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AoCEQWARWoWAoCEQWARWoW Member Posts: 24
in Age of Conan: Unchained

This is the rig I currently have and I can recommend it for AoC, don't ask me how =P Anyways, as you can see it is not TOO expensive and some things like the case can go for a lot less, and you may have compatible ram to reuse, or a power supply available to cut down costs even more. This is pretty future proof and has room for upgrades later on and so forth. It gives you everything you need basically. Try to out do it if possible, I was looking for an efficient price/performance ratio with emphasis on performance. In fact when I bought the RAM it was 209.99, the video card was 316.99 (got it on the first day =P), etc, everything was a lot more expensive.

 

Hard Drive: $47.99 Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075

 

RAM: $44.99 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098

 

Motherboard: $89.99 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059

 

Processor: $184.99 Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029

 

DVD Burner: 23.99  LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106228

 

Video Card: $209.99 or $179.99 after mail in rebate EVGA 8800GT 512MB 256-bit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318

 

Case: $119.99  Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

 

Power Supply: $99.99  OCZ GameXStream ATX12V 600W Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341001

 

Total Cost: $821.92, that includes shipping

 

There you go, it is very simple to build the computer yourself and if you have spare OS disks laying around then that is solved as well.

 

Comments

  • daylight01daylight01 Member Posts: 2,250

    LOL.

    Guess I was right,,,,,.

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    If someone had came up to me in 1980 when I was on my Atari 2600 and said we will be playing games with thousands of people at the same time.I guess my response would have been,"but I only have 2 joysticks"

    http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/235780/page/8

  • AoCEQWARWoWAoCEQWARWoW Member Posts: 24

    What do you mean? Surely that rig would run conan, just look at some of components. That is what I use and if I ever get a chance to play conan I would expect it to run quite well. I am guessing maybe 64 fps in most areas with some hiccups and a bit of decline when more players are around and so forth, but easily playable. On high settings of course with max view distance, particle effects etc.

     

    Just a guess of course!

  • FadedbombFadedbomb Member Posts: 2,081

    That computer wouldn't even feel Age of Conan's Graphics.

     

    My $600 rigg I built myself, after explaining the stats to a forum dev, told me I'd play flawlessly.

     

    My comp:

    200gig ATA/100 HD

    3gigs ddr2 800 G-Skill ram

    8600GT 512mb OC'ed to 600 core/1650 memory (practically 8800, little heat increase)

    AMD X2 dual-core 3.0 processor 65w (energy efficient model, means I can OC her if I wanted to 4.0 without any issues)

    Nvidia Mobo with a max capacity of 8gigs

     

    I'm currently running Xp 32bit with dx10 crack (basically, it's the dx9 files replaced with dx10). I used to believe Microsoft's lies when they told me face to face XP could NOT run dx10. However, after finding the korean (least I think it's korean) modification that enables my 8600's dx10 on XP, I've been happy ever since.

    However, I currently have Vista 64bit and another 4gig's dual channel G-Skill memory in the mail simply because I'm one of the few on earth (apparently) that know how to customize vista to work just like XP with some improvements over it's predecessor.

     

    -DraGa

     

    PS: I get 99ish FPS in CoD with graphics on MAX.

    [edit]: Forgot to mention this build is 1 year old =), and it was $600 then. Now, it's something like 400ish.

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  • dethgardethgar Member Posts: 293
    Originally posted by Fadedbomb


    That computer wouldn't even feel Age of Conan's Graphics.
     
    My $600 rigg I built myself, after explaining the stats to a forum dev, told me I'd play flawlessly.
     
    My comp:
    200gig ATA/100 HD
    3gigs ddr2 800 G-Skill ram
    8600GT 512mb OC'ed to 600 core/1650 memory (practically 8800, little heat increase)
    AMD X2 dual-core 3.0 processor 65w (energy efficient model, means I can OC her if I wanted to 4.0 without any issues)
    Nvidia Mobo with a max capacity of 8gigs
     
    I'm currently running Xp 32bit with dx10 crack (basically, it's the dx9 files replaced with dx10). I used to believe Microsoft's lies when they told me face to face XP could NOT run dx10. However, after finding the korean (least I think it's korean) modification that enables my 8600's dx10 on XP, I've been happy ever since.
    However, I currently have Vista 64bit and another 4gig's dual channel G-Skill memory in the mail simply because I'm one of the few on earth (apparently) that know how to customize vista to work just like XP with some improvements over it's predecessor.
     
