Dream build for a gaming computer?
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Not really a programming question, so I'll ask here. Three years ago, I built a gaming computer from scratch: Intel quad core, two joined high-end nVidia graphics cards, nVidia optimized motherboard, 2 500MB SATA drives in a RAID 0 array, 4MB memory. It has served me very well, but one of the graphics cards has burned out, and I'm thinking of upgrading, maybe even rebuilding from scratch. It does have to be a Windows machine; I have stuff that doesn't work right on Apple or Linux OSes (I have tried.) Other than that, anything goes. So, how would you build your dream gaming machine?
I'm a developer; I don't play computer games that I didn't write. And the games that I write are very simple.
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Very thin wire, and ferrite beads.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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Mounted above a billiards table?
Nah, a tennis court - I want SERIOUS amounts of RAM!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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I'm a developer; I don't play computer games that I didn't write. And the games that I write are very simple.
I don't even play the games I write. They're all crap.
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Not really a programming question, so I'll ask here. Three years ago, I built a gaming computer from scratch: Intel quad core, two joined high-end nVidia graphics cards, nVidia optimized motherboard, 2 500MB SATA drives in a RAID 0 array, 4MB memory. It has served me very well, but one of the graphics cards has burned out, and I'm thinking of upgrading, maybe even rebuilding from scratch. It does have to be a Windows machine; I have stuff that doesn't work right on Apple or Linux OSes (I have tried.) Other than that, anything goes. So, how would you build your dream gaming machine?
I'd probably start by browsing NewEgg to see what was new, and Googling hardware reviews online. Some folks swear by "Tom's Hardware". I'd talk to my friends and co-workers for suggestions. I'd probably do what you did here (although I am disappointed that no one can take the time to try to give you a serious, non-flippant answer :sigh:). Good luck.
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1 wait 6 months until all the components are smaller, faster and more powerful. 2 GOTO 1
I prefer
While (Components.SmallerIn6Months And
Components.FasterIn6Months And
Components.MorePowerfulIn6Months)
Thread.Sleep(365 * 24 * 60 * 60 *1000 /2)
End WhileCQ de W5ALT
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Nah, a tennis court - I want SERIOUS amounts of RAM!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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1 wait 6 months until all the components are smaller, faster and more powerful. 2 GOTO 1
Chris Losinger wrote:
1 wait 6 months until all the components are smaller, faster and more powerful. 2 GOTO 1
Heh, sounds like one of my bosses. He actually waited six years before getting a laptop, because "Why get one now when they will be smaller, faster and cheaper in three months?"
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Not really a programming question, so I'll ask here. Three years ago, I built a gaming computer from scratch: Intel quad core, two joined high-end nVidia graphics cards, nVidia optimized motherboard, 2 500MB SATA drives in a RAID 0 array, 4MB memory. It has served me very well, but one of the graphics cards has burned out, and I'm thinking of upgrading, maybe even rebuilding from scratch. It does have to be a Windows machine; I have stuff that doesn't work right on Apple or Linux OSes (I have tried.) Other than that, anything goes. So, how would you build your dream gaming machine?
I used to build my own computers from the dawn of the times, but eight months ago I decided to give the Alienware a try. So far one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
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Ah, more power than finesse. And homogenous units.
Just because I like to conserve memory, doesn't mean the games I like to play do! I remember upgrading to 32Meg to play Doom2 - when the room was full of Baby Spider Demons 16Meg just didn't cut it... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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I used to build my own computers from the dawn of the times, but eight months ago I decided to give the Alienware a try. So far one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
I went with a smaller builder... iBuyPower... Would have gone with Alienware, but they're owned by Dell now, and I won't touch Dell with a ten-foot pole... (Yes, I'm typing this on a Dell computer at work, but unfortunately that's what my company uses)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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I'm a developer; I don't play computer games that I didn't write. And the games that I write are very simple.
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
I'm a developer; I don't play computer games that I didn't write. And the games that I write are very simple.
When I can write my own clients for World of Warcraft and The Sims 3, I'll let you know ;P
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Chris Losinger wrote:
1 wait 6 months until all the components are smaller, faster and more powerful. 2 GOTO 1
Heh, sounds like one of my bosses. He actually waited six years before getting a laptop, because "Why get one now when they will be smaller, faster and cheaper in three months?"
I stay on the cutting edge by buying cheap computers often rather than decked out computers infrequently.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote:
I'm a developer; I don't play computer games that I didn't write. And the games that I write are very simple.
When I can write my own clients for World of Warcraft and The Sims 3, I'll let you know ;P
My point (and I do have one) is... real developers don't play those. System Admins, maybe, but not developers.
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Not really a programming question, so I'll ask here. Three years ago, I built a gaming computer from scratch: Intel quad core, two joined high-end nVidia graphics cards, nVidia optimized motherboard, 2 500MB SATA drives in a RAID 0 array, 4MB memory. It has served me very well, but one of the graphics cards has burned out, and I'm thinking of upgrading, maybe even rebuilding from scratch. It does have to be a Windows machine; I have stuff that doesn't work right on Apple or Linux OSes (I have tried.) Other than that, anything goes. So, how would you build your dream gaming machine?
