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Tenk575Tenk575 Member UncommonPosts: 116
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Hey guys to start off im not very computer saavy.. I am not trying to go for something thats complete overkill but something that can run all the games on max settings with no problems.. hopefully you guys can help me out :)



Power Supply ( 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )

Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )

Processor Cooling ( INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )

Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )

Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )

Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )

2nd Hard Drive ( None )

External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )

CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )

CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )

Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy SE )

 

Will this work for all the MMOs out?

Thanks in advance guys! :)

Comments

  • skydragonrenskydragonren Member Posts: 667
    Originally posted by Tenk575


    Hey guys to start off im not very computer saavy.. I am not trying to go for something thats complete overkill but something that can run all the games on max settings with no problems.. hopefully you guys can help me out :)


    Power Supply ( 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )

    Processor Cooling ( INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

    Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

    Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )

    Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )

    2nd Hard Drive ( None )

    External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )

    CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )

    CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )

    Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy SE )

     
    Will this work for all the MMOs out?
    Thanks in advance guys! :)

    Dump the Liquid cooling idea, great in theory, pain in the ass in reality. I have had 2 liquid cooled systems, both worked fine, the maintenance of the system was more than any gamer really wants to put in. Get a intercooler/power fan instead.

    With the plummet in RAM prices, I would go ahead and get 4-8 gig of DDR3 1600 or higher. The extra 20 bucks will be worth the money spent if you are going to game with it.

    Might also want to consider just 1 of ATi or Nvidia new Flagship videocards as opposed to 2 in crossfire. For the price you are going to spend on 2 512 ATi cards, you could drop it on one super bad ass 1gig or higher ATi/Nvidia card.

    Like one of these.

    EVGA 01G-P3-1285-AR GeForce GTX 285 SC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

     

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130446

    Plus this particular card is SLi ready, meaning down the road if some super power house pc comes out, you can add another if needed.

    Just some thoughts.

  • clwoodsclwoods Member Posts: 625

    http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

    Go to that website.  Select the game you want, if you're looking for something high-end go with Crysis.  It will tell you if you can run it on minimum or maximum settings.  It will also tell you what you need to run it and what computer upgrades would be good for you.

  • skydragonrenskydragonren Member Posts: 667
    Originally posted by skydragonren

    Originally posted by Tenk575


    Hey guys to start off im not very computer saavy.. I am not trying to go for something thats complete overkill but something that can run all the games on max settings with no problems.. hopefully you guys can help me out :)


    Power Supply ( 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )

    Processor Cooling ( INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

    Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

    Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )

    Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )

    2nd Hard Drive ( None )

    External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )

    CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )

    CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )

    Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy SE )

     
    Will this work for all the MMOs out?
    Thanks in advance guys! :)

    Dump the Liquad cooling idea, great in theory, pain in the ass in reality. I have had 2 liquid cooled systems, both worked fine, the maintenance of the system was more than any gamer really wants to put in. Get a intercooler/power fan instead.

    With the plummet in RAM prices, I would go ahead and get 4-8 gig of DDR3 1600 or higher. The extra 20 bucks will be worth the money spent if you are going to game with it.

    Might also want to consider just 1 of ATi or Nvidia new Flagship videocards as opposed to 2 in crossfire. For the price you are going to spend on 2 512 ATi cards, you could drop it on one super bad ass 1gig or higher ATi/Nvidia card.

    Like one of these.

    EVGA 01G-P3-1285-AR GeForce GTX 285 SC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

     

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130446

    Plus this particular card is SLi ready, meaning down the road if some super power house pc comes out, you can add another if needed.

    Just some thoughts.

     

    Oh forgot to answer your question, yes a system like this will play any MMO out, even AOC on max settings. Just needs some minor tweaking is all.

  • Tenk575Tenk575 Member UncommonPosts: 116

    *Edit* He answered it :)

     

    Thanks for the answers man :)

  • RaiizenRaiizen Member Posts: 177

    since when did yo uneed a good comp to play crappy ass mmos? lol

  • skydragonrenskydragonren Member Posts: 667
    Originally posted by Tenk575


    Thanks for the reply, so if I go with your suggestions on changes will I have any problems playing any games on high settings?
     
    thanks again :)

     

    Nope, the system just as you posted it will run through any game on the market.

