Thinking of building a computer

Stormende · 06-28-09, 09:23 PM

It's always cheaper to build your own rig.

The processor sounds fine, my rig has an X2 4000+ with nvidia 8800GT SC and it can keep up with SH4+Uboat Missions and Sturmovik 1946 so that quad core can help you for quite a while.

The BFG card is a good choice, they build pretty good and reliable cards.

I am not sold with the mobo, tho. I've always preferred Asus because they have an awesome support (updated bios and drivers), an excellent layout design and can overclock pretty nicely, but I guess that is a matter of taste.

The memory is OK, I also have 4GB even if Vista and XP 32 only uses 3GB so the extra 1GB I use it with eBoostr so it is not wasted.

HD checks fine.

The screen is not really enticing, what is the max resolution of it?
I will go with Sony but again that is a matter of taste.

I think your rig will be able to handle games for 5 years or so, maybe minor updates can extend the life span another couple of years.

If the mobo is a decent one, you should not have any conflicts with the on board ATI card, just disable it from the BIOS and that will do it.

I run SH4+Uboat Missions & Sturmovik 1946 at high detail 16x AF + 16Qx AA and the frame rate is high with no lag or whatsoever so I bet your rig will be able to pull a higher frame rate.

Hell yeah, newegg rocks. Get your stuff there and before you pick an item compare them and read the reviews, they are quite helpful.

06-28-09, 09:23 PM	#3
Stormende Soundman Join Date: May 2009 Location: México, DF. Posts: 146 Downloads: 774 Uploads: 1	Hmmm It's always cheaper to build your own rig. The processor sounds fine, my rig has an X2 4000+ with nvidia 8800GT SC and it can keep up with SH4+Uboat Missions and Sturmovik 1946 so that quad core can help you for quite a while. The BFG card is a good choice, they build pretty good and reliable cards. I am not sold with the mobo, tho. I've always preferred Asus because they have an awesome support (updated bios and drivers), an excellent layout design and can overclock pretty nicely, but I guess that is a matter of taste. The memory is OK, I also have 4GB even if Vista and XP 32 only uses 3GB so the extra 1GB I use it with eBoostr so it is not wasted. HD checks fine. The screen is not really enticing, what is the max resolution of it? I will go with Sony but again that is a matter of taste. I think your rig will be able to handle games for 5 years or so, maybe minor updates can extend the life span another couple of years. If the mobo is a decent one, you should not have any conflicts with the on board ATI card, just disable it from the BIOS and that will do it. I run SH4+Uboat Missions & Sturmovik 1946 at high detail 16x AF + 16Qx AA and the frame rate is high with no lag or whatsoever so I bet your rig will be able to pull a higher frame rate. Hell yeah, newegg rocks. Get your stuff there and before you pick an item compare them and read the reviews, they are quite helpful.