New computer specs: what do you think?

[Jaguar]

After countless CTD´s and 3 years of use I decided to retire my old rig and buy a new one. Not being a expert/geek myself I would like to know what you guys think of it:
- Intel Core i7-2600
- 2x4GB Kingston DDR3 1333MHz
- Intel DH67BL motherboard
- Geforce GTX560Ti
- Win7 64bit
- HDD SATA 1.0TB Samsung.

It sounds good enough and where I live those things are expensive, nevertheless it´ll be good to know if I´m doing something stupid.

[stoianm]

After countless CTD´s and 3 years of use I decided to retire my old rig and buy a new one. Not being a expert/geek myself I would like to know what you think of it:
- Intel Core i7-2600
- 2x4GB Kingston DDR3 1333MHz
- Intel DH67BL motherboard
- Geforce GTX560Ti
- Win7 64bit
- HDD SATA 1.0TB Samsung.

It sounds good enough and where I live those things are expensive, nevertheless it´ll be good to know if I´m doing something stupid.
You are good with this but is very important to pay attention at the power supply and try to have an big case well ventilated also

[Jaguar]

You are good with this but is very important to pay attention at the power supply and try to have an big case well ventilated also

Thx stoi. Power supply is 600W and the case has more holes than case on it , with a big fan also ;) .

[stoianm]

Thx stoi. Power supply is 600W and the case has more holes than case on it , with a big fan also ;) .
I dunno but i will try an more powerful powersupply... but better to ask TDW ... he knows better about power supply... mine is 650 and i want to change

[Jaguar]

I dunno but i will try an more powerful powersupply... but better to ask TDW ... he knows better about power supply... mine is 650 and i want to change

Didn´t think it was so important. Anyway, it´s not the most expensive thing, gonna ask the store. Thx again mate :up:.

[stoianm]

Didn´t think it was so important. Anyway, it´s not the most expensive thing, gonna ask the store. Thx again mate :up:.
wlk

[the_tyrant]

I would recommend 6gb ram, its a really significant improvement over 4gbs
also, try to get a sata 6gb drive, its much better than sata 3gb

[JSLTIGER]

Doesn't look too bad. I'm running a 650W PSU and feel like I'm close to the limit. I'd try to go 750W or up. Beyond that, looks good.

[Jaguar]

Thx people for the advice. Changed the power supply and studing other modifications. :yeah:

[scrapser]

Check my signature for the specs on what I built. It may be more than you need but at least gives you some ideas. I have a 1000W power supply. I plan to upgrade to a GeForce 580 series graphics card in the near future. SATA drives are a definite must have as they are essentially the default drive type for most systems these days. You can easily overclock your CPU as I have if you get a decent heatsink and fan. If I were you I would get two hard drives instead of one huge one. I have three on my system (one for WinXP, one for Win7, and one for data storage). I would suggest two 500 GB's. Defrag would take forever on a TB drive. I buy most of my stuff from NewEgg. TigerDirect is also good.

[Jaguar]

Thx for the info scrapser, you´ve got a hell of rig. Wife wouldn´t take it easy me buying such a thing. I get this 1TB drive plus my old 500Mb. Like it big :smug: .

[Castout]

Excellent choices do you mind if I ask you where you are from? :hmmm:

[Jaguar]

Excellent choices do you mind if I ask you where you are from? :hmmm:

Not at all. I´m from Brazil but I´ve been in Rio just once and never been closer to the rain forest than most of you :DL .

[Castout]

Not at all. I´m from Brazil but I´ve been in Rio just once and never been closer to the rain forest than most of you :DL .

Aah Brazil cool an emerging country. :DL

As for forest I've been to tea plantation lol well there was one time to this small hill lol

[renthewog]

Sorry to dig up an old thread guys, but just wanted to post up the specs of a new PC I'm having built soon specially dedicated to run sh5 with the magnum opus mod without having any more problems with frame rates and sluggish behavior etc, I think this machine will kill it...I'm not entirely educated in computers and stuff so here goes the details I have of what will be included in this PC:

i7 2600 CPU
Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H-B3 Motherboard
8G RAM (2x4G sticks)
2TB HDD
Coolermaster CM690 Case
Coolermaster GX750 Power supply
GTX 570 Graphics
DVD-RW Drive
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

What do you guys think? Any suggestions...

[Castout]

Sorry to dig up an old thread guys, but just wanted to post up the specs of a new PC I'm having built soon specially dedicated to run sh5 with the magnum opus mod without having any more problems with frame rates and sluggish behavior etc, I think this machine will kill it...I'm not entirely educated in computers and stuff so here goes the details I have of what will be included in this PC:

i7 2600 CPU
Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H-B3 Motherboard
8G RAM (2x4G sticks)
2TB HDD
Coolermaster CM690 Case
Coolermaster GX750 Power supply
GTX 570 Graphics
DVD-RW Drive
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

What do you guys think? Any suggestions...

Looks super. Is that a 750W rated PSU?

[Weiss Pinguin]

You might want to read this review on that power supply: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=188

Funny, I looking at the other PSU thread, opened the link to the recommended PSUs, and at the bottom under 'Stay Away From' I saw the GX750 listed and thought it sounded familiar :88) You may want to look here (http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=589708) for a recommended 750W power supply.

[renthewog]

Okay well i read that review on the power supply and yeah that doesnt sound too promising..well nothings final yet anyway, the tower hasnt been built yet and i can always make changes to the hardware, im not very educated in computers and the technicality of them these specs i posted up here was just what the guy at the PC store recommended based on what I wanted...

So if you guys know your stuff, then what would be a ideal power supply? :hmmm:

[Arclight]

I think you can't go wrong with Antec. Think if you grab a 650W Truepower or a 750W one if you plan to ever get a dual-GPU setup, you'll never come to regret it.

http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?Family=MjM3

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=140

[renthewog]

Hi guys, finally picking up my new custom built PC tommorow specifically made to smash Silent Hunter 5's game engine and graphics and finally run this sim at its highest detail with maximum frame-rates, so hopefully no more CTD's lag..etc

I think this setup should do it, tell me what you guys think..:yeah:

i7 2600 CPU
Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H-B3 Motherboard
8GB DDR3 RAM
2TB Hard Drive
Coolermaster CM690 Case
Corsair HX 750 PSU
nVidia GTX 580 Video Graphics Card
DVD-RW Drive
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

Cheers,

Ren

[AVGWarhawk]

If you're lucky you might..just might be able to open say a spreadsheet or a digital picture. :O:


That system should kick major butt and take names while simultaneouslytracking all the naval vessels whether foreign or domestic. :yeah: