Need some advise about a new gaming rig.

2007-05-27 10:21:04

#1

Echo: WOoKie; +383|7191|The Netherlands

Hello everyone,

I m a tech noob so i really need some good advise about a new gaming rig i want to buy. My old pc is 4 years old and its a p4 2,53ghz with an ati radeon 9600 and 1 gig ram. Loading maps takes forever and when i finally enter the game, all the squads are full and all the vehicles are usually gone.

I ve been saving up some money and got 2250 euro's to spend on a new gaming rig with a flatscreen. The problem is, i dont know much about this tech stuff so i was hopefully you tech heads could like to help me out.

Included in the price must be a os, its gonna cost 45 euro's to have it build cause i cant build it myself. I was thinking of getting a 19" flatscreen with it so i guess that leaves around 1800 euro's for the rig. I already have a g5 and g15 so i dont need a new mouse or keyboard btw.

I want 2 x 74 gb wd raptors in raid 0 to kill loading times and the rest is up to you. What would you get if you had 1800 euro's to spent?

Thanks!

Echo.

Last edited by Echo (2007-05-27 10:22:21)

2007-05-27 10:23:56

#2

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7209|The Hague, Netherlands

100% a 8800GTX and 2gig(maybe more RAM) other then that... you shouldn't ask me or you will get a horse instead.

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2007-05-27 10:24:31

#3

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|7066|Toronto-Canada

ii think u could buy a top of the line machine with that money, maybe i dont know if things are expensive in Europe

2007-05-27 10:24:49

#4

FredFLQ: S0tp R4p1nG u5!!1one; +47|7002|Donnacona, Quebec

I have a 7200 HD, no RAID, and when a map loads, I have to wait for the countdown to finish until I can spawn. Last night I took off with a J10 in Dragon valley and had the time to fly to the Farmhouse until someone else spawned.

Just get 4 gigs of ram, that's the key to fast loadings.

2007-05-27 10:26:37

#5

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|7041|Portland, OR, USA

so we're building from scratch minus the hard drives, keyboard, mouse and monitor? (though I would recommend a bigger monitor 1600x1200 is beautiful..)

EDIT: what OS are you getting?

and can you give me the site where you're going to buy all of the stuff.. in euros? I'll build it right now for you.

Last edited by CommieChipmunk (2007-05-27 10:29:03)

2007-05-27 10:26:52

#6

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|7036|Area 51

FredFLQ wrote:
I have a 7200 HD, no RAID, and when a map loads, I have to wait for the countdown to finish until I can spawn. Last night I took off with a J10 in Dragon valley and had the time to fly to the Farmhouse until someone else spawned.

Just get 4 gigs of ram, that's the key to fast loadings.

I capped 2 flags today, nearly a third before an enemy finally spawned today on Ghost Town

2007-05-27 10:27:52

#7

FredFLQ: S0tp R4p1nG u5!!1one; +47|7002|Donnacona, Quebec

RDMC(2) wrote:
FredFLQ wrote:
I have a 7200 HD, no RAID, and when a map loads, I have to wait for the countdown to finish until I can spawn. Last night I took off with a J10 in Dragon valley and had the time to fly to the Farmhouse until someone else spawned.

Just get 4 gigs of ram, that's the key to fast loadings.
I capped 2 flags today, nearly a third before an enemy finally spawned today on Ghost Town

2007-05-27 10:29:19

#8

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|7098|UK

What Echo failed to tell you is that he's already had 4 pages of advise from fellow server admins

2007-05-27 10:41:22

#9

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6885|Finland

here you go echo. assuming you won't go SLi right?

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $139.99

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard $129.99

EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED $379.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply $169.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 $224.90

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit $104.99

2x Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive $319.98

Scythe Infinity SCINF-1000 120mm CPU Cooler $57.99

Subtotal: =$1,527.82 + OS <1800$

EDIT: extra 2gb ram costs only 100$ so get it if you want

Last edited by [69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN (2007-05-27 10:46:05)

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2007-05-27 10:44:06

#10

Echo: WOoKie; +383|7191|The Netherlands

CommieChipmunk wrote:
so we're building from scratch minus the hard drives, keyboard, mouse and monitor? (though I would recommend a bigger monitor 1600x1200 is beautiful..)

EDIT: what OS are you getting?

and can you give me the site where you're going to buy all of the stuff.. in euros? I'll build it right now for you.

