how future proof is my rig for gaming?

[ste2425]

right i will and yea i just avent really bought any at the mo lol not had time and i no wat ur saying, whats the point in upgrading if you dont have any more demanding games

 

[ste2425]

aye i will and i am yea just not really had much time to lol
ive seen some great ones like dead space n stuff but i think pc gaming has slowed down i havent seen much to grip me so i havent really bought anytin i mean the last game i bought for pc was quake 4 lol id love crysis though but id like it to play slightly good first

 

[Jmatt110]

aye i will and i am yea just not really had much time to lol
ive seen some great ones like dead space n stuff but i think pc gaming has slowed down i havent seen much to grip me so i havent really bought anytin i mean the last game i bought for pc was quake 4 lol id love crysis though but id like it to play slightly good first

Crysis is quite a good game, despite what many believe lol, can't wait for number 2. There a quite a few good looking titles coming out this end-of-year, Fallout 3, Crysis 2, Far Cry 2, Dead Space, Legendary...

 

[ste2425]

looks like i built my pc at the wrong time when pc gaming was a bit slow now its sped up a tad it crnt keep uup

 

[Jmatt110]

Yea lol it seems to fluctuate a bit

 

[ste2425]

hmmmmm yea i wish id noticed sooner so it looks like the plan of action is to oc my cpu, replace my psu and get a 4780, was it? what about oc'inmy current card or my ram?

 

[Jmatt110]

hmmmmm yea i wish id noticed sooner so it looks like the plan of action is to oc my cpu, replace my psu and get a 4780, was it? what about oc'inmy current card or my ram?

4850, the 4870 is about $100 more

But yes, OC the CPU, get a new PSU (cant reccommend enough the Corsair's) and buy a 4850.

OCing your current card won't have much of an effect at all really. What brand/model is your RAM?

 

[Frick]

As for future games, I WILL get a new PC when Mirrors Edge comes out. This is actually the first game I've looked forward to since .. i don't really know.

 

[ste2425]

i dont actually no what my ram is all i no is theres 4 gig of it but i can only use 3 an a half as im runnin the 32bit xp

heres the shots from CPU-Z hope that has all the needed info

oh an im just downloading the unreal tournament three demo lol got bord waitin for crysis

heres the sitwe for the ram i think anyway. http://www.transcend-uk.com/index.asp?LangNo=0

its the uk version but u can change to where ever in the top right corner

 

[MilkyWay]

hmmmmm yea i wish id noticed sooner so it looks like the plan of action is to oc my cpu, replace my psu and get a 4780, was it? what about oc'inmy current card or my ram?

thats fine mate, so you are to get a new psu possibly just a good 550w should do and then get a 4850 and overclock it, overclock your cpu when you get a new psu not before

thats fine for the ram pretty much more than i have 4gb 800mhz is good for vista

hard drive is fine i guess unless you want more space

id try and overclock the ram a little with the cpu



£20 on a good dvd burner with lightscribe so just unless your set on getting a bluray drive id just get an new dvd burner healthy cheaper option

 

[ste2425]

hmmm true bout the blu-ray, i think thats bout it yes, do you no of any guidesinto ocin ram?

 

[Jmatt110]

It should be explained in those guides I linked you Ste, if not a quick google will be your friend. It's pretty easy to OC your RAM

 

[ste2425]

ok man cheers sorry havent had much time to read through them had allot of stuff to do with colege but now i no its in them guides to ill be sorted cheers

oh and i downloaded unreal tournament (spelt right?) three and its mint! Played it with every setting i could find on max and it run like a dream. If all the new games run like this then tbh i dnt need to upgrade yet

oh and one question what the campaign like in u.t.3? Coz i can only do the areana style fights on the demo

 

[Jmatt110]

It's exactly the same lol. Don't forget you're playing on a very low resolution and on dx9. It play smootly now, but if at some point you get a new monitor (you have no idea how much better it would look) then it won't be cut out for the res. If however you decide to stick with your 1024x768 monitor, then upgrading now will mean you won't have to upgrade for a long time.

 

[ste2425]

you mean it would still play great on a slightly larger moniter? i mean i wont be gettin a huge 40 inch hd tv but summit a bit better

 

[kysg]

yea mate if you play at a low res like 1024x768 then every other game is pretty much cake, crysis um I don't think I'd ever play it at 1024x768. once you break into the high res like 1680x1050 and 1900x 1200, thats when you need a better setup.

 

[Jmatt110]

you mean it would still play great on a slightly larger moniter? i mean i wont be gettin a huge 40 inch hd tv but summit a bit better

It's not about the size of the screen, It's about the resolution. If you go to 1280x1024, you'll start to have to lower game settings (on your current setup). What resolution were you looking at getting?

 

[ste2425]

i onestly dont no, just moniter size really i mean i aint buyin a huge tv so really the only time id play it a an big screen was if i was. Is there a stndard size now?

 

[Jmatt110]

No real 'standard' size, however 20 and 22inch widescreen monitors are extremely popular and provide a very good resolution of 1680x1050. This of course would need the upgrade, but would be worlds better than your current setup.

Have you ever used a monitor with a res higher than 1280x1204??

 

[ste2425]

i dont think ive ever owned a moniter of that size so i dont no, got any brands that youd recomend?

 

[r9]

looks like i built my pc at the wrong time when pc gaming was a bit slow now its sped up a tad it crnt keep uup

Every year is the same. All the great games 5-6 come out in a month time and then gaming industry hibernation kick in till next year

 

[Jmatt110]

i dont think ive ever owned a moniter of that size so i dont no, got any brands that youd recomend?

I've only ever used BenQ monitors, very good. Samsung is also good. Ask around on the forums, as I don't have much experience with monitors. Get one with as low as possible refresh rate.

 

[kysg]

Dude there is a bunch of monitors out there,

Samsung, Viewsonic, BenQ, LG, NEC, <-----all top gun vendors well NEC I dunno kinda low in that group, Samsung is a definate, LG is very good, you will also see dell's as rebranded LG's

Now I'm not sure about refresh rates, but also look into response times and contrast, samsungs are very good on contrast.

then on the cheaper end there is Acer, a few Asus, acer is very good on their monitors as well,

mine is currently a 19 inch viewsonic gets the same res as a 22 inch monitor, kinda awkward since its 3 inchs smaller.

 

[ste2425]

ive had a look on ebay and to be onest i cannot justify sepending that much money on a screen it just doesnt seem right id feel like i spent a load of money on sumit i dotn actually need.
I actually have a 20sumit inch widescreen tv the only problem is that te only connection it has is the yellow plug for video and the red and white for audio meaning the video quality suckes through that connection

 

[FatForester]

I haven't read the 70+ comments, so I'll just add for the OP. Since this is really a budget rig your CPU should be fine for now. I'd overclock your e2180 and pick up a 8800GT / 9600GT / 4850 with a new PSU. People think you need some beastly processor for gaming, but you'll be fine with an overclocked e2180 (2.8 - 3.0+ should be enough). When Nehalem comes out you can buy an e8400 for cheap if you want more power.