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Grandma Needs Help Buying a Diablo III Ready Rig

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r_manic   10-19-2009 at 09:06:28 AM

Wow, according to this, grandma needs help ordering for parts. Here's what she ordered:

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  • Q9550
  • 16GB DDR2
  • 2 1TB 7200rpm HDDs
  • GeForce "900 GT"
  • Striker II" mobo
  • Wireless mouse and keyboard
  • 2 24" displays

Seller quoted her for around $3,905 (!). Did the company behind the ad really do their research? Those specs are simply too much for someone supposedly wanting to play Diablo 3. Do you think this setup's better? (Newegg.com prices)


I don't think Grandma would want to overclock, so I'm settling for a 550W PSU. Total is $1,151. Whatcha think?

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dirtmountain   10-19-2009 at 10:10:02 AM

My bet is that the graphic engine for Diablo3 is going to be modeled after WoW WotLK, my bet is that whatever works best in WoW will be optimum for Diablo3 also.
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brett1042002   10-19-2009 at 05:49:54 PM

GeForce "900" GT... 16gb RAM... Two 24'' Displays??? Just to play Diablo 3? Who setup this rig? GeekSquad? Fail.

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Bronze Home Brew badge obsidian86   10-19-2009 at 06:10:35 PM

crysis 2 requirements should settle most upcoming games

 

2.66 core 2

 

9600gt

 

4gb ram

 

but for $3200

 

you can get

 

2x 25.5" asus 1920x1200 monitors

 

ocz zseries 1000 watt

 

3x 5870

 

i7 920

 

12gb dominator gt cl7

 

prolimatech megahlm

 

evga 760

 

leaving $700 for case and accesories


Message edited by obsidian86 on 10-19-2009 at 06:11:22 PM
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Bronze Home Brew badge tecmo34   10-19-2009 at 06:21:18 PM

I'll sell Grandma my system for that price....

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 at 3.2 GHz
MOBO: EVGA E758-TR 3-Way SLI
RAM: OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600
HSF: XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V
HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX
GPU: 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition
DVD: SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support
BD-ROM: Sony Optiarc Black 2X BD-ROM SATA Model BR-5100S
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
Montior: SOYO Pearl MT-NI-DYLM24E6 Monitor 24" 1900x1200
Mouse: RAZER DeathAdder Gaming Mouse
Keyboard: RAZER Lycosa Gaming Keyboard
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit

Than I'll go build two new systems for myself!! :D

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