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[jakerod 254]

Alright this is my next option. I'm going to be honest I don't know what half the stuff below is or means but I think it should work alright.

Source: Cyberpower PC

Price: $1,971 (+Shipping)

Purpose: Armed Assault, Visitor 3, Photoshop, 3d Modeling (maybe), Game 2 (maybe), Supreme Commander, Webpage Design, Writing, College, watching DVDs, Listening to music.

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BASE_PRICE: [+1059]

CAS: Hot New! X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control (Black Color)

CASUPGRADE: NONE

CPU: (Socket AM2) AMD Athlon?64 X2 5200+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [+240]

CD: (Special Price) 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)

CD2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR)

CABLE: None

FLASHMEDIA: None

FREEBIE_CU1: FREE! AGE OF EMPIRE III

FREEBIE_CU2: FREE! RISE OF NATIONS: RISE OF LEGENDS

FREEBIE_CU3: FREE! 2MB Portable Video, Music & Photo (MP4, MP3 & Jpeg) Media Player $149 Value

FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK

FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE (BLACK COLOR)

HDD: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+26])

HDD2: NONE

IEEE_CARD: IEEE 1394 CARD AND DRIVER [+19]

KEYBOARD: Logitech Deluxe 104 PS/2 Keyboard (Black Color)

MOUSE: Microsoft® Optical Wheel Mouse [+3] (BLACK COLOR)

MONITOR: ViewSonic Q9B 19" COLOR TFT Active Matrix SXGA LCD Display Monitor (Black) (Original Black)

MONITOR2: NONE

MOTHERBOARD: (Socket AM2)GigaByte GA-M55SLI-S4 nForce4 SLI Chipset DDR2/800 SATA 16x PCI-Express MBoard w/GbLAN,IEEE1394,USB2.0,&7.1Audio

MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory [+180] (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)

MODEM: PCI 56K V.92 FAX MODEM W/ VOICE

NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional X64 Edition w/ Free Upgrade to Windows Vista? Business 64 Bit [+31]

PPU: NONE

PRO_WIRING: None

PRINTER: None

PRINTER_CABLE: None

POWERSUPPLY: **Recommended** NZXT PF-500 500Watt Power Supply [+49]

RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

SOFT: Microsoft® OFFICE® 2003 PROFESSIONAL EDITION w/ Free Office 2007 Professional Upgrade Coupon [+299]

SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS 24/7 LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

SPEAKERS: (BLACK) Logitech X530 70Watts 5.1 Configuration Speaker System

TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)

TVRC: None

USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

UPS: None

USBHD: USB 2.0 Portable Flash Drive [+35] (1GB)

VIDEO: NEW !!! NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 512MB PCI Express x16 Video Card [+30]

VIDEO2: NONE

VIDEOCAMERA: NONE

WNC: NONE

WAP: NONE

ZIP: NONE

_PRICE: (+1971)

Is that better?

[EiZei 0]

X2 5200+ is horribly overpriced and simply doesnt perform.

EDIT:

7600 GS? Talk about unbalanced.

[jakerod 254]

X2 5200+ is horribly overpriced and simply doesnt perform.

Alright these are my other options:

All of the following are AMD Athlon 64s.

FX 62 Dual-Core w/ Hypertransport Tech [+$366]

x2 5200+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [present]

x2 5000+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$180]

x2 4600+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$154]

x2 4200+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$210]

x2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$240]

3800+ CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$284]

3500+ CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$300]

Keep in mind its purpose. If none of those are good can you recommend something, preferably specific. Also I don't really get what you mean by unbalanced on the other thing. Sorry I am kind of an idiot as far as hardware goes.

[EiZei 0]

X2 5200+ is horribly overpriced and simply doesnt perform.

Alright these are my other options:

All of the following are AMD Athlon 64s.

FX 62 Dual-Core w/ Hypertransport Tech [+$366]

x2 5200+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [present]

x2 5000+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$180]

x2 4600+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$154]

x2 4200+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$210]

x2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$240]

3800+ CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$284]

3500+ CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$300]

Frankly, id get Intel's E6600, it just blows AMD's products away at the moment.

