So here's the details on my new PC: Antec p180 Black ATX case, 5 fans. This thing is a soundproof beast Intel Core2Duo e6700 At 2.66Ghz Asus P5N32 SLI-SE Deluxe motherboard 2GB OCZ XTC Gold PC2-6400 RAM EVGA nVidia 7950 GX2 graphics card. That's 2-512k cards mashed into one 22" LCD 5ms 1680:1050 Acer monitor Soundblastwer X-FI Extreme Gamer soundcard Altec Lansing 5.1 Speaker system 2-250GB Western Digital SATA2 7200rpm HDD LG DVD ROM LG DVD RW burner 7in1 card reader Saitek flat backlite gaming keyboard Logitech wireless mouse I actually bought 4GB of RAM, but ran into massive problems; long story short, Windows XP doesn't like more than 2GB of RAM, even though my MB can take it. So, I have an extra 2GB waiting until I get a different OS.... But can feel my workouts suffering already. Let the gaming begin
great! kick ass system, but god damn! theres only so many games on the PC worth a cash out, although i do have to admit if i had the cash i'd do the same!
There are loads of great PC games - for a start, it's the undisputed king of the FPS genre (once you've played Fear on nearly full spec or Half Life 2, every console FPS starts to look a bit crappy) and there's great games of pretty much every genre on it. PC games are cheaper too. It's a big change of pace from consoles for the most part though, and fighting games don't really translate too well That's a gorgeous setup, mate. How much did that set you back?
Pretty, im more of an AMD guy, which is why I use my FX 62, but otherwise sweet. I'd get myself a 7.1 surround card if u can find one, they're expensive, but to feel like you're there..... it's totally worth it.
$3700 CAD. Would have been $200 less, had I had the foresight about the RAM issue.... :bang: Ah well. We'll see what Windows Vista is like next year. I hesitant to run out and get Windows XP 64bit, just due to the compatability nightmare.... I was initially going to get a AMD 64 FX-62, being as my last machine was an AMD Athalon 2700...but I couldn't argue with the benchmarks. For example, F.E.A.R v1.03 in 1600x1200, the Intel Core2Duo E6700 was at 111fps, versus 96 for the AMDFX2. For Oblivion, a massive resource hog, the E6700 runs at 73.5fps, while the FX62 is at 62.5. Cheaper cost and higher framerate. I had two friends in the IT field basically slapping me with the benchmarks until I agreed, I was such an AMD fan.
I think I just crapped myself reading that. Even so, I couldn't justify that kind of money for a PC unless I was using it for professional reasons.
