• Reccomend me a good motherboard and Processor
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Can someone reccomend me a good motherboard+processor for future games Specs:2 Gigs of DDR2 Ram Nvidia Geforce 9600gt Or should i buy a new computer with specs like these?
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849[/url] It's what I have.
[QUOTE=Erp2;27279903][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849[/url] It's what I have.[/QUOTE] whats your performance on games?
give us a screenshot of Speccy [url]http://www.piriform.com/speccy[/url] and ignore erp, only an idiot would buy 8GB RAM and an X6 for games
CPU performance is amazing when you overclock that (even without), though most games only use 4 cores, but when games start using 6 cores, you'll be ready. I can run some benchmarks with it, if you'd like. [editline]8th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=reapaninja;27280023]give us a screenshot of Speccy [url]http://www.piriform.com/speccy[/url] and ignore erp, only an idiot would buy 8GB RAM and an X6 for games[/QUOTE]Never said x6 was only for games, it's just what I have. I also do video editing and modeling. Plus another 4GB (to my original 4GB) was only $30 more. Ignore reapaninja, he's an idiot assuming I only game
Isn't sandy bridge coming out tomorrow?
[QUOTE=reapaninja;27280023]give us a screenshot of Speccy [url]http://www.piriform.com/speccy[/url] and ignore erp, only an idiot would buy 8GB RAM and an X6 for games[/QUOTE] here ya go [img]http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx108/Matrix374/Specs.jpg?t=1294503006[/img]
[QUOTE=Erp2;27280048]CPU performance is amazing when you overclock that (even without), though most games only use 4 cores, but when games start using 6 cores, you'll be ready. I can run some benchmarks with it, if you'd like. [editline]8th January 2011[/editline] Never said x6 was only for games, it's just what I have. I also do video editing and modeling. Plus another 4GB (to my original 4GB) was only $30 more. Ignore reapaninja, he's an idiot assuming I only game[/QUOTE] he clearly states he's going to be gaming and thus what you're using for workstation stuff isn't relevant [editline]8th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Matrix374;27280149]here ya go [img_thumb]http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx108/Matrix374/Specs.jpg?t=1294503006[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] you'll want pretty much a complete overhaul
Except it works fine and when later games support hexacore processors, he'll be ready.
who gives a shit if it "works fine" when he could get something that suits the task better and they won't bother with >4 support on any sensible game for a while
yeah i do want a complete overhaul but i want it to last a couple of years until i can get a job
[QUOTE=reapaninja;27280192]who gives a shit if it "works fine" when he could get something that suits the task better and they won't bother with >4 support on any sensible game for a while[/QUOTE]Black Ops supports up to 8 cores, Flight Simulator X supports 8 cores, ARMA II 8 cores, Medal of Honor, Civilization 5. You're really misinformed. [editline]8th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Matrix374;27280251]yeah i do want a complete overhaul but i want it to last a couple of years until i can get a job[/QUOTE]Which this build will
ummmmm
[QUOTE=Erp2;27280253]Black Ops supports up to 8 cores, Flight Simulator X supports 8 cores, ARMA II 8 cores, Medal of Honor, Civilization 5. You're really misinformed.[/QUOTE] Do they get a massive performance increase from those cores? probably not. >4 cores is a waste of money if you are gaming, 4 cores would last you a good few years, and your "He'll be ready" crap is so full of shit it's unreal, when most games are using >4 cores the processor will likely be obscenely obsolete.
[QUOTE=Erp2;27280253]Black Ops supports up to 8 cores, Flight Simulator X supports 8 cores, ARMA II 8 cores, Medal of Honor, Civilization 5. You're really misinformed. [editline]8th January 2011[/editline] Which this build will[/QUOTE] are you high
[QUOTE=Erp2;27280253]Black Ops supports up to 8 cores, Flight Simulator X supports 8 cores, ARMA II 8 cores, Medal of Honor, Civilization 5.[/QUOTE] would love to see some sources for that
[url]http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,794274/From-Medal-of-Honor-to-Civ-5-17-Games-that-already-benefit-from-six-cores-CPUs/Practice/[/url] [url]http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/877244-6-core-supported-games.html[/url] Shall I say more?
i still need a good motherboard and processor
phenom ii x4 955 4gb ddr3
[QUOTE=Erp2;27280778]phenom ii x4 9559[b](What is this?a Processor?)[/b] 4gb ddr3[b](Ummmmmm)[/b][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Erp2;27280724][url]http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,794274/From-Medal-of-Honor-to-Civ-5-17-Games-that-already-benefit-from-six-cores-CPUs/Practice/[/url] [url]http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/877244-6-core-supported-games.html[/url] Shall I say more?[/QUOTE] summary of that thread: [quote]90% games support 6 cores. None of them are coded for 6 threads though. The performance increases that the article saw were a mere 10% increase and on top of that it wasn't 100% thread usage. If you are looking for games coded to utilize up to 6 threads, you won't find any. If you are looking for games that can use up to 6 cores, just pick one, 90% of them do. Maybe all of them do for that matter.[/quote] [editline]8th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Matrix374;27280731]i still need a good motherboard and processor[/QUOTE] depends on your budget but you're better off just leaving it and getting a new system
better off buying a new comp? ok [editline]8th January 2011[/editline] better get studying on PC building then
Well, put simply, an AM3 Athlon II 250, 2GB of DDR3, and a motherboard to support it cost me £120, and couple that with a £40 Graphics card and £30-£40 PSU, and you've got a pretty solid pc for Source games, as mine runs at a near constant 100+ FPS on all source games. You don't want to overkill on the RAM, nor other stuff, especially if it's older technology like DDR2.
[QUOTE=Erp2;27280778]phenom ii x4 955 4gb ddr3[/QUOTE] This is a good way to do it. The AMD Phenom II x4 955 is a great processor for most gaming builds, not to expensive, but a good performer and can be overclocked well. And 4GB DDR3 is a given nowadays.
To be honest, I can't suggest anything currently. All I can say is that the following rig has been servicing me damn well for the past 7 months. [img]http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/1944/speccy.png[/img] Going back to it, what I would change is get a motherboard that supports triple-channel RAM, and maybe invest a bit more in the GPU department (as in go with nvidia, but that's a personal choice, because ATI Linux drivers suck).
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