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Post by lion-o on Apr 13, 2007 11:42:00 GMT -5
I am making a new computer and i need help from you guys. What all should i put in this computer. It's mostly for gaming. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Chim on Apr 13, 2007 13:58:24 GMT -5
You need to give a little more information. Like how much do you want to spend. Do you need monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc or just the guts and case of a pc? Do you have any loyalties to specific brands? Give us more!
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Post by B8 on Apr 13, 2007 14:22:06 GMT -5
Always check the curb store for available parts.
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Post by lion-o on Apr 19, 2007 12:34:36 GMT -5
i have an old computer that i'll use the parts for. So maily i need mother board, cpu, memory, one cd drive, big on the video card must be geforce, and for cpu AMD. Price don't really care cause i have been saving up for it for a while now. Any thing else you guys think is good as well.
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Post by Jayne, The Hero of Canton on Apr 19, 2007 12:44:42 GMT -5
I'm in the same boat, frankly. I'm trying to keep my costs down.
For my board, I'm thinking Asus M2V Socket AM2: I like this board cause it still supports old IDE stuff. So a new hard drive isn't neccisary. It only has one PCI-E slot though, so SLI is out of the question. But it will get you over the AGP "hump".
RAM is easy. DDR2. Despite what most people will tell you, the speed doesn't make a big difference, especially with gaming. It might improve your load times a tiny bit, but nothing worth worrying about.
The CPU, anything that is AM2. The board mentioned above will support a wide range of stuff. I am looking at the AMD Ath 64X2 3800+, but you might wanna go higher.
I am partial to the high 7000 series in the geforce cards right now. the 7600GT is a good combo of value and performance. Anything higher would be an eccentricity, really.
For your PSU, it depends on the brand. If you get a good brand name, 350W should be enough to cover what I mentioned above, with an optical drive, external sound card, case fans, etc. Remember, not all PSUs can devliver thier advertised wattage for a sustained period of time. A good PSU that gives out a sustained 350W is better than a crappy PSU that advertises 500W. Really, only the elite systems need a sustained power load of a 400 and up, despite what the manufacturers tell you.
Thats my advice. If you are building it yourself, don't forget to factor in extra little costs, like arctic silver (or thermal transfer stuff) for laying your CPU, a good solid CPU fan (I don't think CPUs ship with them anymore), and other odds and ends. They can add up.
Cheers,
-Jayne
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Post by lion-o on Apr 19, 2007 13:41:24 GMT -5
i'm willing to go above $1000. I mad that by collecting tips at my job. What i have collected sof at is:
----- BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 socket AM2 mother borard using pci express .16 for graphics card.
----- EVAG 512 MB Graphics Card GeForce 7950 GT thinking of getting 8000 series though.
----- AMD Athlon 64 X@ 6000+ Windsor 3.0 GHz socket AM2 processor
----- Kingston 1 GB 240-pin ram to go with mother board getting 3 GB total.
----- I have a trusty old power supply 650 W that i have been using for a long time.
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Post by Caboose on Apr 19, 2007 16:09:15 GMT -5
I'd suggest an Asus mobo over a Biostar one.
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Post by UrbStylee on Apr 19, 2007 20:37:14 GMT -5
agreed on the asus direction.
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Post by Jayne, The Hero of Canton on Apr 20, 2007 15:25:06 GMT -5
Just bought my new system.
My old system:
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1.5ghz)
1GB DDR1 RAM
Nvidia 6600GT AGP 64mb
My new system:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2.0 ghz)
1GB DDR2 RAM
Nvidia 7600GT PCIE 256mb
It might not seem like much, but its a drastic improvement. I'm over the AGP hump now, so I can do future upgrades incrementally (as I get the money).
I played a bit, even before my system/driver reinstall, and I was averaging 120-160fps on a busy server in situations where I used to get 10-15fps. Should help my game quite a bit.
I tend to play on a lower resolution. 1280x1024, so I can max out all my details. I tend not to notice (I'm not even sure the human visual reception capability can accept) fps higher than 30ish, so it gives me room to play around with settings.
Anyway. Now comes the fun stuff. Loading games that used to make my computer struggle and seeing how they perform.
Hope to see you guys in the server soon. I'm off to do a clean OS reinstall.
Cheers,
-Jayne
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Post by lion-o on Apr 20, 2007 18:14:54 GMT -5
I got a BIOSTAR mother bord and changed my grphics card to EVGA GeFOrce 8800 640 MB pci express x16
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Post by Jayne, The Hero of Canton on Apr 20, 2007 18:22:47 GMT -5
Nice.
My recommendation with lower end brand-name stuff is to use generic drivers. Get the chipset drivers for your board (rather than the manufacturer drivers) and get the Nvidia detonator drivers rather than EVGAs crap.
Hope to see you on CSS soon.
Cheers,
-Jayne
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Post by lion-o on Apr 20, 2007 19:12:08 GMT -5
i'm still looking for a nice case if you guys see one let me know
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Post by UrbStylee on Apr 21, 2007 20:29:20 GMT -5
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Post by lion-o on Apr 22, 2007 19:58:29 GMT -5
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Post by lion-o on Apr 22, 2007 19:59:04 GMT -5
sugestions
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