Need help with a gaming rig set up!?

Question by Rusty: Need help with a gaming rig set up!?
Here's what I'm thinking of putting together.


CAS:Raidmax Blade Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window [-22] (Yellow/Black Color [+0])

CASUPGRADE:None

CD:24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

CD2:None

CPU:AMD Phenom™II X4 925 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology

CS_FAN:Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+9]

FA_HDD:None

FAN:XtremeGear Ultra Triple Heatpipes Cool Copper Heatsink CPU Cooling Fan (Extreme Silent at 20dBA & Overclock Proof) [-11]

FLASHMEDIA:INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)

FREEBIE_GLASS:None

FREEBIE_VC:None

FREEGAME_VC02:None

GLASSES:None

HDD:1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)

HDD2:None

IEEE_CARD:None

IUSB:Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

KEYBOARD:Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard

MEMORY:4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)

MONITOR:None

MONITOR2:None

MONITOR3:None

MOTHERBOARD:[CrossFireX] ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3+ ATX w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 2 PCI

MOUSE:XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse

MULTIVIEW:Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors

NCSW:None

NETWORK:Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

OS:Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)

POWERSUPPLY:600 Watts - XtremeGear Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready

RUSH:NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

SERVICE:STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SOFT1:Free Microsoft® Office® 2010 STARTER EDITION (Reduced-Functionality versions of Word and Excel that include advertising) [+0]

SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

SPEAKERS:600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers

TEMP:None

TVRC:None

USB:None

USBFLASH:None

USBHD:None

USBX:None

VC_PHYSX:None

VIDEO:AMD Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by ATI)


Looking to run modern FPS's at around 50 or 60 fps and most RTS's at around 70 fps both on high settings. Wondering if it would be better to upgrade the graphics card or the processor. Thanks for the input!


Best answer:

Answer by Benno
You should edit this question and take out the empty lines.
To answer the question:

I have a Noctua CPU cooler and its runs beautifully. Not to mention it's got a far better reputation that XtremeGear.

If you don't use Camera Flash cards, then the reader is pointless and a waste of case space.

Get a bigger power supply to 800W in case you want to upgrade video later or crossfire.

Blu-ray burner's are pretty cheap, so you may as well get one instead of DVD burner.

If you've got extra cash, invest in a small size SSD, like 64 GB or 128GB and install your OS (Windows 7) on it. Then you can install some games and leave data like photos, music, files for your HDD. Windows will boot in about 3 seconds on SSD and programs will run great.

Never heard of PMPO speakers. Logitech are usually pretty good and cheap.

Never heard of the mouse. Logitech make great mice and keyboards as well.

Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4GB) Vengeance DDR3 for RAM or 2x2GB kit, whichever u prefer.

If you're after a quiet box, then opt for your big fans like you've done with the 120mm.

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Will this build work???? Need help ASAP ordering computer for son's birthday TONIGHT!!!?

Question by Michael Amadillo Chloline!: Will this build work???? Need help ASAP ordering computer for son's birthday TONIGHT!!!?
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CPU - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

MOBO - ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Memory - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL


Sound - ASUS Xonar DS 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Audio Card

Power Supply - Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W Bronze W0382RU ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Video Card(s) - 2x (Crossfire) SAPPHIRE 100311SR Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Case - Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case

My main questions are these:

Will this case fit all of this??
Should I upgrade the CPU?
Do I need more RAM to support games for the future (3-4 years)
Will this power supply work for crossfire.

I'm a computer novice - and I don't want to dissapoint my son. He wants a gaming rig to last him a while and I want to build it with him. Please help!!!!!


Best answer:

Answer by John
Your son is going to hate me, but that computer is something that a 3D modelling company would use. Most games won't even come CLOSE to using that much power.

Buy an Intel Core i5-2600k Sandy Bridge 3.4Ghz. No game uses the multithreading capabilities of an i7.

Buy an ASUS LGA 1155 motherboard-- ASUS motherboards last forever

Drop the sound card. Seriously, who actually uses a sound card anymore?

And last but DEFINITELY not least, drop one of the HD6970s. Most games don't support crossfire, and even those that do won't use up the 2GB of VRAM in one card, let alone two.

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I want to get into PC gaming, little help?

by m4rlonj

Question by Liam: I want to get into PC gaming, little help?
I have a tower case and motherboard already, so really im just upgrading crappy parts with these. I'm on a budget but i'd just like an opinion on these parts. Bear in mind that i'm a massive noob guys.

Sapphire HD 5450 1GB DDR3 HDMI DVI VGA Out PCI-E Graphics Card.
4GB RAM (Two Kingston DDR3 2GB sticks).
AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.00GHz Socket AM3 2MB L2 Cache.

So with these parts do you think i could play games like; Lord of the Rings Online, World of Tanks, Killing Floor, Oblivion and other decent games?


Best answer:

Answer by Christian
Its should be more than enough to run those games, if ur going to do a lot of gaming i recommend u get more ram for ur desktop. Hope this helps.

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I want to get into PC gaming, little help?

by m4rlonj

Question by Liam: I want to get into PC gaming, little help?
I have a tower case and motherboard already, so really im just upgrading crappy parts with these. I'm on a budget but i'd just like an opinion on these parts. Bear in mind that i'm a massive noob guys.

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So with these parts do you think i could play games like; Lord of the Rings Online, World of Tanks, Killing Floor, Oblivion and other decent games?


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Answer by Christian
Its should be more than enough to run those games, if ur going to do a lot of gaming i recommend u get more ram for ur desktop. Hope this helps.

