building a new pc

Tacoma74 · #1 02-22-2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Oldschool61

Most smart builders wouldnt waste all there money on a machine like what you say as its more than needed and too much money. I can build a system for under $500 that would play CoD fine. Your idea is to spend >$1000 to get the same gameplay.

Yeah, but how long is that rig going to last these days? Sure you can throw a cheap AMD based system together for little to nothing these days, but guaranteed you're not going to get as much out of it. AMD is cheap for a reason, because they've always been a step behind. Call me a fanboy, but Intel is the way to go. And as far as price difference goes, a 2500k isn't that bad really, even right now. I say wait a few months for the price to come down a bit more and that's the way to go. If you've got the money go for it. Thats what I'm doing, and I'm sure alot of other people as well.

swiss · #2 02-22-2011, 07:12 PM

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/...hon-bottleneck

Biggs [CV] · #3 02-22-2011, 08:00 PM

I just built a new system in January.

Amd Phenom 2 Quad core @ 3.4
MSI motherboard
8 GIG of ripjaws 1600 mhz ram
1000 Watt PSU
ATI 6870 GPU
New 650 gig Hard drive
LG dvd R/W drive
Win 7 Ultimate
Plus a new full tower with 8 fans to keep her cool.

Spent around $1200 on it. Thing runs great. It runs Black Ops nice and smooth. And I'm sure it'll run Cliffs of Dover just as well.

Get the best parts you can afford and build a good system that will last you 3-5 years without any upgrades.

Igo kyu · #4 02-22-2011, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Biggs [CV

Get the best parts you can afford and build a good system that will last you 3-5 years without any upgrades.

Upgrades are at least half of the fun. They get you to five or six years without replacing the whole system.

Where the heck are the e.g. 2200 * x monitors? I have 1600 * 1200, 1920 * 1080 seems like a downgrade, 2560 * x is way too expensive.[/I]