Tonar Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 I have been thinking about a new PC. I came across this barebones kit for $440, let me say right off the bat. I don't know much about todays PC's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Yo, that computer will probably run IL-2 fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 From what I have seen, if you want to run BOB you will need at least a 3gb CPU so what Stingray says is essentially correct. The only reason I say essentailly is that I wanted to prove to you all I can spell it; some of the time. The other requirements are a 512mb graphics card and 2 gb of RAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 , If I can get out of the 800x600 world with a FPS >20 I could be a happy man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 If you can find a package without a CPU, I have a spare AMD 6000 3gb chip I can let you have for future favours. All you have to promise is to never shoot me down. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streak Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 That's some good info. I too am seriously contemplating getting the components as I can afford them, then building a decent rig. Could really use some help figuring out where to start & what to get from those around here who know a great deal more than me. I once tried to put a larger hard drive in a computer & messed things up so bad I still had to have someone more knowledgeable bail me out. So the prospect of building one from scratch is quite frightening for this techtard. The cheap ba$tage inside me keeps telling me I can do it myself though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 welome aboard Greenstreeks, After listening to Quazi talk last night, I have be picking up the lingo BG, I will keep that in mind also. research day today. I hope my head don't pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAim Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 I'm with most of the guys here, my only addition is about the power supply, I would go for at least 600W as power supplies tend to be most efficient and reliable at 50% to 80% of capacity and it's nice to have overhead for later expansion. And get a good one! clean, steady power is a computers best friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 OK What is SLI ?? and do I need It? or might I need it? what say you about this CPU/motherboard combo? EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor 3.0GHz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 SlI means you can run two Nvidia cards on your comp. Crossfire means two ATI cards. Of the two boards here I would go with the cheaper board. The other thing you have to watch out for is the type of RAM the board uses. The standards are now DDR2 or DDR3. DDR2 is cheaper but DDR3 is faster. If you can supply links for the two boards we can tell you more. Not sure about PCI Express and PCI E 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klinger Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 I understand that PCIE2 has more bandwidth and is worth about 10% more performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 What about OS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 SLI is a way of using two video cards at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 So Stingray, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Yep get a copy of XP NOW before it disappears off the shelves. You should be able to get an OEM copy for less than $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Here is what I am Totalling up so far: Ultra X-Blaster Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, FireWire and Audio Ports Intel DG35EC Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor 3.0GHz Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Yo... yes, the costs sure do add up quickly... If I understand this site correctly: http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/m ... erview.htm The DG35EC motherboard is a micro-ATX form factor, which is designed for very small form factor PC's using the micro-ATX (or mATX) power supply and case specifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 All good points, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Here is something similar to what I just built: Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813128337 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Just a quick note on video cards: for a number of years I have been nVidia only, but ATI's latest offering of the 4850 and 4870 line is awesome: better performance than nVidia, lower power requirements, lower heat and generally cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold_Gambler Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 My new machine is similar to what Stingray put up, except in a Cooler Master 690 case with which I'm very satisfied... of course, my only point of comparison was my previous beige crapbox so I'd probably be happy with anything. Also agree with Stingray re: the 4850 and 4870. I have the former (as does OldTimer) and we were both able to get the fan speeded up so don't heed any warnings about overheating it- once the fan is "functional" temps are not really an option and they're a sinch to OC through the CCC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 As for Video cards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Oh crap !!! My X800 is AGP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 How will a XFX GeForce 8600 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR3 fair with IL2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 It should be fine, depends on what resolution you are running, 1280x1024 I suspect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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