my gaming rig!

kiwi_2005 · 12-22-10, 01:27 AM

I didn't want to spend more than a grand found this one on auction here Been wanting to play SH5 properly since it came out but had to QQ for months cause the pc I have spits the dummy. Good enough for WoW and SH3 & 4 but bad for SH5.

okay its not top of the line when it comes to gaming rigs but this beauty will play SH5.

Paying tonight waiting for courier to arrive before Christmas! Gonna be a long wait...

Costs $679 - no monitor/kb/mouse just the box. Good enough for me. As i have spare gear lying around.

Criticism welcome. Might upgrade to Windows 7 later in the New Year

Specs

Xeon platform coupled with the nVidia 9800GT DX 10 Graphics card

Super Micro X7DAE High performance Motherboard

2 x Intel dual core Xeon 5130 at2.0 Ghz EACH.8.0GHZ Dual 771-pin LGA Sockets 2 physical CPUs, 4 physical cores.
* 4 gb High preformance ram memory 6 slots free)
* 3 x 80gb SATA Hdd
* 1 x 250 gb SATA Hdd
Raid compatible disks

nVidia Ge force 9800GT ddr3,
3D compatible
PHYSX compatible

* 6 x sata ports
* Built-in SATA-II Raid
* DVD-RW
* 2 x PCI-e slots
* Dual 1Gigabit NIC ports
* 6 x USB 2.0 ports
Dual 771-pin LGA Sockets

Sockets Supports Intel 64-bit Quad-Core Xeon Processor 5300 sequence

Windows Xp Pro SP3 installed, XPP COA.

*Warranty 30 Days

Castout · 12-22-10, 02:59 AM

Pretty expensive considering what you're getting Frank. Yea my budget for a rig is also about a thousand bucks. If you spend more the excess tech will become cheaper in the next 6 months hence wasting money.

I prefer to build my gaming rig always. Waaay cheaper that way and you get far more powerful Jedi I mean PC cough cough, but if you're happy then I guess it's just fine.

Spent about 600 bucks for the following
Gigabyte Ultra durable(all solid capacitor) Motherboard
3x2 Gb DDR3
i5 661 2 cores 4 threads at 3.33GHz (I know it's a mistake)
1 T 7200rpm HDD
1 DVD-RW
A case

I'll be buying the GTX460 and a new mid-end 700W PSU in February. I intentionally want to use far higher rated PSU in the hope it will last longer and provide a far more stable power to the rig.

Congrats on the new rig but I don't have high hopes for Silent Hunter V honestly. I'm waiting for Shogun 2 Total War and Dragon Age 2. Been playing Dragon Age Origins again these past couple days too. It's a great game. My quest to get Mass Effect 2 for the holiday has failed..there's no more genuine copy available.

FIREWALL · 12-22-10, 03:07 AM

How big of PSU came with it Kiwi ?

Don'tcha just hate waiting for Santa to arrive.

Enjoy your new rig.

...

kiwi_2005 · 12-22-10, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

How big of PSU came with it Kiwi ?

Don'tcha just hate waiting for Santa to arrive.

Enjoy your new rig.

...

750 watt PSU ( Thermaltake Evo Blue)

kiwi_2005 · 12-22-10, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castout

Pretty expensive considering what you're getting Frank. Yea my budget for a rig is also about a thousand bucks. If you spend more the excess tech will become cheaper in the next 6 months hence wasting money.

I prefer to build my gaming rig always. Waaay cheaper that way and you get far more powerful Jedi I mean PC cough cough, but if you're happy then I guess it's just fine.

Spent about 600 bucks for the following
Gigabyte Ultra durable(all solid capacitor) Motherboard
3x2 Gb DDR3
i5 661 2 cores 4 threads at 3.33GHz (I know it's a mistake)
1 T 7200rpm HDD
1 DVD-RW
A case

I'll be buying the GTX460 and a new mid-end 700W PSU in February. I intentionally want to use far higher rated PSU in the hope it will last longer and provide a far more stable power to the rig.

