OK folks
I gutted my gaming rig before Xmas & put in my Nephews PC. (E8400 & HD4850 & 2GB ram based)
I fancy a change from Intel this time round.
CPU will either be a Phenom X2 555 or a X4 955.
I would like:
A board that will be able to unlock the former to a X4 if I go for an X2
4GB RAM
Optical drive (not Optiarc, I've 3 of those fail on me)
Graphics card that is quiet to the point of being silent, so I don't have to bung on a quiet 3rd party cooler. Not fussed about ATI or Nvidia.
Want to be able to play Crysis at either 1280 X 720 (my projectors resolution) or 1366 X 768 (my tellys max resolution) if not be able to beat the above old spec. Plus the left for dead/Fallout series or pretty much any first person shooter PC game out there or in the near future.
Already have:
Case = Akasa Eclipse 62
PSU = HX650
Cooler = Meghalem. (Yep, I know I need to get a adaptor kit for it) only thing that concerns me it that it wont fit on a AMD micro atx board.
HD = WD Caviar Blue 640. I know its a bit slow these days so if you say get rid of I'll pop in an F3 into the spec.
This rig will only be used for rare gaming. (when Nephews come round) & a backup PC if regular PC blows up or I care to upgrade.
Budget? £400, but prepared to stretch a bit for the graphics if justified.
Spec away!
I gutted my gaming rig before Xmas & put in my Nephews PC. (E8400 & HD4850 & 2GB ram based)
I fancy a change from Intel this time round.
CPU will either be a Phenom X2 555 or a X4 955.
I would like:
A board that will be able to unlock the former to a X4 if I go for an X2
4GB RAM
Optical drive (not Optiarc, I've 3 of those fail on me)
Graphics card that is quiet to the point of being silent, so I don't have to bung on a quiet 3rd party cooler. Not fussed about ATI or Nvidia.
Want to be able to play Crysis at either 1280 X 720 (my projectors resolution) or 1366 X 768 (my tellys max resolution) if not be able to beat the above old spec. Plus the left for dead/Fallout series or pretty much any first person shooter PC game out there or in the near future.
Already have:
Case = Akasa Eclipse 62
PSU = HX650
Cooler = Meghalem. (Yep, I know I need to get a adaptor kit for it) only thing that concerns me it that it wont fit on a AMD micro atx board.
HD = WD Caviar Blue 640. I know its a bit slow these days so if you say get rid of I'll pop in an F3 into the spec.
This rig will only be used for rare gaming. (when Nephews come round) & a backup PC if regular PC blows up or I care to upgrade.
Budget? £400, but prepared to stretch a bit for the graphics if justified.
Spec away!
