Gaming PC Advice, Pretty Please?Post Date: 2010-05-24 |
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Ally
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Topic: Gaming PC Advice, Pretty Please?Posted: 24 May 2010 at 10:30pm |
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Hello! First of all, I must say that I'm extremely pleased to have stumbled across this wonderful website - I've been searching around for a few days, attempting to research different desktop configurations, and some of the sites/forums out there are scary!
Okay, on to the computer: I would like to purchase a desktop that will be used mainly for gaming. 1.) My budget is $2000.00, including monitor/keyboard/mouse, but not shipping 2.) I'll be playing mainly MMORPGS: WoW and Aion, Left for Dead 2 3.) I've no idea what resolution I'll play at - suggestions? I know that if I go beyond a 22 inch monitor I'd have to look at picking different components, yeah? 4.) I know I won't be able to build a top of the line rig for this budget, nor will I be able to play absolutely anything and everything I want. I would like, however, for the computer to be upgradeable enough that I don't have to start from scratch 2 years from now. I'd also (and I understand that this is a relative term) like something on the quiet side, if at all possible - that really isn't a priority, though. To put all of this in perspective, I've been playing WoW on my two-year-old MacBook - anything will be an improvement over that. Okay! So this is the configuration I'm hanging about: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=409158 Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Not Available Trim Accents: - Not Available Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - Not Available Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVDąR/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 22x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: Wireless-G 108Mbps (Supports 802.11g/b) Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooler (120mm Radiator) (Great Value) H20 Tube Color:- Not Available Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red) Enhancements: - Not Available Chassis Mods: - Not Available Noise Reduction: - Not Available Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended) Boost Video Card: - Not Available Boost Memory: - Not Available Boost OS: - Not Available Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - Not Available Office: - Not Available Benchmarking: - Not Available Install/Test Game: - Not Available Display: Acer 19 inch (Widescreen) (Black Edition) (High-Value Display) Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: Logitech 2 Piece (Black Edition) Amplified Speaker Set Keyboard: Logitech Internet 350 USB Desktop (Multimedia Keyboard + RX300 Optical Wheel Mouse) Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Limited Warranty with Life-Time Customer Support I've no idea whether the H2O vs. Air cooling is better? Any help or suggestions you have are welcome. Thank you so much for your time! EDIT: added config Edited by Ally - 24 May 2010 at 11:11pm |
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Cretae
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Posted: 24 May 2010 at 11:13pm |
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Not bad.
You can get the 22" Acer bundle (spkrs, kb, mouse) for the same money, and still run the same card. Gotta upgrade the cooler to the Noctua 120mm. Asetek's inferior.
You can get Win7 Pro, the 22" bundle, the Noctua for $1964
In 2 yrs, you can get the latest greatest card. For now, at that res, you're playing everything out there near or at max. System gonna be quiet, too.
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Shaelen
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Posted: 24 May 2010 at 11:16pm |
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Hey, it sounds like your in a similiar situation to me. If you go down a few threads on this page or page 2, you should see my post about a 2,000 mmorpg pc. Most of your choices are ones that were recommended to me. As far as the cooling is concerned, the consensus seems to be that the Noctua coolers are better than the Asetek cooling. So I would switch to the stage 1 for that. As far as monitors and resolutions go, if I understand correctly, the bigger the monitor and resolution the more powerful graphics card you need. I don't know if you will be able to run everyone on max settings with the 5850 but it should certainly be decent. I'll let others that are more experienced add to this, but I'm planning on ordering one pretty much like the one you configured soon.
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Ally
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Posted: 25 May 2010 at 12:38am |
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I have no idea how I missed that bundle
Thank you so much! I appreciate you taking the time to look over this for me.
I actually did read your thread! That's the only reason any of my configuration makes sense at all I'll definitely go with the Noctua cooling, and I think you're right about the monitor. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to this!
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Cretae
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Posted: 25 May 2010 at 3:14pm |
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My pleasure. Good luck.
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Raif
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Posted: 25 May 2010 at 4:24pm |
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1 wireless isn't great for gaming
2 switch to a i7 920 you wont notice the diff with the oc 3 switch to a noctua cooler the asetek is leaky, not efficiant, and the noctuas cool better. d14 if you can d 12 is great too 4 switch to win7 pro for backwards compatibility and xp mode to get real LC you need something like frostchill or subzero and they cost money but the cooling power is very considerable... asetek is a cheap knock off that wont do much. everything else looks great |
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Posted: 26 May 2010 at 2:17am |
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Ya Raif said it all, do not go with asetek.
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