$600 Gaming PC. Is it possible?

[David Tennant]

[highlight]I'm David Tennant.[/highlight]

[odellus]

[QUOTE=David Tennant;23651363][highlight]I'm David Tennant.[/highlight][/QUOTE]

fyi matt smith > david tennant

[David Tennant]

[QUOTE=Odellus;23652756]fyi matt smith > david tennant[/QUOTE]

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[BatHands]

[QUOTE=FLAPJACKDANNY;23642593]If your 100% sure then you don't know jack about building computers.[/QUOTE]

I'm not just talking about maxing Metro 2033 @ 1280x1024. I'm talking absolute max.

[Sodisna]

Who cares? As long as you can play. It should do just fine.

[BatHands]

[img]http://media.bestofmicro.com/1/3/242391/original/Crysis%202560.png[/img]

One GTX 480 can't even handle Crysis at 2560x1600 with only 4x AA.

You really think you can squeeze two 5970s into a $1300 budget without bottlenecking them with a CPU?

[odellus]

GTX 295 beating a 480?

[FalcoLombardi]

[QUOTE=Odellus;23655686]GTX 295 beating a 480?[/QUOTE]

:byodood: Quick, everyone trade your 480s for 295s.

[Gamerkiwi]

What the fuck? The 5970 got 7 fps with AA.

[pebkac]

[QUOTE=GamerKiwi;23632152]Get this CPU:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103681[/url]

Mobo:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176[/url]

Then get this GPU:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121387[/url]

You can get a $20 rebate on the PSU and a $20 combo deal with it and the DVD drive.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.434931[/url]

Also, OP, what's your resolution?[/QUOTE]

I'd get a better CPU, at least an x3 440, but the phenom x4 925 that Undomian recommended would be even better. In my opinion, the Athlon IIs are good for the really low budget builds, the Phenoms give quite a bit more performance and i think you could squeeze one in that 600$ budget.

2 cores just aren't enough anymore if you're going for a relatively highend card like the gtx460.

[Ragemike]

Well the time has come to decide on the final build.

$600

Any last thoughts?

[K0mori]

[QUOTE=Ragemike;23669499]Well the time has come to decide on the final build.

$600

Any last thoughts?[/QUOTE]

I don't think you need to worry as much as you are. My PC was built for about $420USD and can run most top of the line games at moderate settings. I haven't tried Crysis, but Bad Company 2 and Oblivion (which shares its engine with Fallout 3) run like a charm. I use an Athlon II dual core with 2 gigs of ram and a Radeon HD 4670.

With your budget, you can do much better, too.

[Ragemike]

[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;23671512]I don't think you need to worry as much as you are. My PC was built for about $420USD and can run most top of the line games at moderate settings. I haven't tried Crysis, but Bad Company 2 and Oblivion (which shares its engine with Fallout 3) run like a charm. I use an Athlon II dual core with 2 gigs of ram and a Radeon HD 4670.

With your budget, you can do much better, too.[/QUOTE]
I see, well thanks for letting me know.

[redonkulous]

[QUOTE=ghostofme;23631659]If you want absolute max settings on the most intense games, like Metro 2033, you're gonna need a budget of at least $1,500-$2,000.[/QUOTE]

My $1100 computer has yet to face a game it can't max.

[GWeasel]

[QUOTE=redonkulous;23675716]My $1100 computer has yet to face a game it can't max.[/QUOTE]

Wtf is it with people flaming a post pointing out that it's not easy to super max a game like metro 2033, of course we can be happy with a computer that costs less, the only point Ghostofme was trying to make was that you need a holy shit computer to run a holy shit maxed out game, DEAL WITH IT.

[Big D Duchovny]

[QUOTE=Odellus;23655686]GTX 295 beating a 480?[/QUOTE]

Well, the GTX 295 is, as far as I remember, two GTX 260 or GTX 280 GPU's on a single card...

[Sodisna]

[QUOTE=GWeasel;23675844]Wtf is it with people flaming a post pointing out that it's not easy to super max a game like metro 2033, of course we can be happy with a computer that costs less, the only point Ghostofme was trying to make was that you need a holy shit computer to run a holy shit maxed out game, DEAL WITH IT.[/QUOTE]

That's not flaming.

[ADT]

[QUOTE=GWeasel;23675844]Wtf is it with people flaming a post pointing out that it's not easy to super max a game like metro 2033, of course we can be happy with a computer that costs less, the only point Ghostofme was trying to make was that you need a holy shit computer to run a holy shit maxed out game, DEAL WITH IT.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. Make me rage every time I saw someone tell "Eh guys I can max out my only and one game for 2000-3000$". What a retard.

