FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

Opinions wanted for new rig.

Post Date: 2012-01-01
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Irishwunda View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie


Joined: 01 Jan 2012
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 4 		  Quote Irishwunda Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Topic: Opinions wanted for new rig.
    Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 9:20pm
Hey guess what... I'm new here, I'm buying a DS rig, and I want help on getting the best out of my budget. Sound familiar? I'm sure it does...

Anyway, My budget is preferably under 2k, as a new monitor and other peripherals will put me over that mark since my current PC will now be my wife's dedicated facebook game machine (No, I'm not joking).

I want this thing to scream for as little cash as possible. I plan on playing many future PC titles on it, SWToR being one, Skyrim, etc. The system will be primarily used for surfing and the like, and gaming. I do the occasional office type stuff, photo editing and web design, but none of which are terribly CPU intensive.

No special needs really, although I hope DS can leave some HDD bays open so I can transfer a data drive into the case once it arrives, and have it all nice in pretty with their fancy cables.

Here is my saved ticket from a build I made: 638695

Any changes? Suggestions? Unnecessary-ness? Let me know please.

Thanks all, and god bless DS.

Joe

*EDIT*

Well sh*te, I also forgot that I'm still sort of torn between the new AMD bulldozer's and Intel's I7's. Thoughts? Feedback? I've read several reviews and seen the benchmarks, but I'm not sure whether or not Intel is worth the price jump, as AMD's price/performace ratio is pretty amazing.


Edited by Irishwunda - 01 Jan 2012 at 9:22pm
Back to Top
DST4ME View Drop Down
DS ELITE
DS ELITE

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 11:44pm
Intel all the way.

For gaming we need to know your res.

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
Back to Top
Irishwunda View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie


Joined: 01 Jan 2012
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 4 		  Quote Irishwunda Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 02 Jan 2012 at 12:01am
Currently running 1600x900. Planning to buy a decent monitor capable of 1920x1080.
Back to Top
DST4ME View Drop Down
DS ELITE
DS ELITE

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 02 Jan 2012 at 12:09am
OK here is the deal, you can play this a few different ways.

first let me say this, for games like wow, swtor all you can use is one gpu, for games like bf3 you gonna want sli.

for single gpu system you can look at ode 1, or we can custom config for you and it will be close to you max budget.

ode 1

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
Back to Top
Irishwunda View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie


Joined: 01 Jan 2012
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 4 		  Quote Irishwunda Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 02 Jan 2012 at 1:51am
Generally I'll play BF3/MW3 on console for multiplayer. But I'll be playing Mass Effect 3 and most other titles on PC. So I guess what I'm looking for is something fairly balanced to play both MMO's and graphically intensive titles on as high as setting as possible, for as long as possible.

I realize SLI would likely be best to accommodate that, but couldn't I accomplish that with a single GTX 580 as well? I'm willing to go over 2k with new peripherals ( monitor, etc), so should I maybe shoot for ODE level 2, or a custom build with SLI?
Back to Top
DST4ME View Drop Down
DS ELITE
DS ELITE

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 02 Jan 2012 at 2:28am
570 and 580 were it counts are like 6 fps apart, so no 580 can't come close to what sli 570 can do in a game like bf3, mass effect 4 I'm not sure if mass effect 3 will be able to get maxed out with one gpu or it will be like bf3 and need sli.

if you like what we can do is give you system that has one gpu but can do sli if needed, you drop in the second gpu down the road if ME3 need it.

Here you go Ticket# 638809 --- $2,124 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (Model: Blue Edition)
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: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
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: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

you add a intel 320 ssd or a good ssd like it and another 570 if needed.

Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans:

haf 200mm non led fan

Ask for vcore lower then 1.4 for your oc.

Edited by DST4ME - 02 Jan 2012 at 2:31am

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
Back to Top
Irishwunda View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie


Joined: 01 Jan 2012
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 4 		  Quote Irishwunda Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 02 Jan 2012 at 4:00pm
Thanks man. I've been banging my head against building this rig for weeks now. I just want to make sure I'm getting the best for my budget / wouldn't be better off building it myself. I'm taking a long hard look at this build you've laid out and I'll see if it all falls into place.

Thanks again DST4ME.
Back to Top
DST4ME View Drop Down
DS ELITE
DS ELITE

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 02 Jan 2012 at 4:03pm
You can build it yourself, however you will have to deal with ram, doa and etc, if you are up to it, go for it.

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.0546875 seconds.