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spudthedestroyer
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: Pre-Built water cooling or specific requirements for a PC? |
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Hello,
I'm wondering if some people can help me choose components, specifically around getting a high end pc gaming box that is water cooled. As a minimum i'd want my graphics card and CPU to be water cooled, mainly to keep the temperature lower than air, and also to eliminate the bulk of noise.
Specs I'm looking at are:
Fast CPU, 2.0-3.0GHz Dual or Quad Core
4 GB of fast ram (600-1000Mhz)
Top end graphics card (but maybe a notch down if its the difference between stupidly priced and reasonable)
I am willing to buy a pre-built machine as long as its not outrageous (I priced up a spec i'd be interested in from alienware and it was ~£2.5k )
Recommendations on cpu, motherboard, ram, graphics card and just as importantly a capable water cooling system and case that can appropriately cool 'top of the line' kit.
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PC_Arcade
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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I've just build a similar system :
Armor LCS case ~£150
Intel q6600 cpu (easily overclocker to 3ghz+) ~£150
Gigabyte DS3-P motherboard ~£80
4gb Corsair XMS-2 800mhz (4-4-4-12) 1gbx4 ~£150
8800GTX ~£330
Fast and quiet
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spudthedestroyer
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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is armor lcs capable of cooling the graphics card and cpu?
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PC_Arcade
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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It cools the CPU as standard, you need to add a block for the GPU, but the pump / rad is enough to do so according to Thermaltake
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spudthedestroyer
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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i take it your not by the sounds of that?
I might tweak up the cpu cos i can't be arsed messing around overclocking just yet. £900 is a lot of money to drop a machine, and that's not covering the extra ~£150 for hdd, psu, dvd writer etc.
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PC_Arcade
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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No, not bothered with watercooling the GPU, may at some point, but it's quiet enough as it is
I've never seen a CPU as easy to overclock as the C2D (or C2Q), just up the FSP and it's done! easiest o/c ever, I'm running @ 3 or 3.2, 3.4 I think will take some tweaking and I can't be bothered.
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spudthedestroyer
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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Site Admin Joined: Sat Nov 02, 2002 1:35 am Posts: 19753 Location: En España
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how's bioshock? I got just playable at 1280x1024 with graphics on high. I imagine it plays on full spec at a solid fps
That was with a 6600GT + Athlon64 4000+
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PC_Arcade
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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1900x1200 with everything on looks is rock solid, I'll fraps it for ya and let you know in a sec
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spudthedestroyer
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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Is that the demo or did you go out and buy it? Read about the f*cking nazi-check thats in the game so you have to get it verified by a Brown Shirt server before you can play the freakin game!
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PC_Arcade
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Demo (and even that's DRM'd up like a mofo) -
Fraps Min 43 Max 100 Average is ~60fps
that's @ 1920x1200 with everything maxed, looks great
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spudthedestroyer
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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The demo was DRM'd? I just downloaded a tar.gz from filefront... i'm guessing you got yours off of steam?
I think i might look at sourcing the same components you've got then.
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BadBugs
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Why would you want to watercool the GPU if youre not going to overclock it ?
the sli 6800s upstairs are overclocked on the stock fans & never overheat but if its simply to make your pc quiet then you have nothing to lose, but it definately increases your overclocking capacity on everything
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: |
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The demo contains SecuROM, in order to stop groups using the demo's .exe to load the full retail, and I got it from usenet
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spudthedestroyer
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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I bought my collector's edition but my big daddy's arm is off. I emailed 2k to get it replaced, hopefully they will... they have done for yanks but we always get screwed over in the uk. The arseholes they got for nintendo's returns what me to pay for sending them my the busted wares for replacement.
When i pluck up the courage i will be buying all teh components you suggested; one question though, will the graphics card be fine for crysis?
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spudthedestroyer
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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also where did you buy from, ccl stock the case but i didn't spot it anywhere else
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PC_Arcade
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:07 am Post subject: |
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spudthedestroyer wrote: | When i pluck up the courage i will be buying all teh components you suggested; one question though, will the graphics card be fine for crysis? |
it better had be, there's bugger all faster (except the Ultra, but that's an insane amount of money). According to previews it should be fine
I bought the case from overclockers.co.uk
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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I'd rather and have bought it, its a great game.
I saw the cracks on nzbrus a day or so back, you should get it if you've not got it.
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spudthedestroyer
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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okay, i ordered my kit... any advice pca in general about the kit pca?
I bought a different mainboard and added a nice psu into the mix. I have some hdds that i haven't formatted yet so will be using two of those in a RAID0.
Do you have Medieval 2: Total War? Can you play that on full?
ps. just got to the fort frolic, and my existing pc is chugging along hella slow. I don't know if i need a reboot or what, i've just reduced the resolution but its highlighted the need for a better pc admirably
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spudthedestroyer
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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one last thing too, can you post a working windows vista ultimate release if there is one?
no fucking around with the bios, no cracks, no activation... is there a corporate edition?
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