Need help with building a strictly gaming machine

nick_1992 · Aug 31, 2008

zithe · Aug 31, 2008

What PSU did you plan to get? Whatever it is, avoid rosewill and powmax lol.

Why windows XP? Other than transfer rates I find Vista SP1 to be superior to XP.

nick_1992 · Aug 31, 2008

it's the last link on there

AsRock · Aug 31, 2008

zithe said:
What PSU did you plan to get? Whatever it is, avoid rosewill and powmax lol.

Why windows XP? Other than transfer rates I find Vista SP1 to be superior to XP.

Umm i don't think so IMO...

nick_1992 said:
it's the last link on there

He means why are you not buying Vista.

Were i like to know why are you not at least getting XP Pro x64 lol.

OzzmanFloyd120 · Aug 31, 2008

Isn't a 32mb cache useless on HDDs still?

Chewy · Aug 31, 2008

you should opt that 500gb drive for a WD 640GB one, same price but the new WD640 is very fast!

32mb cache drives arent totally useless I dont think, I know all the new drives are pretty fast, especially ones with 333gb platters such as the Samsung F1 1tb and that WD drive. The WD640GB is faster than my 750gb f1 because of its larger platter.

farlex85 · Aug 31, 2008

I'm a little curious as to why your putting $1300 into something just to play COD4. You won't need a phenom, at least not a high-end quad core one. A low end core 2, or if your anti-intel for some silly reason you could get a low end phenom, would do you just fine when oc'd. And for gaming vista is definitely the way to go.

timta2 · Aug 31, 2008

OzzmanFloyd120 said:
Isn't a 32mb cache useless on HDDs still?

32MB offers a slight performance advantage from everything I have ever seen or read. Wether it is perceivable is another thing. Its a nice drive for the money.

farlex85 · Aug 31, 2008

timta2 said:
32MB offers a slight performance advantage from everything I have ever seen or read. Wether it is perceivable is another thing. Its a nice drive for the money.

It's of little consequence in drives under a tb is what I've read. 16mb is plenty for most.

nick_1992 · Aug 31, 2008

Well i'm on a pc that isn't exactly mine so i want to own my own and future proof it somewhat

Hayder_Master · Aug 31, 2008

can you put system specs ,this better than many links

Jeno · Aug 31, 2008

try getting a psu with a 120mm fan, much quieter :toast:

Processor	Intel i7 3820 @ 4.3 Ghz
Motherboard	Asus P9 x79 Pro
Cooling	Fans 6x 120mm, 1x 140mm, 2x 200mm
Memory	16GB corsair dominator platinum DDR3 1866
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 670 DCII TOP 2GB
Storage	240GB Intel 330 SSD, 640 GB WD, 2 TB WD, 3 TB Segate GoFlex Desk USB 3.0
Display(s)	Samsung 19inch widescreen
Case	Coolermaster HAF XM
Audio Device(s)	onbored
Power Supply	pc power and cooling 750watt
Software	Windows 7 SP1
Benchmark Scores	3D Mark 11 = P9951 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/4564568

System Name	Is rly gud
Processor	Intel Core i5 11600kf
Motherboard	Asus Prime Z590-V ATX
Memory	(48GB total) 16GB (2x8GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport 3000MHZ and G. Skill Ripjaws 32GB 3200MHZ (2x16GB)
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 3060 12GB
Storage	1TB MSI Spatium M370 NVMe M.2 SSD
Display(s)	32" Viewsonic 4k, 34" Samsung 3440x1440, XP Pen Creative Pro 13.3
Power Supply	EVGA 600 80+ Gold
VR HMD	Meta Quest Pro, Tundra Trackers
Software	Windows 10

Processor	Intel i7 3820 @ 4.3 Ghz
Motherboard	Asus P9 x79 Pro
Cooling	Fans 6x 120mm, 1x 140mm, 2x 200mm
Memory	16GB corsair dominator platinum DDR3 1866
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 670 DCII TOP 2GB
Storage	240GB Intel 330 SSD, 640 GB WD, 2 TB WD, 3 TB Segate GoFlex Desk USB 3.0
Display(s)	Samsung 19inch widescreen
Case	Coolermaster HAF XM
Audio Device(s)	onbored
Power Supply	pc power and cooling 750watt
Software	Windows 7 SP1
Benchmark Scores	3D Mark 11 = P9951 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/4564568

