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New Gaming Rig! Thoughts?

BandytBandyt Registered User regular
edited September 2008 in Games and Technology
Hey, new to the PA Forums. I just ordered a new Gaming Rig and wanted some gamers opinions on it. Here we go:

Power: THERMALTAKE Toughpower 750W Model: W0116

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16ghz

Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Intel P45 Express FSB 1600 Mhz Dual Channel DDR2 1200Mhz 8 Ch. HD Audio EXPRESS GATE

RAM: SKILL Twin Pack 2x2 gig (4gig Total) CL5 DDR2 1066Mhz (PC2-8500) Model: F2-8500CL5D-4GBPI

Graphics: PALIT HD4870 SONIC 512MB GDDR5 HDMI Adapter DISPLAY PORT DUAL DVI CoreClock:775MHz TURBO

CD/DVD: ASUS 20x DRW-2014L1T BLACK and WHITE Faceplate SATA LIGHTSCRIBE NERO Software Retail

HDD: SAMSUNG 1TB SATA-2 32meg Cache 7200rpm Model: HD103UJ

Case: LIAN-LI PC-A09 Middle Tower BLACK Special Series NO Power

Mouse: Logitech G9 Laser Mouse

Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard

OS: Windows Vista Premium 64bit

Well? What's the verdict? ^_^

Bandyt on

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  • HamjuHamju Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=70070

    This should probably go in there.

    Edit: Also, the build looks pretty good. It's better than my new computer

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  • BandytBandyt Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I was going to go in there but the title said something about it not having to do with gaming.

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  • Shorn Scrotum ManShorn Scrotum Man Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Yeah, so games themselves aren't discussed.

    There is a whole thread devoted to system building though, and most of the machines in it are gaming machines.

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  • BandytBandyt Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Hokai. Thanks. I just posted in there too. ^_^

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  • numpty1979numpty1979 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    This is more or less the same as the rig I built a couple of weeks ago and I'm extremely happy with it.

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  • BandytBandyt Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    numpty1979 wrote: »
    This is more or less the same as the rig I built a couple of weeks ago and I'm extremely happy with it.

    That's awesome to hear ^_^. Does it run all games smoothly? How long do you think it will last without needing upgrades?

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  • numpty1979numpty1979 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I hope quite a while. Here's my spec. - Corsair 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Heat Spreader, Asus P5Q P45 Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard, Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz) Socket 775 Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache, PowerColor HD 4870 512MB GDDR5, Clrmster CM690 Case, 1TB HD Drive SATAII, Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E Sndcrd, Vista Home Prem. Corsair 550W

    As you can see not miles from yours. It runs everything I've thrown at it (UT3, Spore, STALKER, GRID etc) very smoothly.

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  • BandytBandyt Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Should it run WAR smoothly? Man I wish I had Sys Req for DCUO so I could compare.

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  • numpty1979numpty1979 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    WAR being Warhead? Yes of course. It ran the Crysis demo smoothly and Warhead is better optimised.

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  • ZellZell Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I would recommend against the Logitech G9, I heard the mouse wheel was hard to click and generally not very nice. I would probably recommend against the G15 keyboard too as I see no huge reason to have a LCD in your keyboard at all.

    Then again most people love both those input devices :/

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  • BandytBandyt Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I mean Warhammer Online. Hehe. Crysis demo runs smoothly? Shiiit. I heard tell nothing could run Crysis Smoothly.

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  • numpty1979numpty1979 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    The demo wasn't as demanding as the full game. No idea re Warhammer online, but would imagine it would - the graphics on Warhammer don't look particularly challenging.

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