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Keep in mind its purpose. If none of those are good can you recommend something, preferably specific. Also I don't really get what you mean by unbalanced on the other thing. Sorry I am kind of an idiot as far as hardware goes.

By unbalanced I mean your graphics adapter is way too cheap and slow compared to rest of your hardware, no fun getting a 2000 USD computer just to realize it wont run arma on medium.

[jakerod 254]

X2 5200+ is horribly overpriced and simply doesnt perform.

Alright these are my other options:

All of the following are AMD Athlon 64s.

FX 62 Dual-Core w/ Hypertransport Tech [+$366]

x2 5200+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [present]

x2 5000+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$180]

x2 4600+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$154]

x2 4200+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$210]

x2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$240]

3800+ CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$284]

3500+ CPU w/ Hypertransport Tech [-$300]

Frankly, id get Intel's E6600, it just blows AMD's products away at the moment.

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Keep in mind its purpose. If none of those are good can you recommend something, preferably specific. Also I don't really get what you mean by unbalanced on the other thing. Sorry I am kind of an idiot as far as hardware goes.

By unbalanced I mean your graphics adapter is way too cheap and slow compared to rest of your hardware, no fun getting a 2000 USD computer just to realize it wont run arma on medium.

Alright working on the intel right now. What are the advantages/disadvantages between:

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INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS()[-42]

INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 2 EXTRA 3-COLOR LED CASE FANS()[-35]

CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit + 2 EXTRA CASE FANS

Also advantages / disadvantages between 1 gfx card and 2.

[EiZei 0]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK()[-42]

INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS()[-42]

INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 2 EXTRA 3-COLOR LED CASE FANS()[-35]

CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit + 2 EXTRA CASE FANS

More case fans equal less heat and more noise.

Quote[/b] ]

Also advantages / disadvantages between 1 gfx card and 2.

What?

[jakerod 254]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK()[-42]

INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS()[-42]

INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 2 EXTRA 3-COLOR LED CASE FANS()[-35]

CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit + 2 EXTRA CASE FANS

More case fans equal less heat and more noise.

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Also advantages / disadvantages between 1 gfx card and 2.

What?

I can have 1 graphics card or I can have 2. What good would the 2nd one do? The price as of right now is at like $2400 right now and I would prefer to take off the $250 second graphics card if I don't really need it.

$2,156.00 + Tax and shipping

-$250 if I don't need the 2d graphics card

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Gamer Infinity SLI Ultra

*BASE_PRICE: [+1719]

CAS: Hot New! NZXT Zero Aluminum Full Tower 420W Case (Black/Silver Color)

CASUPGRADE: NONE

CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core? 2 Duo E6600 CPU @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 2x2MB L2 Cache EM64T [+146]

CD: (Special Price) 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)

CD2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR)

CABLE: None

FLOPPY: NONE

FLASHMEDIA: None

FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit + 2 EXTRA CASE FANS

HDD: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

HDD2: NONE

IEEE_CARD: IEEE 1394 CARD AND DRIVER [+19]

KEYBOARD: Logitech Deluxe 104 PS/2 Keyboard (Black Color)

MOUSE: Microsoft® Optical Wheel Mouse [+3] (BLACK COLOR)

MONITOR: ViewSonic Q9B 19" COLOR TFT Active Matrix SXGA LCD Display Monitor (Black) [+209] (Original Black)

MONITOR2: NONE

MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5N-SLI nForce 570 SLI Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&5.1Audio

MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)

MODEM: NONE

NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional X64 Edition w/ Free Upgrade to Windows Vista? Business 64 Bit [+31]

PPU: NONE

PRO_WIRING: None

PRINTER: None

PRINTER_CABLE: None

POWERSUPPLY: **Recommended** NZXT PF-500 500Watt Power Supply

RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

SOFT: Microsoft® Works Suite 2006 w/Works8, Word 2002, Encarta, Money, Digital Image, & Streets&Trips [+29]

SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS 24/7 LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

SPEAKERS: (MULTI-COLORS) Creative Labs Inspire P7800 7.1 Surround Subwoofer Speaker System (BLACK COLOR)

TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)

TVRC: None

UPS: None

USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

USBHD: NONE

VIDEO: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express Video Card

VIDEO2: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express Video Card

VIDEOCAMERA: NONE

WNC: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card

WAP: NONE

ZIP: NONE

[Heatseeker 0]

Get rid of the second video card and get a sound card .

