advice on gaming rig

[Janan]

k ty for the advice

[syedshahzad786]

(don't go on ATI 4850 b/c is too hot, and now we are in summer)

r u kidding or talking abt stock cards...

ATI`s ICEQ or SONIC or SAPHIREs cards temps are lower than 9800GTX++

[bongas]

dont go with "poizen's" recommendations,thats a .......... board with no ot even sli........hahahahahaha..........lol
680i sli wud be the best.

[hasanJ]

dont go with "poizen's" recommendations,thats a .......... board with no ot even sli........hahahahahaha..........lol
680i sli wud be the best.

SLI iz not necessary for everyday gaming and on 17inch monitor even :S

@Voodoo shuldnt he get an E5200 if opting for DUALCOre setup because itll put the total cost within his budget
adn 2X2GB ram iz kinda overkill for gaming on XP but thts just me

[Voodoo]

r u kidding or talking abt stock cards...

ATI`s ICEQ or SONIC or SAPHIREs cards temps are lower than 9800GTX++

i think available 4850 in Pakistan is with stock heat sink and fan, if he find ICEQ version of 4850 then it is the better option,

[Poizen]

@bongas: did you even read the first post! The buyers on a budget and why would he want to do sli? sli is only needed if u have atleast have a 22inch lcd!

@vodoo: the palit version i recomended has non reference cooler and is available in pakistan. Plus it has ddr5 memory and costs only 11900rs.

[Sire Ahsan]

dont go with "poizen's" recommendations,thats a .......... board with no ot even sli........hahahahahaha..........lol
680i sli wud be the best.

heres a good build for a gamin pc + a future proof one.

E7300 10k
680i 9k
2gb ram,250gb hdd,450watts ov power(coolermaster extreme)
and a 9500gt ddr2 512mb 5k

later u can put a core 2 quad with a descent graphics card n run two way sli.


its not for extreme gamin or playing games on a 27" wide screen ,its for light gaming.

ike assasin's creed,cod4 ,nfs undercover,burnout paradise,fallout 3 etc....

SLi is the worst for value for money! You are always better off buying a better card!

And 680SLi ... crap board btw! And 9500GT ? Seriously ... that thing for GAMING while buying a friggin 9,000 motherboard ? HAHA! Buying anything less than a HD4670/9600GSO is just wasting money. And so is getting SLi if you arent getting anything less than the top of the line (GTX280 or better)

@Jaan

Dont get quad core ... overall useless in games!

Get the PG Gaming PC Mainstream! It will serve you well in your budget!

[Voodoo]

@Voodoo shuldnt he get an E5200 if opting for DUALCOre setup because itll put the total cost within his budget
adn 2X2GB ram iz kinda overkill for gaming on XP but thts just me

if E7400/7300 falls in his budget then they are better than E5200 who has less cache as well as very uncertain behavior regarding temperature, however if budget is issue then E5200 is OK,

4 GB is better than 2 GB, in xp 32 bit he will use near 3.2 GB,

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@vodoo: the palit version i recomended has non reference cooler and is available in pakistan. Plus it has ddr5 memory and costs only 11900rs.

yes, it is the best card in this price (if we see its specs) with reasonable cooler, i have tried hardly but not found any review/benchmark of this card, so we can confirm its performance/temp practically,

[Newbie]

E7300 9600
MSI P43 Neo(for overclocking) 7800
Ram Corsair XMS2 2Gb-6400/800 Bus XMS Extreme Speed Gaming Memory X2 4100
Palit HD4850 12500
PSU Cooler Master 500 watt 4100
1900 left for case if u wanna buy good case just increase ur budget lil bit