Discussion about a good Gaming Rig for PC

Bulletsmith · 07-29-2008, 11:31 PM

Well, I'm still a newbie in tech section (since I still learn many things about PC rigging), So I wanted to ask you guys ideas about a good rigs for PC and stuff about it, and have fun with this section.

zkzeroxvirus · 07-31-2008, 05:24 AM

Gaming rig.... for pc....

Well i just buy a bare bones kit and get everything else separately this is what came with it.
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EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
Intel C2Q Q6600 2.40GHz OEM
OCZ SLI 2048MB PC6400 DDR2
Sony DRU190A 20X DVD Rewritable Drive
Ultra M923 Full Tower ATX Case
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB Hard Drive
PowerUp GEN-6803 800-Watt Power Supply
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I had to buy a Videocard, speakers, moniter, keyboard, mouse. etc.....
luckily.. i had all that already
:D
EVGA nvidia 9600 GSO
Logitech G15 USB Gaming Keyboard
Some Old ass mouse..laser or optical idk...
speakers n all that crap.... blah blah blah
but yeah thats my gaming rig...oh i had to buy a heatsink and fan cause it doesnt come with one
and u need your os.. you could prolly find somthing a litle cheaper.. my stuff was like 900+ bucks... shipping and handling includes..
ughh i need 2 more gb of ram....
woot...
:D1

betzumaro · 08-06-2008, 01:24 AM

It really depends on your budgets actually~

but for gaming, cpu, vga and ram will be the top priority in your shopping list :3

I consider my rig fit as a "gaming rigs" (and workstation)

CPU : Q6600 @2.4 Ghz
RAM : Patriot DDR2 800 2X2GB
VGA : 8800GTS Pci 16x 2.0 512Mb
Mobo : 780i - Tri SLI
HD : 3X500GB Sata
Monitor : 28" Lcd
Speaker : Klipsch Promedia 2.1
Case : Thermaltake Armor Series Full Tower
PSU : 750 Watts

betzumaro · 08-06-2008, 01:19 PM

Just woke up and a bit lazy to do my hw, so I will make some "guide of computer rigs" divided by price category

Low end (Under $1000)

- Cpu : Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz @$170
- Ram : CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 @$57
- Mobo : ASUS P5K-V LGA 775 Intel G33 ATX @$135
- VGA : EVGA 512-P3-N862-AR GeForce 9600GT Superclocked 512MB @$125
- HD : Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB @$100
- Case : Any Mid tower with minimum 550-600 Watts psu @$130 max recommend
- Monitor : Acer AL1916WAbd Black 19" 5ms @$180
- DvD rom + Burner: Lite-On 20X Super Allwrite(oem) @$24
- Mouse+Keyboard+Speaker : Up to you

Total (Without OS) $921
With this rig:

You be able to:
- Play all latest FPS game in medium to high (not very high) settings (on a reasonable resolution 1024x768 up to 1280) Excluding Crysis

- Any mmorpg should be no problem (dunno about Age of Conan...)
- Most racing game at 1280 should be no problem (Grid should be ok at that resolution)
- etc etc~ can't think any other at the moment~~ like I said.. just woke up

- Anyone feel free to comment
- all parts price using newegg.com as a guideline. (thats my online shop for the past 6 years~)
- You don't have to follow my rig completely~ its only a guide after all

probably later on the day (or when I'm in the mood, will make a higher rig)~~

Bulletsmith · 08-06-2008, 10:58 PM

Thx Betzumaro and zkzeroxvirus for da comment :D

Lately I've check some of the PC magazine and found one interesting Rig, so here it goes XD

- MoBo a.k.a Motherboard: EVGA nForce 780i SLI 775 A1 FTW

- CPU: Intel Q9300 2.5GHz Core 2 Quad Core

- Graphic Card: EVGA GeForce 280 GTX FTW

- PSU: CoolerMaster Real Power 850 Watt

- RAM: Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF 4 GB DDR2

- CPU Fan: Zalman 9700 NT

- HD: Western Digital SE16 500 GB SATA

- DVD R/W ROM: Lite-On 20X SATA

- Case [I really like this one ]: CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000

Mouse, Keyboard, and Speaker is up to you :3
Sorry I can't found the price of all this stuff, but I'm really impressed with the rig capability to Run Crysis at an amazing speed of 36 FPS in 1600 x 1200 resolution with all setting in High (4x Full Screen AA and 16x anisotropic filter turned on)

