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vonstar   05-07-2008 at 01:32:41 PM

It has been 4 years since I built my last rig and it is now time for a new one since my computer just died R.I.P. I do not know much about hardware which is why I am asking for your help with a good spec. I prefer keeping windows xp pro for my OS because it rocks and I heard people have had a lot of problems with gaming while using Vista. However, if I need to get the vista 64 bit OS to get the most bang for my buck, I will. A system that can run CoD4 at 100 fps while on high settings at 1280x1024 resolution is what I want.

Budget= 1 grand


Message edited by vonstar on 05-07-2008 at 09:19:24 PM
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nzxtlexa   05-07-2008 at 01:36:42 PM
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Any budget?

------------------------------ DD Water Box Plus, QX9650 @ 3.9ghz, eVGA 780i, 4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800(2x2gb), WD Raptor 150gb, 500gb Seagate Barracuda, BFG 8800GTX 620/2000 x 2 SLI, Tagan BZ 1300w PSU, Custom 120.2 Water Cooling
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can007   05-08-2008 at 02:24:57 AM
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>>>Budget= 1 grand<<<

------------------------------ AMD Phenom 9600 BE 2.3 GHz | DDR2 Ram 4 GB 800 MHz | HDD 1 TB (500X2) RAID 0
ATI HD 3870 X2 GDDR3 1024 MB | ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi | ZEROtherm Nirvara
NZXT Apollo Black Case | NZXT Power Supply 800W
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clambier   05-08-2008 at 02:51:11 AM
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Hey Vonstar..

get a q6600.. 200
Gigabyte p35 s3l board 90
crucial pc 800 2gig 25 after rebate
antec p182 case 90
corsair 650 psu 100
Seagate sata 500 gig hd 129
Thermalright 120 heatsink 59.99
evga 8800 gt card 160

truk got the e8400 but the quad core will give you better fps at higher res then the dual core
Dummy says hi


Message edited by clambier on 05-08-2008 at 02:56:21 AM
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Oh Snap   05-08-2008 at 03:28:43 AM
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brood war player?

------------------------------ Intel Core 2 Quad q6600 @ 3.0ghz // 8GB PC8500 RAM @ 1066
2x WD Velociraptors 10k rpm RAID 0
3x (Tri-SLI) BFG NVidia GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB
3x 30" Dell 3007WFP Monitors
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jaibot18   05-08-2008 at 01:43:04 PM
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switch out the heatsink for a xigmatek and take out the gt and wait for the 4870.

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vonstar   05-08-2008 at 07:27:20 PM
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So those settings mentioned above will give me 100fps on high graphics at 1280x1024 for a game like CoD4?

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nzxtlexa   05-08-2008 at 08:21:16 PM
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I think so... When I was running only 1 8800 GTX and a dual core CPU at 1920x1200, I was usually getting above 100fps with everything set to full. The 8800GT isn't quite as powerful as the GTX but at only 1280x1024 I think you should be hitting your target reasonably easy.

------------------------------ DD Water Box Plus, QX9650 @ 3.9ghz, eVGA 780i, 4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800(2x2gb), WD Raptor 150gb, 500gb Seagate Barracuda, BFG 8800GTX 620/2000 x 2 SLI, Tagan BZ 1300w PSU, Custom 120.2 Water Cooling
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vonstar   05-23-2008 at 02:03:55 PM
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Thanks for all the help so far. This is currently I have in my shopping cart. Any more suggestions would be appreciated.

Motherboard
Gigabyte P35 $145
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128082

Processor
Q6600 $220
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115017

Video Card
EVGA GT $180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150252

Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148294

Case
Antec p182 $155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129025

PSU
Corsair 600w PSU 110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139005
total $939

I plan on using the 2gigs of ocz ram and the audigy 2zs soundcard from my old computer (assuming they still work).

I have read a few reviews that said the 8800 gt might have some trouble fitting into a mid atx case. Will there be any trouble fitting it in this particular case?


Message edited by vonstar on 05-23-2008 at 02:18:29 PM
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