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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
October 10 2009 05:27 GMT
#681
I'm not sure if I would trust a card without L3 cache for gaming :|
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Ecael
Profile Joined February 2008
United States6703 Posts
October 10 2009 05:42 GMT
#682
If you meant the CPU, Tom's Hardware had a little article done recently about the importance of L3, and the results seems to be pretty much marginal at stock speeds.
SoLaR[i.C]
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
United States2969 Posts
October 10 2009 06:35 GMT
#683
Looking for some feedback about my system and whether or not I'll be able to run SC2 smoothly at relatively decent settings.

OS: Windows 7 64bit
Cpu: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 @ 2.10GHz
Memory: 4GB DDR-2
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 (pretty sure this card sucks balls)

Saddened Izzy
Profile Joined July 2009
United States198 Posts
October 10 2009 06:58 GMT
#684
I'd say you'd get it to run at your resolution as far as turning any effects on or up on a laptop i would guess not.

Still it's a laptop unless its newish and cost like 2k you can't expect much more then running at resolutions and medium settings.
I don't use AIM/MSN/ etc stop asking...
mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-10 08:30:59
October 10 2009 08:29 GMT
#685
On October 10 2009 14:21 gloryofgreece wrote:
Hi guys this is my first gaming rig. I am scared to death that I build the wrong thing...
Can you guys critique my build?
btw can the mobo support the monitor that I pick?

ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
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NZXT Alpha Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Open Window - Retail
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EVGA 512-P3-N975-TR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
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the 620 is not a good cpu for gaming if gaming is your main purpose, you'd probably be better off with a 250 and even more so with a 550.

also drop the 9800gt and get an hd4850

and dont get that harddrive. get the 7200.12 500gb the one you picked is for storage
the world's a playground. you know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.
mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
October 10 2009 08:31 GMT
#686
On October 10 2009 14:27 FragKrag wrote:
I'm not sure if I would trust a card without L3 cache for gaming :|

e8400???????
the world's a playground. you know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51451 Posts
October 10 2009 13:52 GMT
#687
i think its worth getting a new i5 now, apparently with an aftermarket fan you can get them to speeds of 4ghz+, which totally blitzes the more expensive i7's.
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Saddened Izzy
Profile Joined July 2009
United States198 Posts
October 10 2009 18:08 GMT
#688
On October 10 2009 17:31 mahnini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 10 2009 14:27 FragKrag wrote:
I'm not sure if I would trust a card without L3 cache for gaming :|

e8400???????

Yeah but it has a massive L2 cache. Intel older cpu design benefits in games from larger caches.

The 620 has a 2mb l2 cache(512kb each core) which is unheard of from a cpu that has an onboard memory controller making it more dependent on the speed of your ram.
I don't use AIM/MSN/ etc stop asking...
Cyrhax
Profile Joined October 2009
Netherlands1 Post
October 10 2009 18:43 GMT
#689
So guys, This is my pc: (kinda crap)

OS: Windows XP home
intel pentium 4 2.8GHz
2.5GB ram (yep I upgraded it, was worth the money)
80 gb harddisk (OS, games, downloads etc.) 500gb (Games, downloads etc.)
Videocard: nVIDIA Geforce FX 5200

Will it run sc2 is the big question....
Woah? A quote? I dont have one sorry guys
Ecael
Profile Joined February 2008
United States6703 Posts
October 10 2009 20:44 GMT
#690
On October 10 2009 22:52 GTR wrote:
i think its worth getting a new i5 now, apparently with an aftermarket fan you can get them to speeds of 4ghz+, which totally blitzes the more expensive i7's.

Hmm, depends on what you are trying to do I guess? At a similar voltage, my i7 is running circles about my i5, and that's with me keeping HT up. However, in both of these cases I only looked to overclock up to a certain speed, then push down the voltage as far as I could afterwards. Considering that at a certain point clock speed doesn't show all that much outside of synthetic benchmarks anyway...yeah. I do think the i5 is an excellent mainstream solution though.
CapO
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States1615 Posts
October 10 2009 22:08 GMT
#691
my pc with amd 3700+ 1gb ram geforce6800gs 256mb can run HoN at its highest settings pretty well. graphic-wise, the game HoN looks very similar to sc2, and if blizzard's past games have taught us anything, i think my pc can handle sc2 just as well with no problems running at its minimum requirements. thoughts, anyone?
SNSD fan
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
October 10 2009 22:20 GMT
#692
On October 10 2009 17:31 mahnini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 10 2009 14:27 FragKrag wrote:
I'm not sure if I would trust a card without L3 cache for gaming :|

e8400???????


6mb of L2 is quite a bit bigger than 2mb of L2
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
October 11 2009 00:17 GMT
#693
Got this now:

Athlon x4 620
4GB DDR3
4870
Should be enough.

Better than my K-7 500 + Geforce 1 lol :D
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Saddened Izzy
Profile Joined July 2009
United States198 Posts
October 11 2009 01:00 GMT
#694
K7! quick keep that cpu and sell it 20 years from now as a collectors item.
I don't use AIM/MSN/ etc stop asking...
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
October 11 2009 01:24 GMT
#695
why are you getting the athlon x4 ><
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-11 02:02:37
October 11 2009 01:50 GMT
#696
On October 11 2009 10:24 FragKrag wrote:
why are you getting the athlon x4 ><

I think it has the best price/performance ratio atm.

Phenom II x4, i5 etc ...
they are at least x2 in prices. And the Phenom and the i5 are "only 30-45%" better on average ( tests made on several softwares including games ).

Also with the motherboard i might be able to uppgrade to a x6 or whatever is coming next for AMD. If it is not possible i can still get a cheap Phenom II x4 in one year =D


edit: basicly the athlon x4 = Q8200 but cheaper and the motherboard will be compatible with the next AMD procs. That's perfect for my budget.

On October 11 2009 10:00 Saddened Izzy wrote:
K7! quick keep that cpu and sell it 20 years from now as a collectors item.

Best proc ever
And the first Geforce is the best GPU <3
I got those for almost ten years.
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
October 11 2009 01:55 GMT
#697
On October 11 2009 03:43 Cyrhax wrote:
So guys, This is my pc: (kinda crap)

OS: Windows XP home
intel pentium 4 2.8GHz
2.5GB ram (yep I upgraded it, was worth the money)
80 gb harddisk (OS, games, downloads etc.) 500gb (Games, downloads etc.)
Videocard: nVIDIA Geforce FX 5200

Will it run sc2 is the big question....


Wat.
You don't actually expect to play it on that card? You definitely need to upgrade.

A 4670 is pretty much the best AGP card you can get, but i recommend just getting an entirely new system.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161284
U Gotta Skate.
wodesanchoon
Profile Joined August 2009
25 Posts
October 11 2009 05:50 GMT
#698
Some of you have amazing setups.
decemberscalm
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1353 Posts
October 11 2009 23:42 GMT
#699
Guys, help me out here.

Specs:
Intel 2 Core Duo @ 2.6 Ghz
4 gigs of ram
Going to be Running 2x Crossfire enabled x1600 512's on PCIE
420 Power Supply

How well do you think I'll be able to run it?
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
October 12 2009 00:33 GMT
#700
ram and proc should be ok

I'm not sure about the x1600s though. Dont know much about them. Checking some benchmarks, I see it being compared to the 6800 >_<

It's benchmarks on Cod were pitiful and I'm not even sure it will scale well with CrossFire.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
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