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famciclovirrr on 16 June 2009

Hello everyone,


Please rate my PC rig (at the bottom) and if you think a certain part should be changed, please say which part i should change and explain why.

This is my first time building a new PC and i'm really excited. :lol:

Money: I have around $1500 - $2500 to spend.

Goal: My main goal is to build a PC that is capable of playing games like Crysis, Crysis Warhead, Crysis 2, GTA IV, Resident Evil 5, Mass Effect 2 and Modern Warfare 2.

I also would like my PC to last around 2-5 years before i have to upgrade my motherboard, CPU and GPU. Furthermore i prefer performance and value for the money over the high end parts. If i had to choose a part that is high end, the value and performance has to be worth it in the long run.

Monitor: 22" (capable of maxing out 22") or maybe 24" (capable of playing)

My PC rig so far:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 Extreme

Case: CM HAF RC-932

Motherboard: S775 EVGA 790i SLI FTW or S775 ASUS P5Q-EM or S775 ASUS P5Q Deluxe or S775 ASUS P5Q SE2 or S775 Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P

GPU: 9600 GT 1GB Sparkle or 9800GT 1GB Sparkle or GTX 260 896MB Sparkle or GTX 260+ 1792 Sparkle or GTX 285 1GB Sparkle

RAM: DDR2 4GB Kit 800MHz Patriot C4 or DDR2 4GB Kit 1066MB GSkill C5 or DDR3 4GB Kit 1600MHz Patriot or DDR3 4GB Kit 1333 Patriot C9 or DDR3 2GB Kit 2000MHz Patriot

Hard Drive: 2x3.5" Sata 160GB Western Digital (for the operating system and install programs), 1 or 2x3.5" Sata 1.5TB Samsung

DVD Drive: DVD-RW Asus DRW-20B1LT

Monitor: 22" WS LCD ASUS VW224U or 22" WS LCD ASUS VK222H or 22" WS LCD AOC 2230FM or 24" WS LCD ASUS VW246H

Power Supply Unit: Corsair TX-750 750W or 1500W XIGMATEK NRP or 1000W XIGMATEK NRP or 1500w Thermaltake W02171 or 850W Seasonic M12

I would like to thank you in advance :)


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famciclovirrr on 16 June 2009

what i mean by lasting 2-5 years is will the pc last long enough enough so i can play high end games on a 22" or 24" monitor.



NJ5 on 16 June 2009

Since you're talking about maxing out a 22'' inch screen I assume you will want to run games at 1680x1050. In that case, the 9600GT might not be powerful enough to last for many years.

If this benchmark is correct, Crysis runs at 20-26 fps at High, which is barely playable. I assume Crysis 2 would run worse.



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famciclovirrr on 16 June 2009

that's why in certain sections like the video cards i added more options because i did not know which would be best



Keep_the_change on 16 June 2009

Your PC is pretty impressive, but I agree with NJ5.

You'll need a little more than that to play high end games at full specs, specially in graphics card (another one in cross fire would be good) and ram memory...



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Scoobes on 16 June 2009

I agree with the other posters here. Go for the best graphics card you can as this is essential for high end gaming. The GTX285 is probably your best bet, and the more RAM (system RAM) the better.




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JWS on 16 June 2009

CPU: The Q9550 & Q9650 cpu run very hot. You should get an after market cooler instead of using the stock intel fan. Zalman and termalake make some nice ones.

MOTHERBOARD: i have the gigabyte motherboard your looking at and it works fine seems well built. I'm running a 45nm duo core in mine, but i'm sure it would handle the quad core with no problems.

GPU: go with a gtx285

RAM: go with atleast 8gig of 1066mhz ddr2. Watch out if you decide to buy ddr3 ram most lga775 socket mother boards don't support it. ddr3 is being used on the i7 boards.

HARD DRIVE: if your looking for speed for gaming read times, look at a 3gb/s sata solid state drive or a 10000 rpm sata 3gb/s drive.

POWER SUPPLY: If you only have 2 hard drives and a video card, a 800 watt will be plenty of power. I would go with one that has a modular design. That way you can remove the cables your not using, reducing the clutter inside the box. Be sure that any power supply you buy has the correct pci express plugs for you video card.



im_sneaky on 16 June 2009

No computer today will be able to run a new game 5 years from now well. Modern warfare 4, or whatever, is going to require specs that aren't commercially available now. 2 years yes, but 5.....No sirree.



 

 

NJ5 on 16 June 2009

I'm not sure it's a good idea to choose the best GPU either. It's better to take price into account as well. I'll come back to this thread tomorrow when I have more time.



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greenmedic88 on 16 June 2009

The gap between 2 and 5 years is huge.

A two year system should be budgeted on the lower end side (under $1000), assuming you plan on upgrading at that point or even just doing a new build with a handful of salvaged parts from your prior build.

But to put things in perspective, if you had a build back in Nov 2007 that could play Crysis at 1680x1050 on high settings (which would have set you back significantly more than $1000) at a passable frame rate (over 30fps) you'd still have a system today that can play ANY game.

Of course, I don't know anyone who would have built a system like that back in 2007 that had the self control not to do an upgrade since then.

Trying to build a system that still plays everything five years from now seems like an exercise in futility since no one knows how software developments will pan out that far ahead. If you were actually trying to do this realistically, you'd be spending thousands on the best possible components available today.