Good budget rig for SH5/DCS Black Shark?

AngusJS · 11-09-10, 12:13 PM

I think my Inspiron 1501 laptop is finally giving up the ghost - one day everything is fine, the next day my USB ports stop working, the computer seems to stutter about twice a minute, and now programs refuse to close, necessitating a reboot.

So I started looking for a new computer, and found this for $630:

iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 571D3 Phenom II X4 965(3.4GHz) 4GB DDR3 500GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

How well would this rig handle DCS Black Shark or SH5? I know it has a weak graphics card, but it's lightyears ahead of my Radeon Xpress 1150.

Also, I guess the Phenom CPU isn't the Black Edition version? Is that important?

Thanks

CaptainHaplo · 11-09-10, 06:00 PM

The symptoms your describing indicate you probably just need to rebuild the laptop.

But yes that machine would run those games.

Arclight · 11-10-10, 03:27 AM

It would? Not sure about that 430.

Apart from that; you dont know any brands, meaning you dont know if it has a decent PSU or motherboard. Only 1 year warranty while all the parts have 2-3 or longer.

I would run screaming from that thing.

antikristuseke · 11-10-10, 08:15 AM

Everything but the graphics card is fine, the 430 is really a stillborn.

CaptainHaplo · 11-10-10, 03:57 PM

Ok I missed that - my fault. Though at low detail settings it likely would run.

AngusJS · 11-12-10, 09:15 AM

In the end I went with this kit for $717:

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor (Model: HDZ965FBGMBOX)
ASUS EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 AMD Motherboard (Model: M4A87TD)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (Model: GV-N460OC-1GI)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (Model: F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Model: WD5001AALS)
SAMSUNG 22x DVD+/-R CD/DVD Burner Black SATA (Model: SH-S223C) - OEM
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Model: RC-922M-KKN1-GP)
CORSAIR 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply (Model: CMPSU-650TX)

Now I just have to build it - something I've never done before.

11-09-10, 12:13 PM	#1
AngusJS Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 746 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Good budget rig for SH5/DCS Black Shark? I think my Inspiron 1501 laptop is finally giving up the ghost - one day everything is fine, the next day my USB ports stop working, the computer seems to stutter about twice a minute, and now programs refuse to close, necessitating a reboot. So I started looking for a new computer, and found this for $630: iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 571D3 Phenom II X4 965(3.4GHz) 4GB DDR3 500GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit How well would this rig handle DCS Black Shark or SH5? I know it has a weak graphics card, but it's lightyears ahead of my Radeon Xpress 1150. Also, I guess the Phenom CPU isn't the Black Edition version? Is that important? Thanks

11-09-10, 06:00 PM	#2
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	The symptoms your describing indicate you probably just need to rebuild the laptop. But yes that machine would run those games. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

11-10-10, 03:27 AM	#3
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	It would? Not sure about that 430. Apart from that; you dont know any brands, meaning you dont know if it has a decent PSU or motherboard. Only 1 year warranty while all the parts have 2-3 or longer. I would run screaming from that thing. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

11-10-10, 03:57 PM	#5
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Ok I missed that - my fault. Though at low detail settings it likely would run. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

11-12-10, 09:15 AM	#6
AngusJS Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 746 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	In the end I went with this kit for $717: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor (Model: HDZ965FBGMBOX) ASUS EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 AMD Motherboard (Model: M4A87TD) GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (Model: GV-N460OC-1GI) G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (Model: F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Model: WD5001AALS) SAMSUNG 22x DVD+/-R CD/DVD Burner Black SATA (Model: SH-S223C) - OEM COOLER MASTER HAF 922 Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Model: RC-922M-KKN1-GP) CORSAIR 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply (Model: CMPSU-650TX) Now I just have to build it - something I've never done before.

11-10-10, 08:15 AM	#4
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Everything but the graphics card is fine, the 430 is really a stillborn.