Are these the right specs for a gaming computer?
I am building a gaming computer to last and I am wondering if all these stuff are compatible with one another. Also I am considering downgrading the processor to an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, but is it compatible with the motheboard? Is 8GB of memory too much? Do I really need to CrossfireX two Radeon HD 4850’s or would it be better idea to just crossfirex two 3870’s? Do I need a sound card? The computer will act as a television.
Memory: Two - OCZ Dual Channel Titanium 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB)
Monitor: Hannspree XM-S New York 19″ LCD Monitor - 5ms, 700:1, 1440×900(WXGA+), D-Sub, DVI-D, Internal Speakers
Keyboard/Mouse/Speakers: Adesso Multimedia PS/2 Keyboard, Mouse and Speaker 3-in-1 Combo
Video Card: Two - HIS Radeon HD 4850 Video Card - 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support, VGA Support
TV Tuner: Diamond TV Wonder HD 600 HDTV Tuner - Full Remote, PCI, Digital/Analog Tuner, Video Capture, MPEG2 Encoder, S-Video In, TV In, Composite In, Audio In, Personal Video Recorder
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Case/Power Supply: Ultra eTorque ULT33180 Mid-Tower ATX Case with Power Up 800-Watt Power Supply
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Processor: AMD Phenom X3 8650 Processor HD8650WCGHBOX - 2.30MHz, 3.5MB, 1800MHz (3600 MT/s) FSB, Toliman, Triple-Core, Retail, Socket AM2+, Processor with Fan
Motherboard: MSI K9A2 Platinum Motherboard - AMD790FX, Socket AM2+, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, eSATA, RAID
CD Drive: Two - Lite-On IHAS120-08 Internal Super AllWrite SATA DVD Writer - OEM, 20x DVD±R, 8x, DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW
OS: Windows Vista 64-bit Home Premium SP1
I am not really interested in intel and nvidia because they are too expensive, believe it or not all this is on a budget.
Everything is compatible with each other. I would get the AMD Athlon 64 x2 instead, it would perform better than the triple core you selected.
These days you don’t need a sound card, the motherboard’s integrated audio should be fine.
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August 14th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Everything is compatible with each other. I would get the AMD Athlon 64 x2 instead, it would perform better than the triple core you selected.
These days you don’t need a sound card, the motherboard’s integrated audio should be fine.
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August 14th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
YA that is real good but try and get windows xp becosue vista might lagg or crahs also has incompatabilty issues so it might not work and switch to a 86 bit windows it will do better and the rest is fine and ya that amd processor si really good
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August 14th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
sounds decent to me but keep the phenom you won’t regret it.
keep the crossfire video cards also, much better frame rates
yes it can act like a tv
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August 14th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Yeah it sounds alright cant you switch to intel core 2 quad processor i personally think it is better and also switch to windows xp it will run smoother when playing games.
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August 14th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
i would get AMD Anthlon 6000+ CPU, 3.0-3.1ghz =] and i like Nvidia more than ATI so i would get the $20 cheaper Nvidia 8800gt 512MB graphic card
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