How is my gaming rig?

PROCESSOR - Intel® Core™2 Duo T9600 2.8GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)

OPERATING SYSTEM - Windows Vista Home Premium (64 bit) + Windows 7 Home Premium

LCD PANEL - 17-inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 (1200p)

MEMORY - 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz – 2 x 2048MB

HARD DRIVE - 320GB - 2x 320GB 7,200RPM - RAID 1

VIDEO CARD - Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled

INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE - Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

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PROCESSOR - Intel® Core™2 Duo T9600 2.8GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)

OPERATING SYSTEM - Windows Vista Home Premium (64 bit) + Windows 7 Home Premium

LCD PANEL - 17-inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 (1200p)

MEMORY - 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz – 2 x 2048MB

HARD DRIVE - 320GB - 2x 320GB 7,200RPM - RAID 1

VIDEO CARD - Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 280M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled

INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE - Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

Is it really worth the money for the upgraded video card in the second? Also, do modern RTS games rely more heavily on processors or graphics? Cause Im trying to decide whether to upgrade my processor to a 2.93GHZ or the video card to the GTX280M.

I have a GTX 260 that works fantastically for everything with no lag


however.... make sure the rig you get has a good PSU as the GTX 260 requires at least 525 watts and the GTX 280 requires at least 600 watts... the reseller will sell you the lowest possible PSU to run the card... not to USE the card.

and yet again NT comes into a thread to insult... despite obviously not having any clue what he is talking about


NT... you realize that intel processors are the fastest and most relable processors on the planet?... and that 90% of all computers use intel processors.... who are basically a monopoly on the market?


and AJ... if you can... buy a quad core, they may not be necessary now, but in 3 years they will be standard... better to be ahead of the curve




for RTS gaming a GTX 260 is all you will need for the next 2 or 3 years... which by then even a much stronger graphics card will be hopelessly out of date

i've had 2 AMD processors both of which fried within 6 months


go look at some specs between and Intel Core i7 and the AMD Phenom for reliabiliity vs processing power

Intel has the market cornered for computers right now, only an idiot would use an AMD processor

KrAzY wrote:i've had 2 AMD processors both of which fried within 6 months

go look at some specs between and Intel Core i7 and the AMD Phenom for reliabiliity vs processing power

Intel has the market cornered for computers right now, only an idiot would use an AMD processor

So two of your processors didn't work therefore all of them don't work? The new Phenom 550s, like the majority of AMD processors, are incredibly good value. They're not high end processors, they're budget processors. That doesn't mean they're bad quality, it just means that if you can't afford a big shiny Intel and want that extra grunt, go with a cheaper AMD. I'd definitely advise somebody purchasing an AMD processor if they had a moderate to low budget.

Also Krazy, NT is most likely just trolling considering that he cannot back up anything they say.

Okay, for the rest of the computer:

What the fuck @ monitor. Why such a small monitor with such a high res? Just get a 22", or a 23" if you want 16:9 HD.

I'd follow what Krazy said about the quad core. Get an i5 if you want a quad core though to suit your budget.

And finally, what motherboard are you getting?

Also RTS games rely mostly on CPU performance for the most part, but extra VRAM does help a lot with rendering massive amounts of units.

KristallNacht wrote:

Ziggy wrote:
What the fuck @ monitor. Why such a small monitor with such a high res? Just get a 22", or a 23" if you want 16:9 HD.

you are aware that HD is 1024x720 and not an actually hi resolution right?

Full HD is 1080p/i.
Meaning, 1920x1080 pixels. Full HD is not 1024x720.
And when I say 16:9 HD on a 23" I mean proper high definition, given that there are many 22" monitors that are 16:10, and hence not 1080p, that are advertised as Full HD, when Full HD is only possible on 16:9, or on a 16:10 with black bars. The 23" and 21.5" are all 16:9, and are all 1080. Well, the majority.

I don't know how much you know or don't know, I'm just saying that just in case.

KrAzY wrote:I have a GTX 260 that works fantastically for everything with no lag


however.... make sure the rig you get has a good PSU as the GTX 260 requires at least 525 watts and the GTX 280 requires at least 600 watts... the reseller will sell you the lowest possible PSU to run the card... not to USE the card.

Well its a laptop and Im ordering it off of the internet. But since its a laptop it should have the necessary PSU to run the dual 280's decently right? Or they wouldn't be offering them as customizable options.

Why oh why oh why are you getting a laptop?

Have you EVER tried to carry a stationary computer around? It's a pain in the rear.

Ascendant Justice wrote:

KrAzY wrote:I have a GTX 260 that works fantastically for everything with no lag


however.... make sure the rig you get has a good PSU as the GTX 260 requires at least 525 watts and the GTX 280 requires at least 600 watts... the reseller will sell you the lowest possible PSU to run the card... not to USE the card.

Well its a laptop and Im ordering it off of the internet. But since its a laptop it should have the necessary PSU to run the dual 280's decently right? Or they wouldn't be offering them as customizable options.

make sure