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Case- NZXT LEXA S LEXS - 001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Motherboard- ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GPU- HIS Turbo Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video
PSU- KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-1000MA1S 1000W ATX / BTX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power
CPU- Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
Optical Drive- ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Memory- G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model
HDD- Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Flash Media Card Reader- Rosewill RCR-IC001 40-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/ USB port / Extra silver face plate
Sound Card- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card
I want to play Crysis and Starcraft 2 at max on 1920x1200. I plan to have this last 5+ years and will Crossfire with a later GPU model when this one isn't enough. I'll be getting it all on Newegg.
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Crysis on max maybe not, SC2 definitely.
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I played crysis on max with hd4870 and C2D E8400. Had good framerate. There was a slightly lower resolution, but still.
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with that you can play both on max with no problem
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Depends on what it means played on max.
40 fps is great on enthusiast graphic setting on crysis. Im sure you will be able to do 30+
I do 26 avg on gtx 460 1gb.
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how much did it come too overall i want to buy a sc2 computer for 800 and use it for other stuff as well ?
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Money doesn't seem to be too much of an issue, so while you're at it, I recommend getting a SSD as your system drive (maybe also put your games on it if you have enough space). You'll experience quicker booting and applications starting faster, and generally shorter loading times for just about everything you do. Increases the subjective feeling of performance a lot.
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On September 30 2010 19:35 SomaliPirate wrote:
how much did it come too overall i want to buy a sc2 computer for 800 and use it for other stuff as well ?
Depends on what quality you want to play at, and if you have stuff like a monitor, mouse, and keyboard to transfer over.
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Or you can wait a few mouths for the new ati line up.
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I would get a Nvidia graphic card if I really want to play SC2 with less hassle. If you have the budget I would suggest a SSD to boot your windows as well.
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On September 30 2010 19:20 meathook wrote:
I played crysis on max with hd4870 and C2D E8400. Had good framerate. There was a slightly lower resolution, but still.
LOL.
If you mean 1024x768 by "slightly lower" or 20fps by "good framerate", than yes I believe you 100%.
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On September 30 2010 19:09 KDrew wrote:
Case- NZXT LEXA S LEXS - 001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Motherboard- ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GPU- HIS Turbo Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video
PSU- KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-1000MA1S 1000W ATX / BTX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power
CPU- Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
Optical Drive- ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Memory- G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model
HDD- Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Flash Media Card Reader- Rosewill RCR-IC001 40-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/ USB port / Extra silver face plate
Sound Card- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card
I want to play Crysis and Starcraft 2 at max on 1920x1200. I plan to have this last 5+ years and will Crossfire with a later GPU model when this one isn't enough. I'll be getting it all on Newegg.
Four things I would say about this build are that
1) I would get an Antec 300 case or something with better airflow. It's also half the price.
2) I would buy the XFX Radeon simply for the double lifetime warranty. Preference though; performance won't change.
3) I would ditch the sound card unless you plan on buying a $500 pair of headphones to go with it. Motherboard audio is pretty damn good these days, and you won't notice a difference if you're just using a normal pair of headphones or speakers.
4) Most importantly is probably your PSU. You don't need anywhere near a 1000w PSU to run that system, or any system you will use in the next ten years. Even with Crossfire 5870s you would only need an 850w PSU to run it. Pick up the Corsair 750w and save yourself some money.
Otherwise, here's the last build I did. Runs both games you want at max settings (well, Crysis at as max as it can be).
+ Show Spoiler +Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Item #: N82E16811129066 Limited Replacement Only Return Policy $69.99 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Item #: N82E16822152185 Standard Return Policy $74.99 CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 ... Item #: N82E16817139005 Standard Return Policy $89.99 AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX Item #: N82E16819103849 CPU Replacement Only Return Policy For Retail AMD processor, please call 408 749-3060 for service after first 30 days. For OEM AMD processor, we will service for 30 days only. Please verify the Processor matches your order Prior To installation. IMPORTANT: Always pack your CPU well for return. We will refuse your RMA if we received it as DAMAGED! $295.99 LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20 - OEM Item #: N82E16827136144 Standard Return Policy $24.99 ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard Item #: N82E16813131402 Standard Return Policy For Asus Tech Support, Please Call 502-995-0883 or http://helpdesk.asus.com/ $118.99 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM Item #: N82E16820231303
I ordered the 5870 separate so it's not on that list. Honestly, I feel like my system was overkill for SC2 and pretty much every other game I own :/
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Get some SSD flash drives that's some good stuff.
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Yeah, that will easily max out either of those with framerate to spare. I'm kinda jealous of your 5870, but you need to OC that beastly processor. My i7-860 is running at 4.0GHz right now, I'm sure you can beat that 
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depends on the resolution but anything more than a gtx460 1gb is overkill for sc2 even on ultra.
once again, it depends on resolution but i've read reviews on tomshardware, gearreview, etc, those sites and they've consistently said sc2 doesnt need more than a gtx460
surprisingly tho; sc2 does depend heavily on higher clocked cpus since the game only uses 2 cores maximum.
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I think you can probably do it. I have an Asus G73 i7 and I can actually run SC2 and WoW both on highest res setting AT THE SAME TIME. On two different screens ofc.
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If you are planning on keeping it for 5years, might be worth waiting a month or whatever since 6xxx series are coming out.
Also, SSD! Definitely worth, even a small one that just has room for OS/a few games
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Awesome, I will definitely look at SSDs and wait for the 6xxx series to come out. This system is about $1500 so quite a bit more than 800. I found the X-fi Titanium for $120 btw so I guess if onboard is very good, it's up to me if it's worth it or not.
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On September 30 2010 21:54 ArbAttack wrote:Show nested quote +On September 30 2010 19:20 meathook wrote:
I played crysis on max with hd4870 and C2D E8400. Had good framerate. There was a slightly lower resolution, but still. LOL. If you mean 1024x768 by "slightly lower" or 20fps by "good framerate", than yes I believe you 100%.
I think I played it on my native screen resolution which is 1280x1024 or something like that. FPS was around 40 IIRC.. maybe slightly lower was a slight exaggeration, but anyway - I played through it and the game was utter crap.
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