New PC time

[opticaldelusion]

Looks like I need to get a new gaming machine.

I've been researching a bit, reading reviews and pricing peices out, this is the system I am looking at.

System behind cut.

Comments

[rendertarget]

Gigabyte and ASUS both make good mainboards, or they used to. I tend to trust ASUS more but that may be anachronistic. Good RAM, Corsair is good stuff. The ATI card is good too; DX10.1-capable, which is current, and it may be forward-compatible with DX11 due to the tessellation caps (though don't count on it).

Cache size on the HDD is important if you're hitting a bunch of little files more often as opposed to big files more rarely. I'm not sure you'd notice the cache size too much when streaming in big media files like games tend to do. It's kinda hard to say though.

[jaydedone]

If I had -any- confidence in my ability to put together a PC, I would build one from NewEgg the way you are.

However, I do not. Feel my envy!

(looks like a sweet rig)

[the_doctor]

You do realize you know at least 3 or more people (myself, Tyson, Trevor probably) who do know how to build PCs, and could possibly be coerced into doing you a solid, right? :P

[opticaldelusion]

And you live near Hard Drives Northwest.
I love that place.

Re: new system

[opticaldelusion]

I see a lot of the computer places that put up sample builds mixing them, so I think I'll keep it as is.

I used to like nVidia, but it sounds like this latest release of cards wasn't kind on them.

Re: new system

[onetracktravis]

What are you doing with your old pc?

Re: new system

[opticaldelusion]

Dunno, it won't run windows anymore, I may try to scrounge a monitor and just keep it around as an email/web machine. (It'c currently running Ubuntu, with no sound)

[gothmom]

omg was that a fat kid statement? You gonna eat that Pc? lol!

Seriously sounds okay to me. You are going to run xp on this I take it?

[opticaldelusion]

64 bit Vista Home Premium I think.
I want DirectX 10 support, and I'll need to move sooner or later anyway.