buying new pc soon this is what a dude at a store recommended me

im buying a new gaming pc soon but i only know the basic about computers parts lol

this is what the guys recommended me

AMD A64 9600 X4 4M0 (2.3) AM2 cpu
ASUS P5W-DH DLX PCI-E carte mere
KINGSTON 2X2GO 800MHZ PC6400 memoire ram
DVD-RW LG 20X GSA-H55L LIGHTSCRIBE NOIR
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
COOLER MASTER 600W pour remplacer le power supply de la tour
ANTEC TX1050B 500W NOIR
VISTA HOME BASIC 32BIT FR. OEM
CREATIVE X-FI XTREME GAMER RETAIL


what do you think?? he said it would be about in the 2 500 3 000$

i told him i want a pc that can run everygame on veryhigh even with crysis will it be able
if not what parts should i change or add??
price is not a problem at all for me i just want the best gaming pc

I would go with the Intel Q6600 quad core. Also you might want to look in getting 2 of the 8800GTS (G92) as they are about half the price of the GTX and get very very close to the same performace as the GTX, just go look at some benchmarks where they compare the 2. That goes with the processors too, if your not sure between Intel or AMD quad, just check some benchmarks.

Also do you live in a different country?

Also do you live in a different country?

i live in canada

04dcarraher

im buying a new gaming pc soon but i only know the basic about computers parts lol

this is what the guys recommended me

AMD A64 9600 X4 4M0 (2.3) AM2 cpu
ASUS P5W-DH DLX PCI-E carte mere
KINGSTON 2X2GO 800MHZ PC6400 memoire ram
DVD-RW LG 20X GSA-H55L LIGHTSCRIBE NOIR
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
COOLER MASTER 600W pour remplacer le power supply de la tour
ANTEC TX1050B 500W NOIR
VISTA HOME BASIC 32BIT FR. OEM
CREATIVE X-FI XTREME GAMER RETAIL


what do you think?? he said it would be about in the 2 500 3 000$

i told him i want a pc that can run everygame on veryhigh even with crysis will it be able
if not what parts should i change or add??
price is not a problem at all for me i just want the best gaming pc

metal_head_5566

Quad cpu's right now and most likely a year from now will be a waste(cant use all the power)2-4gb of ram is plenty,The raptor hardrives are a waste, Two 8800gts 512mb in sli is plenty fast and cost less, If your going with vista 32bit you might as well stick with Windows XP, Sound card is good.

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]

Also do you live in a different country?

i live in canada

metal_head_5566

Ok the cost difference isnt to big, 1000-1500 can make you a monster of a computer.

im buying a new gaming pc soon but i only know the basic about computers parts lol

this is what the guys recommended me

AMD A64 9600 X4 4M0 (2.3) AM2 cpu
ASUS P5W-DH DLX PCI-E carte mere
KINGSTON 2X2GO 800MHZ PC6400 memoire ram
DVD-RW LG 20X GSA-H55L LIGHTSCRIBE NOIR
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
COOLER MASTER 600W pour remplacer le power supply de la tour
ANTEC TX1050B 500W NOIR
VISTA HOME BASIC 32BIT FR. OEM
CREATIVE X-FI XTREME GAMER RETAIL


what do you think?? he said it would be about in the 2 500 3 000$

i told him i want a pc that can run everygame on veryhigh even with crysis will it be able
if not what parts should i change or add??
price is not a problem at all for me i just want the best gaming pc

metal_head_5566

Get a 780i board and get 3 8800GTX's in SLI.Make sure to get a quality 1000W PSU for that.

4GB RAM and you got yourself pretty much the fastest computer you can buy without paying ridiculous premiums on some products like the extreme quad cores and 8800 ultra's.

[QUOTE="metal_head_5566"]

im buying a new gaming pc soon but i only know the basic about computers parts lol

this is what the guys recommended me

AMD A64 9600 X4 4M0 (2.3) AM2 cpu
ASUS P5W-DH DLX PCI-E carte mere
KINGSTON 2X2GO 800MHZ PC6400 memoire ram
DVD-RW LG 20X GSA-H55L LIGHTSCRIBE NOIR
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
COOLER MASTER 600W pour remplacer le power supply de la tour
ANTEC TX1050B 500W NOIR
VISTA HOME BASIC 32BIT FR. OEM
CREATIVE X-FI XTREME GAMER RETAIL


what do you think?? he said it would be about in the 2 500 3 000$

i told him i want a pc that can run everygame on veryhigh even with crysis will it be able
if not what parts should i change or add??
price is not a problem at all for me i just want the best gaming pc

04dcarraher

Quad cpu's right now and most likely a year from now will be a waste(cant use all the power)2-4gb of ram is plenty,The raptor hardrives are a waste, Two 8800gts 512mb in sli is plenty fast and cost less, If your going with vista 32bit you might as well stick with Windows XP, Sound card is good.

