Gaming/PC Setups

[shadymouse]

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PC-

Q9550 2.83ghz
GTX 260 SC
4gb ram
37 Westinghouse LCD

Laptop-

Q9550 2.83ghz
8800GTX M
4gb ram
17" 1080p screen

Console-

60" Sony SXRD

How are the Westinghouse LCD's? I haven't read up on those to much. You Know how consumers get boggled with all the mainstream Brands...

[Phobia]

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You have one beast *** system Momentous. And Phobia the reason Hard Drives get lower scores depends on the type. IDE will always score lower than a Sata and you have to take into account the RPM in which the speed of data transfers, as that is a very key element in the score.

My HD is 10,000 rpm and I run everything sata. IDE is outdated now.

[shadymouse]

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My HD is 10,000 rpm and I run everything sata. IDE is outdated now.

I want a 10,000rpm HD myself. I hear those things are animals. My processor is holding me back now i need to go quad or phenom.

[Phobia]

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I want a 10,000rpm HD myself. I hear those things are animals. My processor is holding me back now i need to go quad or phenom.

Well see that is the thing it is a animal and reads so quickly. But I am not postive what is lowering my score. Maybe the size of it?

I mean the score means jack ****. but just screwed up my perfect score :wink:

I just installed quite a few titles. So my HD is filling up, a second HD is about to go in.

I also just got Red Alert 3. It is pretty decent, sooooo fast though.

[Phobia]

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My processor is holding me back now i need to go quad or phenom.

I have always been a AMD fan. Every system I built I used AMD. This past build I went with the Intel Quad and let me tell ya stay away from the phenom's. Intel is F-ing FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[luv_mist]

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Tomorrow is release day for the Phenom II. So who's picking one up? I'm trying to figure out if I should hold out on scooping a new motherboard now or pick it up closer to the summer when the Socket AM3 has been out. I'm so ready to do PC gaming.

[fistofrage]

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Need some help here:

Don't really know the difference between Core Duo, Core Duo 2 and Quad.

Anyway, just trying to get a rig that will run the upcoming Empire total war on high settings.

Currently, I am contemplating getting the below system. Except that I need a 9800 series card I am told instead of the 9500 series video card.



CPU
: Intel® Core 2 Duo 3.0Ghz E8400 CPU w/Fan
Motherboard : ASUS P5QL PRO Intel® P43, PCI-Ex, 3 PCI
Memory : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 800Mhz Memory
Video Card : 1GB GeForce 9500GT PCI Express TVout/DVI
Hard Drive : 500GB 7200RPM Ultra Fast Serial ATA300 Hard Drive
DVDRW/CDRW : 22X LG Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive w/NERO
Network Card : 1Gbit Fast Ethernet Network Adapter
Sound Card : 8 channel HD Sound Adapter
Case : Black Mid Tower AGI 350watt Power Supply
Ports : 8 USB 2.0 Ports, Serial
Bundled Software : Nero CD Burning Software, all drivers for video,sound, and lan.

What are your thoughts?

[Phobia]

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Need some help here:

Don't really know the difference between Core Duo, Core Duo 2 and Quad.

Anyway, just trying to get a rig that will run the upcoming Empire total war on high settings.

Currently, I am contemplating getting the below system. Except that I need a 9800 series card I am told instead of the 9500 series video card.



CPU
: Intel® Core 2 Duo 3.0Ghz E8400 CPU w/Fan
Motherboard : ASUS P5QL PRO Intel® P43, PCI-Ex, 3 PCI
Memory : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 800Mhz Memory
Video Card : 1GB GeForce 9500GT PCI Express TVout/DVI
Hard Drive : 500GB 7200RPM Ultra Fast Serial ATA300 Hard Drive
DVDRW/CDRW : 22X LG Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive w/NERO
Network Card : 1Gbit Fast Ethernet Network Adapter
Sound Card : 8 channel HD Sound Adapter
Case : Black Mid Tower AGI 350watt Power Supply
Ports : 8 USB 2.0 Ports, Serial
Bundled Software : Nero CD Burning Software, all drivers for video,sound, and lan.

What are your thoughts?

Ok this is kinda easy

The core duo & core duo 2 are the same. The first one was their first dual core proc. The core duo 2 is the same thing. Same front side bus, but slightly faster clock speeds.

Core duo/ core duo 2 - Dual core = 2 cores
Quad core = 4 cores

Go quad core for sure and go 9800GT or higher. DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT go 9500. You won't run it on medium lol. The 9500GT will barly break 30 frames per sec on crysis at 1024x768 (which is low res).

