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Plz Comment on the specs..
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22-08-2009 12:52pm#1
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Something else to note would be that i7's in gaming don't offer much of a performance boost.
For nearly every game a reasonably priced(or overclocked cheapie) dual core is all you need.
There are however a few exception like gta4 and Arma2(only a couple of others) which really require more than 2 cores to play. Even though the numbers of games which benefit from having more than 2 cores are increasing (allbeit v-slowly) people here would be inclined to recommend a quad core just for a wee bit of "futureproofing".
I had futureproofing in inverted commas because it is often a fallacy....
The only futurproofing step which makes much sense right now is getting the quad core.
Or solid state drives offer a big increase in loading times(not a big issue on windows 7)
I figure the best way to play the graphics cards is to get a reasonably priced one and then upgrade it every 18-24 months.
The when gaming at 1920x1080 the ati 4890 for only 150euro on hardwareversand.de is quite unbeatable on value!
That 295 will offer no great "noticable" benefits while costing in the region of 400euro...
Also in 2 years time you'll need to upgrade that just as much as you'd need to upgrade the 4890.
However If you really want to get an i7 build and a silly expensive graphics card, go ahead, but get it from hardwareversand.de though.
Power supply should be more like a good brand 650watt psu btw, not 1010watt
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That build looks waaaaaay overpriced! Who the hell is putting it together?!?! :mad:
Mismatched HDDs, naff sound card, overkill graphics, ridiculously overpriced CPU cooler (bad habit going there, Asus!) and I'm deeply suspicious about the PSU - if there's no brand names being mentioned then you're going to be given a PSU that's going to want to fry your PC. Its the way these twats operate :mad: And 1010(?)W is overkill to boot.
For the best part of €1800 shipped this is a joke.
What PSU make do you think i should go for?Something else to note would be that i7's in gaming don't offer much of a performance boost.
For nearly every game a reasonably priced(or overclocked cheapie) dual core is all you need.
There are however a few exception like gta4 and Arma2(only a couple of others) which really require more than 2 cores to play. Even though the numbers of games which benefit from having more than 2 cores are increasing (allbeit v-slowly) people here would be inclined to recommend a quad core just for a wee bit of "futureproofing".
I had futureproofing in inverted commas because it is often a fallacy....
The only futurproofing step which makes much sense right now is getting the quad core.
Or solid state drives offer a big increase in loading times(not a big issue on windows 7)
I figure the best way to play the graphics cards is to get a reasonably priced one and then upgrade it every 18-24 months.
The when gaming at 1920x1080 the ati 4890 for only 150euro on hardwareversand.de is quite unbeatable on value!
That 295 will offer no great "noticable" benefits while costing in the region of 400euro...
Also in 2 years time you'll need to upgrade that just as much as you'd need to upgrade the 4890.
However If you really want to get an i7 build and a silly expensive graphics card, go ahead, but get it from hardwareversand.de though.
Power supply should be more like a good brand 650watt psu btw, not 1010watt
I appreciate the advice but i really want an i7 built. I always thought that the 4890 was inferior to the GTX295 ! PLz correct me if i am wrong.
Also, i found that there are different makes of the same graphics card for eg there is a
ASUS GeForce GTX 295 1792MB PhysX CUDA
and a
EVGA GeForce GTX 295 1792MB PhysX CUDA and
Gainward GeForce GTX 295 1792MB PhysX
what is the difference between them? I mean isnt Geforce GTX295 nvidias? whats the ASUS, EVGA and Gainward then? I found the same thing with ATI graphics cards too.
What about the CPU cooler? Do u think i should change it too?
BTW, I got the above specs from the website pcspecialist.co.uk0 -
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GTX295 is a bit of a false economy. Its basically a pair of GTX275 (~=HD4890) sandwiched together, and is even more expensive than a pair of said cards, which are already pricier (and thus worse value) than HD4890s. 1 GTX295 != 2 GTX275! Something people tend to forget :rolleyes: Sometimes a GTX295 is as good as 1.6 GTX275s, sometimes even more, but often a lot less. In a few games a GTX295 is as good as 1 GTX275, as SLI isn't supported with that game, or even slower than a single GTX275 as a game has bugged SLI support :eek: CrossFire is also chancy; its just a bit more reliable and tends toward slightly better scaling than nVidia more often than not.
As for PSU, any good brand 500W PSU could run it, and any good 750W PSU can run it comfortably. The latter is extremely heavily advised though. A 1kw PSU is only really neccessary if you want to stick in a second GTX295, but that really does border on the clinically insane :P
If you want to chance CrossFire here's a sample for under €1200 shipped:
Couldn't be arsed putting in silly gubbins; I prefer networking with cables myself :P And do you really need a card reader? Oh, and that sound card up there is a real damp squib; if you really need audiophile-grade sound you'll be paying at least €75 and probably a lot more.
If you really need EAX then get a €20 Audigy and slap the uncrippled drivers on to turn it into an X-Fi...0 -
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