New Gaming Rig

Crit1cal · 02-07-2007, 10:00 PM

So, I'm getting a new Gaming Rig soon and I wanted to know whether or not you think this will be good for a high-end gaming pc, keep in mind I don't have a hugh budget.

Processor (CPU)
INTEL® Core 2 Duo E6600 (2 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/4MB L2 Cache

Memory (RAM)
2048 MB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)

Motherboard
ASUS® P5N32-E SLI+: Quad-core CPU Ready, NVIDIA® Dual X16 SLI

Operating System
WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License)

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
74GB WD Raptor® SATA 16MB CACHE (10000rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
74GB WD Raptor® SATA 16MB CACHE (10000rpm)

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
RAID 0 (STRIPE)

1st CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW)

Graphics Card
768MB GEFORCE 8800GTX PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer 7.1:

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (ETHERNET)

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Case
Black Neon Bubble case + Neon Extreme Kit!

Power Supply & Case Cooling
850W Quiet Five Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

Processor Cooling
ZALMAN CNPS9700 NT TRITIUM SUPER AERO COOLER

Now, I've thought it over and I've decided to scrap the 150GB WD Raptor® X Clear Cover SATA 16MB CACHE (10000rpm) and go for two 74GB WD Raptor® SATA 16MB CACHE (10000rpm) and have RAID 0. I'll use one for all my gaming, music etc. And the other will have Vista, or maybe XP on.

Thoughts and suggestions? I might liquid cool my PC when I get the extra money, any suggestions on what I should cool? E.G. CPU, etc? And What sort of cooling system I should go for aswell.

rimmer · 02-07-2007, 10:44 PM

Looks brilliant, my guess is that it would run anything you throw at it at this day on highest settings without breaking a sweat

Buildit · 15-07-2007, 09:13 PM

Looks good.

Personally i'm not into striping my hdd's, too much risk. But two Raptors zero'd should see a nice increase when loading.

A GTX will handle any current DX9 game at upto and including a resolution of 1920x1200 but if you're gaming that high i'd consider going for a faster core2. No point going Ultra, huge price increase for the additional performance over the GTX.

I'd consider a different hsf and get an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, marvellous piece of kit.

eranga262154 · 16-07-2007, 03:13 AM

A nice setup.

Look at Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2. It is fine for high-end gaming. Designed on Extreme series of Intel.

02-07-2007, 10:00 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Crit1cal Geek Trainee Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 Status: Offline	New Gaming Rig So, I'm getting a new Gaming Rig soon and I wanted to know whether or not you think this will be good for a high-end gaming pc, keep in mind I don't have a hugh budget. Processor (CPU) INTEL® Core 2 Duo E6600 (2 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/4MB L2 Cache Memory (RAM) 2048 MB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB) Motherboard ASUS® P5N32-E SLI+: Quad-core CPU Ready, NVIDIA® Dual X16 SLI Operating System WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License) USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD Memory - 1st Hard Disk 74GB WD Raptor® SATA 16MB CACHE (10000rpm) 2nd Hard Disk 74GB WD Raptor® SATA 16MB CACHE (10000rpm) RAID (HDD 1 & 2) RAID 0 (STRIPE) 1st CD/DVD Drive 20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) Graphics Card 768MB GEFORCE 8800GTX PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT Sound Card Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer 7.1: Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (ETHERNET) Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) Case Black Neon Bubble case + Neon Extreme Kit! Power Supply & Case Cooling 850W Quiet Five Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan Processor Cooling ZALMAN CNPS9700 NT TRITIUM SUPER AERO COOLER Now, I've thought it over and I've decided to scrap the 150GB WD Raptor® X Clear Cover SATA 16MB CACHE (10000rpm) and go for two 74GB WD Raptor® SATA 16MB CACHE (10000rpm) and have RAID 0. I'll use one for all my gaming, music etc. And the other will have Vista, or maybe XP on. Thoughts and suggestions? I might liquid cool my PC when I get the extra money, any suggestions on what I should cool? E.G. CPU, etc? And What sort of cooling system I should go for aswell. Last edited by Crit1cal; 02-07-2007 at 10:03 PM.

02-07-2007, 10:44 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
rimmer Big Geek Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 18 Male Posts: 302 Times Helpful: 5 My Mood: Amazed Status: Offline My Computer	Looks brilliant, my guess is that it would run anything you throw at it at this day on highest settings without breaking a sweat __________________

16-07-2007, 03:13 AM	#4 (permalink) Top
eranga262154 Big Geek Join Date: Feb 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 216 Times Helpful: 7 Status: Offline	A nice setup. Look at Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2. It is fine for high-end gaming. Designed on Extreme series of Intel. __________________ “victory breeds hatred, the defeated live in pain; happily the peaceful live giving up victory and defeat” - Gautama Buddha

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15-07-2007, 09:13 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Buildit Geek Trainee Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4 Times Helpful: 1 My Mood: Cheeky Status: Offline	Looks good. Personally i'm not into striping my hdd's, too much risk. But two Raptors zero'd should see a nice increase when loading. A GTX will handle any current DX9 game at upto and including a resolution of 1920x1200 but if you're gaming that high i'd consider going for a faster core2. No point going Ultra, huge price increase for the additional performance over the GTX. I'd consider a different hsf and get an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, marvellous piece of kit.

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