I am officially ready for Silent Hunter right now!

simsurfer · 10-07-09, 06:51 PM

Just finished building my new game machine:

1. AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor.

2. ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

3. mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel

4. Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Turbo OC Edition

5. HighPoint RocketRAID 2640X4 PCI-Express x4 Four-Port SATA and SAS RAID Controller Card

This machine Flies!

Rapt0r56 · 10-07-09, 07:07 PM

Congratz, nice System.

I wanted even before the release upgrade my graphics memory from 512MB to 1GB.

TheDarkWraith · 10-07-09, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by simsurfer

Just finished building my new game machine:

1. AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor.

2. ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

3. mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel

Got the 955 Black Edition myself. If you have the Zalman CPU cooler for that chip you can push it over 3.8GHz very easily. The Asus Crosshair III Formula motherboard is a great mobo for overclocking btw. The only complaint I have about the board is if you enable RAID on the SATA ports then ALL have to be used for RAID....that sucks but I gotta have my 2 X VelociRaptors in a RAID 0....I hate waiting for anything

Being that your mobo uses the 790FX chipset it is probably the same way.
Mushkin is good quality memory also so OC'ing your setup should be a breeze but I'm not sure about that mobo. I love ASUS mobo's, that's all I use in my systems.
Did you download the processor driver for that 955 from AMD's website?
Do you have SAS drives? Is that why you got the highpoint controller? If you've never used WD Raptors before you really should give them a try. If they weren't so darn $$ I'd have 3 of them in a RAID 5 setup.
What power supply are you using? I got the Enermax Evo 1.2kW powering my system.
What case? I love my Antec 1200. PLENTY of room to grow in it.
Have you 3DMark06'd your setup? I score > 23,000 on 3DMark06 @ 1920 X 1200....that's insane

I was an ATI guy. Switched to nVidia and have never been happier, especially with the GTX280 OC.

Torplexed · 10-07-09, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by simsurfer

This machine Flies!

All dressed up with nowhere to go....or are you keeping it busy with other sims?

mookiemookie · 10-07-09, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

All dressed up with nowhere to go....or are you keeping it busy with other sims?

He could give it the Crysis test.

TheDarkWraith · 10-07-09, 11:44 PM

Crysis Warhead test you mean....lots of action in that one

How about Wolfenstien?? That game is awesome

Sailor Steve · 10-08-09, 01:33 PM

Then play SH3 or SH4.

Hey, he didn't specify which Silent Hunter he's ready for.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

AVGWarhawk · 10-08-09, 02:39 PM

I don't know, the machine looks kind of slow....

Nah! J/K. Your machine should be able to tackle any game with ease.

Platapus · 10-08-09, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Racerboy

How about Wolfenstien?? That game is awesome

I was so excited about a "new" Wolfenstein game. I was disappointed with Return to Castle Wolfenstein due to all that para-normal crap. I was hoping that the new Wolfenstein would be less Sci-Fi and more WWII action, but alas no.

I am curious, what do you like about that game?

10-07-09, 06:51 PM	#1
simsurfer Watch Officer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 342 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I am officially ready for Silent Hunter right now! Just finished building my new game machine: 1. AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor. 2. ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard 3. mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel 4. Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Turbo OC Edition 5. HighPoint RocketRAID 2640X4 PCI-Express x4 Four-Port SATA and SAS RAID Controller Card This machine Flies! __________________

10-07-09, 07:07 PM	#2
Rapt0r56 Commodore Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia — Germany Posts: 601 Downloads: 391 Uploads: 0	Congratz, nice System. I wanted even before the release upgrade my graphics memory from 512MB to 1GB. __________________ “The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite. ” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea My modifications for Ubisoft's SHIII can currently be found in Maik's comprehensive archives found via the Silent Hunter 3 Tab on his website: https://maikhaas.synology.me/joomla/index.php?lang=de/

10-08-09, 01:33 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Then play SH3 or SH4. Hey, he didn't specify which Silent Hunter he's ready for. Sorry, couldn't resist. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-08-09, 02:39 PM	#8
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I don't know, the machine looks kind of slow.... Nah! J/K. Your machine should be able to tackle any game with ease. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

10-07-09, 11:44 PM	#6
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	Crysis Warhead test you mean....lots of action in that one How about Wolfenstien?? That game is awesome