Would like some gaming builds.

I am looking into hopefully getting a good gaming PC towards the end of the year. I would like to make some ideal build now though so I know about where I stand performance and price wise, so I can watch how prices fall over this year and see how some of the new games coming out fair on current rigs.

Pretty much open to anything, I do prefer AMD and ATI over Intel and Nvidia, but anything anyone wants to put, is welcome :)

So basically, lets say 3+ differnet builds that can play the crap out of games out now, and one that can( you never really know) play games 2-3 years from now on say, Medium ish quality.

1680 x 1050 is desired resolution, 1920 x 1200 if anyone can find a monitor that has it that isn't too much more.

I'm giving you all around $1000 to play with. if it can be done under that, amazing. If it goes over, lets say the absolute cap is $1200

Have fun :P

With $1000 you can play any game maxed out at 1680x1050. If you want to get a 1080p monitor you can play most games maxed out with the same budget. If you bump the budget up to $1200 with the monitor then you can once again play everything at maximum details on the 1080p screen.

I dont see any ram, looks good tho.

I just last year had a good experience with cyberpower pc. its a little more cuz they build it for you if ur lazyand ive heard some bad experiences but mines great. came all nice and put together with zip ties on the cables and what not.

Looking pretty nice

I know that rapes 1680 x 1050 now, but what about in 2 years? I realize that its rather hard to tell, just trying to make this as future proof as I can. Was considering 2 5870s vs 1 6970, though now I am thinking more along the lines of 2 6970s, thinking that will give me my " Future proof" points that I am looking for.

Unless you think there are better set up for that?

Should also say, I'm thinking 4 GB of RAM initally, with the ability to upgrade to 8GB later.

and if anyone has the time, how about a similar build but with a X6 1090T?

Thinking that build there, the X6 1090T, once they are available again probably a sandy bridge. Those were the 3 I was thinking about myself, would like a Hex-core Intel build, but the Quads are expensive enough as it is.

Any help with that ^ would also be very appreciated.

One last note, to give some examples of games I would like to be able to Max out at 1050, Shogun 2 total War, and Metro 2033 would be the best Benchs. There are others, but those two are def the most demanding.

I mean what ur talking about now is well above ur absolute cap, two 6970's will definatly rape anything on the market now higher res too but it really depends on what u wanna spend.

Oh and to the hex core question that is pointless for a gaming comp, ur games wont utialize that I have an i7 and its over kill, i5 is perfect for gaming, it saves u money and wont really bottleneck ur pc. The GPU is the most important thing so if u really have a cap save ur cash on the CPU and get the best performing GPU for ur money.

I always miss something.

Build is fixed. Some changes are made to accomidate some RAM. I put 8gb of DDR3 in there because it is so cheap. I also made it an AMD build. The X4 955 is a great CPU. I have mine overclocked to 4.13GHz. Just throw a Hyper 212+ somewhere down the line if you need some extra horsepower.

I mean what ur talking about now is well above ur absolute cap, two 6970's will definatly rape anything on the market now higher res too but it really depends on what u wanna spend.

Oh and to the hex core question that is pointless for a gaming comp, ur games wont utialize that I have an i7 and its over kill, i5 is perfect for gaming, it saves u money and wont really bottleneck ur pc. The GPU is the most important thing so if u really have a cap save ur cash on the CPU and get the best performing GPU for ur money.

Obiwan_1O

Well that I know, am not getting this now, it will be the end of the year/early next year. Making the builds now and am gonna watch the prices as new things come out, like how the Phen 2 X4 and X6 as the Bulldozers come out later. I know how much those bad boys are, I should have clarified, I have no intention of getting 2 at once. a second, will come later, much later most likely. and I know it destroys most things NOW, but I want it to last, something that kills now should still be somewhat decent 2 1/2 - 3 years down the line. Total War games are pretty demandings and take a lot of juice, I can't play Empire on my current comp unforunately, but this build will rape it, as well as Shogun 2 when it comes out ( which has pretty high reccomended itself, why I choose that as a benchmark)

If you can make a better, more affordable build, that will do great not only now, but down the line as well, then I am all ears.

and thank you to the other gentlemen for the fix and the Phenom build.