    The suggestions I made were minor ones, purely based on maintenence, and value for your money.

    It really is in your best interest to take advantage of the RAM wars right now, and get the absolute fastest ram for what you want to spend.

    Corsair DDR2 800 is very nice ram, this particular type made by Corsair can actually be overclocked with 100% stability on some sticks such as the XMS2 series.

    However, with Corsair, Kingston, OCZ, and many others fighting a who can slash prices lower war right now, you can get some blazing ass fast DDR3 ram for dirt cheap, you should check new egg and tiger direct, and you can see proof of this for yourself.

    The videocard is the staple of a gamers system and I know they have come out with some nice options like SLi and Crossfire.

    However, two mid grade cards in SLi/Crossfire, still can not compete with a monster flagship card.

    Example, you can run 2 9800GT in SLi mode, but just 1 FX285 card will smoke both those cards combined. The single card cost about the same as the 2 others, so why not go with 1 card that can out perform 2.

    Just a suggestion, ultimately it is your system, build it like you want.

    You seem to have a grasp on what it takes to push top quality games, so you should be ok.

  • Sir_DripSir_Drip Member Posts: 133
    Originally posted by skydragonren

    Originally posted by Tenk575


    Thanks for the reply, so if I go with your suggestions on changes will I have any problems playing any games on high settings?
     
    thanks again :)

     

    Nope, the system just as you posted it will run through any game on the market.

    The suggestions I made were minor ones, purely based on maintenence, and value for your money.

    It really is in your best interest to take advantage of the RAM wars right now, and get the absolute fastest ram for what you want to spend.

    Corsair DDR2 800 is very nice ram, this particular type made by Corsair can actually be overclocked with 100% stability on some sticks such as the XMS2 series.

    However, with Corsair, Kingston, OCZ, and many others fighting a who can slash prices lower war right now, you can get some blazing ass fast DDR3 ram for dirt cheap, you should check new egg and tiger direct, and you can see proof of this for yourself.

    The videocard is the staple of a gamers system and I know they have come out with some nice options like SLi and Crossfire.

    However, two mid grade cards in SLi/Crossfire, still can not compete with a monster flagship card.

    Example, you can run 2 9800GT in SLi mode, but just 1 FX285 card will smoke both those cards combined. The single card cost about the same as the 2 others, so why not go with 1 card that can out perform 2.

    Just a suggestion, ultimately it is your system, build it like you want.

    You seem to have a grasp on what it takes to push top quality games, so you should be ok.



     

    However, two mid grade cards in SLi/Crossfire, still can not compete with a monster flagship card.

    Example, you can run 2 9800GT in SLi mode, but just 1 FX285 card will smoke both those cards combined. The single card cost about the same as the 2 others, so why not go with 1 card that can out perform 2.

    REPLY- This is not completly true!  If your going to run anything up to a 22' display 1680x1050 look at this. Note: a 285GTX is a revamped  GTX280 with better cooling...With 2 9800GTX's (260.00 for both) and a 285GTX (340.00) you save almost 100 bucks with better performance when going with the SLI setup! The new ver. of the 9800GTX is the GTX250

    http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-q3-2008/Call-of-Duty-4-v1.6,745.html

    1920x1200

    http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-q3-2008/Call-of-Duty-4-v1.6,746.html

    Sum of FPS Benchmarks Totals

    http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-q3-2008/Sum-of-FPS-Benchmarks-Totals,795.html

    Now if your going to run a 30'' display I would go with The 285GTX or maybe 2 260's.

    Also....The 9800GTX has a stock clock of 675mhz on the gpu...and overclocls very well to 775-800mhz with stock cooling. Thus meaning....these cards will have better benches and will push farther past the single card setup.

    image

  • Sir_DripSir_Drip Member Posts: 133
    Originally posted by Tenk575


    Hey guys to start off im not very computer saavy.. I am not trying to go for something thats complete overkill but something that can run all the games on max settings with no problems.. hopefully you guys can help me out :)


    Power Supply ( 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )

    Processor Cooling ( INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

    Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

    Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )

    Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )

    2nd Hard Drive ( None )

    External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )

    CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )

    CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )

    Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy SE )

     
    Will this work for all the MMOs out?
    Thanks in advance guys! :)



     

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)

     

    REPLY- go with the Q9650 it is clearly the better chip (look it up)

     

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

     

    REPLY- EVGA 780I would be my pick...Oh yea.. I own one!