Or instead of a SLI ready mobo pick another model, if you cut down here and there you can get a single 8800 GTX or GTS in there instead, SLI is a waste of money..

Do you really need the new monitor, speakers, DVD drives and software? What other HW do you have around?

edit: Dont rush it, you almost threw away a buckett load of money on that dell piece of shit, take things easy, check prices, benchmarks and even diferent stores .

[jakerod 254]

Get rid of the second video card and get a sound card .

Or instead of a SLI ready mobo pick another model, if you cut down here and there you can get a single 8800 GTX or GTS in there instead, SLI is a waste of money..

Do you really need the new monitor, speakers, DVD drives and software? What other HW do you have around?

edit: Dont rush it, you almost threw away a buckett load of money on that dell piece of shit, take things easy, check prices, benchmarks and even diferent stores .

About the other hardware. I have the computer im typing on now but I was going to keep this one around for musicthat I have and such and any type of extra space or to help me multitask. (or possibly to warm the room in the winter)

(Quad-Core Supports) MSI 975X Platinum I975X CrossFire Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394,&7.1Audio()[+64]

 

(Quad-Core Supports) Intel D975XBX2 I975X Express CrossFire Chipset LGA775 FSB1066 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394,&7.1Audio()[+97]

(Quad-Core Supports) Asus P5W-DH I975X CrossFire Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394,&7.1Audio()[+105]

^My 3 options outside of SLI's.

Other Soundcard options below. (I really know nothing about soundcards... and when nothing i mean less than what i know about the rest of the stuff which I have already proven is very little.)

ESS 3D WAVETABLE SOUND PCI()[+12]  

Creative Labs SB Audigy SE()[+30]

New! Creative Labs SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio 24-BIT PCI Sound Card()[+64]

New! Creative Labs X-Fi 24-BIT PCI Sound Card()[+79]

[j w 0]

I have a light upon me (money)

So could anyone reccomend me a GeForce GFX suited well enough for ArmA, but I don't need the highest settings, I'm gonna play the game, not take photos of it.

With regards

JW

[shadow 6]

Alright this is my next option. I'm going to be honest I don't know what half the stuff below is or means but I think it should work alright.

Source: Cyberpower PC

Price: $1,971 (+Shipping)

Purpose: Armed Assault, Visitor 3, Photoshop, 3d Modeling (maybe), Game 2 (maybe), Supreme Commander, Webpage Design, Writing, College, watching DVDs, Listening to music.

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BASE_PRICE: [+1059]

CAS: Hot New! X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control (Black Color)

CASUPGRADE: NONE

CPU: (Socket AM2) AMD Athlon?64 X2 5200+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [+240]

CD: (Special Price) 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)

CD2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR)

CABLE: None

FLASHMEDIA: None

FREEBIE_CU1: FREE! AGE OF EMPIRE III

FREEBIE_CU2: FREE! RISE OF NATIONS: RISE OF LEGENDS

FREEBIE_CU3: FREE! 2MB Portable Video, Music & Photo (MP4, MP3 & Jpeg) Media Player $149 Value

FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK

FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE (BLACK COLOR)

HDD: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+26])

HDD2: NONE

IEEE_CARD: IEEE 1394 CARD AND DRIVER [+19]

KEYBOARD: Logitech Deluxe 104 PS/2 Keyboard (Black Color)

MOUSE: Microsoft® Optical Wheel Mouse [+3] (BLACK COLOR)

MONITOR: ViewSonic Q9B 19" COLOR TFT Active Matrix SXGA LCD Display Monitor (Black) (Original Black)

MONITOR2: NONE

MOTHERBOARD: (Socket AM2)GigaByte GA-M55SLI-S4 nForce4 SLI Chipset DDR2/800 SATA 16x PCI-Express MBoard w/GbLAN,IEEE1394,USB2.0,&7.1Audio

MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory [+180] (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)

MODEM: PCI 56K V.92 FAX MODEM W/ VOICE

NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional X64 Edition w/ Free Upgrade to Windows Vista? Business 64 Bit [+31]

