Why does everyone need all those expensive parts?

All those expensive parts: Quad Cores, 300 dollar cards, 4gbs of ram - LOOK its not needed, can someone please tell me why you want this stuff? is it too show someone you have a leet rig with an amazing score on 3dmark06? Amazing framerates that arent exactly noticed during the game? WHAT IS IT?

I HAVE AN:

AMD 3200+ (single CORE FOR CHRIST SAKE)

x1650PRO

2gbs ram (400 mhz for CHRIST SAKE)

All the latest games i managed to play maxed out at 1680x1050 with no lag (except for crysis, there was a bit, and i needed to overclock)

Cod 4, UT3, Crysis, Medal of Honour AIrbourne, Flight Simulator x, World in conflict and all the rest. MAXED OUT NO LAG, except for crysis. So why bother wasting all you money on a quad core, when all you need is a cheap dual core AT THE MOST!

And dont tell me to FUTURE PROOF! I know, you will upgrade all your parts within a year if you can afford all the best parts right now. SO what is it?

And why does it concern you? Let them have whatever they have...

Probable main reasons - futureproof, bragging rights, e-peen is too small and needs enlargement...

Better performance and visual quility... why should I suffer with 30FPS on low/medium when I have the money for a better experience?

So I could finally max out STALKER and enjoy thegameeven more?

If you're talking about people who spend their money on a 8800 Ultra or GTX... then yes I must agree. Its a complete waste of money. You don't need more then a HD3850 or 8800GT. Best bang for buck.

I have a Q6600, 2GB and ATI 3850. Before that I had a Pentium 4, 512mb and 9800 pro. It had some trouble playing the latest games so I upgraded.

Upgrading every once in a while is what the spoiled ones do... but doing an upgrade every once in 3/4 years or so. Thats really necessary.

I wanted an extremely powerful PC, and that's what I built. I want to run all of the latest games, and all of the games being released soon. I can get 60FPS with Crysis with my current rig.

Look at the sig for my specs.

I wanted an extremely powerful PC, and that's what I built. I want to run all of the latest games, and all of the games being released soon. I can get 60FPS with Crysis with my current rig.

Look at the sig for my specs.

UTXII

No you cant.

So I could finally max out STALKER and enjoy thegameeven more?

If you're talking about people who spend their money on a 8800 Ultra or GTX... then yes I must agree. Its a complete waste of money. You don't need more then a HD3850 or 8800GT. Best bang for buck.

I have a Q6600, 2GB and ATI 3850. Before that I had a Pentium 4, 512mb and 9800 pro. It had some trouble playing the latest games so I upgraded.

Upgrading every once in a while is what the spoiled ones do... but doing an upgrade every once in 3/4 years or so. Thats really necessary.

PullTheTricker

[QUOTE="UTXII"]

I wanted an extremely powerful PC, and that's what I built. I want to run all of the latest games, and all of the games being released soon. I can get 60FPS with Crysis with my current rig.

Look at the sig for my specs.

sadikovic

No you cant.

And why does it concern you? Let them have whatever they have...

Probable main reasons - futureproof, bragging rights, e-peen is too small and needs enlargement...

TicTac8745

THANK U!!!........some ppl should just get over the fact that they themsleves can't afford what other people can.....its so stupid......if someone want a QX98XX, with TRI SLI 8800ULTRA, then let them have it, gosh it aint any problem of yours cause it aint your MONEY!!!!!

They want to feel good about themselves by bragging and having big e-peen.

Or futureproof prehaps.

But seriously,there's NO WAY IN HELL that X1650Pro + Single Core can getanywhere near max in Crysis,my E4500 and HD 2600XT can get max even @ 10x7,much less 1680x1050,quit it with your BS.

I have never understood why people buy Q6600 CPUs becasue the E6750 is faster when gaming cos not even Crysis will use the 4 core effectivly enough to make a difference. but 4GB of RAM was needed in my PC (see SIg) adam0926

People buy quad core procs to do more than gaming, although they do that quite well also. I don't know about other people, but I did the econo-rig thing. I used to build a new budget rig every year, then I wised up. I started planning for a four to five year rig rotation. In the first couple years, my rigs are pretty strong. Then, on the back side of their life spans, they are about as fast as current economy systems. It's the first couple years that makes them worth it. Add up the cost of building four years worth of budget rigs, then plow it into one really good one and at least you'll experience the high-end side of life for a little while. Something that never happens, jumping from one budget rig to another... ;)

