suggestion about gaming rig

[DreaderX]

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pila kaha budget maabot ana bro??

[mariaClara]

woah.. nindot pud ang cooling system ani brah?

di ka ganahan asus mga motherboard?

[reishoto]

gaming rig na d ka malugi starts at 50k...

i very well agree on the 4770 card.. +1 for that..

for the processor, get the procie with the highest speed, dual or quad. if intel, start with E8400. for AMD, start with 6000+ X2.
for mobo, i would suggest SLI or CFX capable. this allows u to upgrade very soon in case u need more power at a lesser price kay u only have to add another set of vcard. soon, drivers will be mature enaf to support multi GPU better.
for RAM, speed maybe important, but also try to check other specs like latency.
for HDD, if ure using 500gb+, be sure u have good speed n cache. i would not recommend 1tb, u need ure comp to access ure files as fast during gameplays.
for PSU, this is often easily given less value. just dont play with less-capable brands. during gaming, components usually peak at their load, drawing lots of power gkan sa system. better stay safe than sorry.
for monitor, check ure chosen video card kung unsay specs kaya and start from there. recommend nko is a 22".
for cpu cooling, get a decent one, read reviews before buying.

other needed?
get a gaming sound card, utilize the features ure games has.
get an aftermarket video card cooler. not necessarily needed, but recommended

[Fern]

gaming rig na d ka malugi starts at 50k...

i very well agree on the 4770 card.. +1 for that..

for the processor, get the procie with the highest speed, dual or quad. if intel, start with E8400. for AMD, start with 6000+ X2.
for mobo, i would suggest SLI or CFX capable. this allows u to upgrade very soon in case u need more power at a lesser price kay u only have to add another set of procie. soon, drivers will be mature enaf to support multi GPU better.
for RAM, speed maybe important, but also try to check other specs like latency.
for HDD, if ure using 500gb+, be sure u have good speed n cache. i would not recommend 1tb, u need ure comp to access ure files as fast during gameplays.
for PSU, this is often easily given less value. just dont play with less-capable brands. during gaming, components usually peak at their load, drawing lots of power gkan sa system. better stay safe than sorry.
for monitor, check ure chosen video card kung unsay specs kaya and start from there. recommend nko is a 22".
for cpu cooling, get a decent one, read reviews before buying.

other needed?
get a gaming sound card, utilize the features ure games has.
get an aftermarket video card cooler. not necessarily needed, but recommended

agree kaayu ko anag HD4770 .... you can reach 46fps sa crysis kung Crossfire. ofcourse 2xAA

[DreaderX]

dli man gud ko from cebu city..im from dipolog...but this coming june 22..mu anha ko cebu para mu palit..basin naa gsto mo assist nakoo..haha...naa ko sahod nga 1k....1k lng ha...kay mupalit pa bya ko pc...knsa intrsted plz pm me...or txt 09198580980...


tnx!

[vipvip68]

@vipvip68

woah,,..bro!in ana na reply just like yours ang akong gihulat!

thanks thanks thanks a lot!

krn kay nka hblo njud ko kng unsa parts ang dapat jud nakong paliton...any other advice sir??

bka naa ka own build nmu sir na pwde nmu i post dre para akong kopyaon nlng..thanks!

Ur welcome!

akong build kay around 2 years na ni siya.. then wala pa ko ka feel sa need mu upgrade...

Case: Shuttle SN27P2
CPU: AMD A64 X2 5000+ black ed.
Ram: 2G (2x1G) Corsair XM2 DDR2 800
Videocard: Palit 8800GT
Soundcard:M-Audio Revolution 5.1
Speakers: M-Audio LX4 2.1
LCD Monitor: Dell 2405 24" LCD
HDD0: WD Raptor Raid 0 (2 x 36G)
HDD1: Seagate 7200.10 500G (purchased a year ago to replace 160G 7200.

