Getting a Seagate Barracuda 1TB :D Options

[Deospeon]

lol then here will be my next rig

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2.4GHz
2GB Kingston DDR2 RAM
2GBx2 Corsair XMS2 XTREME GAMING MEMORY DDR2 RAM
Samsung Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM HDD
eVGA Geforce GTX 285 (512 BITS) 1GB
Cooler Master 620W Modular Power Supply SLI READY
ViewSonic VA1716W 17" Monitor
A4 Tech HD-800 Gaming Headphones (Virtual 7.1 Surround Sound)
A4 Tech PK-130MG Webcam.

[illriginal]

The i7 beats it. Not by much though.

i7 usually overclocks better too.

Nothing comes close to the i7... You can overclock an i7 to 5GHz on air.

lol then here will be my next rig

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2.4GHz
2GB Kingston DDR2 RAM
2GBx2 Corsair XMS2 XTREME GAMING MEMORY DDR2 RAM
Samsung Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM HDD
eVGA Geforce GTX 285 (512 BITS) 1GB
Cooler Master 620W Modular Power Supply SLI READY
ViewSonic VA1716W 17" Monitor
A4 Tech HD-800 Gaming Headphones (Virtual 7.1 Surround Sound)
A4 Tech PK-130MG Webcam.

E4800 is better. As it's pushes 3.0GHz naturally.

Also no point in getting two different makes / model of RAM. Stick to Corsair, Kingston sucks and majority of the time their voltage can't go above 1.8v. Corsairs, typically all of them, are able to push 2.1v

Dunno who a4 is but as far as speakers and webcams go, logitech is the better buy.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

A4 headphones rape Logitech headphones.

That monitor is pretty tiny for the GTX 285. That GPU can run any resolution with ease.

[illriginal]

A4 headphones rape Logitech headphones.

That monitor is pretty tiny for the GTX 285. That GPU can run any resolution with ease.

That's funny for a so-called "raping" of Logitech, I, as a person deeply involved with technology, have never heard of A4.


If you wanna talk about "raping" Logitech, that'd be BOSE, nothin else.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

BOSE equals Logitech.

If you want some badass headphones, and have 1400 dollars that you're willing to blow on them, get the Sennheiser HD800.

[illriginal]

BOSE equals Logitech.

wut.

I don't even think you've ever even TOUCHED BOSE headphones.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Why not?

[Maccabee]

lol then here will be my next rig

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2.4GHz
2GB Kingston DDR2 RAM
2GBx2 Corsair XMS2 XTREME GAMING MEMORY DDR2 RAM
Samsung Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM HDD
eVGA Geforce GTX 285 (512 BITS) 1GB
Cooler Master 620W Modular Power Supply SLI READY
ViewSonic VA1716W 17" Monitor
A4 Tech HD-800 Gaming Headphones (Virtual 7.1 Surround Sound)
A4 Tech PK-130MG Webcam.

only 2.4 ghz?

[heyo-captain-jac...]

E4600 has lots of headroom. He's probably going to OC it.

[Deospeon]

I r poor D;
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A4 Tech > Logitech
Semmheiser > A4 Tech

and in Webcams..

Logitech > EVERYTHING


Bose aint here, never heard bose.
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I think 4GB of Corsair is enough for me, I'll remove the Kingston and give it to teh poor.
Yes, GTX285 is too epic for that resolution, which enables me to play everything ULTRA HIGH on Crysis with 8xAA or 16xAA at a decent framerate. One guy on youtube did it at 1440x900, he got 30 fps without fraps. and 20-25fps with fraps.

Might get a decent monitor some other time..

[illriginal]

E4600 has lots of headroom. He's probably going to OC it.

no it doesn't... wtf please stop advising people with bad information. The most you'll get out of a E4600 on air would be 3.0 maybe 3.2GHz


On the E4800 you can EASILY push 3.6GHz and 4.0GHz with very good air cooling + heat sink/pipes.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

You'll kill an E4800 doing 4GHz on air. I wouldn't push it higher than 3.7. The E4600 can be pushed to 3.5 on air if you've got the right setup.

[illriginal]

You'll kill an E4800 doing 4GHz on air. I wouldn't push it higher than 3.7. The E4600 can be pushed to 3.5 on air if you've got the right setup.

-.- there's people pushing 4.8s in water cooling.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

In water. We're talking air. I could push a Sempron to 4.8 on water if I wanted to.

[Deospeon]

I got a stock intel fan for my E4600 (the one that you get in the box with the processor)

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Well then maybe you can go for 2.5 GHz

[Deospeon]

I dont want to OC my Processor, its too risky.
As long as my PC will be able to play Crysis and GTA 4, I'm ok.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

You'll run those fine.

[Deospeon]

Fine.

[Maccabee]

How many ghz processor would you need to run crysis?

[Deospeon]

Crysis System Requirements - Official

Minimum system requirements
from Crytek and EA

OS - Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor - 2.8 GHz or faster (XP) or 3.2 GHz or faster* (Vista)
Memory - 1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
Video Card -256 MB**
Hard Drive - 12GB
Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible

Recommended System Requirements
from Crytek and EA

OS - Windows XP / Vista
Processor - Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
Memory - 2.0 GB RAM
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/640 or similar



* Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or faster.

** Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.

http://www.crysisdemo.com/crysis-system-requirements.htm

[illriginal]

Buttsex... even the effin requirements to run Crysis owns your advice. 2.4 or 2.6GHz is gonna run that game shitty.

Deospeon, listen to me... I'm a legitimate Computer Engineer with a little over 10 years of experience in computers, including Engine Control Units (ECUs). If you want to run Crysis fine, there's 4 main things you need.


1. a processor able to push a minimum of 3.0GHz

2. 3GB of RAM or more

3. a video card that can handle maximum settings for ANY video game (the video card you're gonna buy is perfect, I would highly recommend EVGA's build of that specific card as they're the kings of nvidia, hands down.

4. a 64-bit OS whether it's Windows XP, Vista, or 7.


I preferably would use Windows XP or Windows 7... Vista has horrible bugs that give off false positives for a few things, including networking or internet connectivity for that matter.

The minimum requirements you're lookin at for Crysis is to run Crysis on low settings and quite honestly, low settings on Crysis or even GTA4 for that matter, is not even worth it.


Have patience, save your money, when you see a great deal, buy that product. You don't need to buy everything in one shot. Unless of course you're rich as all hell, then by all means create your PC by adding the parts into the wish list and purchase all of them in one shot.

Otherwise, just have patience...


EDIT: I read your post about having a stock heatsink / fan. I'm telling you right now if you're planning to run Crysis you need an aftermarket heatsink / fan.

Between that processor you have or about to purchase + the stock heat sink / fan... I can guarantee your game is going to run choppy, probably to the point that it'll freeze up.

[Maccabee]

http://www.crysisdemo.com/crysis-system-requirements.htm

Ya i found that.

Crap...so the prebuilt one isnt good enough...
Even though I will never be playing crysis. Or any games for that matter, I want a computer that can, cause I want a really powerful computer.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

^ Integrated graphics are perfect if you're not playing games on it.

I'm a legitimate Computer Engineer with a little over 10 years of experience in computers

So I'm ten years younger than you, and have as many years of experience as you?

Cool.

Also, what the f*ck do ECUs have to do with running Crysis?

[Maccabee]

Crap, not sure if I can make my own computer after all cause when I trade in my laptop I will have about 750 credit to sams club... But I cant use that on newegg...