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  • pr0
    rockin tha trailerpark
    • May 2001
    • 23088
    #1

    Building a Gaming box for a friend. [need help inside]

    It's been a year since i built my last computer & I don't play games. So i don't know exactly what I'm going to need to buy to complete a KILLER GAMING BOX.

    What kind of CPU ...obviously a quadcore right?

    What kind of ram & how much?

    What kind of motherboard & which brand?

    What kind of videocard & what specs?

    What kind of harddrive should i use for flawless gaming?

    Thanks guys!
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    • pr0
      rockin tha trailerpark
      • May 2001
      • 23088
      #2
      Hey if you want to build me a "dream list" the site I am using is www.newegg.com if you got a spare few minutes.

      Also if i decide to use your setup, I'll send you a couple of bucks on paypal/epass to show my appreciation
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        • TheDoc
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          • Jul 2001
          • 13827
          #3
          Follow the setup's of these boxes.. they are some of the top game boxes made, but you can get them built or build them yourself much cheaper than they offer them.

          http://www.alienware.com/products/de...computers.aspx
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            • brand0n
              been very busy
              • Nov 2002
              • 26983
              #4
              buy an xbox 360
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                • Porn Producer
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 478
                  #5
                  why are you building your friend a PC if you have not fucking idea on what you're supposed to do?

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                    • bobby666
                      boots are my religion
                      • Nov 2005
                      • 21765
                      #6
                      build him a chessboard and make the figures out of chees and shocolade

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                        • pr0
                          rockin tha trailerpark
                          • May 2001
                          • 23088
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Porn Producer
                          why are you building your friend a PC if you have not fucking idea on what you're supposed to do?
                          Do you really have nothing else to do?

                          Pathetic...
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                            • Va2k
                              I’m still alive barley.
                              • Oct 2001
                              • 10060
                              #8
                              Originally posted by pr0
                              Do you really have nothing else to do?

                              Pathetic...

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                                • Phoenix
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                                  • Nov 2002
                                  • 35475
                                  #9
                                  some of those on the alienware site are hella nice
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                                    • munki
                                      Do Fun Shit.
                                      • Dec 2004
                                      • 13393
                                      #10
                                      Quadcore, 64 bit OS, 8+ Gbs Ram (check for timings- get highest your board will support with decent cooling), Dual SLI capable board (2+ pci-e slots), Raid 1 Sata (make sure you pull the speed limiter jumper off or performance is cut in half ... lol) HDs

                                      My current setup is a DELL XPS 420, modded with a 1000 watt antec with basically the specs above... Great work and gaming experience.

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                                        • The Captain
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Sep 2005
                                          • 1558
                                          #11
                                          CPU: I would get a i7 its 8 cores, asus motherboard, you can get solid state harddrives now.... Graphics card get a geforce (eVGA makes good cards) ...
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                                            • TyroneGoldberg
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Sep 2007
                                              • 1081
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by brand0n
                                              buy an xbox 360
                                              lol

                                              i don't understand how people play games on a puter. that's why there's game consoles.

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                                                • Ozarkz
                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                  • Jan 2009
                                                  • 2377
                                                  #13
                                                  Gotta do SLI video. 100% must.

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                                                    • RevTKS69
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Dec 2008
                                                      • 231
                                                      #14
                                                      Rough List

                                                      Case:
                                                      Coolermaster HAF 932 Full-Tower Gaming Case

                                                      Motherboard:
                                                      Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Three PCI-E MB

                                                      Power Supply:
                                                      Corsair CMPSU-1000HX Power Supply

                                                      Processor (Choose One):
                                                      Intel Core i7 Processor 940 (4x 2.93GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
                                                      Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor 965 (4x 3.2GHz/8MB L3 Cache)

                                                      RAM: (i7 use 'Triple Channel RAM, must have at least three modules that match, MB has six DIMM slots):
                                                      12 GB Corsair RAM [2 GB X6] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Modules

                                                      Video Card: (Pick one or two Radeon/nVidia cards)
                                                      1 x Radeon 4870 X2 (This card has two processors on it)
                                                      2x Radeon 4870

                                                      1x nVidia GTX 295 (This card has two processors on it)
                                                      2x nVidia GTX 280

                                                      Hard Drives (speed):
                                                      2x WD Velociraptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 16M Cache Hard Drive (RAID 0)