     

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

     

    REPLY-  2 X 9800gtx's in SLI and I run this harware!!

     

    CASE:  Antec 1200... The last case you will ever buy!

     

    Everything else looks to be... good to go!

     

     

    image

  • JGMIIIJGMIII Member Posts: 1,282
    Originally posted by Sir_Drip

    Originally posted by Tenk575


    Hey guys to start off im not very computer saavy.. I am not trying to go for something thats complete overkill but something that can run all the games on max settings with no problems.. hopefully you guys can help me out :)


    Power Supply ( 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )

    Processor Cooling ( INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

    Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

    Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )

    Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )

    2nd Hard Drive ( None )

    External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )

    CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )

    CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )

    Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy SE )

     
    Will this work for all the MMOs out?
    Thanks in advance guys! :)



     

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)

     

    REPLY- go with the Q9650 it is clearly the better chip (look it up)

     

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

     

    REPLY- EVGA 780I would be my pick...Oh yea.. I own one!

     

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

     

    REPLY-  2 X 9800gtx's in SLI and I run this harware!!

     

    CASE:  Antec 1200... The last case you will ever buy!

     

    Everything else looks to be... good to go!

     

     

    Nice!! You and I have the same system if I multiplied mine by four.

    Thank god I play games that are 4-5+ years old lol.

    Playing: EvE, Ryzom

  • DreamionDreamion Member UncommonPosts: 287

    You could go with Quad Crossfire with 4x Radeon HD 4770 card that was recently released. I'm using 2x, works great.

  • Sir_DripSir_Drip Member Posts: 133
    Originally posted by JGMIII

    Originally posted by Sir_Drip

    Originally posted by Tenk575


    Hey guys to start off im not very computer saavy.. I am not trying to go for something thats complete overkill but something that can run all the games on max settings with no problems.. hopefully you guys can help me out :)


    Power Supply ( 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )

    Processor Cooling ( INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

    Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

    Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )

    Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )

    2nd Hard Drive ( None )

    External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )

    CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )

    CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )

    Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy SE )

     
    Will this work for all the MMOs out?
    Thanks in advance guys! :)



     

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)

     

    REPLY- go with the Q9650 it is clearly the better chip (look it up)

     

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

     

    REPLY- EVGA 780I would be my pick...Oh yea.. I own one!

     

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

     

    REPLY-  2 X 9800gtx's in SLI and I run this harware!!

     

    CASE:  Antec 1200... The last case you will ever buy!

     

    Everything else looks to be... good to go!

     

     

    Nice!! You and I have the same system if I multiplied mine by four.

    Thank god I play games that are 4-5+ years old lol.



     

    LOL!!  The best part is ...That ive been running this rig for over a year....(With this Below)

    http://www.55six.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=365

    http://www.55six.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=392

    http://www.55six.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=415#1377

    LOL now it more like times X5! LOL!

    image

  • JGMIIIJGMIII Member Posts: 1,282
    Originally posted by Sir_Drip

    Originally posted by JGMIII

    Originally posted by Sir_Drip

    Originally posted by Tenk575


    Hey guys to start off im not very computer saavy.. I am not trying to go for something thats complete overkill but something that can run all the games on max settings with no problems.. hopefully you guys can help me out :)


    Power Supply ( 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )

    Processor Cooling ( INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

    Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

    Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )

    Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )

    2nd Hard Drive ( None )

    External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )

    CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )

    CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )

    Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy SE )

     
    Will this work for all the MMOs out?
    Thanks in advance guys! :)



     

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)

     

    REPLY- go with the Q9650 it is clearly the better chip (look it up)

     

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

     

    REPLY- EVGA 780I would be my pick...Oh yea.. I own one!

     

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

     

    REPLY-  2 X 9800gtx's in SLI and I run this harware!!

     

    CASE:  Antec 1200... The last case you will ever buy!

     

    Everything else looks to be... good to go!

     

     

    Nice!! You and I have the same system if I multiplied mine by four.

