I'm at it again.
I'll start off by saying if the GPU's performance alone isn't enough for you. (enthusiasts -shudders-) The mobo supports CrossfireX, pop in another one of what I listed or even two different cards.
The processor is reasonably priced. It will be plenty for gaming, however if your (shudders) The mobo supports hex-cores.
The PSU should be more than enough to handle all of these components. Correct me if I am wrong.
You can also double on the amount of ram, the mobo has 4 slots.
The sound card is...a sound card.
Apparently people love their large hard drives, so I put that 750 gb on there.
Never used Xion cases, but they looked alright, the reviews seemed ok and it comes with 2 120mm fan slots with the fans included, though from what I heard the fans are pretty slow, if you Crossfire the GPU's you may want a better cooling system, just add some more fans.
Also you need to remember sata cables for the HDD.
The build I listed (not crossfire/sli'd) Will be able to handle Crysis/Homefront (seriously homefront will be my new benchmarker)
HUGE EDIT: Accidently cropped the price. It came to 624 dollars and change. Not bad for a pc that can run crysis very high setting? (no AA)
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lol
20 dollas can get you a new pair of head phones for gaming
Which I do need.
But would be rhetorical because I can do little gaming on this PC past CS.
However, My current headset IS broken, thinking about a set of cyber snipas.
Either way. I still need to #1 renew my ESEA account #2 Get a new PC #3 get a new keyboard and headset
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1of300sparta wrote: »will this actually work? im lookin for a new computer and this is way cheaper for its performance then what i had in mind, also im no techy, how do i put it together? might wanna beef up the graphics card though
Well, what games do you intend on playing? That gpu will handle almost anything as I said, and the motherboard supports two graphics cards, yes all these parts will work.
And as my quote goes "Everything involving computers is hard - until your done"
It may seem hard to put a computer together but once you've done it you'll realize how easy it is.
The steps are quite simple. It's not breaking or sending a few volts of static electricity through your components thats tricky.
However there are plenty of quick and easy guides on the interwebs or youtube to explain putting together computers :P And you can always ask here for assistance. -
Well, what games do you intend on playing? That gpu will handle almost anything as I said, and the motherboard supports two graphics cards, yes all these parts will work.
And as my quote goes "Everything involving computers is hard - until your done"
It may seem hard to put a computer together but once you've done it you'll realize how easy it is.
The steps are quite simple. It's not breaking or sending a few volts of static electricity through your components thats tricky.
However there are plenty of quick and easy guides on the interwebs or youtube to explain putting together computers :P And you can always ask here for assistance.
i doubt i would be playing crysis, but its a added bonus, if i buy a computer its gunna stay for a while, so i want something that can handle new games for a couple years, atleast good enough to run justcause2 smoothly -
1of300sparta wrote: »i doubt i would be playing crysis, but its a added bonus, if i buy a computer its gunna stay for a while, so i want something that can handle new games for a couple years, atleast good enough to run justcause2 smoothly
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?p_make=AMD&p_deriv=Phenom+II+X4+955+Black+Edition&gc_make=ATI&gc_deriv=Radeon+HD+4830+512MB&sli=1&g_id=550&game=Just+Cause+2&ram=4&checkSubmit=#system%20requirements
Scroll down a little on that link.
These components will run JC2 easily.
HOWEVER I'm assuming you have vista or win7 installed on your current computer so you can rip it onto this one.
JC2 won't support XP and I don't include the OS or CD drive on my builds because I assume people will take them from other computers. -
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?p_make=AMD&p_deriv=Phenom+II+X4+955+Black+Edition&gc_make=ATI&gc_deriv=Radeon+HD+4830+512MB&sli=1&g_id=550&game=Just+Cause+2&ram=4&checkSubmit=#system%20requirements
Scroll down a little on that link.
These components will run JC2 easily.
HOWEVER I'm assuming you have vista or win7 installed on your current computer so you can rip it onto this one.
JC2 won't support XP and I don't include the OS or CD drive on my builds because I assume people will take them from other computers.
im using xp :P only play just cause at my friends house, i logged 200 hours on his steam 0.0, if i ran just cause my comp would just die -
1of300sparta wrote: »im using xp :P only play just cause at my friends house, i logged 200 hours on his steam 0.0, if i ran just cause my comp would just die
In that case add another hundred for windows 7.
Soz :P
You can make up for it by taking the sound card off and decreasing the hdd size? :P -
In that case add another hundred for windows 7.
Soz :P
You can make up for it by taking the sound card off and decreasing the hdd size? :P
nah i'll rip a friends or my sister and her fiances
ok and lastly where do i get the parts for this rig?
crossfirex
hexcores?
psu? -
1of300sparta wrote: »nah i'll rip a friends or my sister and her fiances
ok and lastly where do i get the parts for this rig?
Tigerdirect.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4813792&sku=TSD-750AS3
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5752143&sku=A79-1955
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6615496&sku=D15-4830
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6250832&sku=U12-40874
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4505190&sku=C13-6132
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6089064&sku=M452-6097
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4540656&sku=A406-1117
Just because I'm nice I linked it all, that's a bit better off for what your wanting, no sound card to make it cheaper to buy a 2nd 4830.