Quad CPU's is a waste? Depends on how you use your rig. The more you multi-task the more likely you are to use the power of a Quad Core.

2 - 4 gig is enough? Not for me, of course I am a software developer, and I use my rig to play games. But I am running 3 gig right now (all my mobo/32 bit windows will recognize of the 4 gig I have installed).

So I am about to go Quad + 8 gig, because I max out 3 gig all of the time and its annoying.

im buying a new gaming pc soon but i only know the basic about computers parts lol

this is what the guys recommended me

AMD A64 9600 X4 4M0 (2.3) AM2 cpu
ASUS P5W-DH DLX PCI-E carte mere
KINGSTON 2X2GO 800MHZ PC6400 memoire ram
DVD-RW LG 20X GSA-H55L LIGHTSCRIBE NOIR
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
COOLER MASTER 600W pour remplacer le power supply de la tour
ANTEC TX1050B 500W NOIR
VISTA HOME BASIC 32BIT FR. OEM
CREATIVE X-FI XTREME GAMER RETAIL


what do you think?? he said it would be about in the 2 500 3 000$

i told him i want a pc that can run everygame on veryhigh even with crysis will it be able
if not what parts should i change or add??
price is not a problem at all for me i just want the best gaming pc

metal_head_5566

First of all, the guy who recommended that is noob because that mobo is an Intel LGA775 board. :|

Go for:
- Core 2 Duo E8400
- X38/X48 board of your choice
- You can go for better RAM than Kingston. Something from the likes of Crucial, OCZ, TEAM or Geil would do good.
- LG? I prefer sticking with a Sony-NEC, Pioneer or Samsung.
- Go for a single 500GB HDD from Western Digital.
- A single HD3870 X2 or two (once the drivers allow it) will server you better.
- You'll need more PSU muscle to power that. Go for a 750-800w+ unit from a respectable manafacturer.
- Vista Home Premium 64 bit is better, due to the amount of RAM both your system and GPU's will be accessing.
- Sound card is fair enough.

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"][QUOTE="metal_head_5566"]

im buying a new gaming pc soon but i only know the basic about computers parts lol

this is what the guys recommended me

AMD A64 9600 X4 4M0 (2.3) AM2 cpu
ASUS P5W-DH DLX PCI-E carte mere
KINGSTON 2X2GO 800MHZ PC6400 memoire ram
DVD-RW LG 20X GSA-H55L LIGHTSCRIBE NOIR
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
WESTERN DIGITAL 150GO RAPTOR 10KRPM 8M
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP 768MO
COOLER MASTER 600W pour remplacer le power supply de la tour
ANTEC TX1050B 500W NOIR
VISTA HOME BASIC 32BIT FR. OEM
CREATIVE X-FI XTREME GAMER RETAIL


what do you think?? he said it would be about in the 2 500 3 000$

i told him i want a pc that can run everygame on veryhigh even with crysis will it be able
if not what parts should i change or add??
price is not a problem at all for me i just want the best gaming pc

tkemory

Quad cpu's right now and most likely a year from now will be a waste(cant use all the power)2-4gb of ram is plenty,The raptor hardrives are a waste, Two 8800gts 512mb in sli is plenty fast and cost less, If your going with vista 32bit you might as well stick with Windows XP, Sound card is good.

Quad CPU's is a waste? Depends on how you use your rig. The more you multi-task the more likely you are to use the power of a Quad Core.

2 - 4 gig is enough? Not for me, of course I am a software developer, and I use my rig to play games. But I am running 3 gig right now (all my mobo/32 bit windows will recognize of the 4 gig I have installed).

So I am about to go Quad + 8 gig, because I max out 3 gig all of the time and its annoying.

He only wants it for gaming. What you reccomended is completely pointless overkill.

First off, the rig I am going to is not for 3-d applications. A hard number crunching SQL query will eat through 3 - 4g of memory like its going out of style. Please don't speak on stuff you don't know about. I only do Web Development and Application development, nothing with 3-d graphics.

Second, if you would actually read my post, I never reccommended anyone going to the specs I plan to use. My experience tells me that is what I need for MY needs.

Finally, how can you say any rig is overkill when you have games that easily eat rigs and move on like its no big deal (e.g. Crysis, Hellgate, Witcher, etc) These games, depending on my settings will come close to maxing my memory out without breaking a sweat, and I rarely run anything maxed (although, I do play most games at 1920x1200).