So can someone tell me is this worthed to be make, coz I'm still looking for da overall price.
Thx everyone

betzumaro · 08-07-2008, 12:08 AM

Let me help you get the price :3

CPU : Q9300 @$270 (I recommend get Q9450 because of L2 cache 12MB instead of 6MB @$330)

Mobo : EVGA nForce 780i SLI 775 A1 @$280 (I don't see any problem with this mobo :3, Im using 780i Evga also haha)

VGA : EVGA GeForce 280 GTX @$450 (Well, if you have some green to spend the go for it

PSU : CoolerMaster Real Power 850 Watt @$200 (good choice)

RAM: Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF 4 GB DDR2 @$150 (Holly! this is good stuff)

CPU Fan: Zalman 9700 NT @$80 (Im using the 9800 series I believe, and its great, 9700 NT also good)

HD : Western Digital SE16 500 GB SATA @$75 (both WD and Seagate are the best)

DVD R/W ROM: Lite-On 20X SATA @$30 (At this point, andy burner from Lite-on will do~~ all are good in my opinion :3)

Case : CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 @$190 (its a bit pricey but looks good :3, but I prefer my thermaltake Armor series more

)

Total Price : $1725

Bottomline : Its a good buy, although I will wait for the Vga price to drop a bit...

Here is my computer~~ (the rig detail on the post #3)

Spoiler!

and here is the screenshot of crysis (all screenshot from my rig)

1280 X 1024 ,ALL HIGH, NO AA

Spoiler!

Still more than decent to look and play ~

Bulletsmith · 08-07-2008, 10:26 AM

Well I also feel that the VGA is still too pricey

.
I'll look up again after Christmas is on da horizon and still waiting for some cool releases this fall (Far Cry 2, GTA 4 for PC, Halo Wars, and don't forget Crysis Warhead

).
Damn I really wanna try the new Tiberium really soon

betzumaro · 08-07-2008, 11:43 AM

I heard from E3, the developer of crysis(or is it Farcry2?) promised that their game will run on a $600 pc..

I wonder when they say "run" is it equal to "playable"

Bulletsmith · 08-08-2008, 01:34 AM

Hmm....

Well they did say so, and they even put the rig guide on the American PC Gamers magazine.
Still looks promising tho

betzumaro · 08-08-2008, 01:23 PM

Indeed, I'm really looking foward for both games - FC2 and Warhead

**hongster** · 08-08-2008, 01:39 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by betzumaro

Indeed, I'm really looking foward for both games - FC2 and Warhead

Ahem, this is not a thread about discussing games. It's a thread about "Gaming Rigs", don't go off topic or if you are, make a comment that is on-topic.

On Topic: I am considering a gaming rig myself, though I'm looking at the new graphics cards by either ATI or Nvidia (HD4870/HD4850) (X280/X260)
I'm thinking of getting HD4850 since the price is low and the performance is commenable (not as good as the 9800 series, but those are too expensive when compared to the 4850)

**xibo** · 08-08-2008, 04:54 PM

Well I am hell of biased to intel and nvidia because they pay the algorithmics contests i participate, therefore my recommendations are:

* Intel Core2 Quad Processor, Yorkfield generation, because 45nm chips need less power and produce less heat then the cheaper 65nm ones. Even though i have a kentsfield ( q6600 ) and it runs on <45°C under full load with the bundled fan.

*Hitachi Ultrastar AK1000 or better HDDs because integrated reserve power supply = no data loss on powerfailure, and 32MB Cache speed up disk accesses alot. I know people whine in the web about IBM/Hitachi HDDs breaking alot but I had 15 HDDs in my life, 13 were from either IBM or Hitachi, the 3 that broke[2 headcrash, 1 microcode virus] were the 2 Maxtors and one from IBM who sent me a better one after i warrantied

* nVidia Geforce at least FX 8000, because you need geometry shaders for future games. I dislike ati alot because first their opengl support sucks ( technically they don t

07-29-2008, 11:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bulletsmith Skull Bunny Team Unit~01 Group: Hikari Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.M.S Bunny Sector Posts: 1,929 Gender: Reputation Points: 24	Discussion about a good Gaming Rig for PC Well, I'm still a newbie in tech section (since I still learn many things about PC rigging), So I wanted to ask you guys ideas about a good rigs for PC and stuff about it, and have fun with this section. I Will Always Remember You...

