Confused - rig assistance pleasePost Date: 2008-01-06 |
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Scarletti 
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 Topic: Confused - rig assistance pleasePosted: 06 Jan 2008 at 10:14am |
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I thought I knew what I was looking for until I started reading the many posts on here! Now I'm completely confused. Aging Dell 8200 and Dell 4100 both need to be replaced - very soon! First: 8200 replacement possibility - corrections/suggestions/thoughts please?
Enthusiastic gamer - but currently only Rise of Nations/Legends, mainly because I can't run the others without impossible slow downs. Not even AD1701. No interest in WoW, etc. Have Samsung SyncMaster 215TW. Quite happy with two silly little desktop speakers (and subwoofer). Room temperature is at both extremes - hot in summer and cold in winter. Also (being near the french doors) it gets quite dusty. Not looking for, nor can afford, top of the line, but don't mind replacing the odd card or two as the system gets older. What have I done wrong/could do better: Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish) Power Supply: 750W SilverStone Olympia (Dual SLI Compatible) (Model: OP750) (Silent) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision) Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (High-Performance) Floppy / Card: Sony 1.44MB Floppy (Black Edition) Hard Drive 1: 320GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Network Card: D-Link Wireless-G 108Mbps (Supports 802.11g/b) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes) Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Blue Edition) User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Overclock Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Overclock Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Dual Boot (Windows XP Professional & Windows Vista Ultimate) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: 3D Mark 2006 Advanced Edition (By: Futuremark) (Pre-Install and apply updates) Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support |
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Bill the Cat
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Posted: 06 Jan 2008 at 12:21pm |
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This actually looks like a killer "not quite top of the line" machine; actually overkill for the types of games you mentioned. Unless you're a Crysis, Oblivion, COD4 type game player, I'd drop the second video card for now. Also, SLI is primarily for high resolution displays. What's the native res of the 215TW?
I'd add a second HD. I'd drop the second optical drive unless you do a lot of disk copying. On the other hand the optical drives are dirt cheap. Same goes for the floppy drive.
You might want to add one or more extra fans if you keep the SLI setup in a PRO case.
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3.6 GHz E6850, 4 GB RAM, GTS 250, TJ9, Win 7 64-bit
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Scarletti
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Posted: 07 Jan 2008 at 7:10am |
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Thank you so much! I'd love to play Oblivion - it's been sitting here, unplayable, since the day I bought it. Native res of the 215TW is 1680 x 1050. So I should drop the second video card?
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Solo
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Posted: 07 Jan 2008 at 7:43am |
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I have 2 8800 GT on a 20 inch monitor with the same resolution.. when I take out the other card I notice a big fps drop no matter what game I play. I play COD4 Maxed out with one card at 1680 resolution and the game is still very playable, couldnt tell you an exact FPS as I forgot |
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Bill the Cat
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Posted: 07 Jan 2008 at 9:28am |
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I'd say your situation is border line, but since I never play games above 1280x1024, I'll defer to Solo's experience.
Oblivion looks amazing on a modern machine. You'll love it.
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