Building a new pc

[sod16]

Originally Posted by JG14_Jagr

Just built one.. I would HIGHLY recommend you not go AMD and instead get the Intel i5 2500K and also get the MSI P67A GD65 motherboard Without EVER having to open the BIOS I was able to boot that up, press a single button on the motherboard..and automatically OC it to 4.2 GHz...

+1

Intel CPU's are used more often with game development due to the high power capacity compared to AMD. Think about it, if you don't tramp out on something as vital as a CPU, then it will last you that one extra year.

Also, I HIGHLY recommend an AIR Cooler. Noctua being one of THE best. It performs a lot better then the Corsairs and it is quieter/ cheaper and is even better then cheap water cool kits.

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by sod16

+1

Intel CPU's are used more often with game development due to the high power capacity compared to AMD. Think about it, if you don't tramp out on something as vital as a CPU, then it will last you that one extra year.

Also, I HIGHLY recommend an AIR Cooler. Noctua being one of THE best. It performs a lot better then the Corsairs and it is quieter/ cheaper and is even better then cheap water cool kits.

Your misleading people with your Intel is the only way to go speal. Look how many sandy bridges get crap fps just like AMD. A high end amd will be plenty for this once its optimized.

[swiss]

If you have the money, wait for the bulldozers on AM3+. They should launch at the E3.

[sod16]

Originally Posted by swiss

If you have the money, wait for the bulldozers on AM3+. They should launch at the E3.

I'm willing to bet intel will make a come back. If they already haven't. Though, saying that it may cost less and be as good as intels current 6 core.

[T}{OR]

Originally Posted by swiss

If you have the money, wait for the bulldozers on AM3+. They should launch at the E3.

By that time CoD will hopefully be reasonably playable for the most of us.

I give it neck and neck with current SB's. Then there is Ivy Bridge coming later this year, not to mention the X79 chipset with quad channel memory support.

As for the MBO's - the only one I would stay away is MSI. Gindergarten and quirky BIOS and incompatibility with some RAM's. If the desire is auto OC, then Gigabyte is the way to go. Set everything on auto and just rise the multiplier.

[madrebel]

don't do a full system upgrade until amd's new bulldozer is launched in a few months. bulldozer is rumored to absolutely trounce everything currently on the market. chances are intel will have to slash prices to stay competitive so you can either build an i7 based system or pay slightly more and go with a much faster bulldozer.

[NLS61]

Originally Posted by madrebel

don't do a full system upgrade until amd's new bulldozer is launched in a few months. bulldozer is rumored to absolutely trounce everything currently on the market. chances are intel will have to slash prices to stay competitive so you can either build an i7 based system or pay slightly more and go with a much faster bulldozer.

Well then never upgrade because something better is always on the horizon.
Upgrade When you have to and go for bang of the buck.
Meaning the best that is out now wil cost a kings ransome.
Go for the sweet spot price performance.
That sweetspot may change every darn week
I bought 2500k with a asus p67 evo and a gtx560ti for the security i put a big oll Mugen2 cooler on it.
The msi 560 was choosen because of the overclocking possibilitys of that card.
Yes its a 1gb but cod has yet to use more than that I for one did not masuer more.
Also i hope believe the price of that card wil drop soon, when it does ill buy another.
Giving easyly beter performance than a 580 single for a much lesser price.
Ok just my two cents.
Niels

[BP_Tailspin]

Originally Posted by jayrc

I really would like to start building my new pc, could anyone chime in that's running AMD Phenom 2 x4 955,965,970, I saw the Grunch was getting decent performance. Here's what's on my list:

AMD Phenom 2 x4 965 be,970
coolermaster 212 cpu cooler
Fuzion MOBO
8 gb ram 1600mhz
SSD
6970 2 gb GPU
WD 500gb HDD
Corsair 750 PSU(don't Know what I need to run 2 6970 gpu for the future?)
Win 7 Pro

I know patches are coming soon and with in 6 months this is going to be the best flight sim, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks

Check out this thread ---> http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=19175

Here’s my new build:

MOBO: ASUS Crosshair III Formula,
RAM: 8GB G Skill DDR3 1333,
CPU: AMD 965 Phenom II - 3.4GHz Quad-Core,
Cooling: ZALMAN 9500AT,
HD: WD Black Edition, 1TB games and 500 GB operating system and programs,
GPU: EVGA GTX 570,
CD/DVD: LG with LightScribe,
Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro,
PSU: Corsair HX Series 850HX Modular,
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 590,
Windows 7 64-bit,

[desmodronic]

Originally Posted by jayrc

I really would like to start building my new pc, could anyone chime in that's running AMD Phenom 2 x4 955,965,970, I saw the Grunch was getting decent performance. Here's what's on my list:

AMD Phenom 2 x4 965 be,970
coolermaster 212 cpu cooler
Fuzion MOBO
8 gb ram 1600mhz
SSD
6970 2 gb GPU
WD 500gb HDD
Corsair 750 PSU(don't Know what I need to run 2 6970 gpu for the future?)
Win 7 Pro

I know patches are coming soon and with in 6 months this is going to be the best flight sim, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks

Have almost the same spec. I have a build log here.. IL2-COD build 10 pages but takes in selection, tuning, building and some benches. Runs COD pretty well in current state @ medium settings.

[TheEditor]

You don't get a 2500k for the on board gpu, it sucks. You get the 2500k cuzs it run as good as a $1000 980x gulftown cpu for a quarter of the price!

Don't get so wraped up in cores cores cores! Games aren't using them to full effect. 6 core amds dont mean $hit. Games aren't using all those cores. Cores may help video encoding and stuff but were talking gaming.