Hi everyone, Im looking for a new gamming rig my budget is $1700 US. I would like to have something that will last me at least 6 months without needing to upgrade and still run everything on max settings. Im a high res player, and I always like my graphics to the highest. Im just looking for a compatible list of a high end CPU (Dual Core - Very High End), CPU Cooling (Heatsink + Fan), CPU Cooler Compound, GPU (perferabbly ATi - Very High End), Ram (DDR 800 - 2 gigs, 2 x 1gig), Motherboard. Thanks so much for helping ( I already have Sound Card - HD - P-Supply - Case picked out which adds up to $465.96 so thats about 1235 left to spend on everything else ) .
Alright, my father just pitched in some money so now heres probally what im going to get. - Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe - ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - ATI Radeon X1950XTX - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Thermaltake Tsunami - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Need Help With Heatsink + Fan Please provide NewEgg links - Thanks =]
Alright I got these parts togther. Are they all compatible and will they work good and remain cool? Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive Radeon X1950XTX Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 OCZ GameXStream 700W Power Supply CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink Final Price: $1,920.94
Get the P5W DH Deluxe wifi/ap instead of the P5B. P5w is better for Conroe (Allendale is better on P5B). I wouldn't get a WD 250gb. Get a Seagate, and you might be able to pitch 10$ for a 320gb one
just put a e6700 on a asus p5wdg2 pro with evga 7600gtko with 36G raptors in raid0 1TB storage,makes for a nice workstation cooler is big typhoon and I like the mounting system that uses the back plate,nice and secure new egg has the scythe 1000 on sale now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185027 it is a good quality one too
If u really want a good gaming rig, get a AMD + NVIDIA combo.... Trust me, U wont be disappointed. Get the latest Dual Core AM2 CPU from AMD and go for Nvidia 7900GT... Good Luck...
What are you talking about. The best gaming rig at the moment is one based on the Core 2 Duo, and either the E6600 or E6700 are going to overclock to give a faster system than the latest AM2 dual core CPU. Edit// Even un-overclocked they will be faster.....
Yea he rlly has no clue what hes talking about. Top Gaming Rigs at the moment are Ati+Core 2 Duo...or SLI Gx2 from NV for super High res.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M sharing L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - $329.00 ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - $269.99 A-DATA Vitesta 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - $149.99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $94.99 Thermaltake Big Typhoon CL-P0114 120mm Cooling Fan with Heatsink - $41.99 eVGA 01G-P2-N592-AX Geforce 7950GX2 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Dual GPU Video Card - $499.99 OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX12V 600W Power Supply - $119.99 Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 SB0610 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - $67.99 Total Price: $1573.93 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Processor (Review) OC Friendly P5W DH Deluxe motherboard 2GB PC2 4200 memory (Review) (Intel Core 2: Is high speed memory worth its price?) 320GB SATA II hard drive with 5 year warranty and perpendicular recording technology Thermaltake Big Typhoon fan/heatsink NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 (ATI DDR 4 Radeon X1950 XTX takes on Leadtek Geforce 7950 GX2) 600w power supply with quad +12v rails (Extreme PSU Calculator) Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 (Audio Chipset: Audigy 4 Pro)
Ye; I just installed the patch for AM3, because it wouldn't finish the test before, once I installed the Xfire. I think my score of 159,984 with stock HS/F is pretty awesome! Anyone who's not going C2D, better do some more reading and research.:bounce:
