help with setup!

[Strippárn]

Hi there think about selling my mbp 15'' and buying a new gaming/music computer so it should be really good for gaming, like running bf3 or wow on ultra
so here is the specs

NZXT Phantom Big Tower
Power supply: Corsair TX V2 650W PSU ATX 12V V2.3, 80 Plus Bronze, Standard.
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (Gen3), Socket-1155 ATX, Z68, DDR3, 2xPCIe(3.0)x16, CFX&SLI, SATA 6Gb/s, USB3.0, VGA, DVI, HDMI, EFI
Processors: Intel® Core i7-2600K Processor Socket-LGA1155, Quad Core, 3.4Ghz, 8MB, 95W, Boxed w/fan
DDR3 memory: Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2000MHz 8GB CL9 Kit w/2x 4GB XMS3 modules, CL9-10-9-27, for Core i3/i5/i7, 1.65V
Grapich card: Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB PhysX PCI-Express 2.0,"Phantom", GDDR5, 2xDVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, 750MHz
Harddrive SSD: Corsair SSD Force Series 3, 90GB 2.5" SATA 6 Gb/s (SATA3.0), 550MB/500MB/s read/write, SandForce® SF-2200, w/bracket
Harddrive: Western Digital Caviar® Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), 64MB Cache, 7200RPM, 3.5", Dual processor

With that's about 1400 dollars

[Deleted]

Bf3 on ultra? My old machine (AMD Tri core with a GTX460) runs BF3 on Ultra. That machine there is overkill. I still recommend you get it however

[Strippárn]

Bf3 on ultra? My old machine (AMD Tri core with a GTX460) runs BF3 on Ultra. That machine there is overkill. I still recommend you get it however

oh really? thought you need that specs for running it on ultra, hoping it will last atleast 1 or 2 years running game on high

[Delias]

oh really? thought you need that specs for running it on ultra, hoping it will last atleast 1 or 2 years running game on high

He either has a different definition of 'runs', or a different definition of 'ultra'.
Could mean ultra with a lower resolution and shadows/antialiasing/antistropic turned down, could mean fully ultra with less than 30 FPS.
An 'AMD tri core with a GTX460' will not run BF3 on the highest possible settings on 1920x1080

[Strippárn]

He either has a different definition of 'runs', or a different definition of 'ultra'.
Could mean ultra with a lower resolution and shadows/antialiasing/antistropic turned down, could mean fully ultra with less than 30 FPS.
An 'AMD tri core with a GTX460' will not run BF3 on the highest possible settings on 1920x1080

so will my setup then run it on ultra? or what do i need to upgrade?

[Delias]

As long as you're willing to lower AA slightly for a steady 60 you should be fine (might be fine without)
Upgrading the video card wouldn't hurt things, but isn't really necessary with current games unless you're a graphics whore who needs EVERYTHING turned up, including the things you won't notice anyways.
Also, the 2600k is overkill atm, the 2500k will preform the exact same in games. 2000GHz ram is overkill as well.

[Strippárn]

so should i upgrade the video card to the 580 or? what should i choose?
Changed the video card to this
Gainward GeForce GTX 580 3072MB PhysX PCI-Express 2.0,"Phantom", GDDR5, 2xDVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, 783MHz
just about 200 bucks more, not to much

[Deleted]

Hey
Power supply: Corsair TX V2 650W PSU ATX 12V V2.3, 80 Plus Bronze, Standard.
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (Gen3), Socket-1155 ATX, Z68, DDR3, 2xPCIe(3.0)x16, CFX&SLI, SATA 6Gb/s, USB3.0, VGA, DVI, HDMI, EFI
Processors: No need for an I7 2600K save your money and buy I5 2500 K oc it to 4.5 (money for GFX card saved here)
DDR3 memory: Go for 1600 mhz there is no real gain in having 2000mhz only then flushed money (money for GFX card saved here)
Grapich card: Don't go for the 580 you better of picking up the amd 7970 same price as 580 and 30% faster this card will get you 70-80 fps
Harddrive SSD:Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD), 550MB/500MB/s read/write, SandForce® SF-2200, w/bracket
Harddrive: Western

[Strippárn]

