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GhostLikeSwayze   05-08-2009 at 03:53:44 AM

Hey i'm looking to build a pc that can run crysis, cod4, left 4 dead, far cry 2 , fallout 3, and so on. not only do I want them to run I want them to look pretty. so here is the rig I've made so far and I want people to tell me what they think and if there's anything i can do to improve upon it.:

HEC Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Case

ZOTAC NF790I-A-E LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5S-2GBPQ - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM

LG Black bezel SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model GDR-H20N - OEM


An Extra Case Fan

Intel Core 2 Duo WolfDale E8500

260 216 core 2-way SLI

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ct1615   05-08-2009 at 07:53:38 AM
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vista or XP?
what size monitor?

if you are using Vista, I suggest 4GB ram. 2GB is fine for xp

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mi1ez   05-08-2009 at 09:49:54 AM
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If you're only planning on running 1 graphics card, stick with Intel chipsets.

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captainhero   05-08-2009 at 10:34:24 AM
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The 260 SLI will be close to £300 for the pair, have you looked at the XFX GTX285 Black Edition 1GB at £330. Not sure if the 2x260's would outperform but its an option. And put 4GB of RAM in at least, you can put 8GB in for £70 these days and go 64Bit

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mi1ez   05-08-2009 at 12:02:43 PM
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HAHA

My reading skills = epic fail

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hefox   05-08-2009 at 12:57:26 PM
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Why don't you go with Phenom 2 940? It's cheaper and it's quad core.

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mi1ez   05-08-2009 at 01:05:48 PM
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And then you can use a more relaible Nvidia chipset for AMD chips.

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jhojo26   05-09-2009 at 02:45:32 PM
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build a pc that can upgrade up to next generation... but the question is what is ur budget??

but if you ask me,i will go for phenom II matching w/ asus/msi/gigabyte motherboard am2+ w/ 4 gig of ram and ati 4870 video card. add some 450w/550w/ or go to 600w power supply. and put it in antec 900/1200 or coolmaster casing...

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gellert   05-10-2009 at 02:06:46 PM
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yeah, get 4 gig ram, especially with vista and windows 7 coming along soon (maybe upgrade after bugs have been fixed). Also, without knowing what screen ur gonna use (wut resolution), you won't know what you need to run Crysis the best you can. Although if you don't go HD, one of those cards should be sufficient for great looking graphics.

------------------------------ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / Dual SLI 8800 GT 512mb
Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI mobo / 850 watt Gigabyte PSU
28" ViewSonic LCD (1920x1200) / 4GB Kingston DDR2-800 RAM
MS Windows Vista ultimate 32bit / < Xtreme Crysis Fan >
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