[QUOTE="adam0926"]I have never understood why people buy Q6600 CPUs becasue the E6750 is faster when gaming cos not even Crysis will use the 4 core effectivly enough to make a difference. but 4GB of RAM was needed in my PC (see SIg) Sentinel672002

People buy quad core procs to do more than gaming, although they do that quite well also. I don't know about other people, but I did the econo-rig thing. I used to build a new budget rig every year, then I wised up. I started planning for a four to five year rig rotation. In the first couple years, my rigs are pretty strong. Then, on the back side of their life spans, they are about as fast as current economy systems. It's the first couple years that makes them worth it. Add up the cost of building four years worth of budget rigs, then plow it into one really good one and at least you'll experience the high-end side of life for a little while. Something that never happens, jumping from one budget rig to another... ;)

And you would have been far better off having an E6750 and 640MB GTS.

[QUOTE="Sentinel672002"]

[QUOTE="adam0926"]I have never understood why people buy Q6600 CPUs becasue the E6750 is faster when gaming cos not even Crysis will use the 4 core effectivly enough to make a difference. but 4GB of RAM was needed in my PC (see SIg) Thinker_145

People buy quad core procs to do more than gaming, although they do that quite well also. I don't know about other people, but I did the econo-rig thing. I used to build a new budget rig every year, then I wised up. I started planning for a four to five year rig rotation. In the first couple years, my rigs are pretty strong. Then, on the back side of their life spans, they are about as fast as current economy systems. It's the first couple years that makes them worth it. Add up the cost of building four years worth of budget rigs, then plow it into one really good one and at least you'll experience the high-end side of life for a little while. Something that never happens, jumping from one budget rig to another... ;)

I didn't mean to infer the E6750 is a budget part. It's not. It's a powerful proc, that handles two execution threads quite well. I use Photoshop and video encoders quite a bit. The batch tasks for Photoshop alone made the quad a better choice for me. In non-multithreaded gaming titles, my Q6600 is no better than an equally clocked E6600, but in a truly multithreaded (more than two threads) app the quad wins over the duo...clock for clock... ;)

All those expensive parts: Quad Cores, 300 dollar cards, 4gbs of ram - LOOK its not needed, can someone please tell me why you want this stuff? is it too show someone you have a leet rig with an amazing score on 3dmark06? Amazing framerates that arent exactly noticed during the game? WHAT IS IT?

I HAVE AN:

AMD 3200+ (single CORE FOR CHRIST SAKE)

x1650PRO

2gbs ram (400 mhz for CHRIST SAKE)

All the latest games i managed to play maxed out at 1680x1050 with no lag (except for crysis, there was a bit, and i needed to overclock)

Cod 4, UT3, Crysis, Medal of Honour AIrbourne, Flight Simulator x, World in conflict and all the rest. MAXED OUT NO LAG, except for crysis. So why bother wasting all you money on a quad core, when all you need is a cheap dual core AT THE MOST!

And dont tell me to FUTURE PROOF! I know, you will upgrade all your parts within a year if you can afford all the best parts right now. SO what is it?

no-scoped_jfk

maxed AND 1680x1050 with x1650pro!!??!! Lies. I had that card and almost all games it couldnt go any higher then 1024x768 without taking a massive performance hit.....

They want to feel good about themselves by bragging and having big e-peen.

Or futureproof prehaps.

But seriously,there's NO WAY IN HELL that X1650Pro + Single Core can getanywhere near max in Crysis,my E4500 and HD 2600XT can get max even @ 10x7,much less 1680x1050,quit it with your BS.

Indestructible2

Im not lieing, i managed to, but i ahd to overclock my card so much that it nearly burnt a whole thru my motherboard, but it still lagged like hell. but this was maxed out, it looked pretty good

no-scoped_jfk

Now I know you're lying. And if a game lags like hell, there's zero point in it being maxed out.

Did anyone else notice the topic creator said he can max out games at 16x10 with 2gbs ram, x1650PRO and a AMD 3200+. 9mmSpliff

Maybe he was talking about 800x600

edit: i think it impossible for 16x10 in current games

[QUOTE="PullTheTricker"]

So I could finally max out STALKER and enjoy thegameeven more?

If you're talking about people who spend their money on a 8800 Ultra or GTX... then yes I must agree. Its a complete waste of money. You don't need more then a HD3850 or 8800GT. Best bang for buck.

I have a Q6600, 2GB and ATI 3850. Before that I had a Pentium 4, 512mb and 9800 pro. It had some trouble playing the latest games so I upgraded.