[editline]02:36PM[/editline]

Especially on Youtube. Oh god. The amount of utter shit here for that.

[Slithersoul]

why would you want to max metro, its an eye candy game tbh

[JackHowers]

Just as an example, I can run Crysis on MAX (Haven't tried the graphics mods yet) on my $800 rig. I'll post it up in a bit.
EDIT: And don't get a GTX 220, I use a 9800, and that's ALOT better.

[Doctor Gonzo]

[QUOTE=Undomian;23630783]He's right, its pretty much impossible to expect to run everything at max on what is essentially a budget computer.

Here's what I came up with though.
[url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=9743989[/url][/QUOTE]

Pretty decent build from what I can see. The 5770 is a powerful card, it makes games look great, especially in crossfire.

[FLAPJACKDANNY]

[QUOTE=redonkulous;23675716]My $1100 computer has yet to face a game it can't max.[/QUOTE]

Yeah but can it run Saints row 2 :smug:

[BatHands]

[QUOTE=redonkulous;23675716]My $1100 computer has yet to face a game it can't max.[/QUOTE]

I don't know how to take this post being that you didn't post any specs or games that you play and what res you play them at?

I can tell everyone I can make out all games on my $600 PC...@ 800x600...

[editline]12:25AM[/editline]

I know that kinda sounds like a rude reply, but its not meant to be insulting at all. I just don't know how else to word it.

[jaybuz]

[QUOTE=Slithersoul;23682143]why would you want to max metro, its an eye candy game tbh[/QUOTE]

I for one, actually enjoyed the game. The graphics was a just a big bonus.

[BatHands]

[QUOTE=jaybuz;23696026]I for one, actually enjoyed the game. The graphics was a just a big bonus.[/QUOTE]

Is it worth buying? I've been thinking about getting it.

[Sodisna]

My rig costs about 300 and I can max out Unreal 3 at 1152x864.

[drummerundrcovr]

I WIN

[url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19902948[/url]

AMD triple core, can most likely unlock to a quad core.
:siren:BEFORE FLAMING ME FOR THE 5830:siren:

The gtx460 comes in 2 flavors, 768MB & 192 bit bus, and 1GB 256 bit bus. The 768MB gtx460 is $200, and the 5830 bests it in most games, and at worse is on par or 1fps slower. The 768MB 460 is also severely choked in some titles at the god-tier resolutions, like 2560x1600. Even at 1920x1200 a few games choke it and the fps drops substantially. Also the motherboard supports crossfire only, so that'd be the only route to go if you wanted to crossfire in the future.

Now, if the OP was to go with a 1GB gtx 460, it'd be much more justified. It unfortunately is also $30 more. I honestly would go with the 5830, it'll beat even the 1gb 460 in many games.

[img]http://media.bestofmicro.com/A/2/254378/original/Crysis%201920.png[/img]
[img]http://media.bestofmicro.com/9/T/254369/original/Aliens%20vs%20Predator%201920.png[/img]
[img]http://media.bestofmicro.com/A/5/254381/original/DiRT%202%201920.png[/img]
[img]http://media.bestofmicro.com/9/W/254372/original/Battlefield%20Bad%20Company%202%201920.png[/img]
Notice the 5830 is just about on par with the 768MB 460 in the worst case scenarios.

[Gamerkiwi]

[QUOTE=drummerundrcovr;23702710]I WIN

[url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19902948[/url]

AMD triple core, can most likely unlock to a quad core.
BLAH BLAH BLAH BENCHMARKS[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.450374[/url]
$30 cheaper.

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185[/url]
$20 more, twice the storage.

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253[/url]
Cheaper, same brand.

[drummerundrcovr]

[QUOTE=GamerKiwi;23702995][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.450374[/url]
$30 cheaper.[/quote]
Re-read my last post.

[quote][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185[/url][/quote]
Would be adding on to marginally over 600 (with my setup at least)

[quote][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253[/url]
Cheaper, same brand.[/QUOTE]

Doesn't have heatsinks. It's only $8 more for the ones I linked, where you could actually safely overclock them if you wanted. again only $8 :colbert:

[Big D Duchovny]

GTX 460 should run cooler from what I've heard, and be more quiet. It' should be a very easily overclocked card, and scale very well in SLI. It doesn't need as much power as the 5830, the 5830 is 10.25" long, the GTX 460 8.5".
The GTX 460 is a good card and is mostly beated on higher resolutions.
[url]http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-460-gf104-fermi,2684-14.html[/url]
The GTX 460 768Mb/1Gb is [b]in my opinion[/b] a better buy if you got a relativily small case and would like to OC and SLI later on.