PPU: NONE

PRO_WIRING: None

PRINTER: None

PRINTER_CABLE: None

POWERSUPPLY: **Recommended** NZXT PF-500 500Watt Power Supply [+49]

RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

SOFT: Microsoft® OFFICE® 2003 PROFESSIONAL EDITION w/ Free Office 2007 Professional Upgrade Coupon [+299]

SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS 24/7 LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

SPEAKERS: (BLACK) Logitech X530 70Watts 5.1 Configuration Speaker System

TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)

TVRC: None

USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

UPS: None

USBHD: USB 2.0 Portable Flash Drive [+35] (1GB)

VIDEO: NEW !!! NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 512MB PCI Express x16 Video Card [+30]

VIDEO2: NONE

VIDEOCAMERA: NONE

WNC: NONE

WAP: NONE

ZIP: NONE

_PRICE: (+1971)

Is that better?

My current PC cost me the same.

It is:

C2D E6700.

XFX GF7950GX2

Kingston 2x1GB RAM

3x250GB Seagate SATA2 drives

Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller

Asus P5B motherboard with onboard 10/100/1000 ethernet

Soundblaster X-FI Fatality

Lite-On 16x dvd-rw

Lian Li PC6070 case (factory sound-insulated)

Mist 500W powersupply

Zalman CNPS7700ALCU cpu-cooler and a Papst 120mm case fan

WinXP Pro OEM

You can remove about $500 for the 3 hard-drives and the RAID-controller if you dont intend to run RAID-5.

edit: If one of the main purposes for that computer of yours is to play Arma you can ditch the GF7600GS right now. It simply dont cut it in the long run. Preferably get a 7900 or 7900GTX. The best is if you can run either of the cards in SLI (Heatseeker, you are wrong about SLI with Arma). When a game properly supports SLI you get twice the performance of a single card. The 7950GX2 is 2x 7900. The 7950GX2 does not cost twice that of a single 7900 but it perform twice as fast when SLI is properly supported

[Khaled 0]

I've a simple question: what do you guys think about GeForce 7900GS? I'll stick with Armed Assault for few years and I really don't need a DX10 card, but I only want to run ArmA on high or very high video settings and resolution of 800x600x32bit - no need for a higher one. And this 7900GS card is rather cheap - about 200 euros. What do you think?

[Heatseeker 0]

I've a simple question: what do you guys think about GeForce 7900GS? I'll stick with Armed Assault for few years and I really don't need a DX10 card, but I only want to run ArmA on high or very high video settings and resolution of 800x600x32bit - no need for a higher one. And this 7900GS card is rather cheap - about 200 euros. What do you think?

For 800x600 resolution it should be enough but... but are you sure you can play it like that .

@Shadow: Nice setup, im thinking about getting something close to that, but i'll keep my audigy2 for a while and consider a 8800.

I might wait till next year to see how much the prices drop since im not in much of a hurry, might get a diferent mobo since i read that the 8800GTX requires 2 pci-e slots?

@Jakerod: Keep your previous setup but get one 8800 GTS instead of the two 7950GT's, i just checked the P5NSLI

, unlike other models it doesnt support quad core but a conroe will be good for a very long time, The B models seem more future proof. The P5B-V

has two pci-e slots but also has that integrated video crap, its not much more expensive than the P5B, what do you guys think ?

[jakerod 254]

Alright hopefully the last time I have to post a setup for the next couple of years.

Price: $2,111

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*BASE_PRICE: [+1719]

CAS: Hot New! NZXT Zero Aluminum Full Tower 420W Case (Black/Silver Color)

CASUPGRADE: NONE

CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core? 2 Duo E6600 CPU @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 2x2MB L2 Cache EM64T [+146]

CD: (Special Price) 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)

CD2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR)

CABLE: None

FLOPPY: NONE

FLASHMEDIA: None

FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit + 2 EXTRA CASE FANS

HDD: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

HDD2: NONE

IEEE_CARD: IEEE 1394 CARD AND DRIVER [+19]

KEYBOARD: Logitech Deluxe 104 PS/2 Keyboard (Black Color)

MOUSE: Microsoft® Optical Wheel Mouse [+3] (BLACK COLOR)

