32MB SATA 3Gbs

Thanks in advance for any opinions,
Jack

I was looking into the Green HDD and I was told by a few to skip them..for games. If you have money to burn:

Hard Drive with OS and files: 300GB WD Velociraptor (10K RPM)
Hard Drive with Games: WD SATA II 650TB or 1TB

DVD-RW: I like Lite-On or LG. I have a LG on my new system and it's great.