Computers And Video Games

[tanay]

I have decided on 2.66Ghz Q8400 Quad Core.I am out of touch of recent AMD Developments.Also a rough comparison between the prices of Intel and AMD is not much and the Intel has slight edge in terms of performance as far as performance as concerned in some reviews which i have gone through.

Will a 450W-500W be sufficient? I was thinking of a 600W.I will also be using a 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM.

A Q8400....that costs around 8K...
For that price you can get an AMD Phenom II X4 955 that will perform much higher. The Phenom II's are, performance-wise, slower than the i7s and the i5s but faster than the C2Q lineup. Anyway your choice.

Are you putting in a really heavy graphics card, or do you have lots of HDDs, or plan to overclock? If not, a 450 W will serve you fine. The difference between good brands and lesser ones is the continuous power supply capacity.

For e.g a Corsair VX 550 routinely supplies around 600W constant, whereas, say, a local 350W PSU would supply 290-300W continuous and perhaps 350W at peak (momentary) output. CM Real Power or Seasonic or Tagan are all okay brands I guess.

Also, if you are using the C2Q proc, then why DDR3? 5% performance difference for far more than 5% cost increase over DDR2. But DDR3 is getting cheaper slowly.

[hypergamer]

Hi GUYS need ur help

first of all the config am running 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

So the cabinet I have right now is cooler master elite. And I am a big big alienware fan. I have the best config i ever wanted and just love ma pc like my bike. Now I want a Alienware Chasis for my PC tried every where no go please someone help. Price is not an issue.................
looking forward to ur help friends
HAPPY GAMING
HYPERGAMER

[chicane1879]

A Q8400....that costs around 8K...
For that price you can get an AMD Phenom II X4 955 that will perform much higher. The Phenom II's are, performance-wise, slower than the i7s and the i5s but faster than the C2Q lineup. Anyway your choice.

Are you putting in a really heavy graphics card, or do you have lots of HDDs, or plan to overclock? If not, a 450 W will serve you fine. The difference between good brands and lesser ones is the continuous power supply capacity.

For e.g a Corsair VX 550 routinely supplies around 600W constant, whereas, say, a local 350W PSU would supply 290-300W continuous and perhaps 350W at peak (momentary) output. CM Real Power or Seasonic or Tagan are all okay brands I guess.

Also, if you are using the C2Q proc, then why DDR3? 5% performance difference for far more than 5% cost increase over DDR2. But DDR3 is getting cheaper slowly.

Thanks for the info.But i am more comfortable with INTEL.

Also just now i figured out that the GPU HD4850 which i have selected requires 2*6 pin power connector which wont be supported in the motherboard.So i am thinking of HD4770 DDR5 which also has HDMI output as an extra feature and requires single power connector.

Please enlighten me with me as i have very limited knowledge regarding PSU-Motherboard-GPU Compatibility.And about the PSU i am thinking of Cooler Master 500W.Is it good?

[tanay]

Also just now i figured out that the GPU HD4850 which i have selected requires 2*6 pin power connector which wont be supported in the motherboard.So i am thinking of HD4770 DDR5 which also has HDMI output as an extra feature and requires single power connector.

Please enlighten me with me as i have very limited knowledge regarding PSU-Motherboard-GPU Compatibility.And about the PSU i am thinking of Cooler Master 500W.Is it good?

You can definitely keep the 4850...the 2 6-pin power connectors are not related to the motherboard support...they are connected to your PSU's output. If you install a 4850 all you need to do is get a PSU which has adequate number of 6-pin outputs.

The CM Real Power series is good. It seems to be popular opinion that the CM Extreme Power series are not so good. Check for Corsair VX 450 or Seasonic. But in case nothing else is available I don't think you will have a choice...

[hypergamer]

You can definitely keep the 4850...the 2 6-pin power connectors are not related to the motherboard support...they are connected to your PSU's output. If you install a 4850 all you need to do is get a PSU which has adequate number of 6-pin outputs.

The CM Real Power series is good. It seems to be popular opinion that the CM Extreme Power series are not so good. Check for Corsair VX 450 or Seasonic. But in case nothing else is available I don't think you will have a choice...