I got 2250 so spent and i need a monitor, as os and it ll cost 45 euros to build. I was thinking maybe a 19" or 19 " widescreen.

The site is in dutch so i dont think thats much use.

liquidat0r wrote:
What Echo failed to tell you is that he's already had 4 pages of advise from fellow server admins

Yea i got some good info about this topic on the admin forum but i d like to hear what other people think. Also we were talking about a smaller budget.

Last edited by Echo (2007-05-27 10:44:19)

2007-05-27 10:46:48

#11

Echo: WOoKie; +383|7191|The Netherlands

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
here you go echo. assuming you won't go SLi right?

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $139.99

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard $129.99

EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED $379.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply $169.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 $224.90

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit $104.99

2x Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive $319.98

Scythe SCINF-1000 120mm CPU Cooler $57.99

Subtotal: =$1,527.82 + OS <1800$

EDIT: extra 2gb ram costs only 100$ so get it if you want

Erm why not go for sli?

Looks cool but are these prices in euro's or dollars?

Edit: 250 euro's of an os? I thought visa was like 90 euro's.

Last edited by Echo (2007-05-27 10:51:07)

2007-05-27 10:46:50

#12

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7209|The Hague, Netherlands

Echo wrote:
CommieChipmunk wrote:
so we're building from scratch minus the hard drives, keyboard, mouse and monitor? (though I would recommend a bigger monitor 1600x1200 is beautiful..)

EDIT: what OS are you getting?

and can you give me the site where you're going to buy all of the stuff.. in euros? I'll build it right now for you.
I got 2250 so spent and i need a monitor, as os and it ll cost 45 euros to build. I was thinking maybe a 19" or 19 " widescreen.

The site is in dutch so i dont think thats much use.

liquidat0r wrote:
What Echo failed to tell you is that he's already had 4 pages of advise from fellow server admins
Yea i got some good info about this topic on the admin forum but i d like to hear what other people think. Also we were talking about a smaller budget.

give me that link Echo. (site you are going to buy it, the shop where you are going to buy the parts, I guess)

2007-05-27 10:49:48

#13

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6885|Finland

Echo wrote:
[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
here you go echo. assuming you won't go SLi right?

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $139.99

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard $129.99

EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED $379.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply $169.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 $224.90

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit $104.99

2x Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive $319.98

Scythe SCINF-1000 120mm CPU Cooler $57.99

Subtotal: =$1,527.82 + OS <1800$

EDIT: extra 2gb ram costs only 100$ so get it if you want
Erm why not go for sli?

Looks cool but are these prices in euro's or dollars?

dollars.
do you want to go SLi in the future? if so I'll change that list for you (different psu and mobo)

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2007-05-27 10:50:05

#14

Echo: WOoKie; +383|7191|The Netherlands

^*AlphA*^ wrote:
give me that link Echo. (site you are going to buy it, the shop where you are going to buy the parts, I guess)

Pm sent.

2007-05-27 10:52:43

#15

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|7041|Portland, OR, USA

Echo wrote:
^*AlphA*^ wrote:
give me that link Echo. (site you are going to buy it, the shop where you are going to buy the parts, I guess)
Pm sent.

me too me too

2007-05-27 10:53:43

#16

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

Why dont you just change your OP to include the site.....then everyone can help you.

2007-05-27 10:54:08

#17

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6885|Finland

CommieChipmunk wrote:
Echo wrote:
^*AlphA*^ wrote:
give me that link Echo. (site you are going to buy it, the shop where you are going to buy the parts, I guess)
Pm sent.
me too me too

pm the site to me too

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2007-05-27 10:54:51

#18

Echo: WOoKie; +383|7191|The Netherlands

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
dollars.
do you want to go SLi in the future? if so I'll change that list for you (different psu and mobo)

I ve got 1800 euro to spent on a pc.

Why is sli not a good idea. I m a tech noob so i dont even know what it is lol.

2007-05-27 10:57:46

#19

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

Echo wrote:
[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
dollars.
do you want to go SLi in the future? if so I'll change that list for you (different psu and mobo)
I ve got 1800 euro to spent on a pc.

Why is sli not a good idea. I m a tech noob so i dont even know what it is lol.

You said you had 2250 euros earlier?

