Geek porn v2
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29 Jul 2010, 20:41
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Again, time for some hardware.
As I've mentioned in my previous journal I'm thinking about purchasing a new system to play some games once in a while.
Should be nothing too fancy but still run most games (especially ET) pretty smooth.
I ended up with 2 setups but I'm still having some doubts..
Setup 1:
Setup 2:
Opinions?
As I've mentioned in my previous journal I'm thinking about purchasing a new system to play some games once in a while.
Should be nothing too fancy but still run most games (especially ET) pretty smooth.
I ended up with 2 setups but I'm still having some doubts..
Setup 1:
Setup 2:
Opinions?
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intel i series are quite efficient and promising, forget about AMD.
For your gfx card take at least 1GB.
The rest looks fine
This is GDDR5. More than 512MB is not needed for the resolution he is playing.
From now ye he won't need it but who knows after.
He doesnt have the money. Simple as that, its the best you can get in that pricerange. Also 1GB is not neccesary. If you dont play a high resolution.
my advice:
random ASUS with 775 socket
dual core intel
the rest like you got
cheap(cheat) and efficient
- E5500 Dual Core
- Asus P5QPL-AM socket 775
- etc..
So 2nd setup = win?
You probably think I need more RAM. As long as you keep your OS clean and run ~ 25 processes 2 GB should easily cut it imo.
ET doesn't need that much btw.
Everything else looks ok btw..? Case, PSU, CPU, mobo..?
1000 cooks - 1000 opinions
mainboard and cpu are mains things to improve here, rest are nuances... won*t care about it that much.. k?
Maybe the power supply, 300W is probably not enough and you'll have to change it a year after.
About the RAM, I honestly believe that 2GB won't be enough, ET doesn't need indeed a 4GB RAM and even not a 2GB but what kind of OS are you going to use ?
Most of the computers are nowadays running on 4GB and it's for a reason, the speed is obviously increasing and will give u a more comfortable access to any of ur process even on ur OS.
trust me ; ]
FACTS AND FACTS ONLY SIR.
It's wrong to take B brand power supply like many people do.
take at least dual core
u will succed in et :)
Its one of the most known and best brands.
Just not that known.
But if he wants the most performance now, the intel will win it.