Upgrading every once in a while is what the spoiled ones do... but doing an upgrade every once in 3/4 years or so. Thats really necessary.

Thinker_145

people here overate the cpu. many say if you don't have a core 2 6600 or better you will bottleneck a 8800gt which isn't true, just look at the crysis benchmarks, basicly any dual core cpu will do.

dual core cpu with 8800gt>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>quad with 7900gt

I have never understood why people buy Q6600 CPUs becasue the E6750 is faster when gaming cos not even Crysis will use the 4 core effectivly enough to make a difference. but 4GB of RAM was needed in my PC (see SIg) adam0926

4gb needed? maybe in vista but in xp 2gb is more than enough for crysis or any game

[QUOTE="Thinker_145"][QUOTE="PullTheTricker"]

So I could finally max out STALKER and enjoy thegameeven more?

If you're talking about people who spend their money on a 8800 Ultra or GTX... then yes I must agree. Its a complete waste of money. You don't need more then a HD3850 or 8800GT. Best bang for buck.

I have a Q6600, 2GB and ATI 3850. Before that I had a Pentium 4, 512mb and 9800 pro. It had some trouble playing the latest games so I upgraded.

Upgrading every once in a while is what the spoiled ones do... but doing an upgrade every once in 3/4 years or so. Thats really necessary.

PullTheTricker

12k in 3D mark06... beat that you punk!

I paid 169 Euro's for the 3850. More then good enough.

I alsodo video editing and run alot of multi-tasking applications. I didn't buy my PC just for gaming.

But oh well...what else can I expect froman idiot who immediately jumps on the prejudice bandwagon without knowing the purpose of my pc.

[QUOTE="PullTheTricker"][QUOTE="Thinker_145"][QUOTE="PullTheTricker"]

So I could finally max out STALKER and enjoy thegameeven more?

If you're talking about people who spend their money on a 8800 Ultra or GTX... then yes I must agree. Its a complete waste of money. You don't need more then a HD3850 or 8800GT. Best bang for buck.

I have a Q6600, 2GB and ATI 3850. Before that I had a Pentium 4, 512mb and 9800 pro. It had some trouble playing the latest games so I upgraded.

Upgrading every once in a while is what the spoiled ones do... but doing an upgrade every once in 3/4 years or so. Thats really necessary.

Thinker_145

12k in 3D mark06... beat that you punk!

I paid 169 Euro's for the 3850. More then good enough.

I alsodo video editing and run alot of multi-tasking applications. I didn't buy my PC just for gaming.

But oh well...what else can I expect froman idiot who immediately jumps on the prejudice bandwagon without knowing the purpose of my pc.

you know that you can overclock the q6600 right? At 3ghz, which I overclock to, the Q6600 can kick the any processor's butt (at stock)

also that 8800gts gets completely pwned by a 8800gt... nobody listen to this guy he doesnt know what hes talking about.

To answer the original question: I got my PC because I had money burning a hole in my pocket and my old PC was killing me (Crysis on low 15fps lol) so I decided to get a high end PC for once.

[QUOTE="Thinker_145"][QUOTE="PullTheTricker"][QUOTE="Thinker_145"][QUOTE="PullTheTricker"]

So I could finally max out STALKER and enjoy thegameeven more?

If you're talking about people who spend their money on a 8800 Ultra or GTX... then yes I must agree. Its a complete waste of money. You don't need more then a HD3850 or 8800GT. Best bang for buck.

I have a Q6600, 2GB and ATI 3850. Before that I had a Pentium 4, 512mb and 9800 pro. It had some trouble playing the latest games so I upgraded.

Upgrading every once in a while is what the spoiled ones do... but doing an upgrade every once in 3/4 years or so. Thats really necessary.

smarb001

12k in 3D mark06... beat that you punk!

I paid 169 Euro's for the 3850. More then good enough.

I alsodo video editing and run alot of multi-tasking applications. I didn't buy my PC just for gaming.

But oh well...what else can I expect froman idiot who immediately jumps on the prejudice bandwagon without knowing the purpose of my pc.

you know that you can overclock the q6600 right? At 3ghz, which I overclock to, the Q6600 can kick the any processor's butt (at stock)

also that 8800gts gets completely pwned by a 8800gt... nobody listen to this guy he doesnt know what hes talking about.

To answer the original question: I got my PC because I had money burning a hole in my pocket and my old PC was killing me (Crysis on low 15fps lol) so I decided to get a high end PC for once.