                                                      Primary Storage Drives:
                                                      2x WD 2 TB drives
                                                      Last edited by RevTKS69; 01-31-2009, 05:07 PM. Reason: Clarity
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                                                        • tony299
                                                          lurker
                                                          • Aug 2002
                                                          • 57021
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by RevTKS69
                                                          Case:
                                                          Coolermaster HAF 932 Full-Tower Gaming Case

                                                          Motherboard:
                                                          Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Three PCI-E MB

                                                          Power Supply:
                                                          Corsair CMPSU-1000HX Power Supply

                                                          Processor (Choose One):
                                                          Intel Core i7 Processor 940 (4x 2.93GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
                                                          Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor 965 (4x 3.2GHz/8MB L3 Cache)

                                                          RAM: (i7 use 'Triple Channel RAM, must have at least three modules that match, MB has six DIMM slots):
                                                          12 GB Corsair RAM [2 GB X6] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Modules

                                                          Video Card: (Pick one or two Radeon/nVidia cards)
                                                          1 x Radeon 4870 X2 (This card has two processors on it)
                                                          2x Radeon 4870

                                                          1x nVidia GTX 295 (This card has two processors on it)
                                                          2x nVidia GTX 280

                                                          2x WD Velociraptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 16M Cache Hard Drive (RAID 0)

                                                          2x WD 2 TB drives
                                                          thats pretty rockin.Pr0 this is what I want for my bday

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                                                            • RevTKS69
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Dec 2008
                                                              • 231
                                                              #16
                                                              List with product links for Newegg

                                                              Case:
                                                              Coolermaster HAF 932 Full-Tower Gaming Case
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...119160&Tpk=HAF

                                                              Motherboard:
                                                              Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Three PCI-E MB
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131346

                                                              Power Supply:
                                                              Corsair CMPSU-1000HX Power Supply
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139007

                                                              Processor (Choose One):
                                                              Intel Core i7 Processor 940 (4x 2.93GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115201

                                                              Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor 965 (4x 3.2GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115200

                                                              RAM: (i7 use 'Triple Channel RAM, must have at least three modules that match, MB has six DIMM slots):
                                                              12 GB Corsair RAM [2 GB X6] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Modules
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145232 (need 2 sets of this)

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                                                              Video Card: (Pick one or two Radeon/nVidia cards)
                                                              1 x Radeon 4870 X2 (This card has two processors on it)
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121294

                                                              2x Radeon 4870
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121298

                                                              1x nVidia GTX 295 (This card has two processors on it)
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121296

                                                              2x nVidia GTX 280
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143142
                                                              ------------------------

                                                              2x WD Velociraptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 16M Cache Hard Drive (RAID 0)
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136322

                                                              2x WD 2 TB drives
                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136344
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                                                                • woj
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                                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                                  • 47882
                                                                  #17
                                                                  That computer above is WAAAAY overkill... 4.6TB of storage?! 8 cores!? 12GB of ram?! I'm not really on top of the pc games, but I don't think there are any games that come even close to needing that much power...

                                                                  You will piss away probably 4 grand on that setup, within 3 months it will worth close to half that...
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                                                                    • qxm
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Jul 2006
                                                                      • 5970
                                                                      #18
                                                                      u can add 4-8K to that setup by adding some solid state drives for faster HD access ... now thats whut I call a monster PC... at least for the next 1-2 years...

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                                                                        • JamesK
                                                                          hi
                                                                          • Jun 2002
                                                                          • 16731
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by woj
                                                                          That computer above is WAAAAY overkill... 4.6TB of storage?! 8 cores!? 12GB of ram?! I'm not really on top of the pc games, but I don't think there are any games that come even close to needing that much power...

                                                                          You will piss away probably 4 grand on that setup, within 3 months it will worth close to half that...
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                                                                            • onlymovies
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Sep 2003
                                                                              • 906
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Pr0, I'm in the middle of monster build myself....i'm looking for more of workstation machine then gaming. But if was to build a gaming machine, i would go this route:


                                                                              Mother board:
                                                                              Asus Rampages II Extreme (Top gaming board at the moment)
                                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131352


                                                                              CPU
                                                                              Core i7 920...the motherboard above that i mentioned is an overclocking beast...so i would go with a core i7 920.
                                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202


                                                                              Video Card
                                                                              Buy two of these...EVGA GTX 295 (since you're saving on the CPU)
                                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130449


                                                                              Ram
                                                                              Corsair Dominator Triple Channel 1800 6gig
                                                                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145232



                                                                              Case, harddrive, and the rest...not going to worry about those at the moment.
                                                                              Remember two things. That gaming motherboard above is slightly bigger then the typical. So your case will have to suit EXT boards. Also, make sure your friend knows about voltages (and what hardware takes which voltages) when in the bios.
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                                                                                • RevTKS69
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Dec 2008
                                                                                  • 231
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Yep

                                                                                  Originally posted by woj
                                                                                  That computer above is WAAAAY overkill... 4.6TB of storage?! 8 cores!? 12GB of ram?! I'm not really on top of the pc games, but I don't think there are any games that come even close to needing that much power...