Well the GC that I have GTX 260 also needs two six pin connectors and for that u can buy GLACIAL TECH 650W price is between 3 to 5k good power supply. I was using a couple of 8800 gt's in sli with two hdd's and 5 fans still no issue

[EL LOCO DIABLO]

Guys can anyone help me out on how i can solve a "RESC10" error in GTA IV, the error is actually because of leakage of my graphic memory as far as i could deduce. The game exceeds the memory buffer of 992MB out of the total 1010MB present thereby crashing onto my desktop whenever this happens. Here are the setting at which i'm running the game.

Statistics
Average FPS: 37.19
Duration: 37.43 sec
CPU Usage: 71%
System memory usage: 77%
Video memory usage: 89%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1600 x 900 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Texture Filter Quality: Very High
View Distance: 32
Detail Distance: 70

[Dogg]

I have decided on 2.66Ghz Q8400 Quad Core.I am out of touch of recent AMD Developments.Also a rough comparison between the prices of Intel and AMD is not much and the Intel has slight edge in terms of performance as far as performance as concerned in some reviews which i have gone through.

Will a 450W-500W be sufficient? I was thinking of a 600W.I will also be using a 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM.

tell me what u use the comp for ??
the intel 45nm series is on it's death bed..
the best config can be given if u tell me wat u do with ur comp..
also all components u have and wat all u'll be needing...wattage should be ur one of ur least probs..

[Dogg]

Guys can anyone help me out on how i can solve a "RESC10" error in GTA IV, the error is actually because of leakage of my graphic memory as far as i could deduce. The game exceeds the memory buffer of 992MB out of the total 1010MB present thereby crashing onto my desktop whenever this happens. Here are the setting at which i'm running the game.

Statistics
Average FPS: 37.19
Duration: 37.43 sec
CPU Usage: 71%
System memory usage: 77%
Video memory usage: 89%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1600 x 900 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Texture Filter Quality: Very High
View Distance: 32
Detail Distance: 70

try reducing the distances and pls mention ur config..

[jigar2speed]

try reducing the distances and pls mention ur config..

Or just lower down the resolution to 1368X768 and have fun.

[entsurgeon]

hit man.... hitman4 blood money

the only game thats beyond virtuality is hitman.
i am a hitman and i have got a mission.
how can i do it? as real as it can get. and the last 2 of the series are big big one. one of its kind stuff.
the ultimate 5* game.
also while talking of gta4 please tell me, can i run it on windows xp sp2??
my config is p4 dual core. 2gb ram. 1 gb graphic card.
my vendor says you must have genuine win-xp sp3 to run the game. is it?
has anyone played batman arkham asylum?? awesome graphics man!!!

[Puneet1]

can anyone tell me whats the free space required for windows 7 ?.

[udayrrr]

^^^ easily takes 8-10gb uses 600-700mb ram regularly
if installed in right machine easily outperform xp

[Suru]

NFS Shift

Hi guys,

I installed NFS shift. Set it a resolution of 1920 x 1080, but the game seems to be running too slow. I tried a lower resolution of 1024 x 768, the game is running fine, but not on full screen. After restarting the game, the game display shrunk and does not come on full screen mode. . Please help me on this one.

I use a Core 2 Quad with 1 gb graphic card and 4 GB Ram, Acer 23 inch monitor. Vista Business. Any possible relation to the above..

Regards

[tanay]

Hi guys,

I installed NFS shift. Set it a resolution of 1920 x 1080, but the game seems to be running too slow. I tried a lower resolution of 1024 x 768, the game is running fine, but not on full screen. After restarting the game, the game display shrunk and does not come on full screen mode. . Please help me on this one.

I use a Core 2 Quad with 1 gb graphic card and 4 GB Ram, Acer 23 inch monitor. Vista Business. Any possible relation to the above..

Regards

23 inch monitor @ 1920x1200...that requires serious graphic power. What card do you have? Make and model?

I'd say your card is not powerful enough. If you want to run it at 1920x1200 then go to video settings and turn details to medium or low, turn off AA and AF, set particles to minimum etc etc.

[chicane1879]

tell me what u use the comp for ??
the intel 45nm series is on it's death bed..
the best config can be given if u tell me wat u do with ur comp..
also all components u have and wat all u'll be needing...wattage should be ur one of ur least probs..

It will not be used for extensive gaming but still i would like the system to play the latest games at least for couple of years.Budget is 40k for overall system.