And where did i say that the old 8800GTS is better than the 8800GT???Whats wrong with you fellow get a hold of yourself.

[QUOTE="Indestructible2"]

They want to feel good about themselves by bragging and having big e-peen.

Or futureproof prehaps.

But seriously,there's NO WAY IN HELL that X1650Pro + Single Core can getanywhere near max in Crysis,my E4500 and HD 2600XT can get max even @ 10x7,much less 1680x1050,quit it with your BS.

no-scoped_jfk

Thread and OP failed.

And where did i say that the old 8800GTS is better than the 8800GT???Whats wrong with you fellow get a hold of yourself.

Thinker_145

Sorry to say this, but it looks that you are one of the few people here who like to start a flame war.

[QUOTE="Thinker_145"]

And where did i say that the old 8800GTS is better than the 8800GT???Whats wrong with you fellow get a hold of yourself.

wklzip

Sorry to say this, but it looks that you are one of the few people here who like to start a flame war.

Why do people have such large houses? Do they really need them?

You can't possibly answer such a question, I'm 15 and I have enough money from my job that I can buy myself top of the line hardware since my money is not going towards anything else.

Currently I have a:

3GB DDR3 Ram

Q6600@ 3.4ghz

8800GTX

EVGA 780i Mobo (newest one)

2 terrabytes of memory

22" Sync Master 226bw.

I get an averag of 30 fps all high 1680X1050 crysis (benchmark), so I can run the game fairly well, I can't max it, but all high 1680X1050 still looks gorgeous.

[QUOTE="wklzip"][QUOTE="Thinker_145"]

And where did i say that the old 8800GTS is better than the 8800GT???Whats wrong with you fellow get a hold of yourself.

Thinker_145

Sorry to say this, but it looks that you are one of the few people here who like to start a flame war.

Buying a 640mb version of the 8800GTS when you have a 17'' screen?

Stop emberassing yourself mate... nobody needs advice from you.

[QUOTE="Thinker_145"][QUOTE="wklzip"][QUOTE="Thinker_145"]

And where did i say that the old 8800GTS is better than the 8800GT???Whats wrong with you fellow get a hold of yourself.

PullTheTricker

Sorry to say this, but it looks that you are one of the few people here who like to start a flame war.

Buying a 640mb version of the 8800GTS when you have a 17'' screen?

Stop emberassing yourself mate... nobody needs advice from you.

And my monitors max res is 1794x1344.Think before you talk mate,this whole talk about getting a card with a resolution in mind is non sense especially considering how quickly hardware gets outdated in the PC world.

[QUOTE="9mmSpliff"]Did anyone else notice the topic creator said he can max out games at 16x10 with 2gbs ram, x1650PRO and a AMD 3200+. wklzip

Maybe he was talking about 800x600

edit: i think it impossible for 16x10 in current games

Yeah, even with my 8800GTS 640MB, I can't max out CoD4, UT3, WiC... He's lying (With my Pentium 4 HT 3.06GHz)

Maybe 5-10FPS.

[QUOTE="wklzip"]

[QUOTE="9mmSpliff"]Did anyone else notice the topic creator said he can max out games at 16x10 with 2gbs ram, x1650PRO and a AMD 3200+. LahiruD

Maybe he was talking about 800x600

edit: i think it impossible for 16x10 in current games

Yeah, even with my 8800GTS 640MB, I can't max out CoD4, UT3, WiC... He's lying (With my Pentium 4 HT 3.06GHz)

Maybe 5-10FPS.

[QUOTE="Thinker_145"][QUOTE="wklzip"][QUOTE="Thinker_145"]

And where did i say that the old 8800GTS is better than the 8800GT???Whats wrong with you fellow get a hold of yourself.

PullTheTricker

Sorry to say this, but it looks that you are one of the few people here who like to start a flame war.

Buying a 640mb version of the 8800GTS when you have a 17'' screen?

Stop emberassing yourself mate... nobody needs advice from you.

I think his maximum resolution is 1280x1024 (17" monitor). With a lower card (8600GTS) he can't maxout games like 8800GTS card @ that resolution. He can use 4X AA very easy @ that resolution. Wth a lower card hye can't do that.

Why can't you understand that ?

