Niko said:
[quote author=iskor12 link=1239032782/0#11 date=1239889709][quote author=Niko link=1239032782/0#10 date=1239886692]Ok, your best bet here would be changing your configuration to AMD and getting a 720 black edition if you know how to OC.
If you wanna keep the Intel config then do not get a core quad, just get an e8800 [highlight](dual core is better for gaming).[/highlight]
The memory is just too much, the processor won't handle it, get 2*2GB G.Skill Pi Black and OC it with the e8800.
Speakers, get some Edifier or a
GOOD JWIN 5.1 configuration.
But my biggest complaint here is the 4870. If you are getting a 750W PSU then just get two 4850... or a 4870X2, you need something better, a 4870 will NOT handle all the eye candy as you say if you're as strict as I am
One more thing, TWO 500GB drives in Raid 0 are better than just one 1TB drive, trust me, you'll get better speeds.
Oh....and why are you buying a vista copy? You don't need to pay for what is free
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First off.....New games are now utilizing all 4 processing cores, so you do now bennifit having a quad core cpu.
A Raid 0 setup is more proned to errors. I don't want to have to do repairs on my budies computer in the future.
For the price verses performance, I think that the 4870 will do him just fine. He doesn't play FPS.
I am an intel guy. I do not buy AMD Processors unless I am buying a video card.
As for the processor not being able to handle that much ram? well, I don't know about that one. I do know that if I wanted to OC this system for him, I easilly could with this setup.
FYI: [highlight]the hd4870 pushes my 27" monitor at home just fine[/highlight]. Frame rate never drops below 30fps, unless I am playing Crysis on max. I can play Crysis on high though with no problems.[/quote]
Well I'm sorry but that's not true, a hardcore enthusiast can't accept a single 4870 to run [highlight]every game [/highlight]in a 22" screen.
[highlight]Quad cores aren't yet as good as dual cores for gaming (yet).[/highlight]
I don't think you really need 8 GB of ram, you'll be good with 4GB, if you wanted 6GB then you should use a Core i7 to manage the triple channel.
Oh, and 30fps is unacceptable for me, [highlight]I can't play anything if it's below 60fps[/highlight], that's why I said I didn't know how strict you were regarding games.
All in all, you don't need a monster rig if you're not going to play FPS games
Cheers.[/quote]
Ok how about this....Lets compare your dual core verses my quad in my current pc on the game......Far Cry 2.....My quad will and does out perform a dual core on this game. Almost all new games are starting to use multiple threads to reduce the stress and raise the effeicency and processing power of the cpu when it come to performance. But if you wanted to compare a game like Call of Duty 4....Then your dual core would be better.
You made me laugh...sorry, anything below 60fps....I can't believe that you can honestly say that you would visually se the difference between 30fps and 60fps. The only thing that you would possibly notice is that the darker parts of your game would look darker (less light bleed on an lcd)....lol
hd4870 alone cannot push a 27" on max with all games...I am willing to admit that, but it can play most games on max, without ever droping below 30fps. Plus with all due consideration, 2 hd4850 cost over $275, one hd 4870 costs $175, and the improvement from having 2 hd4850's is not worth the extra money.
Do you really think that a Core 2 quad can't manage 8gigs of ram well?...With all due consideration, they are made to handle up to 128gigs of ram...but ram and cpu management of ram, is definity not my expertise in the computer field. Do you have any documentation that can explain this to me that it can't manage 8 gigs well? I really would like more information on this and I am honestly not trying to be a jerk. I really want to know.
I am tire of arguing..Everyone has their own personal prefference.
Yes...this isn't going to be a monster rig...I understand this, but it is what my friend wants. [highlight]I am trying to convince him to get an i7 though, due to everyones advice.....thanks[/highlight]
