Catalyst Gaming
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: AcelinH98 on August 18, 2012, 10:07:08 AM
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Hey.
I am starting to build a PC with my Dad, because i'm fed up of playing on a laptop that can't even run minecraft without lagging.
This is what i'm getting:
Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced NVIDIA edition
2-4 fans fitted inside + blue LED's
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 975 Processor - 3.33GHz
16-32GB RAM
Graphics card - GeForce GTX 670
2TB HDD
2 flatscreens
I will post pictures when it is finished :3
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Are you not bothering to get a graphics card?
EDIT: Also, 16-32GB RAM, what the fuck? If you are just playing games, 4GB RAM is your recommended, 8GB at max. 16-32GB is just plain stupid for gaming and a waste of money.
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Are you not bothering to get a graphics card?
EDIT: Also, 16-32GB RAM, what the fuck? If you are just playing games, 4GB RAM is your recommended, 8GB at max. 16-32GB is just plain stupid for gaming and a waste of money.
Oh yeah, forgot to add the graphics card. The reason for 16GB is because I record using Fraps, and play a lot of games. I am also getting 16GB just to be on the safe side.
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Are you not bothering to get a graphics card?
EDIT: Also, 16-32GB RAM, what the fuck? If you are just playing games, 4GB RAM is your recommended, 8GB at max. 16-32GB is just plain stupid for gaming and a waste of money.
Oh yeah, forgot to add the graphics card. The reason for 16GB is because I record using Fraps, and play a lot of games. I am also getting 16GB just to be on the safe side.
Go for 8, save 50USD. I have a lot of background programs, and I only use up 6 gigs max. Games only use 1-2GB ram normally, so dont worry about ram.
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Go for 8, save 50USD. I have a lot of background programs, and I only use up 6 gigs max. Games only use 1-2GB ram normally, so dont worry about ram.
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I will proberly go for eight, my friend has 6 and his PC runs fine.
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Go for 8, save 50USD. I have a lot of background programs, and I only use up 6 gigs max. Games only use 1-2GB ram normally, so dont worry about ram.
I will proberly go for eight, my friend has 6 and his PC runs fine.
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The only use of 16GB is for ramdisks. Ramdisks are awesome. But probably not worth it for you.
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The only use of 16GB is for ramdisks. Ramdisks are awesome. But probably not worth it for you.
Could you explain what Ramdisks are? Never heard of them
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Personally I think you dont need that i7 "Extreme" Edition Processor. It's really not needed it might be better but its way too expensive.
Intel Core i7-2600K Is probably your more better choice. Your just running games, it's not like your going to be running 5 large programs all at once.
Or if you want to go even cheaper, I5 2500k Is also good. It also outputs almost the same amount of GHz
If you really want that "Extra" speed consider getting a SSD.
You also need a Good case for airflow. There is no use in getting a 670 if the airflows going to be crappy. It's just going to overheat.
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The only use of 16GB is for ramdisks. Ramdisks are awesome. But probably not worth it for you.
Could you explain what Ramdisks are? Never heard of them
Ramdisk is when you use part of your RAM as a drive. Say I want a large file that is going to accessed many times, and the entire file must be loaded in order to use it. Instead of loading that entire file into the ram each time then removing it from the RAM, you simply load it in once, and use a simlink to actually use the file if need be. Its very nice but most things are optimized so that its not needed, or even recommended.
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The only use of 16GB is for ramdisks. Ramdisks are awesome. But probably not worth it for you.
Could you explain what Ramdisks are? Never heard of them
Ramdisk is when you use part of your RAM as a drive. Say I want a large file that is going to accessed many times, and the entire file must be loaded in order to use it. Instead of loading that entire file into the ram each time then removing it from the RAM, you simply load it in once, and use a simlink to actually use the file if need be. Its very nice but most things are optimized so that its not needed, or even recommended.
Ah thank you.
Personally I think you dont need that i7 "Extreme" Edition Processor. It's really not needed it might be better but its way too expensive.
Intel Core i7-2600K Is probably your more better choice. Your just running games, it's not like your going to be running 5 large programs all at once.
Or if you want to go even cheaper, I5 2500k Is also good. It also outputs almost the same amount of GHz
If you really want that "Extra" speed consider getting a SSD.
You also need a Good case for airflow. There is no use in getting a 670 if the airflows going to be crappy. It's just going to overheat.
I will speak to my dad about it, as he is the one picking the stuff, that stuff is what he has told me. The Coolermaster has very good airflow aswell.
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Get yourself a 2500k and 8 gb of ram, saves you money + better performance.