[QUOTE="LahiruD"][QUOTE="wklzip"]

[QUOTE="9mmSpliff"]Did anyone else notice the topic creator said he can max out games at 16x10 with 2gbs ram, x1650PRO and a AMD 3200+. Thinker_145

Maybe he was talking about 800x600

edit: i think it impossible for 16x10 in current games

Yeah, even with my 8800GTS 640MB, I can't max out CoD4, UT3, WiC... He's lying (With my Pentium 4 HT 3.06GHz)

Maybe 5-10FPS.

LOL with my current settings I can max out @ 1680x1050 resolution + 4X AA (except crysis you know) & getting over 40FPS. Very smooth.

[QUOTE="PullTheTricker"][QUOTE="Thinker_145"][QUOTE="wklzip"][QUOTE="Thinker_145"]

And where did i say that the old 8800GTS is better than the 8800GT???Whats wrong with you fellow get a hold of yourself.

LahiruD

Sorry to say this, but it looks that you are one of the few people here who like to start a flame war.

Buying a 640mb version of the 8800GTS when you have a 17'' screen?

Stop emberassing yourself mate... nobody needs advice from you.

I think his maximum resolution is 1280x1024 (17" monitor). With a lower card (8600GTS) he can't maxout games like 8800GTS card @ that resolution. He can use 4X AA very easy @ that resolution. Wth a lower card hye can't do that.

Why can't you understand that ?

[QUOTE="Thinker_145"][QUOTE="LahiruD"][QUOTE="wklzip"]

[QUOTE="9mmSpliff"]Did anyone else notice the topic creator said he can max out games at 16x10 with 2gbs ram, x1650PRO and a AMD 3200+. LahiruD

Maybe he was talking about 800x600

edit: i think it impossible for 16x10 in current games

Yeah, even with my 8800GTS 640MB, I can't max out CoD4, UT3, WiC... He's lying (With my Pentium 4 HT 3.06GHz)

Maybe 5-10FPS.

LOL with my current settings I can max out @ 1680x1050 resolution + 4X AA (except crysis you know) & getting over 40FPS. Very smooth.

Well do you think that bottlenecking is overrated or not since you should know better.

[QUOTE="LahiruD"][QUOTE="Thinker_145"][QUOTE="LahiruD"][QUOTE="wklzip"]

[QUOTE="9mmSpliff"]Did anyone else notice the topic creator said he can max out games at 16x10 with 2gbs ram, x1650PRO and a AMD 3200+. Thinker_145

Maybe he was talking about 800x600

edit: i think it impossible for 16x10 in current games

Yeah, even with my 8800GTS 640MB, I can't max out CoD4, UT3, WiC... He's lying (With my Pentium 4 HT 3.06GHz)

Maybe 5-10FPS.

LOL with my current settings I can max out @ 1680x1050 resolution + 4X AA (except crysis you know) & getting over 40FPS. Very smooth.

Well do you think that bottlenecking is overrated or not since you should know better.

There was a big bottleneck but i was able to play almost everygame with that Very OLD processsor @ 1024x768 resolution. (Pentiym 4 524 HT 3.06GHz)

& some games nearly max settings. CoD4 1024x768 + 4X AA & everything @ high. 20-35FPS.

Lost Planet 1280x720, 4X AA, HDR Med. 20-35FPS.

IMO Graphic Card is the most important thing when playing games.

Under Vista 32bit with 1GB of RAM

[QUOTE="Thinker_145"][QUOTE="LahiruD"][QUOTE="Thinker_145"][QUOTE="LahiruD"][QUOTE="wklzip"]

[QUOTE="9mmSpliff"]Did anyone else notice the topic creator said he can max out games at 16x10 with 2gbs ram, x1650PRO and a AMD 3200+. LahiruD

Maybe he was talking about 800x600

edit: i think it impossible for 16x10 in current games

Yeah, even with my 8800GTS 640MB, I can't max out CoD4, UT3, WiC... He's lying (With my Pentium 4 HT 3.06GHz)

Maybe 5-10FPS.

LOL with my current settings I can max out @ 1680x1050 resolution + 4X AA (except crysis you know) & getting over 40FPS. Very smooth.

Well do you think that bottlenecking is overrated or not since you should know better.

There was a big bottleneck but i was able to almost everygame with that Very OLD processsor @ 1024x768 resolution. (Pentiym 4 524 HT 3.06GHz)

& some games nearly max settings. CoD4 1024x768 + 4X AA & everything @ high. 20-35FPS.

Lost Planet 1280x720, 4X AA, HDR Med. 20-35FPS.

IMO Graphic Card is the most important thing when playing games.

Under Vista 32bit with 1GB of RAM