dlf
04-17-2012, 02:43 AM
This seem like a decent rig to play most current and forthcoming PC games? . . . .
Budget - Within about $1500 (American) [yes I know I go "over" budget, but if Ivybridge and hardrive prices drop, so does the total cost]
Resolution - At first 1680 x 1050 - Eventually HD (and a dual monitor setup)
Games / Settings Desired: Everything from DOS era on - High Or ultra
Country - USA
Parts that can be reused: Not that I can think of (see current specs as to why)
Buying Parts: Before the end of the year, hopefully before fall or end of summer
Will NOT prebuilt
Part list permalink (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6XwQ) / Part price breakdown by merchant (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6XwQ/by_merchant/) / Benchmarks (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6XwQ/benchmarks/)
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80623i72600k) ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrb10212pg1) ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z68mag45b3) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot G2 Series Division 4 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-pgq332g1333elqk) ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Hard Drive: Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-internal-hard-drive-mknssdcr120gb) ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42680kr) ($507.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-500rwt) ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss650km) ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS90B DVD/CD Writer (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh22ns90b) ($20.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1555.43
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-04-16 22:44 EDT-0400)
Current specs:
Motherboard: Asus A8N-BR (Pyrite) (1 PCI, 2 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset - nVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE, AMD Hammer
Power Supply: No idea (but it's less than 100 watts, I think)
Processor: DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2000 MHz (10 x 200) 3800+
CPU Cooler: A fan
Memory:
- DIMM1: Kingston 1 GB DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM (5-4-4-12 (at) 266 MHz) (4-4-4-12 (at) 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 (at) 200 MHz)
- DIMM2: Kingston 2G-UDIMM 2 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 (at) 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 (at) 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 (at) 200 MHz)
Hard Drive: 250 GB ATA drive
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
And what I wanted in a new system:
Hardware
USB 2.0 speeds that are minimum of 30 MB a second
USB 3.0 speeds that are at lest 300+ MB/s [I will get / use an SSD]
Firewire (and or eSata port) --- because I have a external hardrive that has both along with USB
At lest a solid terabyte (1.5 TB)
Supports VGA, DVI & HDMI - Current monitor supports former two but the computer only supports VGA (and that's what I'm using @ the moment).
Multi card reader (although I mainly need SD and Memory Pro Stick Duo)
Able to use a PS3 controller AND A XBOX 360 controller (yes I know 360 is native support . . .)
I would like a quad core.
Multiple internal DVD drives - Also to make installations faster
Plenty of 3.5/5.25 drive bays . . .
Software
Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) (Main OS) -- Mostly for languages
May first run Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit - as I have both 32/64 bit discs now)
Windows XP (if 64 bit won't run some of the games I have) (if needed)
Folding@home - (although I use my PS3 for that when I'm not using it
Gaming Software:
- Will use steam:
Batman Arkham (Asylum/City)
Bejeweled 2/3
Bioshock (1/2) (perhaps infinite)
Call of Duty
Commander Keen (All)
Doom (all)
Elder Scrolls (Morrowind -> Skyrim)
L.A. Noire
Peggle
Portal 1 & 2
Quake (all)
Sonic Generations
Wolfenstein (all)
anything else that interests me
- Will use CD/DVD's of the games I have:
Diablo 1 - 3 (when it comes out)
Simcity 4000 & Rushhour
The Sims 1 - And all expansions
The Sims 2 (probably)
Warcraft 2 - Tides of Darkness & Beyond the Dark Portal
Warcraft 3 - Reign of Chaos & Frozen Throne
May use emulation (to run up to the PS2/Wii)
Other Thoughts
I will wait for some parts (hard drives, GPU, etc) to drop in price.
Will wait for IvyBridge. . . .
I WANT UEFI, NOT regular old BIOS (that this slimline has)
May eventually like a dual GPU (crossfire?)
Monitor Thoughts:
First and foremost: Full HD
Widescreen
Dual Monitor setup (at some point)
Supports: HDMI, DVI, Displayport (if the motherboard of the computer does)
Within 1 - 2 MS response time (current monitor is 5 MS response time)
Screen size - 24 to about 27 inches
I do really want monitor suggestions. Should also support HDCP, if needed.
