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Building a new gaming pc

  • 02-11-2009 8:28pm
    #1
    amen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭


    right I'm going build a new pc. At a mininum it must have 4GBs of ram(should cater for more), support dual monitors, multi hd (maybe solid state), a minimum of dual core(maybe quad), fast processor, decent graphics card(support arma, il2 etc, maybe a fpu?), run windows 7 64Bit and future proof (current pc is 7 years old and can run most things apart from Arma and TF2).
    so suggestions


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  • #2
    Komplett-Tech: Ryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,002 ✭✭✭Komplett-Tech: Ryan


    The best thing you could do right now is a little bit of research. Use Google to see what spec's people are using to run the same things as your looking at doing. As for future proofing, there is no such thing these days as technology is moving so quickly most hardware is already outdated not long after it hits the shelf's. What you can do is prolong the life of your pc by selecting the right components now that will do for your needs over the coming years. From what i gather by your post it seems like you will be doing a fair bit of gaming. A Core i7-920 or a i5-750 (This requires the newer 1156 socket motherboard) is a nice start, mix that with a x58 motherboard (different motherboard for the i5-750) , a minimum of 6gb of ram. An Ati 5870 is a great choice of graphics card too. For hard drives, the Samsung F3's are great value for money, and with their 500gb/platter they are seriously quick. Throwing in a SSD for the boot drive is a good idea too, and with the size of them these days there is enough room to put some games on them too. And the main thing to remember if you are going down the route of a high performance PC is NOT to skimp on the PSU, it is probably the single most important component of the build.

    G'luck !


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