I think my new pc should run it
I'm putting this together in a few weeks.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Especially on cpu/motherboard.

Also the doom3 alpha demo ran fine on the 9600xt apparently.


Motherboard...
Gigabyte GA-8IG1000MK (Micro P4 i865)

CPU...
Intel Pentium 4 3.0E GHz (Prescott 0.09u 1Mb Cache)

Memory...
2x 512mb PC3200 DDR400 (Samsung)

External Sound Card...
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX (USB) [With Remote]

7200rpm IDE Hard Disk Drive...
2x 200gb Seagate 8m SATA

Video Card...
Sapphire ATI 256mb 9600XT DVI

IDE CD/DVD Re-Writer...
Sony DRU700 8x Dual Layer

Mousey & Keyboard...
Logitech Cordless MX Duo

ATX Case with Power Supply...
Thermaltake XaserV WinGo V7000D Blue Case (400W PSU)

Monitor...
19' LG 900b

Speakers...
Logitech Z-680 5.1 Surround (500W, THX/Dolby/DTS)

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Originally posted by Hybrid Junkie 7200rpm IDE Hard Disk Drive... 2x 200gb Seagate 8m SATA

Nice. I desperately needed a bigger hard drive. That is a nice setup you have there. You are making me jealous..

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Originally posted by Hybrid Junkie I think my new pc should run it I'm putting this together in a few weeks. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Especially on cpu/motherboard. Also the doom3 alpha demo ran fine on the 9600xt apparently.

I would buy a less expensive processor, the p4 Extreme Edition range is pretty poor imo. Intel just trying to distract from the "We lost the 64bit" race.

With money you save on the processor, get a better video card.

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Originally posted by escee I would buy a less expensive processor, the p4 Extreme Edition range is pretty poor imo. Intel just trying to distract from the "We lost the 64bit" race. With money you save on the processor, get a better video card.

the 3.0E is the prescott core, with 1mb L2 cache and is made with 90nm process technology, compared to the 130nm of the Extreme Edition (which is only available in 3.2-3.4ghz). the EE also comes with 512kb L2 cache (not 1mb) but has 2mb of L3 cache.

the 3.0E (~$350) compared to the 3.2EE (~$1400) has about a $1000 difference in price!

i would advise you get a different motherboard (unless you really need a microform mobo). if you're getting a prescott core cpu, you should be looking at getting a motherboard with either the i925X, i915G or i915P chipset.

once you get your sony dru-700A, flash it using liteon firmware (the drives are identical, both made by liteon but rebadged by sony). liteon's latest firmware in user testing has shown better media support & burn quality aswell as allowing for bitsetting (also know as setting the booktype).

everything else looks pretty sweet!

Flashing the dru sounds like a good idea matt, cheers.

Might change the motherboard too.
And maybe get an athlon64 instead of intel

meh, will give revised specs on sunday.

thanks for the feedback, I want this to be a beast.

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best chip for games and general use is AMD 64 3200+ - 3400+. These two are awesome for games and check/read any review on the internet as they speak for themselves.

Best motherboard for AMD 64 for reliability is Gigabyte K8NNXP (Nvidia) or K8VNXP(VIA chipset)...both around the same money ~$250

For Pentium the best motherboard for reliability etc. would have to be the Gigabyte 8KNXP as it's fully loaded with all options as well as 6phase power module addon.

Stay away from all prescott as they are not any faster than standard core pentium 4 and this has been proven. Even the new 520 - 550 range of intel processors aren't much to get excited over and offer very little performance boost. PCI-express is great on paper but the speed benefit is a little way off yet and lacking support. In terms of video card, well, it's a tough one. X800pro should see you through a few game evolutions as games like far cry demand power! The 9600XT aint going to give you great framerates if you're turning the resolution up with all detail.

Well these are my thoughts, i've seen this stuff come and i've seen it go. IT's a tough one as the best technology usually costs plenty of $$$

ALSO: there is a specific revision of Sapphire x800 pro cards that can be flashed to x800XT PE cards. You need to check the revision of the GPU and the memory to make sure it's compatible. It will open the extra 4 pipelines and boost GPU core and memory frequency speeds. 20% increase for zip. enjoy peeps.


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Originally posted by matt.h the 3.0E is the prescott core, with 1mb L2 cache and is made with 90nm process technology, compared to the 130nm of the Extreme Edition (which is only available in 3.2-3.4ghz). the EE also comes with 512kb L2 cache (not 1mb) but has 2mb of L3 cache. the 3.0E (~$350) compared to the 3.2EE (~$1400) has about a $1000 difference in price!

me = pwned
I thought the E meant extreme edition, i stand corrected.

Edit:
Looks like im trouble

HardOCP Doom 3 Benchmarks.
http://www2.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjQy

Last edited by escee on Jul-22-2004 at 10:17

from that review looks like 6800ultra is the card to get

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Getting a powercolour radeon 9800xt for ~$360

I can always upgrade in 6 months or so

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how many more days left until doom is released? PLE still cheapest shop?

anyone into HL2?

about time some good games come out, World of Warcraft as well intresting to see what this one turns out to be.

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Originally posted by Hybrid Junkie Getting a powercolour radeon 9800xt for ~$360 I can always upgrade in 6 months or so

a bit OT but i love your sig duncan!!! haha its gold

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Another 3d shooter in tunnels against poor ai!


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