How well will this system fare $1k buyers guide
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Hello,
I was wondering how well one of the builds i found under the buyers guides works for playing games like WoW, Dragon Age, or Fallout 3.
Gamer: $1,022.89 Updated HDD
* CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGMBOX - Retail
* MOBO: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
* RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM
* HSF: COOLER MASTER Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU ... - Retail
* HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
* PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail
* GPU: XFX HD-585X-ZAFC Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity
* DVD: LITE-ON Black 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support - Retail
* Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
* Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
This build will allow you to play games at mid. to max. settings at a monitor resolution of 1920x1200
Will I be able to run the upcoming expansion at maximum settings at that resolution? I know it says mid to max but for a game like Wow - Cataclysm will it fare well?
I was wondering how well one of the builds i found under the buyers guides works for playing games like WoW, Dragon Age, or Fallout 3.
Gamer: $1,022.89 Updated HDD
* CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGMBOX - Retail
* MOBO: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
* RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM
* HSF: COOLER MASTER Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU ... - Retail
* HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
* PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail
* GPU: XFX HD-585X-ZAFC Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity
* DVD: LITE-ON Black 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support - Retail
* Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
* Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
This build will allow you to play games at mid. to max. settings at a monitor resolution of 1920x1200
Will I be able to run the upcoming expansion at maximum settings at that resolution? I know it says mid to max but for a game like Wow - Cataclysm will it fare well?
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I'd change RAM to a 4gb G SKill Eco kit, dd3 1600 cas 7 at 1.35v. $96
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
You can also go with a GA 790 ud4 mobo instead. It's cheaper and basically the same thing.
I'd also seriously consider taking the saving from mobo and get a XFX 750 BE PSU instead. The corsair's are good, but their age is showing and the BE PSU's are much better.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
You can also go with a GA 790 ud4 mobo instead. It's cheaper and basically the same thing.
I'd also seriously consider taking the saving from mobo and get a XFX 750 BE PSU instead. The corsair's are good, but their age is showing and the BE PSU's are much better.
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video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
i'll save 100 dollars by getting cheaper mobo and memory
i read that the nvidia cards run very hot, so will my case keep the system cool? and how cool is cool enough?
i'll save 100 dollars by getting cheaper mobo and memory
i read that the nvidia cards run very hot, so will my case keep the system cool? and how cool is cool enough?
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