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New gaming rig
EHM-0654 Murray:
For those of you that don't know, my current gaming rig is an Intel Q6600 in a Shuttle case, with an ATI HD 4850 (with the CPU and GPU water cooled). I don't care very much that the Q6600 isn't bleeding-edge (at all, let alone any more), my "big problem" is I'm stuck with a small graphics card (physically speaking) by the Shuttle case, and my 4850 is showing it's age in X-Plane 9; I dread to think how it'll be in XP10.
Getting a new GPU also means a new mobo, case and PSU. So, what with the global recession and all, my new gaming rig will have to be a re-hashing of many of the parts I already have, but the first piece of the puzzle just fell into my possession: an Asus Striker II Extreme motherboard, via eBay (a little minor cosmetic damage, but otherwise the full kit that this mobo shipped with two years ago when it was new).
Now I just need new memory (the Striker takes DDR3, my Shuttle is DDR2), a new case, a new PSU and (eventually...) a new GPU.
EHM-1997 Alexander:
Flight sims rely more on CPU than GPU.
That said, the current bunch do better with a few cores and a high clock speed, than many cores and a lower clock speed. This will no doubt change over time, possibly with xp10.
My advice is this - don't upgrade until after xp10 is out - that way you have a better idea of what you need.
That said the nvidia GTX 580 has come out recently, if you want to spend over £400 on a GPU.
EHM-0654 Murray:
Well, yes and no... XP9 complains about the render settings any time I get near a town currently. A bigger GPU would help with that.
Also, the OC opportunities are better on a Striker than in my Shuttle, plus...
A bigger case, slightly bigger PSU will all let me keep up with the new stuff that little bit easier.
EHM-1997 Alexander:
Oh aye. Lian-Li have been my favourite case manufacturer for many builds now. If you can stretch.
EHM-0654 Murray:
Thanks to a bit of back-handed luck, I now have most of my "new" gaming rig either ordered or in my possession.
* 4GB of OCZ Gold DDR3 because it was on eBuyer deals.
* OCZ Modular 700W PSU because Aria finally gave me a credit note on my dead SSD.
* Zalman Z7 case for under £50 on eBay.
* New Zalman CPU water block on the way from QuietPC.
Once it's all arrived, I can begin trying to slot it all together. Real fun will begin next year when I look to get a new GPU into it...
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