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Will This All Work? My New Gaming RIG.
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2. February 2008 @ 21:27 |
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Ah :P. Well my old drive is sure to have aloada bugs n' glitches and stuffs. So I'll format it anyway. And start fresh ^^.
Right well I'm ordering it around next month (yup that far away) So I'll keep you posted on how things turn out. You've been a big help so far, lots of people who I've asked before have just given me basic crappy info I don't really need. So Thumbs up to you :P.
Thanks Again
~C.
(G-man is still watching you, especially in Water Hazard)
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5. February 2008 @ 15:48 |
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5. February 2008 @ 15:58 |
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Oh and another question sorry....Will the CPU run without me buying that cooler? Doesn't it come with one?
Because I've got £620 and I'll need like £640 with the cooler which I really really really can't get. Yet.
I'm thinking of ordering it on friday...Yup. This friday.
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5. February 2008 @ 17:39 |
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The CPU does indeed come with a cooler, it's fine for normal use but it's strongly recommended you get a better cooler for overclocking. So by all means keep the CPU stock (or just overclock it a bit) to start with, and then when finances allow, order a Freezer 7 Pro to overclock with. Bear in mind though a small separate order will cost you shipping.
The RAM is CAS5, and is therefore cheaper elsewhere, so be wary of that. The hard disk is also £2.40 more than Scan, so consider how much you're actually gaining here before taking the plunge. As for the motherboard, it looks the same as the DS3R pretty much so it'll almost certainly be pretty good. The board comes with integrated gigabit ethernet (1 port) and surround sound, but if you play games, you'll really want a proper PCI sound card, even if it isn't an expensive one. Onboard audio is not good for games, not with this motherboard anyway. In all other aspects (sound quality, music, video) it's fine though.
Don't buy the PCS Powercolor card as the cooler is crap. In truth, ebuyer don't offer any good value HD3870s, you'll have to buy one of those elsewhere. The only proper 3870s they sell are £150 or more.
Your component list is fine, but as a whole, I wouldn't get it from ebuyer.
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5. February 2008 @ 18:29 |
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I see...Well I chose free shipping and it's cheaper so I'm gonna go and buy the http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105994 cooler as you advised :P.
Well I'll REALLY need good sound as I'll be playing counter strike and I'll need pin-point precision of where those buggers are hiding. But I guess I could hold with what I've got at the mo.
Do you know any good sites I can buy a 512mb HD3870 for the same price for? Or less price including shipping and vat? I can't find any and ebuyer has crappy ones :/.
:P.
CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
HDDS -WD 320GB 16mb/ST 500GB 32mb (decommissioned)/Samsung Spinpoint 1TB + 2TB
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5. February 2008 @ 18:58 |
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5. February 2008 @ 19:49 |
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Nice. I'll get that one you showed me and that card you also showed I can get that on ebuyer.com but not right now, I could either buy the sound card or the cpu cooler and I'll buy the cooler for now...
Btw. Do these sites accept Maestro/solo/switch cards?
~C.
(thanks)
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RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
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5. February 2008 @ 19:50 |
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btw that card you showed me (the graphics card) is out of stock...Eghh WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FIND CARDS! :P. I'm sure I'll find something..
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5. February 2008 @ 19:52 |
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CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
HDDS -WD 320GB 16mb/ST 500GB 32mb (decommissioned)/Samsung Spinpoint 1TB + 2TB
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5. February 2008 @ 20:51 |
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They do, I've used them with one before.
BE WARNED! That graphics card is not what you'll get if you buy that card. You'll get one with a single slot cooler, because that's the exact card I bought from that site. It works, but it's very noisy.
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5. February 2008 @ 22:08 |
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CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
HDDS -WD 320GB 16mb/ST 500GB 32mb (decommissioned)/Samsung Spinpoint 1TB + 2TB
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6. February 2008 @ 06:56 |
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The difference isn't huge, and that's the best HD3850 you can buy. Trouble is, it should be, given the price tag!
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6. February 2008 @ 11:04 |
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hehe.
Well I could always overclock it ;). And if it isn't good then I'm sure staring at the shiny picture will keep me happy
:).
I just searched "Yuruka" in google (my old name on ffr) And found someone used one of my pictures from an old forum I used to go on, he stole it and used it on his french forum. Wtf I am thinking right now.
Btw it's a picture of vegeta going IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!11 and I made it For FFR. And I marked it. But they're french so yeah..My god I'm famous.