    Thank god I play games that are 4-5+ years old lol.



     

    LOL!!  The best part is ...That ive been running this rig for over a year....(With this Below)

    http://www.55six.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=365

    http://www.55six.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=392

    http://www.55six.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=415#1377

    LOL now it more like times X5! LOL!

    LOL nice stuff man.

    Im stuck back in time when it comes to hardware. I play Eve, Ryzom and a bunch of Valve Fps games (HL2, TF2, CS:S) so I havent really felt the need to upgrade.

    Once Earthrise and TOR hit ill have to grab some 500 buck mid powered PC but im not rushing into it.

     

     

    Edit: Dude my system is so old and slow my wife out of pitty gave me the go ahead to by a new PC lol.

    My specs are from like 2003. Nvidia 6800gt Agp 256mb, 2 gigs DDR, AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.4 gig single core).

    Im waiting for hardware prices to drop more.

    Right now I can play Eve on high, Ryzom on high, Lotro on Med/high, L4d on Medium, WAR on Low/Med, CS:S on High, Fallout 3 on Low.  I think i've gotten my moneys worth with such a shitty system.

    I do like your set up though but my next PC will basically be one that could play fallout 3 on high with that kind of power im sure ill get another 4+ years out of a pc.

     

     

    Playing: EvE, Ryzom

  • Sir_DripSir_Drip Member Posts: 133
    Originally posted by JGMIII

    Originally posted by Sir_Drip

    Originally posted by JGMIII

    Originally posted by Sir_Drip

    Originally posted by Tenk575


    Hey guys to start off im not very computer saavy.. I am not trying to go for something thats complete overkill but something that can run all the games on max settings with no problems.. hopefully you guys can help me out :)


    Power Supply ( 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )

    Processor Cooling ( INTEL Certified Liquid CPU Cooling System kit )

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

    Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

    Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )

    Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )

    2nd Hard Drive ( None )

    External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )

    CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )

    CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )

    Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy SE )

     
    Will this work for all the MMOs out?
    Thanks in advance guys! :)



     

    Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 (4x 2.66GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)

     

    REPLY- go with the Q9650 it is clearly the better chip (look it up)

     

    Motherboard ( [CrossFire] Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

     

    REPLY- EVGA 780I would be my pick...Oh yea.. I own one!

     

    Video Card ( 2x ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode )

     

    REPLY-  2 X 9800gtx's in SLI and I run this harware!!

     

    CASE:  Antec 1200... The last case you will ever buy!

     

    Everything else looks to be... good to go!

     

     

    Nice!! You and I have the same system if I multiplied mine by four.

    Thank god I play games that are 4-5+ years old lol.



     

    LOL!!  The best part is ...That ive been running this rig for over a year....(With this Below)

    http://www.55six.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=365

    http://www.55six.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=392

    http://www.55six.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=415#1377

    LOL now it more like times X5! LOL!

    LOL nice stuff man.

    Im stuck back in time when it comes to hardware. I play Eve, Ryzom and a bunch of Valve Fps games (HL2, TF2, CS:S) so I havent really felt the need to upgrade.

    Once Earthrise and TOR hit ill have to grab some 500 buck mid powered PC but im not rushing into it.

     

     

    Edit: Dude my system is so old and slow my wife out of pitty gave me the go ahead to by a new PC lol.

    My specs are from like 2003. Nvidia 6800gt Agp 256mb, 2 gigs DDR, AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.4 gig single core).

    Im waiting for hardware prices to drop more.

    Right now I can play Eve on high, Ryzom on high, Lotro on Med/high, L4d on Medium, WAR on Low/Med, CS:S on High, Fallout 3 on Low.  I think i've gotten my moneys worth with such a shitty system.

    I do like your set up though but my next PC will basically be one that could play fallout 3 on high with that kind of power im sure ill get another 4+ years out of a pc.

     

     



     

    Edit: Dude my system is so old and slow my wife out of pitty gave me the go ahead to by a new PC lol.

     

    REPLY- LOL....Just do your homework and ask many questions before buying!!!

    All im waitng for is....The 285's to drop in price or the release of the 300 series cards at a good price. Should beable to run everything with max settings across 3 screens @ 3840x1024 rez and maybe even 5040 x 1050!!!

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