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Hello. I'm going to build a computer for the very first time so I was wondering if you could help me out... My current computer is a bit outdated which makes newer games a bit laggy. Im playing games such as WoW and CoD and tons of other games but mostly those two.
Anyways back to my question. Is this setup fine or completely fail for games such as .. lets say Battlefield 3?
Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) SATA6 USB3 eSATA CFX SLI
CPU: Intel Core i5 2300 2.8GHz 6MB Box S1155
RAM: Corsair DDR3 PC1333 6GB CL9 XMS3 kit (3x2GB)
Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 32MB
Graphics card: Club 3D Radeon PCI-E HD6950 2GB DDR5
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922
PSU: Corsair GS Series 600W GS600 80+ Gaming Series
and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
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2011-09-13, 05:47 PM #1Deleted
Building a custom comp - is this okay or completely fail?
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2011-09-13, 05:50 PM #2Herald of the Titans
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You have Triple Channel RAM chosen, with a system that uses Dual Channel. Also, budget? Makes it far easier for people to help if they know how much you can or are willing to spend, as well as country/currency so they know where to point you.
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2011-09-13, 05:51 PM #3Deletedthanks for pointing that out :b.. Anyways budget gotta be somewhere below 950 euro. Currency doesnt matter that much, but anyways somewhere near Denmark
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2011-09-13, 06:01 PM #4Pandaren Monk
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Did some corrections for you. Originally Posted by OpaqueFW
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2011-09-13, 06:02 PM #5Pandaren Monk
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You can probably drop the memory to 2x2GiB DDR3-1600 to get rid of that triple channel garbage (which usually costs more for some reason) and save enough to get an i5-2500K. The i5-2300 is pretty low clocked relatively and doesn't overclock more than 4 bins past its stock speed, so if you plan on tweaking the system at all, the 2500K is well worth it.
Super casual.
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2011-09-13, 06:10 PM #6The Lightbringer
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this. Originally Posted by Nellah
Keller also has some nice suggestions. I'm not good at browsing the euro sites, so...
cpu – Intel i5 2500K – $219.99
ram – Corsar 1600 MHz Vengeance Low-Profile 2X4GB – $57.99
hdd1 – Samsung Spinpoint 1TB – $59.99
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2011-09-13, 06:17 PM #7Deletedhmm yea Ive actually never really heard of it before anyways... would a MSI GeForce N560GTX-M2D1GD5 OC (1 GB) be good enough then :b? Originally Posted by Keller
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2011-09-13, 06:20 PM #8Pandaren Monk
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Sure. All brands work, MSI have better cooling. what's your gaming resolution? if it's 1920x1080 or more you'd best go with something with 2gb. Originally Posted by OpaqueFW
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2011-09-13, 06:21 PM #9The Lightbringer
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Make sure it's the 560 Ti Originally Posted by OpaqueFW
And yes, I love Twin Frozr cards.
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wrong, a 1GB card works fine until higher than 1080p OR using multiple monitors WITH games on both Originally Posted by Keller
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2011-09-13, 06:31 PM #10Deleted
woah I sure am glad I asked around in here before doing anything :b Can just imagine all the failing I would have done if I had just rushed into it xD... anyways thanks for all the answers
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2011-09-13, 06:34 PM #11The Patient
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Don't look at it as failing, think of it as learning from personal mistakes/experiences, instead of asking and learning from everyone elses :P Originally Posted by OpaqueFW
Can just imagine all the failing I would have done if I had just rushed into it xD... anyways thanks for all the answers
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2011-09-13, 06:34 PM #12Immortal
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HD6950 is better than the 560, and you can make it even better by unlocking the bios to HD6970. Originally Posted by OpaqueFW
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2011-09-13, 06:42 PM #13The Lightbringer
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*sigh* I think this has been said at least 100 times on these forums - the newer 6950s have been made so they can't be flashed to a 6970. Originally Posted by b0sanac
The 6950 is also about $50.00 more expensive, which is a ~20% increase in price, and MAYBE a 7.5-10% increase in performance, but I doubt it's even that much.
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2011-09-13, 07:24 PM #14Deleted
Don't forget that you'll be wanting the 560 Ti, as it's a stone's throw better than the regular 560. Otherwise, the suggestions above are more than enough to get you set up with a good system. Good luck, and have fun.
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2011-09-13, 07:31 PM #15Immortal
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I must not have got the memo. I bought my Sapphire6950 about a month ago and it flashed just fine. Originally Posted by uggorthaholy
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2011-09-13, 07:38 PM #16The Lightbringer
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You must have gotten lucky. Is there a manufacture date on your card/box? Originally Posted by b0sanac
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