An LG 22" Widescreen monitor costs £190, so Im guessing thats around 250 euros. So that leaves about 2000 euros on your rig.

Last edited by buLLet_t00th (2007-05-27 11:02:28)

2007-05-27 10:58:02

#20

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6885|Finland

Echo wrote:
[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
dollars.
do you want to go SLi in the future? if so I'll change that list for you (different psu and mobo)
I ve got 1800 euro to spent on a pc.

Why is sli not a good idea. I m a tech noob so i dont even know what it is lol.

if you got the cash then go for 8800GTX. no need for SLi and it's still super fast. if you are planning to get another gfx card sometimes (extra 400€) then a different psu and motherboard is must.

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2007-05-27 11:02:33

#21

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6964|N. Ireland

I recommend that you just build it yourself. It really isn't that difficult, and you'll also get some much-needed experience. Even though you have a nice budget, 2 x 74GB (assuming you buy retail) is going to be a serious price. Go with a single 150GB! 1800 Euros is around £1200 - so here's what I built at Overclockers:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/leetkyle/1200build.png

It's a very, very nice system! Case is actually built for a Raptor. The only thing I didn't add was another hard drive for media usage.

2007-05-27 11:02:56

#22

Echo: WOoKie; +383|7191|The Netherlands

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Echo wrote:
[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
dollars.
do you want to go SLi in the future? if so I'll change that list for you (different psu and mobo)
I ve got 1800 euro to spent on a pc.

Why is sli not a good idea. I m a tech noob so i dont even know what it is lol.
if you got the cash then go for 8800GTX. no need for SLi and it's still super fast. if you are planning to get another gfx card sometimes (extra 400€) then a different psu and motherboard is must.

I was hoping i can afford a 8800gtx but i dont think i ll be getting a second card.

2007-05-27 11:12:30

#23

Echo: WOoKie; +383|7191|The Netherlands

leetkyle wrote:
I recommend that you just build it yourself. It really isn't that difficult, and you'll also get some much-needed experience. Even though you have a nice budget, 2 x 74GB (assuming you buy retail) is going to be a serious price. Go with a single 150GB! 1800 Euros is around £1200 - so here's what I built at Overclockers:

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143 … 0build.png

It's a very, very nice system! Case is actually built for a Raptor. The only thing I didn't add was another hard drive for media usage.

I d rather get 2 smaller raptors then a single big one. Btw i m not gonna build it myself cause i just know too little about it.

2007-05-27 11:21:21

#24

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6885|Finland

heheh, there is ur kickass rig. two raptors. 8800gtx. and NEW Bearlake mobo!!!! (because not going to SLi)
I'm sure you use your current DVD-drive and floppy right?

https://img130.imageshack.us/img130/1101/echorig2wd0.png

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2007-05-28 00:42:31

#25

Echo: WOoKie; +383|7191|The Netherlands

buLLet_t00th wrote:
Echo wrote:
[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
dollars.
do you want to go SLi in the future? if so I'll change that list for you (different psu and mobo)
I ve got 1800 euro to spent on a pc.

Why is sli not a good idea. I m a tech noob so i dont even know what it is lol.
You said you had 2250 euros earlier?

An LG 22" Widescreen monitor costs £190, so Im guessing thats around 250 euros. So that leaves about 2000 euros on your rig.

Yea 2250 with a monitor, os and 45 euro's to have it build so i figured there's maybe 1800 to spent on the rig itself.

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
heheh, there is ur kickass rig. two raptors. 8800gtx. and NEW Bearlake mobo!!!! (because not going to SLi)
I'm sure you use your current DVD-drive and floppy right?
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/1101/echorig2wd0.png

That looks like a awesome rig. Meh a dvd drive isnt that expencive, why not throw in a new one.

About the monitor, dont you get black bars at the sides of your screen with a widescreen? What resolution should i get?

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FredFLQ wrote:

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CommieChipmunk wrote:

liquidat0r wrote:

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

Echo wrote:

CommieChipmunk wrote:

liquidat0r wrote:

Echo wrote:

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

^AlphA^ wrote:

Echo wrote:

^AlphA^ wrote:

CommieChipmunk wrote:

Echo wrote:

^AlphA^ wrote:

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

Echo wrote:

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

Echo wrote:

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

Echo wrote:

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

leetkyle wrote:

buLLet_t00th wrote:

Echo wrote:

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

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