Thread is a bit of mess, been sick through this whole process and I don't got my A game on : /

I very much like the build Middle-earth. Though I am once again going back and forth between 5870 Crossfire vs single 6970. How would that effect your build you made, and imo, how future proof is that?

Don't go for a 5870 crossfire setup. The newer hardware is better. A 6970 has 2gb of GDDR5. That is about as future proof as anything out there. In reality though, just go for the fastest GPU setup that you can and disregard memory and everything else. That is really the only way to be ready for anything. It is why I went for a 5850 over a 6850 and a GTX 460. The 5850 has the most raw GPU processing power out of those choices and the prices were the same.

Actually on second thought, the 5870 crossfire setup will be faster in games that support crossfire well. That will give you the most raw GPU power for your price. It is really up to personal preference at that point, and what sales are going on at the time. I would have a hard time myself choosing between the two. I would go for a 6970 with possible crossfire down the road, in that case you need to set up your build for the addition of another GPU. A more powerful PSU and a motherboard that supports dual 16x PCI-E lanes will be a necessity.

Don't go for a 5870 crossfire setup. The newer hardware is better. A 6970 has 2gb of GDDR5. That is about as future proof as anything out there. In reality though, just go for the fastest GPU setup that you can and disregard memory and everything else. That is really the only way to be ready for anything. It is why I went for a 5850 over a 6850 and a GTX 460. The 5850 has the most raw GPU processing power out of those choices and the prices were the same.

Actually on second thought, the 5870 crossfire setup will be faster in games that support crossfire well. That will give you the most raw GPU power for your price. It is really up to personal preference at that point, and what sales are going on at the time. I would have a hard time myself choosing between the two. I would go for a 6970 with possible crossfire down the road, in that case you need to set up your build for the addition of another GPU. A more powerful PSU and a motherboard that supports dual 16x PCI-E lanes will be a necessity.

middle-earth88

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Don't go for a 5870 crossfire setup. The newer hardware is better. A 6970 has 2gb of GDDR5. That is about as future proof as anything out there. In reality though, just go for the fastest GPU setup that you can and disregard memory and everything else. That is really the only way to be ready for anything. It is why I went for a 5850 over a 6850 and a GTX 460. The 5850 has the most raw GPU processing power out of those choices and the prices were the same.

Actually on second thought, the 5870 crossfire setup will be faster in games that support crossfire well. That will give you the most raw GPU power for your price. It is really up to personal preference at that point, and what sales are going on at the time. I would have a hard time myself choosing between the two. I would go for a 6970 with possible crossfire down the road, in that case you need to set up your build for the addition of another GPU. A more powerful PSU and a motherboard that supports dual 16x PCI-E lanes will be a necessity.

emperorzhang66

That is basicly what I said.

That is basicly what I said.

middle-earth88

Don't go for a 5870 crossfire setup. The newer hardware is better. A 6970 has 2gb of GDDR5. That is about as future proof as anything out there. In reality though, just go for the fastest GPU setup that you can and disregard memory and everything else. That is really the only way to be ready for anything. It is why I went for a 5850 over a 6850 and a GTX 460. The 5850 has the most raw GPU processing power out of those choices and the prices were the same.

Actually on second thought, the 5870 crossfire setup will be faster in games that support crossfire well. That will give you the most raw GPU power for your price. It is really up to personal preference at that point, and what sales are going on at the time. I would have a hard time myself choosing between the two. I would go for a 6970 with possible crossfire down the road, in that case you need to set up your build for the addition of another GPU. A more powerful PSU and a motherboard that supports dual 16x PCI-E lanes will be a necessity.

middle-earth88

Makes sense. So, I'll plan on something along those lines then. Def sounds like the best bet.