Computers And Video Games

[hypergamer]

hey guys I have a c2Q 6600 @ 2.4 ghz and want a good liquid cooling system for the same so that I can OC upto 3.6+ ghz please advise !!!!

my current config is

Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 (Overclocked to 3.0)
Memory : Corsair gaming memory DDR2 800 mhz (8gb 2gb*4 slots)
MOBO : ASUS P5Q PRO
HDD : 1 seagate 1tb and 1 320 gb samsung
Power supply : GLACIALTECH 650W
Graphics card : ZOTAC GTX 260 square edition
CPU COOLER : Sunbeamtech core contact freezer


I have a air cooler now but want to upgrade to liquid cooling!!!!!

[anirudh fz1]

guys ,the act III OF modern warfare 2 is not working, as soon as i select the mission in act 3 ,the the game hangs.
is this a problem with my copy only

[anvancy]

Just outta curiosity i noticed a overclocking tool in the Ati Catalyst module.Is it advisable to fiddle with it. If yes, then by how much should i boost the clock speed!!

a better option is rivatuner.

do incremental ups regarding clocks.if u see noise coming up during applications then turn down the clocks for more comfy feel.ill advise that at the moment stick with the current clocks.


and BFBC2 is one hell game!also supreme commander2 is up.

Anvancy

[EL LOCO DIABLO]

and BFBC2 is one hell game!also supreme commander2 is up.
Anvancy

The reviews rave about the Multiplayer and visuals, planning on getting my hands on one pretty soon

[chicane1879]

@tanay

The resolution is 1600*900!!

a better option is rivatuner.

do incremental ups regarding clocks.if u see noise coming up during applications then turn down the clocks for more comfy feel.ill advise that at the moment stick with the current clocks.

Hmm...Will do so.

Btw, i wanted to know which one would be a better OS(XP or Windows 7) to play demanding games.I have got 2 GB DDR3 RAM so i think it would be better to try the games in XP as it's a lesser resource hog.

[anvancy]

Btw, i wanted to know which one would be a better OS(XP or Windows 7) to play demanding games.I have got 2 GB DDR3 RAM so i think it would be better to try the games in XP as it's a lesser resource hog.

2GB is less in today's terms.for w7 you will need minimum 3GB for running everything good.

Anvancy

[chicane1879]

2GB is less in today's terms.for w7 you will need minimum 3GB for running everything good.

Anvancy

Yes, I know that.Will be adding another 2GB module in couple of months. So will the XP provide better gaming experience as compared to the 7?

[gold_heart007]

@hypergamer,
Overclocking a Q6600 to 3.6GHz+ wouldn't help much in synthetic benchmarks or gaming. You'll be actually compromising your RAM's frequencies too with divider settings. IMO, upto 3GHz for a Q6600 model is sufficient. Anything above then that, then opt for i7 series processors. They actually have better fabrication technology too.
Anyways, for Liquid Cooling, i would suggest cooling kits from Thermaltake BigWater series. If, they aren't available, then you've to settle with CoolerMaster's Aquagate kits. Good Luck..

@chicane,
Windows 7 packs far better Direct-X features, several video enhancements, better resource utilization algorithms in comparison to windows xp. See, as far as experience is concerned, both XP and Windows 7-32bit scores quite close to each other.
However, you've better hardware and technology. So, try gaming with Windows 7-64bit with >4GB RAM and faster CPU instructions, and you'll see the performance is far better than XP. Moreover, you'll realize gradually that 7 is actually more stable with games than XP.

[nagoo]

Ok, guys here i am posting 2 of problems i am getting, hope some of u may had a solution.

1. After a long time i got AVP3 demo and hope to play lil bit before decideing to buy it.

installation everything is fine and now my game won;t launch , if i click the exe , it won't do anything absolutely nothing , no task in task manager also

so if anyone tried the demo .. can u tell me wt all things i need it to make run

my PC spec are good to run any game
updated my nvidia driver , directx


2. Another game demo i got is RE5 although most review of game are not good.

in game menu i can't find the option for single player .. is it only multiplayer ?
where i can find the single player option and how to play single player ?

[nagoo]

can anyone suggest me good graphics cards from nvidia

i have 8500GT 512MB now .. and i wnt to upgrade.

anyone have idea abt these i am looking in sub 5K range max

[d@rk nemesis]

You can get a 9600GT for 5.5k to 6k.

What is the main requirement for upgrading your gfx card.If it's gaming then go ahead with above card.If you gonna use it for watching HD movies and encoding videos only then you can get ati hd4670 for ard 4k.

9600gt is sufficent for playing games upto 19inch screen resolution ie 1440

[saif71184]

Can anyone suggest a racing game with controls like GRID, DIRT2 or NFS PU...i recently tried SHIFT but keyboard controls were BS to say the least!

[d@rk nemesis]

Can anyone suggest a racing game with controls like GRID, DIRT2 or NFS PU...i recently tried SHIFT but keyboard controls were BS to say the least!

Shift is really hard to play with keyboard.

You can try
Test Drive Unlimited

Burnout Paradise(One of the best game of 2009)

[ceasar]

2GB is less in today's terms.for w7 you will need minimum 3GB for running everything good.

Anvancy

win 7 eats almost 800-850 when w/o having anything running in the background,i guess for gaming,as anvancy said,it should be around 3 gb

[ceasar]

Yes, I know that.Will be adding another 2GB module in couple of months. So will the XP provide better gaming experience as compared to the 7?

Xp is good for old generation games,win 7 provides much better support than xp would,only thing u need is enough RAM and good GPU in hand to get everything running without flaws.