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vradovic
Profile Joined September 2008
United States293 Posts
July 22 2009 16:04 GMT
#301
I like just high end pc stuff

so i made ultra high end pc for Starcraft 2

I will take also Fiber to the Home (cost much more then regular ADSL 2+) .

LonelyMargarita
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
1845 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-22 16:54:25
July 22 2009 16:48 GMT
#302
On July 22 2009 17:59 DeCoup wrote:
My Rig (Updated because I just purchased and changed a few things).
Cpu: i7 920 @ 3.0 (@4 later when I get my cooling)
Mobo: EX58-UD4P
HDD: 2x Calvar Black 640gb Raid 0.
Ram: 6GB Tri-channel Corsair (@ 1500mhz 7-8-7 24)
Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 1GB
Keyboard: g15 (verson1)
Mouse: Logitech G7 v2


Caviar Blacks will not work well in raid 0. Just google "caviar black raid" and look at all the links. Here's one with a reply from WD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

Their raid edition drives are 50 bucks more, so I'm deciding to not go with raid and wait a year or so until SSDs are affordable enough for a system drive (and maybe raid 2 of those). Intel is cutting their SSD prices by 40% this quarter I believe, so I can see SSDs being less than half what they are now in 12-18 months.
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ckei
Profile Joined July 2009
Finland37 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-22 19:38:10
July 22 2009 19:33 GMT
#303
Eh im wondering,is it possible that I migth play Sc2 with this crappy comp?Im not really good with all these pentium here and gigabite there.So I thougth it migth be a good idea to post here.
and btw Hey everybody!


Operating System : Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7250 (2.00 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Memory : 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Display : 17.0? WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
Graphics Card : 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS with DirectX 10
Networking : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)
Hard disk : 320GB 5400RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (160GB x 2)
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
July 23 2009 02:18 GMT
#304
On July 23 2009 04:33 ckei wrote:
Eh im wondering,is it possible that I migth play Sc2 with this crappy comp?Im not really good with all these pentium here and gigabite there.So I thougth it migth be a good idea to post here.
and btw Hey everybody!


Operating System : Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7250 (2.00 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Memory : 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Display : 17.0? WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
Graphics Card : 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS with DirectX 10
Networking : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)
Hard disk : 320GB 5400RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (160GB x 2)


Eh, i suppose its possible. The processor seems... capable, as well as the graphics card, but don't expect any miracles.

Also welcome to TL~
U Gotta Skate.
EximoSua
Profile Joined June 2009
171 Posts
July 23 2009 02:50 GMT
#305
Here's my system: what kind of results do you think I will have?

Alienware Aurora m9700 Laptop

-AMD Turion 1.8 GHz Processor
-2 SLi Nvidia GeforceGo 7900 GS Graphics cards
-2.00 GBs DDR RAM
50 GB Seagate Hard Drive, 100GB External USB Seagate Hard Drive
-Windows 7 Ultimate Beta (Will be purchasing)

note: I did not buy this system, there's no way I could afford it. It is over 2 years old, I won it from the sound-alike contest at the first BlizzCon.
David Kim for Bonjwa
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-23 07:50:41
July 23 2009 03:45 GMT
#306
On July 23 2009 11:50 EximoSua wrote:
Here's my system: what kind of results do you think I will have?

Alienware Aurora m9700 Laptop

-AMD Turion 1.8 GHz Processor
-2 SLi Nvidia GeforceGo 7900 GS Graphics cards
-2.00 GBs DDR RAM
50 GB Seagate Hard Drive, 100GB External USB Seagate Hard Drive
-Windows 7 Ultimate Beta (Will be purchasing)

note: I did not buy this system, there's no way I could afford it. It is over 2 years old, I won it from the sound-alike contest at the first BlizzCon.


Will, the processor is crap. Although its a plus for dual core, 1.8ghz is quite low for modern purposes.
The ram is fine, assuming you're running XP, although it may be a little low.
The graphics are surprising for such a shitty processor/RAM, are they 256mb or 512mb? Definately fine for the purposes of sc2 though.
The hard drive is tiny, but you've got an external. Just remember that most games nowadays are in the 10-15 gig range.

