My ultimate gaming Monster is about to become a reality :)

name='v a d e R`' said:
Not really a monster tbh.
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If you want to build a monster, there are loads of better options.

I think there was actually a thread on the specialtech forum about building the best gaming pc money can buy. (think what we came up with was a xeon quad core + phase cooling + 8800GTX + 24" / 30" TFT was £2000-£3000 I think)

About the only thing from the spec posted was a 8800GTX

When I saw the title of the thread I thought, wow some rich person wants to build the best system money can buy, but when I read the spec I thought it was just an average build.

name='WC Annihilus' said:
The only person you should be worried about "wowing" or impressing is yourself as you will be the person using the rig :rolleyes:
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idd

name='v a d e R`' said:
Switch out the 590 for P35/680i and the X2 for a C2 or C2Q and you got a monster..
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I was thinking the same, or even get a quad core xeon.

name='fadz23q' said:
GRAPHIC CARD HEAT SINK: Zalman GPU Heatsink FC-2V9 Fatal1ty
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on a 8800GTX :confused:

http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=215&code=013

:rolleyes:

Don't think it's compatible and also looks a lot worse and smaller than the stock one :(
 
geee all this essay for what?

dont know if you read my other thread, i changed from an AMD setup to an Intel setup.
 
name='PP Mguire' said:
n00bs tbh, and sorry but some people like myself wont go Intel no matter how much FPS gain you get from switching CPUs (5-10max).
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ROFL. 5-10FPS max gain going from a 2.8GHz X2 to a stock E6600!

Somebody is in denial. :rolleyes:
 
Ya buck for buck they`re not close enough.

I think I asked the question a while back, and u`d need something in excess of a 4800+ x2 to come close to an E6300.

Don`t get me wrong, the x2`s are fine cpus, I got no complaints, but they`ve been completely surpassed. Buying new, unless u got a deal that summounted to `free-stuff`, u`d have to go c2d to get the best result for u`r money.
 
name='fadz23q' said:
lol whats the real gain?:cool:
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Real gain? I just went from C2D to an X2 (lower power/heat rig, + LCD upgrade from CRT) and I lost ~50FPS average in CS:S gameplay, and 20FPS in stress test.

Prev Setup:

3.5GHz E6300, 2GB D9, etc etc.

7950GT 512MB (BFG OC @ Stock OC settings)

1600x1200, 4xAA 8xAF

Now:

2.85GHz 3600+ Brisbane, 2GB DDR2, etc etc.

8600GTS 256MB (MSI OC @ Stock OC settings)

1680x1050, 4xAA 8xAF

It was all CPU, even @ that reso. Yeah that's CS, but that's a realistic comparison I suppose.

Before I was >100FPS at all times, now I'm ~>60FPS @ all times. In B tunnels before I'd be well into the 200's, now I'm in the mid 100's.
 
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