    -DraGa
     
    PS: I get 99ish FPS in CoD with graphics on MAX.


    [edit]: Forgot to mention this build is 1 year old =), and it was $600 then. Now, it's something like 400ish.


    Provide more specifics and/or links please. Also, where did you find the dx10 mod?

  • AmazingAveryAmazingAvery Age of Conan AdvocateMember UncommonPosts: 7,188

    new egg doesnt ship everywhere



  • AoCEQWARWoWAoCEQWARWoW Member Posts: 24

    True, and yes there are cheaper rigs using the 8600 but my focal point was the 8800gt and a nice processor.

  • TordakTordak Member Posts: 285

    Deth',

     The DX10 for Xp is off the 'Games for Windows' site.  It may be easier to just google DX10 download instead.

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  • TurnXTurnX Member UncommonPosts: 138

    Originally posted by Fadedbomb


    That computer wouldn't even feel Age of Conan's Graphics.
     
    My $600 rigg I built myself, after explaining the stats to a forum dev, told me I'd play flawlessly.
     
    My comp:
    200gig ATA/100 HD
    3gigs ddr2 800 G-Skill ram
    8600GT 512mb OC'ed to 600 core/1650 memory (practically 8800, little heat increase)
    AMD X2 dual-core 3.0 processor 65w (energy efficient model, means I can OC her if I wanted to 4.0 without any issues)
    Nvidia Mobo with a max capacity of 8gigs
     
    I'm currently running Xp 32bit with dx10 crack (basically, it's the dx9 files replaced with dx10). I used to believe Microsoft's lies when they told me face to face XP could NOT run dx10. However, after finding the korean (least I think it's korean) modification that enables my 8600's dx10 on XP, I've been happy ever since.
    However, I currently have Vista 64bit and another 4gig's dual channel G-Skill memory in the mail simply because I'm one of the few on earth (apparently) that know how to customize vista to work just like XP with some improvements over it's predecessor.
     
    -DraGa
     
    PS: I get 99ish FPS in CoD with graphics on MAX.


    [edit]: Forgot to mention this build is 1 year old =), and it was $600 then. Now, it's something like 400ish.


    For starters an 8600 can never "practically" be an 8800, especially not the gt or new gts since they have new and much better cores.

     

    Also, people need to stop pretending there is this magical "run DX10 on XP" mod. IT DOESN'T EXIST! People will say what they want, but the only mod that was ever in development only rewrote DX10 headers as DX9, which is completely pointless as every current DX10 game can run under DX9. Yes XP currently runs better, however if you want DX10 suck it up like everyone else and get Vista.

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  • Sam123jo0123Sam123jo0123 Member Posts: 409

    It's not as-if were playing crysis here guys, just set yourself up a 79xx and you'll be fine, leave the 88** and 9*** for people who need them.

    Account has been stolen, why would someone want to steal my account?

  • daemondaemon Member UncommonPosts: 680

    Originally posted by AoCEQWARWoW


    What do you mean? Surely that rig would run conan, just look at some of components. That is what I use and if I ever get a chance to play conan I would expect it to run quite well. I am guessing maybe 64 fps in most areas with some hiccups and a bit of decline when more players are around and so forth, but easily playable. On high settings of course with max view distance, particle effects etc.
     
    Just a guess of course!
    Yes that rig would run conan but 64 fps in most areas on high settings NEVER.

    Maybe on the starter area when theres few npcs and no players.

    You want 64 fps u will have to turn down alot of graphic settings.

    Your rig is decent but dont expect full eye candy and nice performance. It wont happen.

  • waverat81waverat81 Member Posts: 287

    Why not spend an extra 20 bucks and get the new 8800's with the G92 chips like this one:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127325

     

     

  • DAS1337DAS1337 Member UncommonPosts: 2,610
    Originally posted by Fadedbomb


    That computer wouldn't even feel Age of Conan's Graphics.
     