Processor	AMD 3900X \ AMD 7700X
Motherboard	ASRock AM4 X570 Pro 4 \ ASUS X670Xe TUF
Cooling	D15
Memory	Patriot 2x16GB PVS432G320C6K \ G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3238F 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	eVga GTX1060 SSC \ XFX RX 6950XT RX-695XATBD9
Storage	Sammy 860, MX500, Sabrent Rocket 4 Sammy Evo 980 \ 1xSabrent Rocket 4+, Sammy 2x990 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung 1080P \ LG 43UN700
Case	Fractal Design Pop Air 2x140mm fans from Torrent \ Fractal Design Torrent 2 SilverStone FHP141x2
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V677 \ Yamaha CX-830+Yamaha MX-630 Infinity RS4000\Paradigm P Studio 20, Blue Yeti
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750 \ Corsair RM1000X Shift
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei wireless \ Steelseries Sensei wireless
Keyboard	Logitech K120 \ Wooting Two HE
Benchmark Scores	Meh benchmarks.

System Name	The Netbook
Processor	Intel Atom n270
Memory	1GB DDR2 533mhz
Video Card(s)	Intel G945
Storage	250GB
Display(s)	10.1" LCD
Software	Microsoft Windows 7 Starter x86

Need help with building a strictly gaming machine

nick_1992

zithe

nick_1992

AsRock

TPU addict

OzzmanFloyd120

Chewy

farlex85

timta2

farlex85

nick_1992

Hayder_Master

Jeno

Guest

Processor	Q6600 G0 @ 3.2Ghz
Motherboard	Asus p5k-Premium/Black Pearl
Cooling	Luna Block, 240mm rad
Memory	Patriot Extreme PC2-6400 2x2GB
Video Card(s)	Saphire 5850 1GB
Storage	60GB SSD + 2x500GB/1TB/2TB
Display(s)	Samsung 226BW and 50" Panasonic S2
Case	Silverstone TJ-09
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Prelude
Power Supply	Enermax Galaxy Dxx 850watt
Software	Windows7 32Bit
Benchmark Scores	Super Pi 1M 14.333

System Name	Aquarium
Processor	Ryzen 9 7950x
Motherboard	ROG Strix X670-E
Cooling	Lian Li Galahead 360 AIO
Memory	2x16gb Flare X5 Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3060
Storage	2TB WD SN850X Black NVMe, 500GB Samsung 970 NVMe
Display(s)	Gigabyte 32" IPS 144Hz
Case	Hyte Y60
Power Supply	Corsair RMx 850
Software	Win 11 Pro/ PopOS!

Processor	i7-3770K
Motherboard	Biostar Hi-Fi Z77
Cooling	Swiftech H20 (w/Custom External Rad Enclosure)
Memory	16GB DDR3-2400Mhz
Video Card(s)	Alienware GTX 1070
Storage	1TB Samsung 850 EVO
Display(s)	32" LG 1440p
Case	Cooler Master 690 (w/Mods)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium
Power Supply	Corsair 750-TX
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	G. Skill Mechanical
Software	Windows 10 (X64)

System Name	MASTER
Processor	Core i7 3930k run at 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus Rampage IV extreme
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	4x4G kingston hyperx beast 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	2X EVGA GTX680
Storage	2X Crusial M4 256g raid0, 1TbWD g, 2x500 WD B
Display(s)	Samsung 27' 1080P LED 3D monitior 2ms
Case	CoolerMaster Chosmos II
Audio Device(s)	Creative sound blaster X-FI Titanum champion,Creative speakers 7.1 T7900
Power Supply	Corsair 1200i, Logitch G500 Mouse, headset Corsair vengeance 1500
Software	Win7 64bit Ultimate
Benchmark Scores	3d mark 2011: testing