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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: MPTheory on August 29, 2006, 08:48:08 AM
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Im looking to build a box strictly for gameplay. The only requirements I have set for myself is that I want a videocard that will allow direct hookup to a TV or Projector. Im not looking for an absolute top of the line system, just a solid machine. Any suggestions on a good mainboard, videocard, sound card and CPU would be awesome. Im actually going to be making the box for this one. I plan on making it more like a console than a computer.
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86Ghz
Asus P5W DH Deluxe
(2) X1900XT\'s in Crossfire
Creative X-Fi sound card
DDR2-800 ram from Kingston or Crucial
Overclock that CPU about 600-800mhz and it will easily outperform an FX-62.
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i\'d go for the 7950gtx\'s (quad sli baby) or the x1950xtx
but I guess that depends on your budget.. my 7900gt has been holding up really well so i\'m gonnna hold tight. I\'m curious to see you build this box. What are you gonna make it out of?
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Im not looking for an absolute top of the line system
i\'d go for the 7950gtx\'s (quad sli baby) or the x1950xtx
:eek: ;)
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haha... woops. I just scanned his post and wrote that late last night. I take back what I said and to sound smart i\'ll say:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86Ghz
Asus P5W DH Deluxe
(2) X1900XT\'s in Crossfire
Creative X-Fi sound card
DDR2-800 ram from Kingston or Crucial
Overclock that CPU about 600-800mhz and it will easily outperform an FX-62.
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haha... woops. I just scanned his post and wrote that late last night. I take back what I said and to sound smart i\'ll say:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86Ghz
Asus P5W DH Deluxe
(2) X1900XT\'s in Crossfire
Creative X-Fi sound card
DDR2-800 ram from Kingston or Crucial
Overclock that CPU about 600-800mhz and it will easily outperform an FX-62.
uhhh way to to a direct copy & paste from Anandtech.
Proof: http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2802&p=3
Who the hell are you trying to impress? Any dumbshit can copy down specs from a PC web site and plaster em wherever they want. You f@ggot ass POS mutherfcker poopoo head.
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i\'d go for the 7950gtx\'s (quad sli baby) or the x1950xtx
but I guess that depends on your budget.. my 7900gt has been holding up really well so i\'m gonnna hold tight. I\'m curious to see you build this box. What are you gonna make it out of?
Im thinking of using 1/8" thick aluminum, but I may use some 1/2" thick PVC. I run a computerized CNC machine so all the parts will come out beautiful. As for the machine itself, Im kindof thinking of making some machines and selling them. I know dealing with customer support can be a real bitch sometimes, but with all the new PC games coming out, I think a "console" that would play PC games would be really cool. I only want to make a middle-of-the road machine for a tester cause I dont want to put an assload of money into something I may or maynot follow thru on.
I have another question for everyone though, If you had the option of purchasing a computer that was designed specifically for gaming, do you thinkg you would purchase it? And with that said, what would you want to see included with it (to make it worth purchasing to you).
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I have another question for everyone though, If you had the option of purchasing a computer that was designed specifically for gaming, do you thinkg you would purchase it? And with that said, what would you want to see included with it (to make it worth purchasing to you).
No, I won\'t purchase it as I rarely play computer games. Never play online games before, unless you include playing pool or checkers with someone else on the chatroom as serious online game.
I guess many of us here can pretty much build computers ourselves, so it\'s less likely they would bother buying a computer that\'s already built. But if I don\'t know how to build one, here is what I would like to look for personally:
-HDTV tuner PCI card from ATI that only cost $99.99 that comes with a remote control, an antennae, and a cable...since this will be a cheap way to watch hdtv on a pc, not to mention its come with a software where you can record broadcast to the harddrive, and you can even burn it into a dvd for shows that you like to keep...
-graphic card that is good enough to playback hdtv and other video formats...
-soundblaster audio card?-maybe...
-motherboard and cpu that\'s at least sufficient enough to playback hdtv, and later generation video like blu ray or hd-dvd smoothly...
-maybe comes in windows xp pro sp2? or windows xp pro mce?