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2007-04-28 10:27:40

Kakashi: Member; +8|6679|Basingstoke FTW

hi guys, for the past few months i've been using this site to check my Bf2 ranked stats, and shadowing the forums a bit, well now, i've decided to show my face round here as i need you, the Bf2s community, to help me.
So here's the problem, I'm 17 and have only been gaming online for about 6 months after one of my mates told me PC gaming was way better than console gaming, so for this time i've been using the family PC which to be honest with you, is a pile of crap, now this is the problem, im a tech 'noob', 'nub, 'newbie' whatever you want to call me so have no idea where to start, i've been browsing some sites and found one where you can custom build Desktops for relatively cheap prices (www.pcspecialists.co.uk) and found myself liking this one:

Processor (CPU)
AMD ATHLON™ 64 X2 5600+ (2.8GHz) 2 x 1MB L2 Cache (Socket AM2)

Memory (RAM)
4096 MB CORSAIR DDR2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (4x1GB)

Motherboard
ASUS® M2N-E SLI: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, 2 x PCI-Ex, 2 x PCI

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

3rd Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
RAID 0 (STRIPE)

1st CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£17)

2nd CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£17)

Graphics Card
320MB GEFORCE 8800GTS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

2nd Graphics Card
320MB GEFORCE 8800GTS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

Sound Card
8 Channel C-Media Superior Quality Audio 7.1 (M2N-E SLI)

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities
2 x 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS (1 PORT ON M2N-E SLI)

Case
Black Neon Bubble case + Neon Extreme Kit!

Power Supply & Case Cooling
850W Quiet Five Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£149)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22 dBA AMD CPU COOLER (£14)

Firewire & Video Editing
2 x ONBOARD 1394 FIREWIRE PORTS (1 PORT ON M2N- E SLI)

Monitor
20 INCH TFT Silver/Black 1400 x1050 8MS, D-Sub, Audio (£133)

Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Internet Keyboard + Hotkeys (Black) (£6)

Mouse
Black Logitech® Premium Optical Mouse (£4)

Speakers
LOGITECH S100 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£5)

Surge Protection
Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with Phone Protection! (£7)

this is where you guys come in, how will this PC perform with Bf2/2142? and is it worth the 1005pounds that im going to be paying for it?

thx in advance to any replies

Kakashi

2007-04-28 10:29:52

SteikeTa: Member; +153|7218|Norway/Norwegen/ Norge/Noruega

Hi there. Welcome to the forum. I do not know anything about computers, but I'll help you bump the thread

2007-04-28 10:31:05

Magpie: international welder....Douchebag Dude, <3 ur mom; +257|6996|Milkystania, yurop

Hang in there soon somebody will reply there all just so worked up over the BF2s Beauty Pageant anyway Welcome and have fun here

2007-04-28 10:31:56

Kakashi: Member; +8|6679|Basingstoke FTW

hey thanks for the warm welcome guys

2007-04-28 10:34:13

Titch2349: iz me!; +358|6822|uk

I got my custom PC from www.pcoption.co.uk

They are very good, very quick, and we got 2 systems from them 2 years ago, and havent had 1 problem.

Very happy to help you, they have msn support as well, and help you during the sale, and afterward as well.

2007-04-28 10:39:33

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7186

Get core 2 duo and dont get so many small drives, better to get one big drive, much cheaper that way.

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2007-04-28 10:39:51

jamesb: Joined BF2s in November 2005; +133|7194|Doncaster, England

Welcome
I think it's worth the money, I'm not top on prices at the moment, but yes.

2007-04-28 10:40:01

Kakashi: Member; +8|6679|Basingstoke FTW

Titch2349 wrote:
I got my custom PC from www.pcoption.co.uk

They are very good, very quick, and we got 2 systems from them 2 years ago, and havent had 1 problem.

Very happy to help you, they have msn support as well, and help you during the sale, and afterward as well.

thanks for the reply, are they a reliable company? and what sort of specs am i looking for bf2/future games, i dont want to buy another PC for a few years yet, thanks again

Kakashi

2007-04-28 10:42:24

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6913|Stealth City, UK

In theory that should eat up BF2 spit it out and call it its bitch. But Im stillsceptical about Sli and the 8800 especially with older games like BF2. Its definetly future proof, with the 4 gb of RAM, there's no need for the three hard drives though, especially if they're just 80gb. You could save a bit now and then in the future when they're a bit cheaper add another hard drive and maybe only one of those graphics card.