                                                                                  You will piss away probably 4 grand on that setup, within 3 months it will worth close to half that...
                                                                                  As for games that need 'that much power' there are several out there that will tax even this setup. Crysis being the most famous.

                                                                                  Also, he asked for a 'Dream' system; basically he wants to see the best parts for the categories he listed and that is what I presented. I listed the best cpu, but also a good second choice. I also listed the best video cards from the top two vendors, fanboys can argue about which one is the best of the two, but I gave both sides.

                                                                                  A budget system would be configured differently...but I didn't make a value judgment on his request, I just fulfilled it.
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                                                                                    • Quagmire
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Jul 2005
                                                                                      • 6490
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Skip the hassle and just grab a Blackbird.

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                                                                                        • The Duck
                                                                                          Adult Content Provider
                                                                                          • May 2005
                                                                                          • 18243
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Go Intel i7 or you will be sorry in the long run. 4GB DDR3 ram should be sufficent and a top of the line nvidia card will do well for years. As far as the motherboard is concerned it depends on if you want to overclock or not, im not too knowledgable in that regard anyway. Make sure you get a super fast HD for the operating system like the western digital raptor, I guess any brand high rpm disc works.

                                                                                          If you hit me up I will link you a couple of excellent computer boards where you can give a budget and they will give you examples of full system setups.
                                                                                          Last edited by The Duck; 02-01-2009, 05:39 AM.
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                                                                                            • cess
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Sep 2006
                                                                                              • 2921
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Originally posted by woj
                                                                                              That computer above is WAAAAY overkill... 4.6TB of storage?! 8 cores!? 12GB of ram?! I'm not really on top of the pc games, but I don't think there are any games that come even close to needing that much power...

                                                                                              You will piss away probably 4 grand on that setup, within 3 months it will worth close to half that...
                                                                                              The build RevTKS69 posted... It's not 8 cores, it's 4 cores that emulates 8 cores. GTA IV on the PC can't be maxed out with any GPU I believe, maybe it can with a dual/quad GPU setup but not single. GTA IV also runs like crap on a lot of dual core CPU systems. Quad-cores are worth it, more and more games will start to use all four cores. The only thing is the 12 gigs of ram, that is kind of overkill, one kit (6gb) would be enough and you can always put more in later. That system is only about $2400, it doesn't have a apple logo on it so ya won't have to overpay for it. ;)

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                                                                                                • RevTKS69
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Dec 2008
                                                                                                  • 231
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Triple Channel RAM

                                                                                                  Originally posted by kandah
                                                                                                  Go Intel i7 or you will be sorry in the long run. 4GB DDR3 ram should be sufficent and a top of the line nvidia card will do well for years. As far as the motherboard is concerned it depends on if you want to overclock or not, im not too knowledgable in that regard anyway. Make sure you get a super fast HD for the operating system like the western digital raptor, I guess any brand high rpm disc works.

                                                                                                  If you hit me up I will link you a couple of excellent computer boards where you can give a budget and they will give you examples of full system setups.
                                                                                                  You are out of your league, so shut-up. The i7 chips require TRIPLE Channel RAM, that means you need three sticks of RAM of the same capacity. 4 is NOT evenly divisible by three. So, RAM for an i7 will come in 3GB, 6GB, or 12 GB amounts in order to utilize the memory bandwidth effectively.

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                                                                                                    • RevTKS69
                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                      • Dec 2008
                                                                                                      • 231
                                                                                                      #26
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                                                                                                      Bump for feedback. Wondering if the info was helpful.
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                                                                                                        • tranza
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                                                                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                                                                          • 57559
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          That will be a nice machine..
                                                                                                          I'm just a newbie.

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                                                                                                            • HorseShit
                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                              • Dec 2004
                                                                                                              • 17513
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              http://www.gfy.com/showthread.php?t=885486

                                                                                                              Not top of the line but plays most games decently

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