CrossfireX is a technology that basically allows two GPUs to work together.
PSU = Power supply It converts AC power into DC power which what a computer uses because a computer is very sensitive to electricity.
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Just because I'm nice I linked it all, that's a bit better off for what your wanting, no sound card to make it cheaper to buy a 2nd 4830.
@.@ just when i start to get it, u change it all up again, dont i need a sound card for...well sound? (im a avid gmer) why would i need another 4830 -
1of300sparta wrote: »@.@ just when i start to get it, u change it all up again, dont i need a sound card for...well sound? (im a avid gmer) why would i need another 4830
The second 4830 would increase the performance quite a bit, the motherboard comes with it's own sound card. -
The second 4830 would increase the performance quite a bit, the motherboard comes with it's own sound card.
ok and say i wanna pay 5 more bucks and get the 1tb hd i dont need like a bigger power source or anything? my god ur a saint,you deserve a medal
edit this time for real lastly, can i get like 2 different grapics cards or will that conflict? -
1of300sparta wrote: »ok and say i wanna pay 5 more bucks and get the 1tb hd i dont need like a bigger power source or anything? my god ur a saint,you deserve a medal
No, that power supply provides plenty of output for the components as far as I can tell.
Well about the conflict. I never studied much on the CrossfireX tech, from what I understand though, the graphics cards will work together IF they are the same generation.
In other words 4830 will work with the 4850 and 4870
but a 4830 won't work with a 5870.
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong I'm not completely positive on that. -
No, that power supply provides plenty of output for the components as far as I can tell.
Well about the conflict. I never studied much on the CrossfireX tech, from what I understand though, the graphics cards will work together IF they are the same generation.
In other words 4830 will work with the 4850 and 4870
but a 4830 won't work with a 5870.
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong I'm not completely positive on that.
he he i got some spare cash, ill get the ones with the bigger numberss XD -
1of300sparta wrote: »he he i got some spare cash, ill get the ones with the bigger numberss XD
Bigger numbers aren't always better :P
4830 with a slight overclock = 4850
Besides if Just Cause is the most your going to be doing it looks like whats right there is more than enough.
Even then that computer is upgradable for anything for the next few years, no need for a new computer too far down the road it looks. -
Bigger numbers aren't always better :P
4830 with a slight overclock = 4850
Besides if Just Cause is the most your going to be doing it looks like whats right there is more than enough.
Even then that computer is upgradable for anything for the next few years, no need for a new computer too far down the road it looks.
well i was thinking of adding 1k to the 4830...=58something00 -
1of300sparta wrote: »well i was thinking of adding 1k to the 4830...=58something00
in that case. hold on.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7092105&CatId=2306
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4558889&CatId=5158
Way more expensive but performance wise unmatchable, don't even bother with two video cards. -
1of300sparta wrote: »are there any downsides to overclock? if im starting to annoy u let me know
Nah, I have nothing better to do.
Downsides? If you use software not really. That case should be cool enough to keep it cool. There aren't any downsides if you use the catalyst cd that comes with those video cards. -
Nah, I have nothing better to do.
Downsides? If you use software not really. That case should be cool enough to keep it cool. There aren't any downsides if you use the catalyst cd that comes with those video cards.
i got a few extra bucks but im not bill gates here Xd
is the 750 watt necessary? the 500 watt is like 80 bucks cheaper
for that matter i dont even know how to over clock -
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1of300sparta wrote: »i got a few extra bucks but im not bill gates here Xd
is the 750 watt necessary? the 500 watt is like 80 bucks cheaper
for that matter i dont even know how to over clock
Yes the 750 is necessary, 500 just wouldn't be enough :P
It might be helpful to save up a bit more.
The first thing I gave would be the best price/performance option you could get in that range, especially with two 4830s.
I've never trusted apevia cases, the first time I did a build for a friend the sides caved in.
They are weak. Besides I prefer the two 120mm fans the Xion had to the 2 80mm the apevia came with though the apevia has more room for fan expansion. -
Yes the 750 is necessary, 500 just wouldn't be enough :P
It might be helpful to save up a bit more.
The first thing I gave would be the best price/performance option you could get in that range, especially with two 4830s.
regarding the crossfirex
So a 5800 series GPU (i.e. a 5830) can run together with another 5800 series GPU (i.e. 5870). However GPU's not in the same hundred series cannot be crossfired successfully. (i.e. a 5770 cannot run with a 5870) -
1of300sparta wrote: »regarding the crossfirex
So a 5800 series GPU (i.e. a 5830) can run together with another 5800 series GPU (i.e. 5870). However GPU's not in the same hundred series cannot be crossfired successfully. (i.e. a 5770 cannot run with a 5870)
That's how I think it works, don't quote me on it, i can look it up for you though give me a couple minutes.
Alright I did a bit of research for you, not on the crossfire but on the 4 series.
One 4870 with an older cpu gets 35+ fps maxed out. With this cpu I'd say 40-50 steady? with a 4870 instead of two 4830s.
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