With that resolution you wont need the two graphics cards, as it wont be used to its full potential (not until a few newer games come out).
Also go with C2D as I've had nothing but problems with AMD, and they're getting a bit behind now.

Last edited by buLLet_t00th (2007-04-28 10:45:15)

2007-04-28 10:44:42

Kakashi: Member; +8|6679|Basingstoke FTW

buLLet_t00th wrote:
In theory that should eat up BF2 spit it out and call it its bitch. But Im stillsceptical about Sli and the 8800 especially with older games like BF2. Its definetly future proof, with the 4 gb of RAM, there's no need for the three hard drives though, especially if they're just 80gb. You could save a bit now and then in the future when they're a bit cheaper add another hard drive and maybe only one of those graphics card.

What resolution screen do you have?

this screen comes with it

Monitor
20 INCH TFT Silver/Black 1400 x1050 8MS, D-Sub, Audio

i've never heard of C2D, how do they perform?

Last edited by Kakashi (2007-04-28 10:46:47)

2007-04-28 10:46:27

majorassult: I <3 ak101; +307|7133|under there hayousaidunderwear

Get an intel E6600 and a 680i mobo then it's great.

2007-04-28 10:47:15

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6913|Stealth City, UK

And I forgot to say you dont need such a huge PSU. As long as you get a good beand like OCZ or Thermaltake, you'll get away with 650 watts but I'd go for 700 watts.

I sent you a PM by the way.

C2D is Intel Core 2 Duo. Get the E6600 because its the best for overclocking and will serve you well!

Last edited by buLLet_t00th (2007-04-28 10:48:09)

2007-04-28 10:49:04

Kakashi: Member; +8|6679|Basingstoke FTW

majorassult wrote:
Get an intel E6600 and a 680i mobo then it's great.

ok, i've never herad of either of them are they good, and what are they lol

2007-04-28 10:49:22

Titch2349: iz me!; +358|6822|uk

PC Option is a realible company

Add info@pcoption.co.uk (guessing- check their website), and they will help you.

I would go C2D (Intel Core 2 Duo), as they outperform AMD ATM

2007-04-28 10:51:03

Kakashi: Member; +8|6679|Basingstoke FTW

Titch2349 wrote:
PC Option is a realible company

Add info@pcoption.co.uk (guessing- check their website), and they will help you.

I would go C2D (Intel Core 2 Duo), as they outperform AMD ATM

i should have known thats what it ment, told you i was a technub lol

2007-04-28 10:55:09

Kakashi: Member; +8|6679|Basingstoke FTW

btw thanks to the people who gave me Karma, i will return the favour as soon as i reach 10posts

2007-04-28 11:01:01

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7186

Intel core 2 duo E6600
Intel P965 based board
2GB ddr2 800mhz ram
1 320BG Seagate hdd
700watt psu
8800GTS 320mb

Something like that will suit you fine.

2007-04-28 11:04:02

Magpie: international welder....Douchebag Dude, <3 ur mom; +257|6996|Milkystania, yurop

Kakashi wrote:
btw thanks to the people who gave me Karma, i will return the favour as soon as i reach 10posts

Dont forget who took your karma cherry muhahaha

2007-04-28 11:04:19

Kakashi: Member; +8|6679|Basingstoke FTW

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Intel core 2 duo E6600
Intel P965 based board
2GB ddr2 800mhz ram
1 320BG Seagate hdd
700watt psu
8800GTS 320mb

Something like that will suit you fine.

the legandary Cyborg has blessed my post i thought having a couple of raid hardrives would make the PC faster, is that not true?

2007-04-28 11:05:21

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7186

Kakashi wrote:
cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Intel core 2 duo E6600
Intel P965 based board
2GB ddr2 800mhz ram
1 320BG Seagate hdd
700watt psu
8800GTS 320mb

Something like that will suit you fine.
the legandary Cyborg has blessed my post i thought having a couple of raid hardrives would make the PC faster, is that not true?

I wouldn't raid if I were you since you're inexperienced. Hell I don't even raid myself, not worth the risk.

2007-04-28 11:05:52

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7313|Alberta, Canada

Don't feel like helping out right now, but welcome anyways!

Watch out for the Aussies...

2007-04-28 11:08:11

Kakashi: Member; +8|6679|Basingstoke FTW

Magpie wrote:
Kakashi wrote:
btw thanks to the people who gave me Karma, i will return the favour as soon as i reach 10posts
Dont forget who took your karma cherry muhahaha

haha dont worry mate i wont, and its a no no to the Raid then? what would u recommend i get instead?