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Not really a programming question, so I'll ask here. Three years ago, I built a gaming computer from scratch: Intel quad core, two joined high-end nVidia graphics cards, nVidia optimized motherboard, 2 500MB SATA drives in a RAID 0 array, 4MB memory. It has served me very well, but one of the graphics cards has burned out, and I'm thinking of upgrading, maybe even rebuilding from scratch. It does have to be a Windows machine; I have stuff that doesn't work right on Apple or Linux OSes (I have tried.) Other than that, anything goes. So, how would you build your dream gaming machine?
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
Not really a programming question, so I'll ask here. Three years ago, I built a gaming computer from scratch: Intel quad core, two joined high-end nVidia graphics cards, nVidia optimized motherboard, 2 500MB SATA drives in a RAID 0 array, 4MB memory. It has served me very well, but one of the graphics cards has burned out, and I'm thinking of upgrading, maybe even rebuilding from scratch. It does have to be a Windows machine; I have stuff that doesn't work right on Apple or Linux OSes (I have tried.) Other than that, anything goes. So, how would you build your dream gaming machine?
Yeah, um... wait.
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
2 500MB SATA drives in a RAID 0 array
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
4MB memory
Um, yeah, you need an upgrade. :P Being a student, I tend to build an affinity for decent budget brands. Hence AMD. This is what I'd build though: CPU: AMD 1090T (Intel Core i7 980X EXTREME) RAM: 8GB DDR3 MB: Asus Crosshair IV Formula (Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9) HDD: (250GB SSD) + 2TB SATA GPU: XFX ATI 5970 (x2) OS: Windows Seven Note that the stuff in brackets is the slightly less sensible stuff :P I'd assemble it myself, btw.
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Gregory.Gadow wrote:
Not really a programming question, so I'll ask here. Three years ago, I built a gaming computer from scratch: Intel quad core, two joined high-end nVidia graphics cards, nVidia optimized motherboard, 2 500MB SATA drives in a RAID 0 array, 4MB memory. It has served me very well, but one of the graphics cards has burned out, and I'm thinking of upgrading, maybe even rebuilding from scratch. It does have to be a Windows machine; I have stuff that doesn't work right on Apple or Linux OSes (I have tried.) Other than that, anything goes. So, how would you build your dream gaming machine?
Yeah, um... wait.
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
2 500MB SATA drives in a RAID 0 array
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
4MB memory
Um, yeah, you need an upgrade. :P Being a student, I tend to build an affinity for decent budget brands. Hence AMD. This is what I'd build though: CPU: AMD 1090T (Intel Core i7 980X EXTREME) RAM: 8GB DDR3 MB: Asus Crosshair IV Formula (Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9) HDD: (250GB SSD) + 2TB SATA GPU: XFX ATI 5970 (x2) OS: Windows Seven Note that the stuff in brackets is the slightly less sensible stuff :P I'd assemble it myself, btw.
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Check out DigitalStormOnline[^]. I feel they are much better than Alienware, if you are thinking about going for a pre-assembled machine. 980X might be a good investment, you are going to have all the computing power you need at least for another 3-4 years. And you can safely overlock it (if you are using liquid cooling) to 3.8-4.0 ghz. Check out ASUS Rampage III if you want to future proof your investment. SSD is a really good idea if you can afford it, or you can just wait for the prices to drop further and upgrade later. A single 5970 might do for now, since its dual-gpu, you can probably upgrade later. I personally prefer nVidia, because I use CUDA, so you could also check out 580 GTX, which is their top of the line right now. It might also be worth it to invest your money in getting faster ram rather than more ram. 8GB of ram would be only dual-channel, core i7 and asus rampage III support tri channel so you can go for something like 6gb (3x2gb) 1866 mhz ram, which will really pump up performance.
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My point (and I do have one) is... real developers don't play those. System Admins, maybe, but not developers.
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
My point (and I do have one) is... real developers don't play those. System Admins, maybe, but not developers.
So you're saying I'm not a real developer? Am I a fantasy developer? Spiritual Developer? Or maybe just a crappy developer? I love games, including thoese mentioned, I just wish I had more time for them.
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I went with a smaller builder... iBuyPower... Would have gone with Alienware, but they're owned by Dell now, and I won't touch Dell with a ten-foot pole... (Yes, I'm typing this on a Dell computer at work, but unfortunately that's what my company uses)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Very thin wire, and ferrite beads.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
OriginalGriff wrote:
Very thin wire, and ferrite beads.
My first job at Boeing involved setting up a flight simulator for the 747/Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. The state of the art computer we used? An EAI6400 with 64K of ferrite bead memory! :laugh: It was a couple years old by then but when it was purchased, it was so expensive that NASA had paid for half of it!
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