Looking for new PC

magic452 · 10-23-13, 07:35 PM

I looking at this, what do you think? It's a Tiger Direct bear bones build.
I most certainly don't want to try to put a system together. All this stuff passed me by years ago. My HO model railroad is enough frustration for me at the moment.

I mostly play SH4 but some day may try 5 or a good flight sim.

AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core 4.7Ghz Processor - 16MB Cache, 1866 Max DDR3, Unlocked (FD9370FHHKWOF)
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3+, AMD 970 Chipset, AMD FX, 2133MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA 6.0 Gb/s, RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, CrossFireX Ready
Patriot Viper Xtreme 4GB Desktop Memory Module - DDR3, 1600MHz, PC3-12800, CL 11, 1.5V (PX34G1600C11)
WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive, Solid Performance for Everyday Computing - 3.5" - Sata 6 Gb/s, 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, 2yr Warranty (WD10EZEX)
XFX FX-775A-CGFV AMD Radeon HD 7750 Core Edition Video Card - 1GB, DDR3, PCI Express 3.0, Display Port, Dual-link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, CrossFire, DirectX 11
LG Electronics 24X SATA Super-Multi DVD Internal Rewriter - With M-Disc Support (GH24NSB0B)
Ultra LSP650 650-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, SLI-Ready, 135mm Fan, Sleeved Cables, Matte Finish, 3-Year Warranty
Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Liquid Cooler - 120mm Fan, LGA775, LGA1155, LGA1156, LGA1366, LGA 2011, AM2, AM3 (CWCH100/RF)(Refurbished)
Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid-Tower - 3 x 5.25" Drive Bays, 3 x 3.5" Drive Bays, 7 x Exp Slots, 3 x 120mm Fans, 2 x USB 2.0 Ports, 1 x USB 3.0 Port, 2 x Audio Ports (Z5 Plus (BULK))

A little short in the memory dept. but I can live with this. May end up running XP so it won't matter much.

For $635.00 seems pretty good.

Magic

the_tyrant · 10-24-13, 12:10 AM

If you only play Silent Hunters, don't worry about it man. I have been playing it on my Surface Pro tablet!

V13dweller · 10-28-13, 08:41 PM

I think the rig is pretty good but the RAM is quite low.
I thought even an FX8350 would do, but you went all the way!

I have an olde AMD Phenom II X6 1100t and that seems to kick all games to date out of the way with ease, runs Silent hunter 5 at over 70 FPS on max settings, but it puts the heat onto my old and defective Nvidia GTX 570 that seems to hate being a graphics card and doesn't like doing anything heavy.

I would recommend an SSD or a Western Digital Black 7200 RPM Mechanical drive, because I am pretty sure the blue's are 5600 and they are not as fast.

Other than the RAM and HDD, I think it would knock every game to date away.

10-23-13, 07:35 PM	#1
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Looking for new PC I looking at this, what do you think? It's a Tiger Direct bear bones build. I most certainly don't want to try to put a system together. All this stuff passed me by years ago. My HO model railroad is enough frustration for me at the moment. I mostly play SH4 but some day may try 5 or a good flight sim. AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core 4.7Ghz Processor - 16MB Cache, 1866 Max DDR3, Unlocked (FD9370FHHKWOF) ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3+, AMD 970 Chipset, AMD FX, 2133MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA 6.0 Gb/s, RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, CrossFireX Ready Patriot Viper Xtreme 4GB Desktop Memory Module - DDR3, 1600MHz, PC3-12800, CL 11, 1.5V (PX34G1600C11) WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive, Solid Performance for Everyday Computing - 3.5" - Sata 6 Gb/s, 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, 2yr Warranty (WD10EZEX) XFX FX-775A-CGFV AMD Radeon HD 7750 Core Edition Video Card - 1GB, DDR3, PCI Express 3.0, Display Port, Dual-link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, CrossFire, DirectX 11 LG Electronics 24X SATA Super-Multi DVD Internal Rewriter - With M-Disc Support (GH24NSB0B) Ultra LSP650 650-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, SLI-Ready, 135mm Fan, Sleeved Cables, Matte Finish, 3-Year Warranty Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Liquid Cooler - 120mm Fan, LGA775, LGA1155, LGA1156, LGA1366, LGA 2011, AM2, AM3 (CWCH100/RF)(Refurbished) Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid-Tower - 3 x 5.25" Drive Bays, 3 x 3.5" Drive Bays, 7 x Exp Slots, 3 x 120mm Fans, 2 x USB 2.0 Ports, 1 x USB 3.0 Port, 2 x Audio Ports (Z5 Plus (BULK)) A little short in the memory dept. but I can live with this. May end up running XP so it won't matter much. For $635.00 seems pretty good. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

10-24-13, 12:10 AM	#2
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	If you only play Silent Hunters, don't worry about it man. I have been playing it on my Surface Pro tablet! __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us

10-28-13, 08:41 PM	#3
V13dweller Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 768 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 2	I think the rig is pretty good but the RAM is quite low. I thought even an FX8350 would do, but you went all the way! I have an olde AMD Phenom II X6 1100t and that seems to kick all games to date out of the way with ease, runs Silent hunter 5 at over 70 FPS on max settings, but it puts the heat onto my old and defective Nvidia GTX 570 that seems to hate being a graphics card and doesn't like doing anything heavy. I would recommend an SSD or a Western Digital Black 7200 RPM Mechanical drive, because I am pretty sure the blue's are 5600 and they are not as fast. Other than the RAM and HDD, I think it would knock every game to date away.