MONITOR: ViewSonic Q9B 19" COLOR TFT Active Matrix SXGA LCD Display Monitor (Black) [+209] (Original Black)

MONITOR2: NONE

MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5N-SLI nForce 570 SLI Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&5.1Audio

MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)

MODEM: NONE

NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional X64 Edition w/ Free Upgrade to Windows Vista? Business 64 Bit [+31]

PPU: NONE

PRO_WIRING: None

PRINTER: None

PRINTER_CABLE: None

POWERSUPPLY: **Recommended** NZXT PF-500 500Watt Power Supply

RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

SOFT: Microsoft® Works Suite 2006 w/Works8, Word 2002, Encarta, Money, Digital Image, & Streets&Trips [+29]

SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS 24/7 LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

SPEAKERS: (MULTI-COLORS) Creative Labs Inspire P7800 7.1 Surround Subwoofer Speaker System (BLACK COLOR)

TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)

TVRC: None

UPS: None

USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

USBHD: NONE

VIDEO: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB 16X PCI Express Video Card [+205]

VIDEO2: NONE [-250]

VIDEOCAMERA: NONE

WNC: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card

WAP: NONE

ZIP: NONE

[Heatseeker 0]

Im not convinced yet, but its looking better ...

[turms 0]

your buying 2 power supplys? the case comes with a psu allready. its a different case if its not enough but then you should consider buying a case only.

[jakerod 254]

your buying 2 power supplys? the case comes with a psu allready. its a different case if its not enough but then you should consider buying a case only.

So I don't need the 500w power supply then? To be honest I only went with it because of the recomendation thing. It was only like $25 but I guess things like that add up quickly.

Im still not sure if the soundcard is good enough yet or the speakers.

[WhoCares 0]

If you go for a GF8800 you should definatly go for a strong and stable power supply; I wouldn't trust the PSU coming with a case in such a powerful system. These GFX cards need a hell of a lot of power: GF8800 Power consumption

Quote[/b] ]...The GeForce 8800 GTX requires you to have a 450 Watt power supply unit if you use it in such a powerful system. You'll also notice that the GTX uses two 6-pin power connectors so I'd like to strongly advise a PSU with dual 12-volts rails here...

More importantly than just staring yourself blind on Watts .. you need a PSU with a total 30A rating on the 12 Volts rails.

[Heatseeker 0]

If you go for a GF8800 you should definatly go for a strong and stable power supply; I wouldn't trust the PSU coming with a case in such a high-end system. These GFX cards need a hell of a lot of power: GF8800 Power consumption

Quote[/b] ]...The GeForce 8800 GTX requires you to have a 450 Watt power supply unit if you use it in such a powerful system. You'll also notice that the GTX uses two 6-pin power connectors so I'd like to strongly advise a PSU with dual 12-volts rails here...

More importantly than just staring yourself blind on Watts .. you need a PSU with a total 30A rating on the 12 Volts rails.

Nvidia recomends 400W PSU, Guru3d review also said that for the GTS version 26 Amps on the 12-volt rails would be more than enough. I dont know how good that PSU is (psu's that come with the cases are not so trust worthy) but he could search for detailed specs and give it a try .

[WhoCares 0]

...

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Nvidia recomends 400W PSU, Guru3d review also said that for the GTS version 26 Amps on the 12-volt rails would be more than enough. I dont know how good that PSU is (psu's that come with the cases are not so trust worthy) but he could search for detailed specs and give it a try .

Ups, missed somehow that he choosed the GTS or I would have obviously posted the GTS data  

Anyway, 420W just passes the limit and when he builds a new system I'd suggest to play it safe right away.

I've a simple question: what do you guys think about GeForce 7900GS? I'll stick with Armed Assault for few years and I really don't need a DX10 card, but I only want to run ArmA on high or very high video settings and resolution of 800x600x32bit - no need for a higher one. And this 7900GS card is rather cheap - about 200 euros. What do you think?

I plan to upgrade my 6600GT 128MB to a 7900GS myself, most likely this one: Xpertvision/Palit GeForce 7900GS (german page)

I'd suggest to go for a 512MB card - from all I have seen in the ArmA Photography thread and my own experience with the game in the last days, ArmA seems to benefit a lot from more graphic memory. Though I am not sure how much this would change in 800x600.

