Getting a new PC

[Andy [YaYa]]

Getting back again with another question.

Is there any real advantage to having a Quad-Core2 6850 (or 9650)
@3.8ghz overclocked to just having a (Quad-Core) Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 @ 2.66GHz 1066FSB considering the graphics card I am getting
above. Going down a bit on the CPU will reduce the cost a bit and a
friend of mine said that I would be wasting money on something that
won't really be needed, even with Crysis and that the GPU I want will
more than suffice combined with a lesser CPU.

I have no idea, you didn't specify a video card in your original post.

If you want to play Crysis at full speed, you'll want to get a 3-4 card
SLI/Crossfire setup with (2) Quad Cores, fastest you can afford.
Shouldn't cost you more than $10,000 for the whole system.

OK, I exagerate, but Crysis will use whatever you throw at it.
Personally I still think it's a stupid game, and 1 video card should be
enough to get an enjoyable experience out of the game, if you just want
to play it. Personally I have more fun with Half-Life 2 or any Source
game. (Portal, FTW) Source games run great on just about anything.

As for CPU... I guess a Quad-Core 2 (never heard of them) would be
faster than a Quad-Core. Will you use that speed? I don't know. Will you
notice the difference? I doubt it, unless you're really sensitive to
that sorta thing.

I'm of the humble opinion that you should buy what can, and don't shop
around too much, just get what you need from NewEGG or ZipZoom, and have
fun. Build it fast too, because next week your computer will be
worthless, and you're gonna be stuck with it.

Ta - ta.

 

[VRG Scotty]

I'm of the humble opinion that you should buy what can, and don't shop
around too much, just get what you need from NewEGG or ZipZoom, and have
fun. Build it fast too, because next week your computer will be
worthless, and you're gonna be stuck with it.

hehe you old cynic you

Hey Andy..got my new Phenom 9850 quad it sucks nuts mate tis awesome, and
new specs are as follows

AMD Phenom 9850 QUAD
Asus Silent Square Pro Cooler
GIGABYTE MA790FX-DS5
ENERMAX GALAXY EGX1000EWL 1000W MODULAR PSU
2x150GB Raptors(raid 0)
2x500gb Maxtors (raid 1)
Gainward BLISS 8800 GTX (forceware 174..74)
128Mb Physx Card
2x2gb Reaper 8500 OCZ 1066mhz
WINTV-PVR500MCE
Plextor DVDR 716AL
Pioneer 112 DVDRWDL
Sony/NEC 18x DVDRWDL
Vista Ultimate 64bit
Thermaltake Armor Extreme
24" Dell(1920 x 1200)Logitech Z5500 Speakers
Netgear DG834N Router
Maxtor 300gb External
Maxtor 500gb External
4Gb readyboost flash drive

cos I know you like to see

 

[Tom]

I have no idea, you didn't specify a video card in your original post.

NVIDIA 9800 GX2 1GB

If you want to play Crysis at full speed, you'll want to get a 3-4 card
SLI/Crossfire setup with (2) Quad Cores, fastest you can afford.
Shouldn't cost you more than $10,000 for the whole system.


OK, I exagerate, but Crysis will use whatever you throw at it.
Personally I still think it's a stupid game, and 1 video card should be
enough to get an enjoyable experience out of the game, if you just want
to play it. Personally I have more fun with Half-Life 2 or any Source
game. (Portal, FTW) Source games run great on just about anything.

I can get a system with 3-slot SLI MOBO that comes with 3 - 8800GTXs
768mg for nearly $300 cheaper than my first setup I had here (that
second post showing what I wanted was supposed to include the NVIDIA
GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB, sorry), but the CPU is a quad-core 2 6600 2.4ghz
and no monitor.

As for CPU... I guess a Quad-Core 2 (never heard of them) would be
faster than a Quad-Core. Will you use that speed? I don't know. Will you
notice the difference? I doubt it, unless you're really sensitive to
that sorta thing.

Yes, I would notice a difference especially if the game(s) are made to
be able to utilize to run under a quad core system (for example, the
Xbox 360 games use three cores). The "2" as in the Quad Core 2 is an
'iteration' designator from what I gather, the newer Duo Cores have
the '2' designator also.

 

[Andy [YaYa]]

hehe you old cynic you

Hey Andy..got my new Phenom 9850 quad it sucks nuts mate tis
awesome, and new specs are as follows

AMD Phenom 9850 QUAD
Asus Silent Square Pro Cooler
GIGABYTE MA790FX-DS5
ENERMAX GALAXY EGX1000EWL 1000W MODULAR PSU
2x150GB Raptors(raid 0)
2x500gb Maxtors (raid 1)
Gainward BLISS 8800 GTX (forceware 174..74)
128Mb Physx Card
2x2gb Reaper 8500 OCZ 1066mhz
WINTV-PVR500MCE
Plextor DVDR 716AL
Pioneer 112 DVDRWDL
Sony/NEC 18x DVDRWDL
Vista Ultimate 64bit
Thermaltake Armor Extreme
24" Dell(1920 x 1200)Logitech Z5500 Speakers
Netgear DG834N Router
Maxtor 300gb External
Maxtor 500gb External
4Gb readyboost flash drive

cos I know you like to see

Sounds awesome, I'm sitting on a Q6700 for a couple weeks now, the mobo
I got with it is an Intel P33 (I think) board, which I'm thinking of
trying to get something a little beefier (like a 780i chipset, or
something) before I throw it in. Gonna try to sell my dual core or
something.

Also thinking about getting a ATi 650 PCIe TV Wonder to replace my dead
Replay TV. Getting tired of missing shows and having to download them. I
hate Cable, too expensive for what you get. Hard to justify spending
almost $2000 a year for it.

Best Buy I work at just got a $149 BluRay ROM drive. It's only $149, but
doesn't burn discs. I might get it. My current player doesn't work very
well (first gen samsung player).

-A.

 

[VRG Scotty]

Sounds awesome, I'm sitting on a Q6700 for a couple weeks now, the mobo
I got with it is an Intel P33 (I think) board, which I'm thinking of
trying to get something a little beefier (like a 780i chipset, or
something) before I throw it in. Gonna try to sell my dual core or
something.

Also thinking about getting a ATi 650 PCIe TV Wonder to replace my dead
Replay TV. Getting tired of missing shows and having to download them. I
hate Cable, too expensive for what you get. Hard to justify spending
almost $2000 a year for it.

Best Buy I work at just got a $149 BluRay ROM drive. It's only $149, but
doesn't burn discs. I might get it. My current player doesn't work very
well (first gen samsung player).

Awesome indeedy...5.9 all the way...plays all the games at full settings
too...don't go the way of Intel mate(been there done that..silly cash) the
price of the AMD chips makes it much better a choice

 

[Andy [YaYa]]

Awesome indeedy...5.9 all the way...plays all the games at full
settings too...don't go the way of Intel mate(been there done
that..silly cash) the price of the AMD chips makes it much better a
choice

The problem is, I get my Intel chips for free.... so it's kindda a no
brainer there. Just the mobo I gotta worry about, and RAM I guess.