preparing for THE Rig

[basscadets rriatt]

Hi guys, iam kindly asking if any of you could recommend some hardware (motherboards,hardrives etc) that would have no problem performing Flaming cliffs an the awaited BS with as high fps an quality that is possable. also iam thinking watercooling, an also what ar the major must haves?

Radeon or Geforce?

what do you guys think?

 

cheers once again

Basscadet

[Pilotasso]

Starting for the hard drives: WESTERN DIGITAL 640 AAKS. Very well priced too, unbeatable perfomance for the buck.

 

Graphics card: Either the NVIDIA 280GTX (expensive) or radeon 4870 (cheaper). You could get the 9800GX2 for a great price too, but avoid the other double chip cards for now.

 

Motherboard: Asus P5Q deluxe. Its all you need.

 

CPU: C2D E8600 for dual or Q9550 Quad. The first is best for overclocking. Avoid the extreme versions. You could upgrade for a Nehalem along with the respective MOBO for the same price.

 

PC case: Antec Twelve Hundred...you cant beat that one for cooling and price combo. They have never been pretty, but its damn efficient.

Edited August 17, 2008 by Pilotasso

[hitman]

If your trying to go for a budget, you can try an upgrade similar to mine...my case came with a radiator, pump, enough hose for attaching coolers to the GPUs, and a copper block for the CPU. Prices came down dramatically since I got these parts, wouldnt top 1500 bucks total now, down from 2700 I paid in parts 3 months ago. If you dont intend on doing SLI, I suggest sticking with an Intel motherboard and leave the nvidia bugs at the door.

[basscadets rriatt]

If your trying to go for a budget, you can try an upgrade similar to mine...my case came with a radiator, pump, enough hose for attaching coolers to the GPUs, and a copper block for the CPU. Prices came down dramatically since I got these parts, wouldnt top 1500 bucks total now, down from 2700 I paid in parts 3 months ago. If you dont intend on doing SLI, I suggest sticking with an Intel motherboard and leave the nvidia bugs at the door.

 

price wont be much of an issue, ill be bagging piece at a time

[Ramstein]

if you are a small budget, the parts I have run LockOn: FC wide open, on max settings. and they dodn't cost al that much...

 

but go whole hog if you want the best.. I would if I could..

:music_whistling:

[Pilotasso]

Update: I have gotten myself the Q9550 CPU. I am just waiting for 5 Noctua 120mm fans to swich for this beast. It will make Online gaming a feeding frenzy!! :D

 

Now I got 2 monsters to feed up with kills! :D

[Ramstein]

I looked up the prices for the Antec Twelve Hundred. Amazon.com wants $175.00 plus shipping, and Newegg.com wants $200.00 Plus shipping.

 

Damned nice case. :music_whistling:

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Starting for the hard drives: WESTERN DIGITAL 640 AAKS. Very well priced too, unbeatable perfomance for the buck.

 

Graphics card: Either the NVIDIA 280GTX (expensive) or radeon 4870 (cheaper). You could get the 9800GX2 for a great price too, but avoid the other double chip cards for now.

 

Motherboard: Asus P5Q deluxe. Its all you need.

 

CPU: C2D E8600 for dual or Q9550 Quad. The first is best for overclocking. Avoid the extreme versions. You could upgrade for a Nehalem along with the respective MOBO for the same price.

 

PC case: Antec Twelve Hundred...you cant beat that one for cooling and price combo. They have never been pretty, but its damn efficient.

Edited August 19, 2008 by Ramstein