Congrats on the new rig but I don't have high hopes for Silent Hunter V honestly. I'm waiting for Shogun 2 Total War and Dragon Age 2. Been playing Dragon Age Origins again these past couple days too. It's a great game. My quest to get Mass Effect 2 for the holiday has failed..there's no more genuine copy available.

Gaming pcs aren't cheap over here. I was going to build one but cause I live in the country I have to order parts then wait for them to arrive & slowly build it up etc., Thought this time I'll just buy one already set up and ready to use.

a couple of cheaper pcs (new) that came with widescreen monitors/kb/mouse, nice system specs except for the integrated onboard video which put me of from buying - then there were the kick ass gaming rigs priced at around $3000+.

So I stuck with the $679 one

Castout · 12-22-10, 04:35 PM

3,000 bucks rig is wasting money imo unless money was really no issue.

FIREWALL · 12-22-10, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

750 watt PSU ( Thermaltake Evo Blue)

Will handle now and future.

12-22-10, 01:27 AM	#1
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	my gaming rig! I didn't want to spend more than a grand found this one on auction here Been wanting to play SH5 properly since it came out but had to QQ for months cause the pc I have spits the dummy. Good enough for WoW and SH3 & 4 but bad for SH5. okay its not top of the line when it comes to gaming rigs but this beauty will play SH5. Paying tonight waiting for courier to arrive before Christmas! Gonna be a long wait... Costs $679 - no monitor/kb/mouse just the box. Good enough for me. As i have spare gear lying around. Criticism welcome. Might upgrade to Windows 7 later in the New Year Specs Xeon platform coupled with the nVidia 9800GT DX 10 Graphics card Super Micro X7DAE High performance Motherboard 2 x Intel dual core Xeon 5130 at2.0 Ghz EACH.8.0GHZ Dual 771-pin LGA Sockets 2 physical CPUs, 4 physical cores. * 4 gb High preformance ram memory 6 slots free) * 3 x 80gb SATA Hdd * 1 x 250 gb SATA Hdd Raid compatible disks nVidia Ge force 9800GT ddr3, 3D compatible PHYSX compatible * 6 x sata ports * Built-in SATA-II Raid * DVD-RW * 2 x PCI-e slots * Dual 1Gigabit NIC ports * 6 x USB 2.0 ports Dual 771-pin LGA Sockets Sockets Supports Intel 64-bit Quad-Core Xeon Processor 5300 sequence Windows Xp Pro SP3 installed, XPP COA. Warranty 30 Days __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.*

12-22-10, 02:59 AM	#2
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Pretty expensive considering what you're getting Frank. Yea my budget for a rig is also about a thousand bucks. If you spend more the excess tech will become cheaper in the next 6 months hence wasting money. I prefer to build my gaming rig always. Waaay cheaper that way and you get far more powerful Jedi I mean PC cough cough, but if you're happy then I guess it's just fine. Spent about 600 bucks for the following Gigabyte Ultra durable(all solid capacitor) Motherboard 3x2 Gb DDR3 i5 661 2 cores 4 threads at 3.33GHz (I know it's a mistake) 1 T 7200rpm HDD 1 DVD-RW A case I'll be buying the GTX460 and a new mid-end 700W PSU in February. I intentionally want to use far higher rated PSU in the hope it will last longer and provide a far more stable power to the rig. Congrats on the new rig but I don't have high hopes for Silent Hunter V honestly. I'm waiting for Shogun 2 Total War and Dragon Age 2. Been playing Dragon Age Origins again these past couple days too. It's a great game. My quest to get Mass Effect 2 for the holiday has failed..there's no more genuine copy available. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/ Last edited by Castout; 12-22-10 at 03:12 AM.

12-22-10, 03:07 AM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	How big of PSU came with it Kiwi ? Don'tcha just hate waiting for Santa to arrive. Enjoy your new rig. ... __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

12-22-10, 04:35 PM	#6
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	3,000 bucks rig is wasting money imo unless money was really no issue. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/