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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-11 21:28:31
July 11 2009 21:27 GMT
#61
Intel C2D e750
Ati Sapphire x1950xt
2 gigs ram
650w psu
19" CRT monitor
gigabyte mobo
200g maxtor IDE HD
500g Seagate Sata HD
Sony DVDRW
Antec 900 case
Sony Stereo hooked up for sound
Sennhieser hd280pro headphones
razer copperhead / Logitech g3 with razer exactmat
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Numba
Profile Joined March 2009
United States76 Posts
July 11 2009 21:35 GMT
#62
Intel i7 920
ATI Radeon HD 4850 1 gig
650w psu
6 gigs corsair xms3 ram
gigabyte ex58-ud5


What's the best video card I can purchase that would utilize my cpu most efficiently not yet need me to upgrade my psu?
sudo.era
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States300 Posts
July 11 2009 21:36 GMT
#63
On July 12 2009 05:59 shavingcream66 wrote:
OS: Windows Vista 64 bit
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0ghz
Memory: 4GB ram
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT
Hard Drives: 600GB
Mobo: MSI Neo P45 ? i think
PSU: 750 Watts I think

I'm ready

I'd consider replacing the vid card if I were you. Are you sure that's right? It's not up to spec with anything else in the comptuer.

As for myself:

8==============D

Yeah.

uhuh.

Take it.

For more details (because you know you want em), check my signature.
Saddened Izzy
Profile Joined July 2009
United States198 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-12 01:30:02
July 11 2009 21:50 GMT
#64
CPU: Intel E8400 E0 stepping at 4 gigs when oced
RAM: 2x2 Gigs of G Skill Pi-Black series DDR2 800 Ram oced according with cpu for proper raito
MoBo: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P
GPU: GTX 260 (216) by PNY
HDD's: 1xSeagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3250318AS 250GB (Can't trust my old drives anymore but i keep them for off loading work like encoding so my hdd doesn't die)
2 x 320 Seagate 7200.10
2 WD Green 1.5TB drives...(i bet you can guess i rip my dvd's)
DVD drive: Some random sony one that burns also.
Case: Currently between good cases using a old Gigabyte 3daurora had laying around
Monitor:ViewSonic X Series VX2433wm Black 23.6" 2ms(GTG); 5ms (1920 x 1080), (And a LG 1360x768 tv if i wanted)
Sound system some old: Logitech 2.1 Z4i speakers
Keyboard: G15 old old one
Mouse: G9 (replaced teh feet recently 5 dollars for new feet for 50 dollars for a new mouse a good old no brianer.)
Mouse pad: Random Belkin one that you always see with a wrist rest.
Headphones: Creative E-830 came with a zen-xfi
OS: Vista HP (main), XP SP3 alt, Linux Mint (For the hell of it),
PSU: PC Power and Cooling 610w (It's getting old 3-4 years and i need to swap it out before it fails and cost me a good amount of money to me...)

And that is my constantly 4-8 month swap out parts blow money rig.
I don't use AIM/MSN/ etc stop asking...
Simple
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States801 Posts
July 11 2009 21:58 GMT
#65
ugh, another one of these threads.

in most cases, people will be able to run the minimum. those with duo cores and quad cores and higher end graphics can probably max it out
Saddened Izzy
Profile Joined July 2009
United States198 Posts
July 11 2009 22:05 GMT
#66
In theory best system for sc2 would need fast CPU more cores the better ie something like a phenom ii or i7 along with a strong gpu, it's an rts and needs to do a lot of calculations that are best done on a cpu.
I don't use AIM/MSN/ etc stop asking...
Klapdout
Profile Joined August 2007
United States282 Posts
July 11 2009 22:21 GMT
#67
On July 12 2009 06:35 Numba wrote:
Intel i7 920
ATI Radeon HD 4850 1 gig
650w psu
6 gigs corsair xms3 ram
gigabyte ex58-ud5


What's the best video card I can purchase that would utilize my cpu most efficiently not yet need me to upgrade my psu?


If your PSU is a quality brand, 650W is enough for you to run a gtx 295, without knowing the brand, you may have little to no headroom at all.
Eatme
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
Switzerland3919 Posts
July 11 2009 22:28 GMT
#68
Got an ancient P4 2,8ghz but since I only play sc it works for now. Planning on buying a new rig when I got the release date for sc2. Gotta start reading up on stuff soon so I know what to get. Building it myself to guarantee unstableness.
I have the best fucking lawyers in the country including the man they call the Malmis.
Klapdout
Profile Joined August 2007
United States282 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-11 22:34:02
July 11 2009 22:29 GMT
#69
seems I double posted when hitting the 'back' button somehow =[
Numba
Profile Joined March 2009
United States76 Posts
July 11 2009 22:41 GMT
#70
On July 12 2009 07:21 Klapdout wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2009 06:35 Numba wrote:
Intel i7 920
ATI Radeon HD 4850 1 gig
650w psu
6 gigs corsair xms3 ram
gigabyte ex58-ud5


What's the best video card I can purchase that would utilize my cpu most efficiently not yet need me to upgrade my psu?


If your PSU is a quality brand, 650W is enough for you to run a gtx 295, without knowing the brand, you may have little to no headroom at all.



