New gaming rig!

FIREWALL · 08-23-11, 04:56 PM

Why Ultimate 64 bit with all that stuff as he posted the rig was mostly for Gameing and in his words Mighty Powerfull.

Why not pro Home Edition 64bit that loads faster and has good extras

Ultimate has alot of stuff for business that he's never going to use for Gameing.

Case got past me and is a Great suggestion kiwi

And I don't think he brought up Cooling either.

If this is on a contract deal with so much down and so much a month he might as well get it exactly how he wants it. So get it right.

Once he signs and hands over the down payment he's an OWNER.

kiwi_2005 · 08-23-11, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Ultimate has alot of stuff for business that he's never going to use for Gameing.

I agree, didn't think of it that way. I was thinking of it more "So what 7 version you have? Oh I have the home edition of 7. Pfft mate! I have Ultimate edition, my OS owns your OS

But yea home edition is good enough for gaming

AVGWarhawk · 08-23-11, 07:22 PM

I don't know Biggles. It might be strong enough to balance the checkbook.

J/K..should be a kick butt system!

Castout · 08-23-11, 07:52 PM

Pretty high end rig. Should be able to run two instances of Battlefield 3 concurrently pretty well

Arclight · 08-24-11, 12:13 AM

I'd go for an i5 2500K or i7 2600K. They have an unlocked multiplier, allowing you to tinker.

That memory could be cheaper. 2nd generation Sandy Bridge doesn't care what memory you use, it's all the same. Save a few bucks there and put it towards that K CPU.

Go with Z68 chipset instead of P67. Got some extra features, such as letting you use the onboard GPU on these new i5/i7 chips. Handy if your card ever fries itself or you need to do some troubleshooting.

2TB drives are relatively slow. Maybe grab another 640GB black edition. Also allows you to separate the OS from game installs, maybe move the pagefile over. Should be a bit smoother.

Home edition 64b is limited to 8GB RAM. You might want more in the future, who knows?

* also, imho, forget about i7 2600. It costs a bundle more for 0.1GHz speed gain, which in practice is negligable. Heck, depending on the game the I5 is actually faster. i7 just offers some extra features that can speed up stuff like video encoding but does absolutely nothing for gaming.

I know you said money isn't an issue, but if gaming is the main concern that setup is wasting an awfull lot of it.

Biggles · 08-24-11, 03:44 AM

Thanks for the response guys!

Power supply is right there at the top of the list

Cooling for CPU, something like this:

http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.aspx?sku=638849&CKS=PCW

And the case, I thought something like this:

http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.aspx?sku=494334&CKS=PCW

CaptainCruise · 10-13-11, 09:16 PM

If you wanna add something that will add some speed to your OS and your important applications/games, and if money really isn't that much of an issue, go for a two hard drive setup with a solid state drive as your primary Windows OS drive, and a 7200rpm hard drive like that 2TB Western Digital Caviar Black for storage and games. The WD drives are not all that slow and won't really hurt your games that much at all. This one is a solid choice:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136792

64mb cache, 2TB storage, SATA 6.0 ready and a 5 year warranty. Thats pretty awesome for $149 US.

I just bought this SSD drive for my game rig I'm building:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227706

120GB, and it's been reviewed as one of the better, or best, SSD drive on the market now. There have been some "growing pains" with some people having issues with SSD drives. Firmware updates have made the drives a lot better and less of a problem, but some people still have problems. Whether it's compatability with certain parts not playing nice together, or just a new technology going thru the process of maturing that takes time, who knows. Research the SSD drives before you decide and read all you can about them and get as familiar with them as you can. Then make the best choices for your particular computer build.

Another option you can think about instead of a SSD primary Windows drive is a 10,000rpm WD Raptor drive. They come in sizes from 74GB to 600GB. This is the largest capacity they have:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136803

A 150GB or so would be a good size for a Windows drive with space left over for a few of your really important or favorite programs. A fair amount cheaper too, than the SSD drive.