But any as I was saying. My original budget was £400 remember? And now It's £630. And I have 600. How did that happen I ask myself.
Extortion owns.
CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
HDDS -WD 320GB 16mb/ST 500GB 32mb (decommissioned)/Samsung Spinpoint 1TB + 2TB
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6. February 2008 @ 12:07 |
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That card's already overclocked, you won't be able to overclock it much further, but you should get near-3870 performance out of it stock. My god I wish I'd bought that instead of the 3870s. There's still time I guess...
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6. February 2008 @ 14:36 |
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heh :P.
I'd be saying the same if you never gave me 3 pages worth of advice (wow 60 replies on this thread)
And to cut down on expenses I'm not going to get the Freezer 7 Pro...I will next month get the cooler and the sound card and CSS. I'll download half life 2 and portal...And next time I get money I'll get the orange box on steam :).
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GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
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7. February 2008 @ 14:41 |
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I was just wondering what I could overclock my CPU to with the stock cooler?
And with it oc'd @ stock what settings @ fps do you think it could run crysis?
I'm going for 2xaa 8~16xaf ~ 1280x1024 ~ med
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7. February 2008 @ 15:02 |
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With the stock cooler it varies, I wouldn't go beyond 3.2Ghz for the 6750. As for the Crysis performance, I'll give it a try myself and tell you what frame rate I get.
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7. February 2008 @ 15:33 |
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3.2ghz? Nice.
When I DO get my PC I'm gonna use 3DMark06 to test the benchmarks on crysis but tell me what you get anyway :P. Also; What's your build?
~C.
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7. February 2008 @ 15:44 |
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See the link in my signature.
Brb, testing Crysis
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7. February 2008 @ 16:39 |
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Nice ;) Jesus how can you afford all of that lmao!
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7. February 2008 @ 17:29 |
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Haha, by not drinking, smoking or driving. I've actually barely got a pot to urinate in, I just spend pretty much all of my funds on what I spend most of my time doing...
Using those settings I get around 30fps for most of the gameplay, dips to 20 for a few of the shots in the intro. Turn shadows and shaders to low though, and that frame rate will double.
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7. February 2008 @ 18:37 |
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Ah, nice. 30fps is good and I'm not bothered by shadows and I usually have them set to low anyway so that wont really bother me :P. I'll fiddle around with the settings until I get one I like with NO lag...Thanks for trying it out. I'll keep you posted :P.
~C.
(Getting the money friday, Ordering the PC sunday.)
Btw what's the delivery time for scan? And I put within 5 working days for free shipping in aria, so will it all come before sunday? My brother is coming down for a day on sunday and I want him to help me out with the pc and stuff :).
CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
HDDS -WD 320GB 16mb/ST 500GB 32mb (decommissioned)/Samsung Spinpoint 1TB + 2TB
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7. February 2008 @ 20:14 |
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Almost all PC parts companies offer a next business day courier service in the UK. if you select a lower priority shipping so it arrives later, it usually sits at the warehouse longer, the shipping time is the same.
Example (assuming next day service)
If you order on Monday at 2pm, it'll be dispatched on monday evening and arrive at your doorstep on tuesday morning.
Same goes for tuesday to thursday.
If you order later than the cut off point (3pm I think for Aria, typically 3-5pm, now 8pm for ebuyer), it'll get dispatched the following day (e.g. tuesday) and arrive the day after (e.g. wednesday morning)
If you order on friday, it'll get dispatched the following monday and arrived on the tuesday unless you select saturday delivery (which costs a bomb)
Scan often delay orders by one day, so their next day service would often mean deliveries arrive on wednesday if you ordered monday morning or early afternoon (before the cut-off point, say)
Aria typically don't, but I've always gone with next day delivery, especially on expensive parts, the additional cost is so tiny.
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7. February 2008 @ 20:38 |
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Oh..Well What I was going to do is order it on sunday at around 6pm. Before 8pm. And choose the lowest delivery option...On scan it already says the carriage amount. So I guess I'll just leave it like that?
I just want to receive it before sunday. So if I order in on the sunday before it should come right? I could maybe order it on saturday...
If it really makes a difference.
~C.
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GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
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HDDS -WD 320GB 16mb/ST 500GB 32mb (decommissioned)/Samsung Spinpoint 1TB + 2TB
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8. February 2008 @ 08:09 |
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ordering on a sunday it'll probably arrive midweek.
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