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XP No longer works with all games Games are starting to leave DirectX 9 behind off the top of my head Just Cause 2 is one of these games that need a minimum of DirectX 10. There are a few others also but ive only had 1 coffee so my brain is not in gear yetThe Unworthy Gentleman said:
I find most people i talk to about nvidia physx and really most dont care and even one or 2 say its an excuse to bump up prices.Void(null) said:
me personally im like meh with nvidia physx and to be honest im still rather pissed at nvidia and there need to make devs slap there logo in my face with most games i start (regardless if it uses physx or not)
Not that Nvidia cards are bad, ive owned a few in my time but pure price to performance ratio ATi really beat the hell outta nvidia
Looks good. The 900 is a nice case.
I don't think you'll need thermal paste though, if you want to save a fiver- My processor included a tube. Or maybe it was my mobo. Still, You should get a tube with one of those parts anyway.
Also, go for Windows 7 64-bit. I've upgraded from XP, and had no problems running games (hell, most of my old shortcuts worked straight away).
Don't forget to make sure that all the LEDs and case colours are consistent. The 900 is black with blue LEDs. You should buy a keyboard that is also black with blue back-lit keys. Everyone knows a stylish PC is faster.
I don't think you'll need thermal paste though, if you want to save a fiver- My processor included a tube. Or maybe it was my mobo. Still, You should get a tube with one of those parts anyway.
Also, go for Windows 7 64-bit. I've upgraded from XP, and had no problems running games (hell, most of my old shortcuts worked straight away).
Don't forget to make sure that all the LEDs and case colours are consistent. The 900 is black with blue LEDs. You should buy a keyboard that is also black with blue back-lit keys. Everyone knows a stylish PC is faster.
It would need to take a rather large step back for the consoles considering Xbox360s are five years old (two years older than the original Crysis) and haven't been upgraded hardware wise since then. At least not as far as I'm aware.LightOfDarkness said:
But anyway that PC spec looks pretty good to me. I'm hardly an expert but it's better than my machine which can handle every game I've tried other than Fallout 3.
700W PSU does seem a bit overkill though.
Oh thanks! I just priced it all on amazon.co.uk. I forgot to mention that I've already bought Windows 7 Home Premium for my house computers.The Unworthy Gentleman said:mikecoulter said:The i5 750 uses a 1156 socket so he's good there.Iznat said:Make damn sure the motherboard and processor fit together!
After that, it doesn't matter, but you can't really change them
Looks good though, good luck building it, and happy gaming ^_^
It all looks good, it should all work together fine. You'll be able to play every game ever made on max graphics and games to come for a year or so on max too.
But may I inquire as to where you're getting it all. The RAM is the same as mine but costing more. Here's the link if you want it, it's free delivery to the UK too, http://www.ebuyer.com/product/178943
OH! Don't forget to factor in the cost of your OS. I suggest Windows XP, cheap, powerful, reliable and works with all modern games. If you're like me, then you'll have Ubuntu on a partition, but that's me.
My computer theme has always been black and blue! I have a really nice blue light backlit keyboard and a rather lovely Gigabyte gaming mouse.Sebenko said:
A fancy see through computer with lights once stole my girlfriend.
If you want to max out, quad core is becoming a requirement.GamesB2 said:
Can't comment too much. My experience is with Intel/Nvidia builds, Although I may try out an ATI if my current build dies (no particular reason, I still like Nvidia. Just to try out something new)
Really? That's news to me. But then again I've been using a Windows 7 netbook for the past few months and haven't bothered to look at XP.Kouen said:
Well then that's good because I was wrong about XP, it no longer works with all games and wouldn't help if you needed to upgrade.mikecoulter said:Oh thanks! I just priced it all on amazon.co.uk. I forgot to mention that I've already bought Windows 7 Home Premium for my house computers.
Neither. Do what me and Mike are doing and build your own. That way the computer will cost less and you can get both good graphics and good FPS for the same price. The small effort you need to put into it would allow you to have a much better computer for the same price or a much cheaper computer with the same specs.Leonite7 said:
iirc, crisis engine wasn't that refined. It took a gross amount of power, for not that much of a reward. Although it looked really good, the cost was fucking huge. They probably refined the engine so that it wasn't as much of a hungry little bastard as it was before. Also since it is in a city environment, you'll probably have to render less then a massive jungle.GBlair88 said:
So even a small step back should be able to make it work on consoles.
I approve. Looks like a real solid rig.
Watch out for the board, ASUS boards are prone to malfunction. Mine's never gone out, but I know plenty of people who've had their board just die.
Watch out for the board, ASUS boards are prone to malfunction. Mine's never gone out, but I know plenty of people who've had their board just die.
Yeah, it took me a while to realise, but when buying pre-built, there is always something they have skimped out on. Unless you're paying seriously more than the actual system is worth. A lot of the time, you're being fooled into believing that what you're buying is seriously top notch, whereas you're shelling out good money for two year old parts hastily put together for nothing but profit.The Unworthy Gentleman said:Really? That's news to me. But then again I've been using a Windows 7 netbook for the past few months and haven't bothered to look at XP.Kouen said:
Well then that's good because I was wrong about XP, it no longer works with all games and wouldn't help if you needed to upgrade.mikecoulter said:Oh thanks! I just priced it all on amazon.co.uk. I forgot to mention that I've already bought Windows 7 Home Premium for my house computers.
Neither. Do what me and Mike are doing and build your own. That way the computer will cost less and you can get both good graphics and good FPS for the same price. The small effort you need to put into it would allow you to have a much better computer for the same price or a much cheaper computer with the same specs.Leonite7 said:
Both of those computer system's graphics cards are already vastly out dated and I couldn't recommend either to you. Please, look elsewhere. I'll PM you a good pre-built website...
I've been warned about that. It's almost making me consider changing... But they offer such easy overclocking...MorsePacific said:
I bought an ASUS board once. Never could get it to work. Different PC, hours of forum searching... The bastard just did not work. Wouldn't even power on.mikecoulter said:
I'm still using an MSi P35. Works fine, though I'm not sure I'd recommend one. They're functional, I suppose.