Hey
Power supply: Corsair TX V2 650W PSU ATX 12V V2.3, 80 Plus Bronze, Standard.
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (Gen3), Socket-1155 ATX, Z68, DDR3, 2xPCIe(3.0)x16, CFX&SLI, SATA 6Gb/s, USB3.0, VGA, DVI, HDMI, EFI
Processors: No need for an I7 2600K save your money and buy I5 2500 K oc it to 4.5 (money for GFX card saved here)
DDR3 memory: Go for 1600 mhz there is no real gain in having 2000mhz only then flushed money (money for GFX card saved here)
Grapich card: Don't go for the 580 you better of picking up the amd 7970 same price as 580 and 30% faster this card will get you 70-80 fps
Harddrive SSD:Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD), 550MB/500MB/s read/write, SandForce® SF-2200, w/bracket
Harddrive: Western

so which amd 7970 should i choose, there is like 5 different video cards, seems to me the same but the prices is different.

[noteworthynerd]

I recommend the HD 7950 instead of the 7970, it is a good bit cheaper and they're nearly identical performance wise... I'd do something like:

Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($479.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222AB DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1386.77
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-02-20 09:48 EST-0500)

[Strippárn]

Thank you sir! +1 for you, very helpful. Will order it pretty soon, thanks for the help!
That setup will run pretty much everything on atleast high?

[Deleted]

I like note builds there solid/cheap
For the card if you want to spend the extra money go for if you want a cheaper and close to same performance the 7950 is just as good only 10% less in performance. Bud it will run BF3 smooth as butter its your wallet
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121499

---------- Post added 2012-02-20 at 04:01 PM ----------

Thank you sir! +1 for you, very helpful. Will order it pretty soon, thanks for the help!
That setup will run pretty much everything on atleast high?

it will crush any game on ultra don't worry

[noteworthynerd]

Thank you sir! +1 for you, very helpful. Will order it pretty soon, thanks for the help! That setup will run pretty much everything on atleast high?

You're welcome. =) And: it will run everything on Ultra.

One last suggestion: you may wanna consider adding a CPU Cooler like the Corsair A70 for $25, that way you can overclock.

[Strippárn]

I like note builds there solid/cheap
For the card if you want to spend the extra money go for if you want a cheaper and close to same performance the 7950 is just as good only 10% less in performance. Bud it will run BF3 smooth as butter its your wallet
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121499

---------- Post added 2012-02-20 at 04:01 PM ----------

it will crush any game on ultra don't worry

Great news!

---------- Post added 2012-02-20 at 04:11 PM ----------

You're welcome. =) And: it will run everything on Ultra.

One last suggestion: you may wanna consider adding a CPU Cooler like the Corsair A70 for $25, that way you can overclock.

Oh right, could be good with more cooling, thanks again

[Deleted]

He either has a different definition of 'runs', or a different definition of 'ultra'.
Could mean ultra with a lower resolution and shadows/antialiasing/antistropic turned down, could mean fully ultra with less than 30 FPS.
An 'AMD tri core with a GTX460' will not run BF3 on the highest possible settings on 1920x1080

No, it doesn't since 1920 isn't my monitors native resolution (Nor is it capable of it). So yeah, it does at 1440x900. Unfortunately it's one aprt i've not upgraded yet. And we're talking very rarely dipping under 60fps, though to be fair it's an overclocked Black Edition phenom.

[noteworthynerd]

That's because 1440x900 is very low resolution, five year old PCs shouldn't have problems running any games at that resolution. Bump your computer up to 1920x1080 and watch it crawl at Ultra, probably even High.

[Evildeffy]

That's because 1440x900 is very low resolution, five year old PCs shouldn't have problems running any games at that resolution. Bump your computer up to 1920x1080 and watch it crawl at Ultra, probably even High.

I honestly wouldn't say that out loud, yes he won't run Ultra @ 1080p but i can see him doing High.

The AMD Phenom II X3 720BE is a VERY sweet CPU and does not dissappoint, yes Intel has the high ground ofcourse, but it is not a weakling if it's OCed in BF3.

[Deleted]

Thanks for the info guys

Are you just randomly replying "thanks for the info guys" to any random thread?

[Keiji2091]

Are you just randomly replying "thanks for the info guys" to any random thread?

See post i just made and youll understand why. lmao