07-31-2008, 05:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
zkzeroxvirus Destiny's Destroyer Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Downey, California Posts: 426 Gender: Reputation Points: 23	Re: Discussion about a good Gaming Rig for PC Gaming rig.... for pc.... Well i just buy a bare bones kit and get everything else separately this is what came with it. **************************** EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Intel C2Q Q6600 2.40GHz OEM OCZ SLI 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 Sony DRU190A 20X DVD Rewritable Drive Ultra M923 Full Tower ATX Case Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB Hard Drive PowerUp GEN-6803 800-Watt Power Supply ************************** I had to buy a Videocard, speakers, moniter, keyboard, mouse. etc..... luckily.. i had all that already :D EVGA nvidia 9600 GSO Logitech G15 USB Gaming Keyboard Some Old ass mouse..laser or optical idk... speakers n all that crap.... blah blah blah but yeah thats my gaming rig...oh i had to buy a heatsink and fan cause it doesnt come with one and u need your os.. you could prolly find somthing a litle cheaper.. my stuff was like 900+ bucks... shipping and handling includes.. ughh i need 2 more gb of ram.... woot... :D1 Once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404. Spoiler! [Only registered users can see links. ]**

08-06-2008, 01:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
betzumaro Spinning Leek Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 139 Gender: Reputation Points: 12	Re: Discussion about a good Gaming Rig for PC It really depends on your budgets actually~ but for gaming, cpu, vga and ram will be the top priority in your shopping list :3 I consider my rig fit as a "gaming rigs" (and workstation) CPU : Q6600 @2.4 Ghz RAM : Patriot DDR2 800 2X2GB VGA : 8800GTS Pci 16x 2.0 512Mb Mobo : 780i - Tri SLI HD : 3X500GB Sata Monitor : 28" Lcd Speaker : Klipsch Promedia 2.1 Case : Thermaltake Armor Series Full Tower PSU : 750 Watts [Only registered users can see links. ] Mostly anime review Last edited by betzumaro; 08-06-2008 at 01:27 AM..

08-06-2008, 01:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
betzumaro Spinning Leek Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 139 Gender: Reputation Points: 12	Re: Discussion about a good Gaming Rig for PC Just woke up and a bit lazy to do my hw, so I will make some "guide of computer rigs" divided by price category Low end (Under $1000) - Cpu : Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz @$170 - Ram : CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 @$57 - Mobo : ASUS P5K-V LGA 775 Intel G33 ATX @$135 - VGA : EVGA 512-P3-N862-AR GeForce 9600GT Superclocked 512MB @$125 - HD : Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB @$100 - Case : Any Mid tower with minimum 550-600 Watts psu @$130 max recommend - Monitor : Acer AL1916WAbd Black 19" 5ms @$180 - DvD rom + Burner: Lite-On 20X Super Allwrite(oem) @$24 - Mouse+Keyboard+Speaker : Up to you Total (Without OS) $921 With this rig: You be able to: - Play all latest FPS game in medium to high (not very high) settings (on a reasonable resolution 1024x768 up to 1280) Excluding Crysis - Any mmorpg should be no problem (dunno about Age of Conan...) - Most racing game at 1280 should be no problem (Grid should be ok at that resolution) - etc etc~ can't think any other at the moment~~ like I said.. just woke up - Anyone feel free to comment - all parts price using newegg.com as a guideline. (thats my online shop for the past 6 years~) - You don't have to follow my rig completely~ its only a guide after all probably later on the day (or when I'm in the mood, will make a higher rig)~~ [Only registered users can see links. ] Mostly anime review Last edited by betzumaro; 08-06-2008 at 03:19 PM..

08-06-2008, 10:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bulletsmith Skull Bunny Team Unit~01 Group: Hikari Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.M.S Bunny Sector Posts: 1,929 Gender: Reputation Points: 24	Re: Discussion about a good Gaming Rig for PC Thx Betzumaro and zkzeroxvirus for da comment :D Lately I've check some of the PC magazine and found one interesting Rig, so here it goes XD - MoBo a.k.a Motherboard: EVGA nForce 780i SLI 775 A1 FTW - CPU: Intel Q9300 2.5GHz Core 2 Quad Core - Graphic Card: EVGA GeForce 280 GTX FTW - PSU: CoolerMaster Real Power 850 Watt - RAM: Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF 4 GB DDR2 - CPU Fan: Zalman 9700 NT - HD: Western Digital SE16 500 GB SATA - DVD R/W ROM: Lite-On 20X SATA - Case [I really like this one ]: CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 Mouse, Keyboard, and Speaker is up to you :3 Sorry I can't found the price of all this stuff, but I'm really impressed with the rig capability to Run Crysis at an amazing speed of 36 FPS in 1600 x 1200 resolution with all setting in High (4x Full Screen AA and 16x anisotropic filter turned on) So can someone tell me is this worthed to be make, coz I'm still looking for da overall price. Thx everyone I Will Always Remember You... Last edited by Bulletsmith; 08-07-2008 at 10:17 AM..

