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Jul 15, 2009, 08:46 PM // 20:46
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jul 2008
Profession: W/E
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having trouble which comp to buy help please?
Hey,
Alright guys i got two diff comps ive built can you guys help me figure out which one is better? Im bad with comps haha. This is my alienware computer ive built. AMD Phenom™ II X4 925 2.8GHz Quad-Core (4x 512MB L2, 6MB L3 Cache) Alienware® Approved Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply Single 1,792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 AlienAdrenaline v1.0: Video Performance Optimizer 4GB« Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 x 1024MB Alienware® Approved AMD® 790FX Motherboard Includes PCI-Express 2.0, BIOS Overclocking Utility, and Support for AMD Phenom Quad-Core Processors Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium High Definition 7.1 Audio Killer Xeno Pro 20X Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW) w/ LightScribe Here is a Digital Storm computer Chassis Model: Antec Nine Hundred Two Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 910W PC Power & Cooling (Dual/Triple SLI Compatible) (Silencer Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVDąR/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 1GB) (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-U12P High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) Liquid Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a H20: Stage 3 Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) With Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty |
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Jul 15, 2009, 09:22 PM // 21:22
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: PA, USA
Guild: [COPY]
Profession: D/
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second one
(btw you dont "build" Alienware PC's, nor do you buy them) |
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Jul 15, 2009, 09:30 PM // 21:30
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jul 2008
Profession: W/E
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alright but why the second one? also would either one be able to run crysis on max settings with no lag and high fps?
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Jul 15, 2009, 10:16 PM // 22:16
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Supastar~ ★
Join Date: May 2006
Location: USA [GMT -7]
Guild: Sierraas Asian Harem [love]
Profession: Me/
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If you don't know anything about computers why are you buying a quad core and SLI cards? Why are you overclocking a quad core too. ;x
tbh your alienware is more than sufficient, even for crysis. Why you'd want to run it on high with no lag good fps astounds me. It's a bad game, looks pretty, bad game. It was also a benchmark a few years ago, not now. ;\ |
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Jul 15, 2009, 10:27 PM // 22:27
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Hell's Protector
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Canada
Guild: Brothers Disgruntled
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However, they both should be able to handle Crysis very well, (depending upon your monitor rez), so it comes down more to a matter of price. |
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Jul 15, 2009, 11:01 PM // 23:01
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jul 2008
Profession: W/E
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Jul 15, 2009, 11:03 PM // 23:03
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jul 2008
Profession: W/E
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Jul 16, 2009, 01:03 AM // 01:03
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Ohio
Guild: I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)
Profession: R/
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those are both overkill at that resolution - for Crysis or any other video game.... in any case the second one has better specs and is $900 cheaper??!?!!!!?? easy choice dude.
*out of curiosity = how much is the second one? |
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Jul 16, 2009, 01:36 AM // 01:36
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: May 2007
Location: living room
Profession: N/
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yes that is kinda overkill for 1680X1050, and like elder said 900 cheaper, all those fancy cases and stuff is whats that 900 goes to so definitely not worth the first.
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Jul 16, 2009, 02:44 AM // 02:44
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jul 2008
Profession: W/E
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 ...and by overkill you mean good right? xDPS: thank you for help so far |
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Jul 16, 2009, 03:34 AM // 03:34
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: PA, USA
Guild: [COPY]
Profession: D/
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(P.S-if Crysis is'nt THE benchmark now, what is(besides futuremark)?) |
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Jul 16, 2009, 03:37 AM // 03:37
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über těk-nĭsh'ən
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Canada
Profession: R/
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crysis is NOT a good benchmark, because it scales very poorly with better hardware.
games that actually DOES scale, such as farcry 2 and shadow of chernobyl: clear skies are much better. |
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