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Question by Michael: Need help customizing a gaming computer!?
Hey everyone, I need a new computer and want to customize a gaming one for games like WoW, Crysis, CS:S, etc for about $ 1000 flat. I don't need a monitor or keyboard or speakers either =p.

So can anyone help? =)
Here is what I started customizing off of -> http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Infinity_8000_Dream/

All though I went over $ 1000 by quite a bit =[ * $ 1294 * with these specs

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Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Default case fans
Noise Reduction Technology: None
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz 1333FSB 12MB L2 Cache 64-bit [+110]
Cooling Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
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Hard Drive Cooling Fan: None
External Hard Drive (USB3.0/2.0/eSATA): None
USB Flash Drive: None
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Optical Drive 2: None
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3D Vision Glasses: None
LCD Monitor: None
2nd Monitor: None
3rd Monitor: None
Speakers: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
Modem: None
Mega Notebook/Netbook/Server Bundle: None
Keyboard: None [-4]
Mouse: None [-3]
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Extra Thermal Display: None
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Headset: None
Printer: None
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I don't know that much about computer building especially motherboards so IDK if there is a way to get basicly that but lower a few things that won't effect anything to much =\




So my question I guess is can you guys customize a computer for me for as close to $ 1000 as you can? or take what I have already and lower some of the things you won't think will effect to much until it reaches like $ 1000?

Thank you very much if anyone can help!


Best answer:

Answer by Alex R
Not good, you have to start overt, here is why:
Q9550 CPU is getting old, with the same price you can get more from new Core i5 and i7 processors.
G41 motherboard is really the low end of all of them
Don't get Apevia cases - low quality, not durable, one went on fire once in my room (I am building PCs too :-)
XION power supplies sux, only Antec, Cooler Master, Corsair and several other should be considered.
Have you checked GTX 460 videocard - it's great according to the benchmarks - will keep price down.

Now forget about Cyber power and get here:
http://centauruscomputers.com
or
http://centaurusPC.com

Honestly - much better quality and value - always bunch of free upgrades and more. Shoot em an email and tell about your dilemma - $ 1000 good gaming PC - at least you would be able to compare to others, provide this cyberpower link too. They will beat it to bloody pulp.

Good luck

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This is my Girlfriends computer I built for her at the end of last year for Christmas. It's a little late now but I figured I'd put this video up for those of you who want to see a new PC video. This was built on a strict budget but as you'll see in the video still has lots of room for upgrading if need be. It's a 3.0GHZ dual core now but the motherboard will handle triple, quad and even six core CPU's for the future. It has four DIMM slots for up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM, PCI-e 2.0 x16 and a decent enough power supply to handle a decent gaming video card and lots of SATA ports for adding extra Hard Drives. The AMD 880G/Radeon HD4250 onboard video is decent enough for anything but modern gaming. It supports dual monitors with VGA, DVI and HDMI with sound so it's great for hooking up to an LCD/Plasma TV or home theater setup. It just goes to show even on a budget build if you spend a few bucks more on the PSU and motherboard you will have something with better expandability. I could have saved or on a cheaper motherboard but it wouldn't have all the features this one has. This motherboard also has all solid state capacitors and a 3-year warranty. MSi 880GM-E43 Motherboard AMD Athlon II x2 250 (AM3, 3.0GHZ Dual Core) CPU 2GB DDR3-1333 RAM Seagate 320GB 7200.11 SATAII Hard Drive Sony 24X Dual Layer SATA DVDRW Drive Cooler Master Real Power Pro 500W PSU Keep in mind we reused the original Acer case and some of these parts were bought on sale price. The MSi motherboard for ...
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Question by Liam: I need help with a gaming PC?
What do you make of this build? Missing anything? (Apart from ram which i have covered, 4 x 2GB sticks)

Motherboard.
http://www.ebuyer.com/220150-asus-m4a88t-m-880g-socket-am3-onboard-graphics-8-channel-audio-matx-motherboard-m4a88t-m

CPU.
http://www.ebuyer.com/198349-amd-phenom-ii-x2-555-black-edition-3-2ghz-socket-am3-6mb-cache-hdz555wfgmbox

Graphics card.
http://www.ebuyer.com/248886-xfx-hd-6850-medal-of-honor-1gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-dp-hd-685x-znfe

CPU cooling fan.
http://www.ebuyer.com/176157-arctic-cooling-freezer-7-pro-rev-2-socket-775-1156-1155-1366-ac-frz-7pr2

Casing.
http://www.ebuyer.com/143854-antec-300-three-hundred-case-0761345-08300-3

Power supply.
http://www.ebuyer.com/124927-arctic-power-700w-psu-4x-sata-1x-pci-express-p2-arctic-700td

Internal hard-drive
http://www.ebuyer.com/173804-samsung-hd103sj-spinpoint-f3-1tb-hard-drive-sataii-7200rpm-32mb-cache-hd103sj

Optical drive.
http://www.ebuyer.com/270850-samsung-sh-s222ab-22x-dvd-rw-dl-ram-sata-optical-drive-retail-sh-s222ab-rsms

Any help would be sweet, thanks guys.


Best answer:

Answer by Max Price
well, its ok, if were you i would get a better cpu, preferably a 955 or any quadcore. ditch that cpu cooler because you really would not need it and just use the cooler that comes with the cpu. the case is good, the motherboard is adequate and the gpu is fairly good. although try and get a 6870 as the improvement is much better. (i have two 6870;s in crossfire im my rig and even 1 is good enough to play almost every game on full!

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