Oh I just also saw you going to need a better Powersupply for sure. I think the 8800's and up require at least 400W powersupply. Plus you are going to be running a multi-core proc. I would at the min go with a 500W.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_9800gt_us.html

<TABLE class=specTableSquare cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=600 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=innerDark width=300>Minimum System Power Requirement (W)</TD><TD class=innerLight align=middle>400 W </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[J.R. Locke]

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Tomorrow is release day for the Phenom II. So who's picking one up? I'm trying to figure out if I should hold out on scooping a new motherboard now or pick it up closer to the summer when the Socket AM3 has been out. I'm so ready to do PC gaming.

I am holding off until next fall I think. Since 2k didn't make a baseball game there is no reason except nba 2k9....and I am hoping 2k10 will be better. So I am holding off for now. I have my PC bundle as a wishlist with new egg....it is priced at 1500 right now. I am hoping if I wait until fall I will save a few hundred bucks.

[fistofrage]

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Ok this is kinda easy

The core duo & core duo 2 are the same. The first one was their first dual core proc. The core duo 2 is the same thing. Same front side bus, but slightly faster clock speeds.

Core duo/ core duo 2 - Dual core = 2 cores
Quad core = 4 cores

Go quad core for sure and go 9800GT or higher. DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT go 9500. You won't run it on medium lol. The 9500GT will barly break 30 frames per sec on crysis at 1024x768 (which is low res).

Oh I just also saw you going to need a better Powersupply for sure. I think the 8800's and up require at least 400W powersupply. Plus you are going to be running a multi-core proc. I would at the min go with a 500W.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_9800gt_us.html

<TABLE class=specTableSquare cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=600 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=innerDark width=300>Minimum System Power Requirement (W)</TD><TD class=innerLight align=middle>400 W </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

So what is technically, the better/faster computer a 3.0 Ghz duo core or a 2.4 Ghz quad core?

Also what is the best route to get the best gaming system under $800?

[Phobia]

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So what is technically, the better/faster computer a 3.0 Ghz duo core or a 2.4 Ghz quad core?

Also what is the best route to get the best gaming system under $800?

Quad by far. Plus Intel overclocks very well. So if you were not happy with the Q6600 2.4 per core, it easily overclocks to 3.0 per core.

I am not sure what you mean the best route, NEWEGG if you refering to buying parts, Quad core if you refering to which proc, and a home built system if you are talking about per built compared to mfg built.

To give you a reference the Xbox360 has 3 cores at 3.2 ghz each. But has 512 ram

The PS3 has 7 working cores at 3.2 ghz. but only has 256 system ram and 256 graphic ram.

But a Quad core 2.4 will smoke both the PS3 and 360 as of now. The PS3 could do more if they can figure out the system a little better.

As you can see on this page the Q6600 for the price per dollar for power is very good. Also 2800 5 star reviews is a pretty solid stand point on the proc
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...name=Quad-Core

[KENYON06]

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So what is technically, the better/faster computer a 3.0 Ghz duo core or a 2.4 Ghz quad core?

Also what is the best route to get the best gaming system under $800?

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/cart/editsystem.asp?id=1761440

801 w/ free shipping and no sales tax if you are outside of california. You can take the sound card out if you want, but i prefer a card to onboard. Or you can build it yourself, might save a bit since DDR2 is so damn cheap now and 512mb 4870's seem to be pretty cheap.

Personally I am building an i7 920 rig from there with the 1GB HD4870 since theres a 5% off for purchases over 999, it brings the cost to about 100 bucks less than if I was to get the same parts from newegg and build it myself.

[bball_1523]

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Here is my computer and gaming setup:







Picture 1 and 2:

Intel Core 2 Duo e8400 3 ghz
Gigabyte EP35-DS3P Rev. 2.0
ASUS 9600 GSO 348 mb
2 GB (2x1gb) DDR2-800 Crucial Ballistix
Echo Audiofire 4 soundcard
Seagate 120gb harddrive
BenQ 1620 DVD Burner
Sony Floppy drive
Antec Sonata II case w/450 Watt psu
Samsung 20" widescreen LCD
Win XP Home SP2

15" Toshiba Satellite A205-S6808
Core 2 Duo 1.67 ghz
Windows Vista
2 gb ram
200 gb harddrive

Picture 3:

Samsung LN32A450 32" LCD TV
Xbox 360 with games and a guitar hero controller
A state of the art TV stand

[Stroehms]

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A state of the art TV stand

Lol

[eDotd]

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I think we have the same TV bball.

Just added a 32' Samsung to my setup, moved my other BenQ over to the PC to complete the dual display. I think I'm good for at least 6 months now.