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Opinion on budget gaming build
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campbuds
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7. November 2008 @ 20:25 |
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I am not a hard core gamer and was on a limited budget. What do you guys think?
Asus Crosshair
AMD Athlon 64 x2 5200+ Brisbane
MSI R4670
4gig Corsair PC2 6400
Antec 500watt PS
Samsung 320gig HD 3.0gb/s
Really the only game I am looking to play is Unreal 3.
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AfterDawn Addict
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9. November 2008 @ 09:50 |
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Do you already own the Crosshair? I ask because that's not a cheap motherboard, you would be far wiser to use a cheap Intel board and CPU, as the lower end Intel CPUs represent superb value, especially with a basic knowledge of overclocking. The rest of the component choices (GPU, RAM, PSU, HDD) are excellent, though be sure to buy the Earthwatts Power supply, not any of Antec's other product ranges.
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campbuds
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9. November 2008 @ 13:04 |
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I got a steal on the Crosshair w/ a 5200+ CPU
$175 combo deal
Why not Antec? I don't understand?
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9. November 2008 @ 13:51 |
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Not bad, but it's about the same price as a similar performing Intel system, possibly a faster one.
As for Antec, as I said, Antec make different PSUs, the Antec Earthwatts is good, but the Antec NeoPower and TruePower units aren't as reliable, quiet or efficient.
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campbuds
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9. November 2008 @ 15:05 |
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Oh, thankyou. I did not realize antec had so many options.
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campbuds
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9. November 2008 @ 16:23 |
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Vista 64bit or Windows XP home 32bit?
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9. November 2008 @ 16:38 |
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I prefer XP, as it's more reliable than Vista, but has the drawback of not supporting certain games. Unreal 3 is not one of those, however.
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campbuds
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9. November 2008 @ 17:04 |
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ok i like vista, but what about the 64bit stuff? and vista 64bit support?
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9. November 2008 @ 17:06 |
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64-bit drives are fine for the most part, and 64-bit OSes offer better performance for applications that support it. The only thing I advise against with 64-bit Vista is an nvidia graphics card.
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campbuds
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9. November 2008 @ 17:37 |
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going with an ATI card anyway so I guess I should be good.
is Microsoft keeping vista 64 up to date like they are 32?
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9. November 2008 @ 17:39 |
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Seems so.
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