I'd say you can expect to run the game, but not play it maxed out. You can skimp on upgrading for a couple years
U Gotta Skate.
JitNik
Profile Joined May 2009
Russian Federation134 Posts
July 23 2009 04:42 GMT
#307
what are the specs needed for sc2 anyways?
nAi.PrOtOsS
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada784 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-23 04:54:24
July 23 2009 04:53 GMT
#308
Heres my system; Acer Predator GT7700
Specs:
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 / 2.5 GHz
- NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 540 MB
- 8 GB's DDR RAM
- 2 HD's 750 GB each
- Windows Vista 64-bit.
RedTerror
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
New Zealand742 Posts
July 23 2009 05:31 GMT
#309
Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MB51.007D.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.40f2
Serial Number (system): W8916MJ78QR
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled

ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-23 05:50:33
July 23 2009 05:47 GMT
#310
On July 23 2009 14:31 ViruX wrote:
Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MB51.007D.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.40f2
Serial Number (system): W8916MJ78QR
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled



TBH don't expect to play SC2 on any of those overpriced G5 macbooks, unless you pay > $10,000
U Gotta Skate.
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-23 05:56:23
July 23 2009 05:55 GMT
#311
On July 23 2009 13:42 JitNik wrote:
what are the specs needed for sc2 anyways?


Well the thing is they haven't been released yet, Although i can tentatively guess what they will be like based on modern 3D RTS releases:

CPU: 1.8ghz dual core or better
RAM: 1GB for XP (2 for vista)
GPU: 256mb 6800gt, radeon 3850 256mb
Hard drive space: Hardest to guess, anywhere from 2gb to 10gb, although i would guess somewhere in between.
U Gotta Skate.
captainwaffles
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1050 Posts
July 23 2009 05:58 GMT
#312
On July 17 2009 12:05 ghermination wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 17 2009 02:22 captainwaffles wrote:
On July 12 2009 16:48 captainwaffles wrote:
Windows XP
Nvidia 8600GT
2GB DDR2
AMD X2 Dual Core 4600+
Asus Mobo
1TB Hitachi HDD


... What should I get for starcraft2? I was thinking, an 8800GT/9800GT More RAM, and probably a new processor... but I really don't know much about computers, if someone could point me in the right direction, that'd be awesome.


Your rig sounds fine for running the game, but i would recommend getting a 9800 GTX+ 512mb if you have the money, (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150316) however you may not have a proper power supply, which once again leads to the full computer revamp. If you do have a proper power supply and one 6-pin power connector, then by all means get the 9800GT. it will be a huge improvement over the 8600GT.



I have a 500 watt power supply...
https://x.com/CaptainWaffless
sagrado_corazon
Profile Joined March 2008
United States100 Posts
July 23 2009 06:15 GMT
#313
hello everyone

OS: Vista 64bit
CPU: i7 920@ 2.67
RAM: 6GB DDR3
GPU: ATI 4850 512MB
HARD DRIVE: around 1.5 TB

I don't think i should have any problems since i'll only be running the game at 1280x1024
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-23 07:51:31
July 23 2009 07:47 GMT
#314
On July 23 2009 15:15 sagrado_corazon wrote:
hello everyone

OS: Vista 64bit
CPU: i7 920@ 2.67
RAM: 6GB DDR3
GPU: ATI 4850 512MB
HARD DRIVE: around 1.5 TB

I don't think i should have any problems since i'll only be running the game at 1280x1024


I say get a bigger monitor, the 4850 should be fine for higher settings up until around 1600x1200, as i understand it, atleast spec-wise, the 4850 is roughly equivalent to the current 9800gt. (but not 8800gts or 9800gtx+)
U Gotta Skate.
RedTerror
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
New Zealand742 Posts
July 24 2009 09:38 GMT
#315
On July 23 2009 14:47 ghermination wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 23 2009 14:31 ViruX wrote:
Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MB51.007D.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.40f2
Serial Number (system): W8916MJ78QR
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled



TBH don't expect to play SC2 on any of those overpriced G5 macbooks, unless you pay > $10,000



