anyone into pc gaming? Post your specs

[mikee66]

Just awaiting my new pc to arrive so i can play crysis! And wondering if anyone else is into pc's and what spec they run???

[un1eash]

I'm into my computer gaming, wouldnt say i'm a gamer though just like certain titles for the PC. Prefer to play FPS on the PC and love my C&C and other real time strategy games. Just getting into racing sims, waiting for GTR Evolution next friday as my newly aquired logitech Force GT works with the PC. I play crysis at 1280x1024 on high settings, no AA.

Current spec....
Windows XP for gaming(vista for everyday use)
650W Ezcool PSU with Noctua 120mm fan
AMD X2 6000+ @3.2ghz
Scythe Andy Samurai Master Cooler
4Gb 667mhz Ram
500GB SATAII 32mb HD
2x Samsung DVD-RW
Powercolor HD4870 512mb
X-Fi XtremeMusic
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse
Samsung T240HD 24" Monitor (1900x1200 max res)

Vista Experience Scores...
Processor 5.5
Memory 5.9
Graphics 5.9
Gaming Graphics 5.9
Primary HD 5.8

[mikee66]

nice mate, I'm into fps on pc also, some good games coming next few months!

my spec

cpu - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield Core S775 2.83 GHz 1333MHz
cpu cooler - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Memory: 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair Dominator TwinX DDR2 PC2-8500 (1066Mhz)
gpu - 2GB Sapphire HD 4870X2 Power Supply Unit: 620W Corsair HX
hdd - 750 GB Samsung HD753LJ Spinpoint F1
dvd - Samsung 22xDVD±R

Dunno what the experience scores will be for that tbh, but should be good for crysis at ultra high at 1680 x 1050

[un1eash]

Vista scores only goes upto 5.9, must of set you back abit seeing as the HD4870X2 cost £350 and the Q9550 £220 alone.

PS. i highly recommend the G15 keyboard if you dont mind having a wired one. Its simply awesome and with the display you can monitor fraps (frames per second), temps, GPU/CPU/Memory usage etc..

[Joey]

With the new i7 processors due out soon it's really not the time to be building a new PC IMO

[Ekona]

+millionty

That's exactly why I'm waiting until the new year and then I'll treat myself to something nice. Haven't had a new PC for over 2 years now (upgraded gfx card about a year ago though) so it'll be nice to have something up to date for a change!

[un1eash]

How much are the I7 processors going to be though when they come out, like most new tech they'll be expensive and theres not much software that makes full use of multiple core processors.

[Ekona]

But then the same happened with dual-core processors as well, and you always pay top whack for new stuff. You either sit around waiting forever and a day for something better to come out and never actually buy anything, or you make the plunge and know that within 3 months (if that!) it'll be superceded.

[un1eash]

Exactly so just buy what you want now because even the I7 will be out of date soon after its released. You can wait aslong as you want but something newer and better will always be just around the corner.

With the spec mikee66 is getting it'l be a long time before he needs to upgrade to meet the demands of new software/games.

[mikee66]

lol there's always gonna be a new chip,gpu etc round the corner, Thing is my pc is for gaming and there is no game that it won't play and thats not gonna change when the i7 arctitecture arrives and when you biuld your i7 nehalm based system then in another 6 months there will be a new chip on the way.

Bring on crysis on ulra detail

[un1eash]

Dont expect miracles from the 4870x2 when it comes to crysis, the game is really badly written and doesnt like dual core GPU's much, even the 4870 beats it in tests on medium and high settings at all resolutions.

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/745/6/

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews ... 70x2/7.htm

[Joey]

lol there's always gonna be a new chip,gpu etc round the corner, Thing is my pc is for gaming and there is no game that it won't play and thats not gonna change when the i7 arctitecture arrives and when you biuld your i7 nehalm based system then in another 6 months there will be a new chip on the way.

Bring on crysis on ulra detail

Very true and i'll be able to fit it my new motherboard, whereas you won't.......

[un1eash]

My mobo cost me £30 so i can live with upgrading it when and if i need to.

[mikee66]

lol there's always gonna be a new chip,gpu etc round the corner, Thing is my pc is for gaming and there is no game that it won't play and thats not gonna change when the i7 arctitecture arrives and when you biuld your i7 nehalm based system then in another 6 months there will be a new chip on the way.

Bring on crysis on ulra detail

Very true and i'll be able to fit it my new motherboard, whereas you won't.......

i'll buy a new one

[Ekona]

PC spec comparing is ultimately just seeing who's got the biggest e-penis anyway.


And yes, that does mean mine's a tiddler

[mikee66]

Dont expect miracles from the 4870x2 when it comes to crysis, the game is really badly written and doesnt like dual core GPU's much, even the 4870 beats it in tests on medium and high settings at all resolutions.

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/745/6/

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews ... 70x2/7.htm

Hey mate didn't see this, As far as i can tell those benchmarks were with earlier drivers. I'm pretty sure the latest drivers are much better and the catalyst 8.9's are supposed to be really good.

But remember the new crysis game s out next month and it's a much better coded game andalso not biased toward nvidea cards.

[un1eash]

Yeah its meant to be more friendly for lower spec machines. The 4870x2 is the king of graphics cards right now, its just crysis is rubbish thats why it doesnt perform so well with this one game.

It looks like crysis doesnt like any dual GPU setups. 2 4850's beats the 4870 everywhere else apart from when it comes to crysis.

My next upgrade will most prob be another 4870 with a sli mobo and bigger PSU. Wont be for a while though.

[Joey]

lol there's always gonna be a new chip,gpu etc round the corner, Thing is my pc is for gaming and there is no game that it won't play and thats not gonna change when the i7 arctitecture arrives and when you biuld your i7 nehalm based system then in another 6 months there will be a new chip on the way.

Bring on crysis on ulra detail

Very true and i'll be able to fit it my new motherboard, whereas you won't.......

i'll buy a new one

lol

[Marf]

Just built a new rig using the following

* Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail
* Gainward GeForce GTX 280 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
* Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF)
* EVGA nForce 780i SLI nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (132-CK-NF78-A1)
* Akasa AK-P010FG-BK 1000W PowerMax PSU

Updated the gfx drivers to some custom ones yesterday and oc'd the card a little and got an increase of 8-10fps in Crysis. Gonna play with oc'ing the CPU at the weekend, should be able to get a stable 3.4ghz or so.

Plan to drop in another GTX280 when the prices come down.

[mikee66]

wow very similar to my new rig (apart from the gpu)

What score you getting in 3dmark?

How you finding the cpu?