But of course it also depends on the rest of your system, e.g. CPU+Memory; I have a Athlon64 3500+ and 1GB RAM.

[Khaled 0]

I plan to upgrade my 6600GT 128MB to a 7900GS myself, most likely this one: Xpertvision/Palit GeForce 7900GS (german page)

I'd suggest to go for a 512MB card - from all I have seen in the ArmA Photography thread and my own experience with the game in the last days, ArmA seems to benefit a lot from more graphic memory. Though I am not sure how much this would change in 800x600.

But of course it also depends on the rest of your system, e.g. CPU+Memory; I have a Athlon64 3500+ and 1GB RAM.

I have a rather similar system: Pentium 4 3.0 GHz w/ Hyperthreading, 1 GB of RAM and a GeForce 6600GT PCI-E 256MB videocard. Now I'am getting rather low fps on ArmA - with all video settings on very low, resolution 800x600 I can only get stable 35 fps with the latest patch, but in the wood it drops even under 20. Btw, I get about only 1000 marks on 3DMark06 with this system. Getting a brand new system I can't afford right now, so I think that getting a 7900GS is the best choice, isn't it?

[j w 0]

OK, final system:

Quote[/b] ]Enough for ArmA?

MoBo: INTEL DG965OT G965 SKT-775 PCI-E VGA M-ATX

CPU: E6600

Memory: 3GB Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400 (2x1024MB + 2x512MB)

HDD: Western Digital RE-2 160GB S-ATA/300, 16MB cache

GFX: ASUS GEFORCE 7950GT 512MB HDTV 2XDVI PCI-E*

PSU: COOLER MASTER EXTREME POWER ATX12V 2.0 600W**

Quote[/b] ]*Specification:

GPU: GeForce 7950GT

Manufacturer: Nvidia

GPU Core Clock: 550Mhz

RAMDAC: 2 x 400Mhz

Memory: 512MB GDDR3

Memoryclock: 1.4Mhz

Mem. Data Bus: 256bit

Max resolution: 2048x1536

Quote[/b] ]**Specification:

Effect (W): 600W

Connections: 6x4-pin (large), 2x4-pin (small) , 3xSerial-ATA, 2xPCI-Express

Soundlevel (db): Min. 20db

DC out +3,3V max 25A

DC out +5V max 30A

DC out +12V1 max 18A

DC out +12V2 max 18A

DC out -12V max 0,8A

DC out +5VSB max 2,0A

Whatever all that stuff means, but you gizmo-dudes should get something out of it

What do you think, will it hold Armed Assault?

[DaSquade 0]

Still looking up info for my computer, but guess i have it more or less. It is more a mather of waiting to see 'In Stock' labels instead of 'Pre-order'...

Anyway, i still have a question regarding the max. RAM use of WindowsXP professional.

Quote[/b] ]Shadow:

All WinXP editions support up to 3GB RAM. All Vista 32-bit editions support up 4GB RAM. 64-bit basic edition 8GB, 16GB for the Premium edition and 128GB for the Business and Ultimate editions.

Business and Ultimate might support more than 128GB RAM but thats the most MS have tested so far.

Source (blog by MS employee)

It is not that i don't believe you (or your source) but why is the Windows site:

(WindowsXP professional features site)

meantioning WindowsXP 'professional' can support max. 4Gb ram

Quote[/b] ]Scalable memory and processor support

Supports up to 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM and up to two symmetric multiprocessors.

?

[CameronMcDonald 146]

I said that before. I thought the 64-bit XP Pro can handle 4GB RAM since it's a 64-bit OS, whereas normal XP is usually only 32. At least I think that's right.

[DaSquade 0]

Sorry for my lack of detailed info. I'm was refurring to WindowsXP pro 32bit (not 64bit or any other version up or lower)...

After checking with a clan mate, he is running 4Gb Rams on his WindowsXP pro (forgot to ask if it was 64bit or 32bit though :s)...

From that same link (Microsoft Windows info site):

Quote[/b] ]Comparing 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows:

Currently, 32-bit editions of Windows are capable of supporting up to 4 gigabytes (GB) of system memory, with up to 2 GB of dedicated memory per process...