CS:S Competitve Play Machine

[Darren]

Strange, official website says AM2+


M2R32-MVP
Support AMD Socket AM2+/AM2 CPU
- AMD 580X CrossFire Chipset+ATI™ SB600
- Dual PCIe x 16 Graphics
- Dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533
- AMD Live!™ Ready
- Stack Cool 2
- Noise-Filtering

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=328&model=1296&modelmenu=1

 

[SpookyWillow]

have you tried reinstalling windows or anything, seriously you should be already getting 100fpsconstant on that pc. my brother has the x25600 at stock (2.8ghz) and he's always over 100fps on 20 man servers.

maybe the cache is coming into play as yours is only 2x 512kb and my bro's is 2x 1mb but i cant see it affecting it that much. are you sure your not overheating?

 

[MDK22]

processor never gets above 43C even after 8.5 hours of prime. Haven't reinstalled in a while was planning on waiting on the motherboard and proc. Also are you watching his frames in a fire fight. Other then firefights i avg about 120 but im talking in a firefight. Also is he playing on just basic colored premade maps or is he playing on maps like inferno.

 

[WhiteLotus]

OK so since nobody has advised you on what to do shadedshu) then i will give it a go.

If it is just CS:S your playing then something like a decent Dualie will do. I found this combo deal on the egg. I personally don't think its that bad. The E7400 has been overclocked before and i should think would hit 3 gig pretty easily.

The motherboard doesn't give much in the way of expansion slots, and has onboard audio. Many people will argue that onboard suck, blah blah, but i personally find it absolutely fine.

The graphics, well i would go for a 4850, get one with a nice cooler on it and you should be set. If you would want to get a card that may future proof a bit more, then maybe a 4870. In all honesty i am lost with what is good in the way of nVidia - i got confused with the constant re-badging so no idea anymore.

As for power supply, a 600w max PSU would be fine. Corsair and PC Power & Cooling both make excellent supplies. May reduce to a 500w one happily.

Hard Drive space, if just for gaming then a 250-500GB drive, but if you are going to store a lot of music and videos then upwards of course. Samsung F1's are currently the fastest, as far as i know, and they come in a range of sizes.

Everything else is up to you!

 

[coodiggy]

Sart with the monitor; find out what resolution and refresh rate they are using; then build back from there; find out if they are using ref lock, find out if there are any .ini or cfg changes to the min/max fps, find out if there are any DX configuration changes; some are done via registry to reduce texture quality "sort of like the performance/quality slider in display panel" lower numbers mean lower texture quallity.. Since you CAN see the 100tic changes, you need 100hz minimum monitor refresh rate; 120hz to 140hz is good but this considerably reduces the monitor's resolution capability; mine does anyway; newer ones probly better. I'll see if I can get CS:S somewhere, all I could find in the store was condition zero...

 

[MDK22]

I dont need a whole system whitelotus just a mobo and proc for no more then $445US. If you look at my system specs its what i already have.

This is what I am thinking

Mobo:
DFI LP DK P45-T2RS PLUS
Proc:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Wolfdale 3.33GHz 6MB L2

the reason for this is because of Madshrimps - DFI Lanparty DK P45-T2RS Plus Motherboard Review

Akthough I don't know if I would be better off getting a e8500 or e8400 due to multipliers assuming they are still locked in Intels.

 

[3dsage]

My Rig does 100+ FPS @1280x1024 with x2AA X4AF everything High.
I think your main concern should be having a good Internet Bandwidth.

I believe your recomendation would be an excellent choice.