I hope some of this helps without getting too confusing. Good luck with your rig.

Tom "CC"

08-23-11, 04:56 PM	#1
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Why Ultimate 64 bit with all that stuff as he posted the rig was mostly for Gameing and in his words Mighty Powerfull. Why not pro Home Edition 64bit that loads faster and has good extras Ultimate has alot of stuff for business that he's never going to use for Gameing. Case got past me and is a Great suggestion kiwi And I don't think he brought up Cooling either. If this is on a contract deal with so much down and so much a month he might as well get it exactly how he wants it. So get it right. Once he signs and hands over the down payment he's an OWNER. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-23-11, 07:22 PM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I don't know Biggles. It might be strong enough to balance the checkbook. J/K..should be a kick butt system! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-23-11, 07:52 PM	#4
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Pretty high end rig. Should be able to run two instances of Battlefield 3 concurrently pretty well __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

08-24-11, 12:13 AM	#5
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	I'd go for an i5 2500K or i7 2600K. They have an unlocked multiplier, allowing you to tinker. That memory could be cheaper. 2nd generation Sandy Bridge doesn't care what memory you use, it's all the same. Save a few bucks there and put it towards that K CPU. Go with Z68 chipset instead of P67. Got some extra features, such as letting you use the onboard GPU on these new i5/i7 chips. Handy if your card ever fries itself or you need to do some troubleshooting. 2TB drives are relatively slow. Maybe grab another 640GB black edition. Also allows you to separate the OS from game installs, maybe move the pagefile over. Should be a bit smoother. Home edition 64b is limited to 8GB RAM. You might want more in the future, who knows? * also, imho, forget about i7 2600. It costs a bundle more for 0.1GHz speed gain, which in practice is negligable. Heck, depending on the game the I5 is actually faster. i7 just offers some extra features that can speed up stuff like video encoding but does absolutely nothing for gaming. I know you said money isn't an issue, but if gaming is the main concern that setup is wasting an awfull lot of it. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia. Last edited by Arclight; 08-24-11 at 01:31 AM.

08-24-11, 03:44 AM	#6
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the response guys! Power supply is right there at the top of the list Cooling for CPU, something like this: http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.aspx?sku=638849&CKS=PCW And the case, I thought something like this: http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.aspx?sku=494334&CKS=PCW __________________

10-13-11, 09:16 PM	#7
CaptainCruise Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Long Island, New York...home of the 5 gallon economy bucket of "Cruiser's Crunchy Egg Salad"!!! Posts: 141 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	If you wanna add something that will add some speed to your OS and your important applications/games, and if money really isn't that much of an issue, go for a two hard drive setup with a solid state drive as your primary Windows OS drive, and a 7200rpm hard drive like that 2TB Western Digital Caviar Black for storage and games. The WD drives are not all that slow and won't really hurt your games that much at all. This one is a solid choice: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136792 64mb cache, 2TB storage, SATA 6.0 ready and a 5 year warranty. Thats pretty awesome for $149 US. I just bought this SSD drive for my game rig I'm building: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227706 120GB, and it's been reviewed as one of the better, or best, SSD drive on the market now. There have been some "growing pains" with some people having issues with SSD drives. Firmware updates have made the drives a lot better and less of a problem, but some people still have problems. Whether it's compatability with certain parts not playing nice together, or just a new technology going thru the process of maturing that takes time, who knows. Research the SSD drives before you decide and read all you can about them and get as familiar with them as you can. Then make the best choices for your particular computer build. Another option you can think about instead of a SSD primary Windows drive is a 10,000rpm WD Raptor drive. They come in sizes from 74GB to 600GB. This is the largest capacity they have: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136803 A 150GB or so would be a good size for a Windows drive with space left over for a few of your really important or favorite programs. A fair amount cheaper too, than the SSD drive. I hope some of this helps without getting too confusing. Good luck with your rig. Tom "CC"

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