Building a new computer - Page 2

Envious · #11 08-01-2011, 04:16 AM

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buy mac

Lol jesus

Deadmantis · #12 08-01-2011, 05:46 AM

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build a socket 775 build with some used parts.. you dont need i7 and 12gbs of ram unless your encoding video etc..

A used parts socket 775 build will destroy anything on the market...

i suggest Q95XX or q6600 overlclocked i790 boards will run ddr3 i believe and you can still get whatever video card you want on socket 775 for sooo much cheaper than an i7 system.

just an idea.

What he said^

I am running this on an older gaming system that I built a few years back and not only does it run P99 fine, it runs most everything I throw at it fine. Asus 775 socket board, 2.66 ghz core 2 duo, 8 gb corsair ddr2 memory, 8800 GTS 640 mb video card, 1TB black caviar hard drive, etc. Outdated I know but it runs good for me. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You can build something better for cheap without going bleeding edge, and still have enough horsepower to run most games.

kvlt · #13 08-02-2011, 08:53 PM

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...826&CatId=4658
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...42067&CatId=22
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...125&CatId=3669

Some parts I've been looking into, not sure how compatible they are with each other. Feel free to offer your advice. Feel free to suggest some more parts.

I don't know all that much about this kind of thing (my brother's going to help me build it), but I'm taking in all that I can. I appreciate all the help.

Deadmantis · #14 08-04-2011, 04:13 PM

I think those are all nice parts and are well priced. Pretty good bang for the buck if you ask me. You could probably spend more $$ to get something newer and that's what others will probably say. Stick with what you can afford.

Atmas · #15 08-04-2011, 04:38 PM

I built a machine about 2 years ago. i7 920 12 Gigs of DDR3. I could 8 box while I was playing on EZ server. Updated graphics for EQ are like 10 years old at this point you don't need to buy something expensive to play one character on P99.

Feachie · #16 08-04-2011, 04:47 PM

regardless if he plays p99 or not, it's silly to build a pc with the present and the past in mind. what are you going to do in 6 months if a really cool game comes out that you want to play?

imho don't settle for less than a socket 1156 board with a sandy bridge processor. ivy bridge is due out late this year, and it's possible the current 1156's will support it with a bios flash.

Atmas · #17 08-04-2011, 04:56 PM

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regardless if he plays p99 or not, it's silly to build a pc with the present and the past in mind. what are you going to do in 6 months if a really cool game comes out that you want to play?

imho don't settle for less than a socket 1156 board with a sandy bridge processor. ivy bridge is due out late this year, and it's possible the current 1156's will support it with a bios flash.

Maybe you didn't get my post. I think it's not really worth it to build something with the intent of playing P99. I gave an example of a machine I built that was pretty good 2 years ago being way overpowered for playing P99. I have machines 6 or more years old that I have EQEmu functional on.

I think in 6 months if a really cool game comes out that would be the time to build the PC. Until then you just have resources going to waste and could be spending the same amount of cash when you actually need it and get something better.

Saiene · #18 08-04-2011, 05:15 PM

Skyrim
Battlefield 3 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Feachie · #19 08-04-2011, 09:14 PM

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Maybe you didn't get my post. I think it's not really worth it to build something with the intent of playing P99. I gave an example of a machine I built that was pretty good 2 years ago being way overpowered for playing P99. I have machines 6 or more years old that I have EQEmu functional on.

I think in 6 months if a really cool game comes out that would be the time to build the PC. Until then you just have resources going to waste and could be spending the same amount of cash when you actually need it and get something better.

never said he should build a beastly pc for p99, all i said was it's just silly to build computers with the present and past in mind, because if you think about it it's true.

you sound like a learned individual about pc stuff, so you know how fast technology advances (both hardware and software). if you build a pc aiming for the lga775 generation you Will hit a brick wall pretty soon. have you tried running something as recent as Witcher 2 on a 775 platform? i have and it's not pretty :\

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^also this

EkireiTheNecro · #20 08-06-2011, 01:53 PM

I'm buying this in about 2 months....might wait til January of Feb. though.

http://www.xoticpc.com/asus-g74sx3de...er-p-3096.html

Self upgrading to 2 120GB SSDs in RAID 0.

Gonna be pretty win playing playing P99 in 3D.

$1900 bucks for a custom-built desktop replacement laptop. Runs at a max temp of about 65C (which is cooler than my current desktop)

That said...I currently run a Q6600, with a GTX 8800 from like 4 years ago. It runs **MOST** games at max settings @ 1600x900.

I'd say wait til AFTER christmas time when all the companies are trying to move the last of their stock before the new product lines come out.