    My $600 rigg I built myself, after explaining the stats to a forum dev, told me I'd play flawlessly.
     A dev told me, that's funny.  My mom told me not to take candy from strangers. 


    My comp:
    200gig ATA/100 HD
    3gigs ddr2 800 G-Skill ram
    8600GT 512mb OC'ed to 600 core/1650 memory (practically 8800, little heat increase)
    AMD X2 dual-core 3.0 processor 65w (energy efficient model, means I can OC her if I wanted to 4.0 without any issues)
    Nvidia Mobo with a max capacity of 8gigs
     
    So, you tell the OP that his setup can't even touch AoC's graphics and then you follow it up by posting an almost identical system.  Awesome.
     
    I'm currently running Xp 32bit with dx10 crack (basically, it's the dx9 files replaced with dx10). I used to believe Microsoft's lies when they told me face to face XP could NOT run dx10. However, after finding the korean (least I think it's korean) modification that enables my 8600's dx10 on XP, I've been happy ever since.
     
    I doubt it works the same, but if it does for you, great.
    However, I currently have Vista 64bit and another 4gig's dual channel G-Skill memory in the mail simply because I'm one of the few on earth (apparently) that know how to customize vista to work just like XP with some improvements over it's predecessor.

     
    -DraGa
     
    PS: I get 99ish FPS in CoD with graphics on MAX.


    [edit]: Forgot to mention this build is 1 year old =), and it was $600 then. Now, it's something like 400ish.
     
    So, you get 99 FPS in CoD?  The original?  Dang, I would sure freakin' hope so dude.  Are you joking?  Do you mean CoD 4?  If you do mean CoD4, then what resolution?  You'll never hit max on high resolutions with Dx10. 


     

  • QayneQayne Member Posts: 16

    Ermm, COD4 is not a DX10 title... Pure DX9 goodness and greatly optimized for all systems. Infinity Ward are coding supermen

  • DrewgDrewg Member UncommonPosts: 97

    Go play Red Orchestra Ostfront 41-45.

    You'll never let go of it. Because it's the most realistic FPS for WW2 out there.

    There's no jumping and shooting in that game.

    /offtopic.

    Rig is fine IMO, it will run most new games, nothing wrong with an 8600, they're still cool.

    I have a 6600 and I'll be able to run Conan on bare minimum so says the forum.



    Although I will be upgrading. Soon.

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  • VayleVayle Member Posts: 127

    This game will require Vista to play?

  • AmazingAveryAmazingAvery Age of Conan AdvocateMember UncommonPosts: 7,188

    Originally posted by Vayle


    This game will require Vista to play?
    Nope! It will run either on Xp or Vista.

    Just with Vista you get the dx10 graphics.



  • VayleVayle Member Posts: 127

     

    Originally posted by AmazingAvery


     
    Originally posted by Vayle


    This game will require Vista to play?
    Nope! It will run either on Xp or Vista.

     

    Just with Vista you get the dx10 graphics.

     

    Whew**  thanks bro..

    I'm weary of upgrading to Vista because I've heard it was a HUGE memory hog. So I figured if I needed to downgrade graphics on a game just to make room for Vista I may as well keep xp.

    Please correct me if what I have heard is wrong, but I've heard nothing but bad things about Vista.

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    Reality of the whole computer gaming scene is that every 3-4 years you need a new computer.

  • VayleVayle Member Posts: 127
    Originally posted by Battlekruse


    Reality of the whole computer gaming scene is that every 3-4 years you need a new computer.

    Tell me about it... the one I have now is 5 years old.

  • skeaserskeaser Member RarePosts: 4,208

    I don't know how AoC will be but I know my comp can't handle EQ2 on max settings with:

     

    Intel E6850 O/Ced to 3.5 GHz

    4 Gig of high latency ram

    dual GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB in SLi

    Raid 0 250gb 7,200 RPM hard drives

    at max in EQ2 at 1680 x 1050 my FPS drops to around 30-40

    at very high I get 70-80 (sync off obviously)

    Personally max isn't that big of a deal, most games look awesome at high settings and the differences at anything higher are miniscule.

    Just my $0.02

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