08-07-2008, 12:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
betzumaro Spinning Leek Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 139 Gender: Reputation Points: 12	Let me help you get the price :3 CPU : Q9300 @$270 (I recommend get Q9450 because of L2 cache 12MB instead of 6MB @$330) Mobo : EVGA nForce 780i SLI 775 A1 @$280 (I don't see any problem with this mobo :3, Im using 780i Evga also haha) VGA : EVGA GeForce 280 GTX @$450 (Well, if you have some green to spend the go for it PSU : CoolerMaster Real Power 850 Watt @$200 (good choice) RAM: Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF 4 GB DDR2 @$150 (Holly! this is good stuff) CPU Fan: Zalman 9700 NT @$80 (Im using the 9800 series I believe, and its great, 9700 NT also good) HD : Western Digital SE16 500 GB SATA @$75 (both WD and Seagate are the best) DVD R/W ROM: Lite-On 20X SATA @$30 (At this point, andy burner from Lite-on will do~~ all are good in my opinion :3) Case : CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 @$190 (its a bit pricey but looks good :3, but I prefer my thermaltake Armor series more ) Total Price : $1725 Bottomline : Its a good buy, although I will wait for the Vga price to drop a bit... Here is my computer~~ (the rig detail on the post #3) Spoiler! and here is the screenshot of crysis (all screenshot from my rig) 1280 X 1024 ,ALL HIGH, NO AA Spoiler! Spoiler! Spoiler! Spoiler! Spoiler! Still more than decent to look and play ~ [Only registered users can see links. ] Mostly anime review Last edited by hongster; 08-07-2008 at 06:51 AM.. Reason: Double post/Added Spoiler Tags

08-07-2008, 10:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bulletsmith Skull Bunny Team Unit~01 Group: Hikari Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.M.S Bunny Sector Posts: 1,929 Gender: Reputation Points: 24	Re: Discussion about a good Gaming Rig for PC Well I also feel that the VGA is still too pricey . I'll look up again after Christmas is on da horizon and still waiting for some cool releases this fall (Far Cry 2, GTA 4 for PC, Halo Wars, and don't forget Crysis Warhead ). Damn I really wanna try the new Tiberium really soon I Will Always Remember You... Last edited by Bulletsmith; 08-07-2008 at 10:40 AM..

08-07-2008, 11:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
betzumaro Spinning Leek Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 139 Gender: Reputation Points: 12	Re: Discussion about a good Gaming Rig for PC I heard from E3, the developer of crysis(or is it Farcry2?) promised that their game will run on a $600 pc.. I wonder when they say "run" is it equal to "playable" [Only registered users can see links. ] Mostly anime review

08-08-2008, 01:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bulletsmith Skull Bunny Team Unit~01 Group: Hikari Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.M.S Bunny Sector Posts: 1,929 Gender: Reputation Points: 24	Re: Discussion about a good Gaming Rig for PC Hmm.... Well they did say so, and they even put the rig guide on the American PC Gamers magazine. Still looks promising tho I Will Always Remember You...

08-08-2008, 01:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
betzumaro Spinning Leek Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 139 Gender: Reputation Points: 12	Re: Discussion about a good Gaming Rig for PC Indeed, I'm really looking foward for both games - FC2 and Warhead [Only registered users can see links. ] Mostly anime review

08-08-2008, 01:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
hongster 홍스터 Group: Moderators Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Land of Onions Posts: 3,273 Gender: Reputation Points: 734 Inventory: Total Awards: 5 More...	Re: Discussion about a good Gaming Rig for PC Quote: Originally Posted by betzumaro Indeed, I'm really looking foward for both games - FC2 and Warhead Ahem, this is not a thread about discussing games. It's a thread about "Gaming Rigs", don't go off topic or if you are, make a comment that is on-topic. On Topic: I am considering a gaming rig myself, though I'm looking at the new graphics cards by either ATI or Nvidia (HD4870/HD4850) (X280/X260) I'm thinking of getting HD4850 since the price is low and the performance is commenable (not as good as the 9800 series, but those are too expensive when compared to the 4850) Emo Poe: Spoiler! *Poetic goes to cry in the irc room*