Making my friend a small CS:S rig.

B1gg3stN00b · Nov 27, 2007

I have a configuration similar to this, but in a full tower with a regular ATX mobo and a bigger (but not really needed) PSU.

Does this look like a good rig for running CS:S and similar games for the price?

Ripper3 · Nov 27, 2007

Definately enough.
Hell, one of my mates was running CS:S on a 9200SE (Shit Edition as I quiped many a time) and a Celeron 2GHz, with 512MB of RAM. Ran fairly well, when ATi drivers didn't cause a BSoD, that is.

B1gg3stN00b · Nov 27, 2007

The minimum FPS I've gotten on my machine was 100 something on CS:S with that videocard (crazy stock clock speeds and great image quality), RAM, and slightly more powerful processor.

I just realized I left out a harddrive ROFL.

Machak90 · Nov 27, 2007

if ur on low budget a slower cpu is ok for css. my friend plays it on sempron3000+.

B1gg3stN00b · Nov 27, 2007

I found a 160gb Maxtor HDD 7200RPM for use, these are fine, I'm sure.

But damn is that a good deal or what?

Ripper3 · Nov 27, 2007

You didn't mention price

HDDs are going way way down in price, so you might recommend a 250GB one, they're not much more. In fact, I've started seeing some surplus of 250Gigs in the UK, to the point that they're cheaper than certain 200Gig models. And the 200Gig HDDs aren't much more than a 160Gig.

freaksavior · Nov 27, 2007

you can get a 320 gb seagate 7200.10 for $80... i may buy another and do tri-raid

System Name	Free Rig/Compaq Laptop
Processor	E6750/Turion X2 1.9ghz
Motherboard	EVGA 680i SLI/Quanta EA30
Cooling	Random big fans!
Memory	8GB Geil Black Dragon/2GB G-Skill 4-4-4-12
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 8800GTS/Nvidia 7000M - Hauppage PCIX TV Tuner
Storage	250gb SATA WD/120gb internal Samsung SATA
Display(s)	ASUS 21.5" 1080P monitor
Case	Raidmax Smilodon/Regular
Audio Device(s)	Stock into 2.1 Altec Lansing Rig
Power Supply	Cooler Master 650W/12 cell HP battery
Software	Vista Ult. 64 Bit, Ubuntu 64 Bit 8.10/Vista Ult. 32 Bit, Ubuntu 8.04 32

System Name	Free Rig/Compaq Laptop
Processor	E6750/Turion X2 1.9ghz
Motherboard	EVGA 680i SLI/Quanta EA30
Cooling	Random big fans!
Memory	8GB Geil Black Dragon/2GB G-Skill 4-4-4-12
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 8800GTS/Nvidia 7000M - Hauppage PCIX TV Tuner
Storage	250gb SATA WD/120gb internal Samsung SATA
Display(s)	ASUS 21.5" 1080P monitor
Case	Raidmax Smilodon/Regular
Audio Device(s)	Stock into 2.1 Altec Lansing Rig
Power Supply	Cooler Master 650W/12 cell HP battery
Software	Vista Ult. 64 Bit, Ubuntu 64 Bit 8.10/Vista Ult. 32 Bit, Ubuntu 8.04 32

System Name	Free Rig/Compaq Laptop
Processor	E6750/Turion X2 1.9ghz
Motherboard	EVGA 680i SLI/Quanta EA30
Cooling	Random big fans!
Memory	8GB Geil Black Dragon/2GB G-Skill 4-4-4-12
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 8800GTS/Nvidia 7000M - Hauppage PCIX TV Tuner
Storage	250gb SATA WD/120gb internal Samsung SATA
Display(s)	ASUS 21.5" 1080P monitor
Case	Raidmax Smilodon/Regular
Audio Device(s)	Stock into 2.1 Altec Lansing Rig
Power Supply	Cooler Master 650W/12 cell HP battery
Software	Vista Ult. 64 Bit, Ubuntu 64 Bit 8.10/Vista Ult. 32 Bit, Ubuntu 8.04 32

System Name	ZeroUptime \| M.A.S.S / MM1
Processor	Xeon 2659 v3 / Xeon 2683 v4 / ARM A14
Motherboard	Asus X99-E-10G WS / ASRock x99 usb 3.1 / Apple
Cooling	NZXT Kraken / Noctua NH-L12 / Apple
Memory	16Gb DDR4 / 32Gb DDR4 / 16GB HBLM
Video Card(s)	Powercooler ATI vega 64 / GT 7300 / ARM
Storage	Samsung 970 512 Evo NVMe / A lot. / 256 + 512 External TB3
Display(s)	Acer Predator X34 / Headless / Acer X34 Non predator
Case	NZXT H630 \|Rosewill 8bay 4u server chasiss / MMM1
Audio Device(s)	Onboard / Onboard / Onboard
Power Supply	Corais HX850 \| Corsair TX750 / Internal 250w
Mouse	g502 proteus core / Headless / g502 proteus core
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Cherry Blue / Headless / K65 Cherry Red
Software	Windows 10 / ESXI / Big Sur 11.2.2

Making my friend a small CS:S rig.

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