Budget - Within about $1500 (American) [yes I know I go "over" budget, but if Ivybridge and hardrive prices drop, so does the total cost]
Resolution - At first 1680 x 1050 - Eventually HD (and a dual monitor setup)
Games / Settings Desired: Everything from DOS era on - High Or ultra
Country - USA
Parts that can be reused: Not that I can think of (see current specs as to why)
Buying Parts: Before the end of the year, hopefully before fall or end of summer
Will NOT prebuilt
Part list permalink (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6XwQ) / Part price breakdown by merchant (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6XwQ/by_merchant/) / Benchmarks (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6XwQ/benchmarks/)
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80623i72600k) ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrb10212pg1) ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z68mag45b3) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot G2 Series Division 4 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-pgq332g1333elqk) ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Hard Drive: Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-internal-hard-drive-mknssdcr120gb) ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42680kr) ($507.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-500rwt) ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss650km) ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS90B DVD/CD Writer (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh22ns90b) ($20.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1555.43
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-04-16 22:44 EDT-0400)
Current specs:
Motherboard: Asus A8N-BR (Pyrite) (1 PCI, 2 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset - nVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE, AMD Hammer
Power Supply: No idea (but it's less than 100 watts, I think)
Processor: DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2000 MHz (10 x 200) 3800+
CPU Cooler: A fan
Memory:
- DIMM1: Kingston 1 GB DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM (5-4-4-12 (at) 266 MHz) (4-4-4-12 (at) 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 (at) 200 MHz)
- DIMM2: Kingston 2G-UDIMM 2 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 (at) 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 (at) 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 (at) 200 MHz)
Hard Drive: 250 GB ATA drive
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
And what I wanted in a new system:
Hardware
USB 2.0 speeds that are minimum of 30 MB a second
USB 3.0 speeds that are at lest 300+ MB/s [I will get / use an SSD]
Firewire (and or eSata port) --- because I have a external hardrive that has both along with USB
At lest a solid terabyte (1.5 TB)
Supports VGA, DVI & HDMI - Current monitor supports former two but the computer only supports VGA (and that's what I'm using @ the moment).
Multi card reader (although I mainly need SD and Memory Pro Stick Duo)
Able to use a PS3 controller AND A XBOX 360 controller (yes I know 360 is native support . . .)
I would like a quad core.
Multiple internal DVD drives - Also to make installations faster
Plenty of 3.5/5.25 drive bays . . .
Software
Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) (Main OS) -- Mostly for languages
May first run Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit - as I have both 32/64 bit discs now)
Windows XP (if 64 bit won't run some of the games I have) (if needed)
Folding@home - (although I use my PS3 for that when I'm not using it
Gaming Software:
- Will use steam:
Batman Arkham (Asylum/City)
Bejeweled 2/3
Bioshock (1/2) (perhaps infinite)
Call of Duty
Commander Keen (All)
Doom (all)
Elder Scrolls (Morrowind -> Skyrim)
L.A. Noire
Peggle
Portal 1 & 2
Quake (all)
Sonic Generations
Wolfenstein (all)
anything else that interests me
- Will use CD/DVD's of the games I have:
Diablo 1 - 3 (when it comes out)
Simcity 4000 & Rushhour
The Sims 1 - And all expansions
The Sims 2 (probably)
Warcraft 2 - Tides of Darkness & Beyond the Dark Portal
Warcraft 3 - Reign of Chaos & Frozen Throne
May use emulation (to run up to the PS2/Wii)
Other Thoughts
I will wait for some parts (hard drives, GPU, etc) to drop in price.
Will wait for IvyBridge. . . .
I WANT UEFI, NOT regular old BIOS (that this slimline has)
May eventually like a dual GPU (crossfire?)
Monitor Thoughts:
First and foremost: Full HD
Widescreen
Dual Monitor setup (at some point)
Supports: HDMI, DVI, Displayport (if the motherboard of the computer does)
Within 1 - 2 MS response time (current monitor is 5 MS response time)
Screen size - 24 to about 27 inches
I do really want monitor suggestions. Should also support HDCP, if needed.