Is anyone here into building PCs

yoshinobu's revenge · 03-11-2005, 08:40 AM

I'm thinking of getting a new one. I only have a laptop and I can't run Doom3 nor Republic Commando. I need pixel shaders

Nothing/everything · 03-11-2005, 08:41 AM

how many $$$ do you have to spend

yoshinobu's revenge · 03-11-2005, 08:46 AM

well i'm trying to decide whether to just buy something that will do the job or go for an overclockable relatively futureproofed system, if it's not too expensive.

I would say £500-1000. I'd rather not go much over £700 tho.

I'm looking at a DFI SLI-DR mobo, Athlon 64 3000+ as a base. Plan to get 2x 80Gb Seagates w/ NCQ for RAID0.

Nothing/everything · 03-11-2005, 08:47 AM

anyways:

Socket 939 AMD64 motherboard with matching processor

1 gigs of RAM

GeforceFX6800 series videocard (preferrably the GT, or even an ultra)

That should keep you happy with Doom3 and whatnot. My borther has a similar system, and with 12x anit-aliasing and 8x anisotropic filtering, the thing still runs like a dream. The only limiting thing is his screen resolution. Be aware that having an 6800 ultra is like having a vacuum cleaner in your computer, noise-wise.

Nothing/everything · 03-11-2005, 08:49 AM

too late with my reply

an 6800 ultra is rather expensive, it's 500 euros. I'd pick a somewhat more expensive 939 AMD64 than the other one (754 or something), because the 939 will be the processor type that's going to be upgraded.

Nothing/everything · 03-11-2005, 08:50 AM

and oh yes, i have an AMD64 754 3200+ with 512mb ram, and a geforceFX5700 ultra. It does the job for doom3, it does more than the job for halflife 2.

yoshinobu's revenge · 03-11-2005, 09:02 AM

oh yeah. i would be definitely be getting a Socket 939

i'm torn between ATI and NVidia. I quite like the X700

03-11-2005, 08:40 AM	#1
yoshinobu's revenge Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 1,587	Is anyone here into building PCs I'm thinking of getting a new one. I only have a laptop and I can't run Doom3 nor Republic Commando. I need pixel shaders

03-11-2005, 08:41 AM	#2
Nothing/everything Minion of Satan Location: Groningen; Netherlands Posts: 8,000	how many $$$ do you have to spend

03-11-2005, 08:46 AM	#3
yoshinobu's revenge Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 1,587	well i'm trying to decide whether to just buy something that will do the job or go for an overclockable relatively futureproofed system, if it's not too expensive. I would say £500-1000. I'd rather not go much over £700 tho. I'm looking at a DFI SLI-DR mobo, Athlon 64 3000+ as a base. Plan to get 2x 80Gb Seagates w/ NCQ for RAID0.

03-11-2005, 08:47 AM	#4
Nothing/everything Minion of Satan Location: Groningen; Netherlands Posts: 8,000	anyways: Socket 939 AMD64 motherboard with matching processor 1 gigs of RAM GeforceFX6800 series videocard (preferrably the GT, or even an ultra) That should keep you happy with Doom3 and whatnot. My borther has a similar system, and with 12x anit-aliasing and 8x anisotropic filtering, the thing still runs like a dream. The only limiting thing is his screen resolution. Be aware that having an 6800 ultra is like having a vacuum cleaner in your computer, noise-wise.

03-11-2005, 08:49 AM	#5
Nothing/everything Minion of Satan Location: Groningen; Netherlands Posts: 8,000	too late with my reply an 6800 ultra is rather expensive, it's 500 euros. I'd pick a somewhat more expensive 939 AMD64 than the other one (754 or something), because the 939 will be the processor type that's going to be upgraded.

03-11-2005, 08:50 AM	#6
Nothing/everything Minion of Satan Location: Groningen; Netherlands Posts: 8,000	and oh yes, i have an AMD64 754 3200+ with 512mb ram, and a geforceFX5700 ultra. It does the job for doom3, it does more than the job for halflife 2.

03-11-2005, 09:02 AM	#7
yoshinobu's revenge Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 1,587	oh yeah. i would be definitely be getting a Socket 939 i'm torn between ATI and NVidia. I quite like the X700