Valio
Profile Joined March 2009
Finland77 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-24 10:59:53
July 24 2009 10:58 GMT
#316
Q6600 quad 2,4ghz (had to buy a huge active cooler for it.. playing sc made one core go 80C)
2x 2GB DDR2 800mhz (dun remember latencys)
XP 32bit SP3
8800 GT 512MB
Gigabyte P35-DS3P
M-Audio revolution 7.1
850W Nexus psu

cost me like 1300 euros 1,5 years ago.. and now its crap TT except for the mobo and sound card
Why are the pirates called pirates? Because they YARRRRrrrr!!
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-25 18:40:04
July 24 2009 15:15 GMT
#317
On July 24 2009 19:58 Valio wrote:
Q6600 quad 2,4ghz (had to buy a huge active cooler for it.. playing sc made one core go 80C)
2x 2GB DDR2 800mhz (dun remember latencys)
XP 32bit SP3
8800 GT 512MB
Gigabyte P35-DS3P
M-Audio revolution 7.1
850W Nexus psu

cost me like 1300 euros 1,5 years ago.. and now its crap TT except for the mobo and sound card


That computer is still perfectly fine, although i can't understand for the life of my why you bought an 850w psu, that would only need about 500 in its current state. You should install XP 64-bit so you can get the most out of that ram.
U Gotta Skate.
phase
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States399 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-25 23:34:10
July 25 2009 20:11 GMT
#318
Somehow I feel like this thread for some people is also a "show-off-your-new-PC-and-justify-why-you-just-spent-1000+-for-it-when-it's-just-sitting-around-at-the-moment" kind of thread (at least it sort of is for me looooolll).

Here are my specs:
Core i7 C0 ( =[ ) @ 2.66 (will OC when I get a game that requires me to. well, I'll get an aftermarket cooler when that happens too)
OCZ 6GB DDR3-1600
Asus P6T SE Mobo
MSI HD4890 OC @ 965/1044
WD Velociraptor 300GB 10000rpm
Total: a little less than $1200

Yea, I don't really game on my PC, which means its just sitting there with specs too high for any kind of application I'm using.

=[ It looks like DX11 will come out sooner than I thought, so I might be upgrading my GFX soon even though I just built this one.

And as to the recommendation on graphics cards, the ATI HD4850 512MB(90$) performs better pretty much all across the board and can be had for a lower price than the Nvidia 9800GT 1GB (100$). In fact imo, ATI cards all have better performance at their respective price points compared to nvidia cards. However, like someone mentioned before, with DX11 and Windows 7 coming out really soon, you might want to wait a little bit to upgrade your graphics, so that you can have the best setup when SC2 comes out.

*EDIT* Damn, I was just running Crysis and was getting artifacts at 965/1044 on my HD4890. Turning it down to 920/1010 now.
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
July 25 2009 21:03 GMT
#319
On July 26 2009 05:11 phase wrote:
Somehow I feel like this thread for some people is also a "show-off-your-new-PC-and-justify-why-you-just-spent-1000+-for-it-when-it's-just-sitting-around-at-the-moment" kind of thread (at least it sort of is for me looooolll).
comes out.


I have this computer because it accomplishes a purpose, really its a "work" computer, its just in my dorm. Which means i have to take care of it etc.
U Gotta Skate.
Icarus
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States105 Posts
July 25 2009 21:23 GMT
#320
I agree w/ Phase on the ATI 4850 suggestion... I hope you're not all NVidia fanboys in here.

I don't know why, but it just seems as though people are picking NVidia over ATi just from the brand or just a few of their past graphics cards. It's 2009 now, and people should reconsider their preferences by looking at the new benchmarks if they haven't done so already. And ATi's 4850 just performs better than NVidia's 9800GT across the board. Look at some benchmarks!

Also, keep in mind that ATi is going on DX10.1 which gives them a slight performance boost, while NVidia is still in the stone ages going w/ DX10.0. NVidia finally went on-board with DX10.1 recently, but there's no promise that it'll give NVidia GPUs as much performance boost as it did for ATi GPUs.

Secondly, keep in mind that ATi is going on schedule w/ their DX11 GPUs right now. NVidia had a severe lack of performance in their GT300 prototypes(I've heard somewhere around 20%-30% of how it's supposed to perform...), and NVidia will most likely have to delay their new DX11 graphics cards until at least end of 2009 or even into early 2010.

I also think that we should start looking at Intel's code-name Larrabee. It's going to be interesting how they do.
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