Ako sad ma advise is not to buy proprietary systems like Shuttle ... nindot sya at the time kay Shuttle lagi.. gamay case and nindot ang layout sa sulod... pero once ma obsolete na ang imong socket... you'll be stuck with it.. sayang lang imong nagasto for the case/psu.

If I were to buy a PC right now... i'd buy the ff parts:

1. Case - Antec Mini P180 - I like small footprint cases nindot sad ni kay hilom so dili distorbo.
Daghan mu suggest nimo to just get a cheap desktop case.... if you're on a budget ok rasad but akong mindset is.. when you look at your pc.. you wont see your processor, videocard or memory unless imo gyud li-li-on... its the monitor and case that always makes an impression.

2. PSU - Silverstone ST50EF or any 500w PSU from Enermax, Antec

3. CPU - Phenom II X4 9400 (3.0Ghz)... not as fast as the i7 pero price/performance wise.. this is very competitive...

4. Motherboard - DFi lan party Jr. its a microATX board pero crossfire capable na. (Did I mention that it looks cool also?)

5. Monitor - Samsung 23" nga 1080p (either 2333SW or P2370 depending if you like a glossy screen or not) .. these are available for less than 10k sa Manila.. not sure lang diri.
If you can spend more, go for a 26-27" screen pero those cost mga 18k na man so timing wise.. maybe in a few months mu ubos na ang price .

6. Memory: Corsair, Kingston, OCZ or any good other good brand will do. 4G (2x2G) DDR3 1600

7. HDD: WD GP 500G. I wouldnt spend for SSD yet (still waiting for prices to go down) but if affordable na ang 160G nga SSD it would make for a good system drive.

8. Videocard: 1 or 2 HD4770 .. you could buy both right away or if you want.. buy just 1 and add on the 2nd card later.... it's up to you.. pero at the price of 5k.. its hard to resist going Crossfire right off the bat.

The setup above will cost from 50k - 63k depending on the monitor and add on videocard.

[eirawn]

Bro for me i7 processors are for bragging rights. Sensya na sa mga ga i7 dha. My mindset is PC gaming not PC rendering nor movie making.

Gaming rig = low/mid processor (overclock) + HIGH END video card + 22" or higher LCD Display

[vipvip68]

Bro for me i7 processors are for bragging rights. Sensya na sa mga ga i7 dha. My mindset is PC gaming not PC rendering nor movie making.

Gaming rig = low/mid processor (overclock) + HIGH END video card + 22" or higher LCD Display

I agree with this gyud. Games are not as reliant on the speed sa pocessor as before. For gaming you will "feel" the difference more with a proper videocard, large monitor and a comfortable mouse and keyboard.. than a processor like the i7.

Na reach na ang point where processing power has progressed so much that it no longer adds any significant utility to buy a high end processor (i7) over the midrange - mid high end (core2 quad, phenom II)

Windows 7 being less of a resource hog than vista and the popularity of netbooks (intel atom) also gives us an idea that the focus is not so much on speed but on improving the user experience (touch / multi touch screen interface, 3d head tracking, computing on the go)

For once I would like to see some real advances sa computers.. not just in faster hardware and more resource intensive software.. pero more on improving the overall computing experience, increasing productivity, and finding new and creative ways to revolutionize how we interact through computers.

[vipvip68]

With regards to the latest processors being bragging rights.. im always reminded of a lesson they taught in marketing class.

Whats happening sa processors karon is sort of comparable to the shoe industry. Shoe companies display a 7-10k shoe sa ilang window to attract people and make them believe nga their overall product is better than the other brand. People get pulled in the store but most will end up buying the cheaper or older shoe models... same is true sa processor business.. when people hear Core i7... Intel is actually promoting their name.. so people end up buying hte core2 duos and lower end models.

It's called branding... people perceive your brand to have higher value so they are more likely to purchase your products...

Most enthusiasts here see beyond that and would look at more crucial factors like the price/performance and the overall cost sa platform and how it is affected if they buy a certain item.

[DreaderX]

thanks sa tanang nitabang....daghan kaayo kung inputs nga nakuha from you guyz...