Help my Rig

Hey there.
Well first to play crysis I would recomend you get atleast
a nvidia gtx260/ ati 4870. or better.
With one of these you would get quite playable frames with crysis on very high.
Please note that this also depends on your screen size.
Because the bigger your screen the bigger your resolution usualy is.
And bigger resolution means more resource intemsive.

But with n 17" running around 1024x768 one of thses cards wil be very nice. even a bit of an over kill. but If you get something in the line of a 23" witch wil propably run at something like 1920x1080. then i strongly recomend you dont go lower than one of these. But on the other side you can always tune down the graphics on crysis and upgrade the Graphix card again later.

In the case of cod mw2. Resource whise its a whoose. youl be able to play it very nicly with a 8800gt.

OH LOL forgot that your talking about dollar. I live in South Africa. cant even buy a decent MOBO for R2000 over here.

Well the GPU`s still count but i bet ur gonna get something much better than that.
As for the case I just got a
Coolermaster HAF 932. check it out not that expensive for a full tower and its got alot of room for fans and so on. has n smal window at the top of the left side pannel and mesh pretty much everywere els.
But drilling and so on is needed to make it a lil more to your liking so I guess youl bepassing on it.
gud luck man. Remember to post back when your finished I would love to see what you finish with.

PS by playable i mean around 30fps.
24 I think looks smooth to the human eye and 60 is nice and smooth game play.
Just in case

For one...I think this is in the wrong section. Don't know if any mods are here but this should be moved to the Intel General Section.

First and foremost...you have two monitors...we should know whether you are deciding to dual screen or if you plan on using just one as well as how big it is in terms of maximum resolution. This is how we decide on what necessary computer hardware/components/parts you need. If you are wanting to be able to play MW2 and Crysis then it shouldn't take much depending on your resolution. However, if you are looking to get maximum detail then that's a whole different story.

It seems like you're wanting to go the Intel route. You have three choices from lowest to highest. Socket 775, 1156, and 1366. I do not recommend 775 since that technology is aging to the point where you might have to move on to 1156 or 1366 anyway for your next upgrade. If you're not wanting to spend the highest possible then I recommend the 1156 route. But since you're interested in the Core i7 920 or 950 I guess it might be the 1366 route.

Both the Corsair Obsidian 800D and the new revision NZXT Tempest are great choices so it really comes down to features and looks. I'm going to have to be biased with this choice so if your budget permits then I think the Obsidian is the best case to get since it looks easy to work with in terms of cable management (plenty of holes with no hard modding required). It also features hot-swappable drives, extra expansion for GPU exhaust, very spacious (lots of room to work with), and is ready for a 3x 120mm radiator at the top exhaust when you go water cooling.

I don't think you should get the Corsair H50 if you plan on water cooling your PC. It's usually recommended for those want a quiet case or an additional alternative to high-end air cooling.

I for one have no idea when it comes to water cooling but you should check out the Water Cooling Essentials thread for guides and help.

Also put into consideration that if you water cool...that you should get high quality parts which can be pretty expensive. So your choice maybe to buy the best hardware you can with the $2,000 budget and then save up for water cooling.

All your parts may be based on what others think since I don't know what brands you like or dislike and I'm biased when it comes to them. Me = Intel/Nvidia and Evga when it comes to service and warranty.

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sorry about the wrong section. could you tell me what should be done now? or just wait for the mods?

currently i have two 22 inch monitors giving me a total res of 3360x1050. i am planning on using these two monitors on this new rig. if thats what you are asking.

what is the difference between the 1156 and 1336?

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crossfire 2 ATI graphics care would mean that my power supply is large enough right? what kind of watts do you recommended for 2 5800 series ATI graphics?

because mostly likely i would buy only 1 card with the 2k and then upgrade it later but it wont make sense if if have to change my PSU when i add in the second gpu. so i want to make sure that i get the correct PSU at the start.

thanks

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No big deal on the section...cause I have no idea what to do lol 1156 and 1336 is referring to the Intel CPU socket type. Socket 1156 is for the P55 motherboards while the 1336 socket are the X58 motherboards (which is what you have in mind...aka i7 920/950). If you're going to be using both monitors for gaming as a single screen then your're no doubt going to need at least two GPUs to handle gaming for latest games (I think). I don't have any experience with ATI cards but I think you should get the latest GPU they have out which I think is the 59XX if your budget permits especially since ATI has something called "Eye Infinity" (SP?) if I recall supports very high resolutions with multiple screens. Now that we know what resolution you'll be playing at...we have a gist of what necessary hardware you may need.

I'm curious...do you already have what parts you want to pick out (besides the case) or do you need help based on your personal preference to fit your budget?

In terms of power...I think you need something pretty powerful for two of the latest video cards available. If you know what hardware you're getting then you may know a little summary of how much power you may need on Power Supply Calculator. Once you see your results...go ahead and check out the Power Supply Recommendation thread to check/ask what power supply may fit best for you.

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Well i'm not sure what your PSU is, you're gonna want 750W imo if you wanna go 2 5850's or 5870's.

You can check the specs here:

http://www.amd.com/us/products/deskt...uirements.aspx

That's for the 5870, just click the others on the left to check what they need.

It may say 600W but you want just above that.

Remember, a quality PSU with low watts is more important than a bogstandard PSU with high watts.

I've been recommended this PSU and it's what I'm going to get for my future build: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/750W-...-80plus-Bronze

Or an 850W:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Antec...r-Quattro-850w

It all really depends on what brands you trust.

In any case I would definitely say go for the 5970, though it may have some driver issues atm I'm sure AMD would fix them later.

The 5970 is AMAZING, the top end ATI graphics card atm, you would only need one then maybe some time in the future buy another, though it may be a two or three years before you'd want another.

imo :

i7 920
p55 based mobo
5870
6gb ddr3 ram
raid0 conf(depends on data transfer needs)
750 or higher psu

these are the main parts i would reccomend but wait for system professionals they ll be here soon and make you a great rig its late in USA i thnk

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GTX295 is still the king.



EDIT: That being said, 5870 has DX11 and a few other minor features (if you do actually care about it).

Well, take the Far Cry 2 bench for example:



7.2 frames per seconds difference - you need to take into account the price of the cards, the difference between ATI and nVidia (how ATI can be crossfired and nVidia SLI'd, as well as some games are designed to favour either company) as well as with the 5870 you get DX11 and other minor features and probably use less power.

It's your call..

^^^ P55 + i7 920 don't mix

Curious if you have a choice of buying from a different place other than Bells System Electronics link you provided. If not then this is what I think might work well for you...numbers are what it says on the site (Not sure if it's USD currency or something else)...btw they're pretty high-end components but I feel it's necessary if you're going to want playable FPS with max detail at that resolution with two screens...

Case - You Choose (HAF/800D/Tempest)
Hard Drive(s) - You Choose (Decide from Western Digital)
CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Drives - You Choose (Pick a regular DVD-RW if not using Blu-Ray)
449 ~ Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Processor
669 ~ Asus Rampage II Extreme X58 Motherboard
379 ~ Corsair 3x2GB DDR3 TR3X6G1600C8D Memory
599 ~ 2x Asus EAH5870 1G DDR5 Video Cards (Or 5970 if you wait)
399 ~ Corsair HX1000W Power Supply

I don't know if those numbers are the actual prices but it goes well over 2,000 so let me know if you have to reduce that.