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chrisrobhay2
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Hi guys. I am building a new rig for some new, graphics intense MMOs, FPS's, RPGs, and RTS's and I would like to know how this would run them:
GPU: 4870 X2 in CrossFireX (I am really getting a 5870 X2 but I just wanted to give you guys something you could give a more educated guess on.)
CPU: Phenom II X4 955
RAM: 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1600MHz
PSU: 1000W
HDD: 7200 RPM - 1TB
Network Card: Killer Xeno Pro
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Budget: $3000.00 Current Amount: About $2400.00
*EDIT* Added OS, PSU, RAM speed, and budget.
Here are the games I will be playing:
· Crysis
· Age of Conan
Dawn of War II
· Starcraft II
· Diablo III
· Modern Warfare 2
· The Witcher
· Kindom Under Fire II
Dragon Age: Origins
Mortal Online
Star Wars: The Old Republic (MMO)
Aion
WoW (I may re-sub after 1 or 2 more expansions)
Comments
All of them will run on the best settings with atleast 32fps.
My rig runs
Here are the games I will be playing:
· Crysis
· Age of Conan
Farcry 2
Grid
NWN
LOTOR
DDO
Battlefield 2 and MODs
COD 4
COD WAW
FALLOUT 3
Oblivion
WoW (even in the city)
All games Set at
1920 X 1200
Max all settings
16q AA (some games MAX out @ 8x)
16x AF
60 Frames with Vsync
80+ with out Vsync
(Even Cysis and AOC DX10)
my setup
Antec 1200 full tower
i7 920 0C @ 4.2 on air
Coolmaster V8 CPU cooler
EVGA x58 SLI MB
Corsair DDR3 6 gigs 1600 9.9.9:24 1T
EVGA GTX 285 Stock IN SLI
WD Raptor X 150gig X2 Raid 0
Corsiar h1000watt PSU
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion.
Pioneer Elite A/V receiver.
Infinity Sound Speakers 5.1
Smasung 26 inch LCD syncmaster 1900x1200
Wacom Cintq 21 inch digital art monitor
logitech G15 keyboard
logitech MX laser mouse
logitech 5.1suround
(Vantage P 26,008)
FAR CRY 2 BENCHMARK TOOL
Run 3
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Settings: Demo(Ranch Small), 1920x1200 (60Hz), D3D10, Fixed Time Step(No), Disable Artificial Intelligence(No), Full Screen, Anti-Aliasing(8x), VSync(No), Overall Quality(Ultra High), Vegetation(Very High), Shading(Ultra High), Terrain(Ultra High), Geometry(Ultra High), Post FX(High), Texture(Ultra High), Shadow(Ultra High), Ambient(High), Hdr(Yes), Bloom(Yes), Fire(Very High), Physics(Very High), RealTrees(Very High)
Loop 1
Total Frames: 4219, Total Time: 51.00s
Average Framerate: 82.73
Max. Framerate: 118.75 (Frame:620, 6.05s)
Min. Framerate: 58.09 (Frame:1, 0.03s)
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Loop 2
Total Frames: 4231, Total Time: 51.01s
Average Framerate: 82.95
Max. Framerate: 119.79 (Frame:623, 6.03s)
Min. Framerate: 64.78 (Frame:3416, 41.94s)
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Loop 3
Total Frames: 4221, Total Time: 51.01s
Average Framerate: 82.75
Max. Framerate: 118.34 (Frame:625, 6.09s)
Min. Framerate: 62.40 (Frame:3400, 41.79s)
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Average Results
Average Framerate: 82.81
Max. Framerate: 118.52
Min. Framerate: 64.66 lol my min is above 60 vsync..lol
"Beauty is only is only skin deep..." said the AMD/ATI fan. "Blah..Thats just what ugly people say..." said the Intel/Nvidia fan. You want price / performance, use the dollar menu..
what about the motherboard and PSU? What speed RAM will you be buying? Do you have a gaming keyboard and mouse? If not you should invest in them as there are a few button mashers there!
I'm glad to see another soul has followed the path of rightouesness, taken up the AM3 socket of AMD and denied the temptation of the Infitel and the decadent pleasures of his whore i7! AMD VULT!
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience"
CS Lewis
Vista?
vista is a great OS... of course people are going to say windows 7, but I would wait until full retail on that. XP 64 would be ok, I honestly would go with vista 64
editted: if you are spending this kinda cash why not spend a few extra buck on a faster HDD. Maybe a 10,000 rpm drive? Of course it will not effect FPS, but load times would be much quicker.
"Freedom is just another name for nothing left to lose" - Janis Joplin
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Chris,
Don't build a new system based off current games, but with in mind of what is comming out in the next 6 months. Cysis is fun, but it's playability and replayability aren't all that great.
So center you new build on being able to be upgraded, with ease and little cost. There is no reason to build a system with SLI/Xfire, becase total frames per second don't matter, it is minimal fps that do matter. When a game constantly goes below a certain threshold, then the gameplay experience is ruined. You don't notice high fps, but your certainly notice low points.
Marketing is about "the most", where as a gamer with a budget, you should be concerned with bang for the buck..! *smile*
Before we can honestly assist you, we need to know your budget. Secondly, build your system around two HDs, one small, one big = better IO. Thridly, a $45 Intel NIC is better than the Xeno.
DirectX11 video cards will be out before xmass... so don't waste all your money on SLI, when a $200;ish card in just 5 months will trounce that. Be more concerned about the platform/mobo and good memory, good PSU, SSD, etc..
The only choice really is what platform, Intel or AMD ! Everything else is a logical process based on budget.
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To the poster above me ^
I am really getting a 5870 X2 (which will be a DX11 card), not two 4870 X2s in CrossFire. I just wanted to let you guys come up with a more educated guess. My budget is $3000.00. I am currently at around $2400.00.
I'm somewhat confused, as the HD5800 series isn't out.. do you mean that you're proposed build is currently @ $2400?
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- Knowledge is power, ive been in school for 28 years!
while dreaming is good.. , but if you buying pc just after 6 months.. setting price and half of the parts are useless. half of them will drop in price by 30% , half of the parts will be outdated by then..
10k rmp hdds are still waste of money , you shouldnt buy one, lol only game i can actually think, that ever benefited that you load 1s faster than your enemy, was cs.. but its dead and buried now..
every modern fps shooter are either to big, to have any impact by 1-2s, or have starting period.. after which it restarts/or starting timer..
loading 0.01 faster in mmo wont help you either.. all of mmos load in 1-2 seconds.. from wow to aoc/vanguard
i use good old ( not that old ) seagate baracuda, 500g. works just fine
and another fact.. there been bunch of old benchmarks, just when new raptors got released, that even the first 1tb drivers, were faster than those new ..350 gb or what it was raptors..
so go with 1tb drive.. grab 2 of them and do raid. will be much faster, and probably cheaper.. and i wont mention how much more space you will have
only clueless ppl who need best of the best, without actuall knoweledge , can say that raptor is worth anything today
shit get sdd , if you want speed.. not raptors
I'm somewhat confused, as the HD5800 series isn't out.. do you mean that you're proposed build is currently @ $2400?
I guessed at the price a 5870 X2's and came up with $450 - $500. And yes, $2400.00 is my projected price.
I'm somewhat confused, as the HD5800 series isn't out.. do you mean that you're proposed build is currently @ $2400?
I guessed at the price a 5870 X2's and came up with $450 - $500. And yes, $2400.00 is my projected price.
Well, when you get ready to buy/build your system, spec it out for us and let us see if it's missing anything or see any anomolies. !!
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- Knowledge is power, ive been in school for 28 years!