It's one of those Antec Truepower 2.0's I believe. Also, right now I'm running my i7 on its stock cooler. Can you recommend a relatively inexpensive heatsink I could replace it with?
Saddened Izzy
Profile Joined July 2009
United States198 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-11 23:11:06
July 11 2009 23:10 GMT
#71
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

Not really much cheaper for quality heat sinks for LGA 1336 but like half the price of top top ones like coolermasters v8
I don't use AIM/MSN/ etc stop asking...
Klapdout
Profile Joined August 2007
United States282 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-11 23:36:35
July 11 2009 23:18 GMT
#72
On July 12 2009 07:41 Numba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2009 07:21 Klapdout wrote:
On July 12 2009 06:35 Numba wrote:
Intel i7 920
ATI Radeon HD 4850 1 gig
650w psu
6 gigs corsair xms3 ram
gigabyte ex58-ud5


What's the best video card I can purchase that would utilize my cpu most efficiently not yet need me to upgrade my psu?


If your PSU is a quality brand, 650W is enough for you to run a gtx 295, without knowing the brand, you may have little to no headroom at all.



It's one of those Antec Truepower 2.0's I believe. Also, right now I'm running my i7 on its stock cooler. Can you recommend a relatively inexpensive heatsink I could replace it with?


+1 for the xigamatek dark knight, I'm using one on my phenom ii now, and it works great, 43C load at stock

the scythe mugen 2 cools better, and is a few dollars cheaper
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185093

but its HUGE, and you will have to make sure it fits in your system
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=211739
mugen2 is just a tad behind the much more expensive true 120

Oh and with the antec power supply, you should be able to run any video card on the market
with the gtx 295 its recomended to have a 680W power supply, but that recommendation takes into account a Pc with many fans/HDD's


Guru3d tested the gtx 295, with an overclocked corei7 and it maxed out at 411W, though every system is different your may use more
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-295-single-pcb-review/7
abomi.nation
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada103 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-11 23:45:35
July 11 2009 23:44 GMT
#73
Built as a budget build last summer, doing well so far:

CPU : Intel core 2 duo e7200 @ 2.53ghz
Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3L
Ram: 2 gigs of Mushkin DDR2 800 (4-4-4-12)
HD: WD 320gb
Graphics: Diamond 4850
PSU: Coolermaster 600W
OS: XP Pro 32bit atm, might upgrade to 7 when it is released

Works fine so far, runs everything on high settings, sc2 wont be a problem
lolwut
liger13
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1060 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-12 00:02:52
July 12 2009 00:02 GMT
#74
Wooh for laptops
OS: Win Vista-64bit home premium (pre-ordered 7 upgrade)
CPU: Intel Core 2 duo p8400 @2.27 GHz
Ram: 4 GB ddr3
HD: 320 GB
GPU: NVidia GeForce 9800M GTS
I feel like pwning noobs
2Pacalypse-
Profile Joined October 2006
Croatia9555 Posts
July 12 2009 00:05 GMT
#75
On July 12 2009 05:14 Mutaahh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2009 05:10 2Pacalypse- wrote:
On July 12 2009 04:05 Catyoul wrote:
On July 11 2009 21:20 2Pacalypse- wrote:
OS: Windows XP SP2 32bit
CPU: Pentium IV 1.8 GHz
I can barely play SC1 with anything else running...

Seriously ? I used to play SC on a pentium 100 Mhz...


I said with anything else running...

For example, when I watch a video on youtube my CPU is at 80%.
Actually every flash application laggs my computer, and in today's world almost every site has them.

Oh and I have to use basic skin for Winamp because it laggs with modern one.



probaly allot virus/spyware shit on your pc then?

None. Just formatted it a week ago.

Plus, I'm really fanatic when it comes to Task Manager and it's processes, so when I turn on the computer, nothing besides explorer.exe loads.

It's just that 1 core processors can't handle the flash applications that easily...
Moderator"We're a community of geniuses because we've found how to extract 95% of the feeling of doing something amazing without actually doing anything." - Chill
xylidine
Profile Joined June 2009
United States42 Posts
July 12 2009 00:52 GMT
#76
i7-920
6gb ddr3
4870 radeon (1 gb) gpu
750 psu
antec case
gigabyte mobo

sc2 will be easy
prOxi.swAMi
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Australia3091 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-12 00:58:24
July 12 2009 00:57 GMT
#77
CPU: Intel Q6600 @ 2.4GHz
RAM: Corsair 4GB DDR2 1066MHz 2.1V
GFX: XFX 9800GTX+ 512MB
MOBO: XFX 780i SLI
PSU: OCZ 850W
HDD: 4x WD 500GB @ 7200 w/RAID0+1
OS: Vista Ultimate 64
MOUSE: Logitech G3
LCD: 2x 24" LG Flatron @ 1920x1200
Oh no
agarfin
Profile Joined May 2009
United States106 Posts
July 12 2009 01:00 GMT
#78
Case: Cosmos 1000 (self modded)
Cpu: E8500 OC @ 4.275Ghz 450 FSB 1.468vcore
Gpu: HD4870 512mb
Ram: 4gb Mushkin ddr2 1066 (Running close to 1066 but a little less i think at 2.1volts, im to lazy to check the real number)
Psu: Corsair 750w
Mobo: Asus p5e deluxe
Hd: 750gb main and 150gb backup

Cpu and Gpu are water cooled.
http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/uu151/agarfin/IMG_0193.jpg
peidongyang
Profile Joined January 2009
Canada2084 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-12 01:08:38
July 12 2009 01:07 GMT
#79
Wow I have an old computer...

TT cube
600W p/s
8800gtx (took days to install this in a damn matx mobo/case)
core 2 e6600 (zalman 120mm cooler (yes, it fits LOL))
80gb 10k raptor
2x1gb 800mhz

yeah my comp will probably fail due to lack of quadcore

also pain in the ass to overclock in such a small case

edit: using linux unbuntu and xp pro
the throws never bothered me anyway
wishbones
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada2600 Posts
July 12 2009 01:20 GMT
#80
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joined TL.net in 2006 (aka GMer) - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=41944#2
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