2007-04-28 11:11:09

Mitch: 16 more years; +877|6995|South Florida

Kakashi wrote:
Processor (CPU)
AMD ATHLON™ 64 X2 5600+ (2.8GHz) 2 x 1MB L2 Cache (Socket AM2)

Memory (RAM)
4096 MB CORSAIR DDR2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (4x1GB)

Motherboard
ASUS® M2N-E SLI: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, 2 x PCI-Ex, 2 x PCI

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

3rd Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
RAID 0 (STRIPE)

1st CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£17)

2nd CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£17)

Graphics Card
320MB GEFORCE 8800GTS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

2nd Graphics Card
320MB GEFORCE 8800GTS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

Sound Card
8 Channel C-Media Superior Quality Audio 7.1 (M2N-E SLI)

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities
2 x 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS (1 PORT ON M2N-E SLI)

Case
Black Neon Bubble case + Neon Extreme Kit!

Power Supply & Case Cooling
850W Quiet Five Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£149)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22 dBA AMD CPU COOLER (£14)

Firewire & Video Editing
2 x ONBOARD 1394 FIREWIRE PORTS (1 PORT ON M2N- E SLI)

Monitor
20 INCH TFT Silver/Black 1400 x1050 8MS, D-Sub, Audio (£133)

Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Internet Keyboard + Hotkeys (Black) (£6)

Mouse
Black Logitech® Premium Optical Mouse (£4)

Speakers
LOGITECH S100 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£5)

Surge Protection
Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with Phone Protection! (£7)

this is where you guys come in, how will this PC perform with Bf2/2142? and is it worth the 1005pounds that im going to be paying for it?

thx in advance to any replies

Kakashi

Holy fucking shit.
A computer like that would rock ANY game. BF2 would be like a flea on its massive arm of power.
you dont need that much really you could simplify it a lot. A TON infact and save some money/time.

But. Do as you please

15 more years! 15 more years!

2007-04-28 11:14:53

Titch2349: iz me!; +358|6822|uk

Kakashi wrote:
cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Intel core 2 duo E6600
Intel P965 based board
2GB ddr2 800mhz ram
1 320BG Seagate hdd
700watt psu
8800GTS 320mb

Something like that will suit you fine.
the legandary Cyborg has blessed my post i thought having a couple of raid hardrives would make the PC faster, is that not true?

It depends what RAID you have installed.

It can be used for Data Backup, for Speed, or for both.

2007-04-28 11:15:52

Kakashi: Member; +8|6679|Basingstoke FTW

Dezerteagal5 wrote:
Kakashi wrote:
Processor (CPU)
AMD ATHLON™ 64 X2 5600+ (2.8GHz) 2 x 1MB L2 Cache (Socket AM2)

Memory (RAM)
4096 MB CORSAIR DDR2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (4x1GB)

Motherboard
ASUS® M2N-E SLI: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, 2 x PCI-Ex, 2 x PCI

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

3rd Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
RAID 0 (STRIPE)

1st CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£17)

2nd CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£17)

Graphics Card
320MB GEFORCE 8800GTS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

2nd Graphics Card
320MB GEFORCE 8800GTS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

Sound Card
8 Channel C-Media Superior Quality Audio 7.1 (M2N-E SLI)

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities
2 x 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS (1 PORT ON M2N-E SLI)

Case
Black Neon Bubble case + Neon Extreme Kit!

Power Supply & Case Cooling
850W Quiet Five Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£149)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22 dBA AMD CPU COOLER (£14)

Firewire & Video Editing
2 x ONBOARD 1394 FIREWIRE PORTS (1 PORT ON M2N- E SLI)

Monitor
20 INCH TFT Silver/Black 1400 x1050 8MS, D-Sub, Audio (£133)

Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Internet Keyboard + Hotkeys (Black) (£6)

Mouse
Black Logitech® Premium Optical Mouse (£4)

Speakers
LOGITECH S100 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£5)

Surge Protection
Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with Phone Protection! (£7)

this is where you guys come in, how will this PC perform with Bf2/2142? and is it worth the 1005pounds that im going to be paying for it?

thx in advance to any replies

Kakashi
Holy fucking shit.
A computer like that would rock ANY game. BF2 would be like a flea on its massive arm of power.
you dont need that much really you could simplify it a lot. A TON infact and save some money/time.

But. Do as you please

hmm what would you reccomend then mate, i want it to be able to run Bf2/2142 on high settings

and i was going to have Raid0 (i think thats the one) for speed

Last edited by Kakashi (2007-04-28 11:23:02)

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