Is this possible ?

chemical king · 10-06-2009, 03:43 AM

Im having a conversation about an alleged "Fasteset ever gaming computer"

Now gaming is not my area. Anyway, this is the system that is been allegedly built for just £1000 lol What do you think :

I7 wth 4tb of space . 12gb of dual channel ram 1600mhz. Tri sli motherboard. Gamer sound card . 2 solid state drives. 2 ati 5870 1gb graphics cards pci e. blue ray drive. Dvd writer. Samsung sync master 24inch full hd. 1000 watt psu. Gamer keyboard and mouse. 7.1 thx speakers
Barracuda head set.
This is our pc. The boot time is secounds and the games are stunning. We are upgrading to 26gb of ram in the next 6 months

Indoril Nerevar · 10-06-2009, 03:51 AM

That is a really nice system you have there. I hope you have it on a quality brand PSU.

Honestly, do not bother upgrading to 26 (I assume you mean 24?) GB of RAM. Even now, you won't be using anywhere near all of your 12GB. The upgrade will just be a waste of your money.

chemical king · 10-06-2009, 03:52 AM

oh yea and there was this :

Solid state hard drives are fast but only cos they are small in hd space. Av got 2 in ma new pc but am useing them as boot drives to cut loading times.

chemical king · 10-06-2009, 03:53 AM

ah ok, so the max RAM shoudl be 6G ? Why is this

Indoril Nerevar · 10-06-2009, 03:56 AM

Solid state drives are fast because they have no moving parts. They're basically RAM in hard drive form (for more accurate and detailed info, Google it

).

There's no "max" RAM... there's only "what you'll use". Even with the lastest games, you're unlikely to use all of 6GB, let alone 12, let alone alone 24. I have 12GB in my computer, but only because they came in 6GB kits. If one of my sticks dies, I have to send the whole kit away. With only the one kit, that would mean I would have no RAM. So basically, I have 6GB of spare RAM in my computer.

chemical king · 10-06-2009, 03:59 AM

oh ok, thats cleared it up for me.

Indoril Nerevar · 10-06-2009, 04:02 AM

You're welcome.

**Lord Sirian** · 10-06-2009, 07:36 AM

All that for just a thousand pounds...? I don't think so. I wouldn't call it "The fastest ever gaming computer", because I would be incorrect if I did. But yes, that is a very powerful setup and you won't have to upgrade that for a very long time.

Phædrus2401 · 10-06-2009, 07:06 PM

Only time I hit 3.5GB+ in normal usage is when playing Psychonaut, and only because the game has more memory leaks than a digital Titanic.

**Aus_Karlos** · 10-07-2009, 04:43 AM

My Question. Your using a 3-way SLI motherboard with an ATI graphics card(s).
What motherboard is it?
If its Intel or Nvidia in design then i would get a Nvidia card just for better compatibility and miss some stability issues you "may" get when using an ATI card in a SLI designed board.

Mart2912 · 10-07-2009, 06:16 AM

The I7 and the 2 5870 alone would cost near £1000, so I'm not sure who gave you that price

. And yeah, as far as games are concerned you will not even use 6GB of ram for at least 5 years, by which time your RAM will be outdated.

Whenever I build a computer I build to the spec of what I will potentially use. There is no such thing as a "future proof" PC when it comes to PC technology, but still, that is a nice PC you have and will keep you going for a while!

**emosun** · 10-09-2009, 11:50 AM

You can easily build that rig for £1000. Just spend the 1000 on a rental truck and a couple guys to help you rob the computer factory for the parts.

ebackhus · 10-09-2009, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emosun

You can easily build that rig for £1000. Just spend the 1000 on a rental truck and a couple guys to help you rob the computer factory for the parts.

True true.

10-06-2009, 03:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
chemical king Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 OS: XP	Is this possible ? Im having a conversation about an alleged "Fasteset ever gaming computer" Now gaming is not my area. Anyway, this is the system that is been allegedly built for just £1000 lol What do you think : I7 wth 4tb of space . 12gb of dual channel ram 1600mhz. Tri sli motherboard. Gamer sound card . 2 solid state drives. 2 ati 5870 1gb graphics cards pci e. blue ray drive. Dvd writer. Samsung sync master 24inch full hd. 1000 watt psu. Gamer keyboard and mouse. 7.1 thx speakers Barracuda head set. This is our pc. The boot time is secounds and the games are stunning. We are upgrading to 26gb of ram in the next 6 months

10-06-2009, 03:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,011 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	Re: Is this possible ? That is a really nice system you have there. I hope you have it on a quality brand PSU. Honestly, do not bother upgrading to 26 (I assume you mean 24?) GB of RAM. Even now, you won't be using anywhere near all of your 12GB. The upgrade will just be a waste of your money. __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

10-06-2009, 03:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
chemical king Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 OS: XP	Re: Is this possible ? oh yea and there was this : Solid state hard drives are fast but only cos they are small in hd space. Av got 2 in ma new pc but am useing them as boot drives to cut loading times.

10-06-2009, 03:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
chemical king Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 OS: XP	Re: Is this possible ? ah ok, so the max RAM shoudl be 6G ? Why is this

10-06-2009, 03:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,011 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	Re: Is this possible ? Solid state drives are fast because they have no moving parts. They're basically RAM in hard drive form (for more accurate and detailed info, Google it ). There's no "max" RAM... there's only "what you'll use". Even with the lastest games, you're unlikely to use all of 6GB, let alone 12, let alone alone 24. I have 12GB in my computer, but only because they came in 6GB kits. If one of my sticks dies, I have to send the whole kit away. With only the one kit, that would mean I would have no RAM. So basically, I have 6GB of spare RAM in my computer. __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

10-06-2009, 03:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
chemical king Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 OS: XP	Re: Is this possible ? oh ok, thats cleared it up for me.

10-06-2009, 04:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,011 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	Re: Is this possible ? You're welcome. __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

10-06-2009, 07:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lord Sirian Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,667 OS: Windows XP SP 3 My System	Re: Is this possible ? All that for just a thousand pounds...? I don't think so. I wouldn't call it "The fastest ever gaming computer", because I would be incorrect if I did. But yes, that is a very powerful setup and you won't have to upgrade that for a very long time. __________________ "Come forth for the cattle call Confront the evil river you can't control Wicked ways and venomous eyes Just human nature in disguise..."- Clouds over California

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10-07-2009, 04:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,461 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Is this possible ? My Question. Your using a 3-way SLI motherboard with an ATI graphics card(s). What motherboard is it? If its Intel or Nvidia in design then i would get a Nvidia card just for better compatibility and miss some stability issues you "may" get when using an ATI card in a SLI designed board. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

10-07-2009, 06:16 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mart2912 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 50 OS: XP - SP3	Re: Is this possible ? The I7 and the 2 5870 alone would cost near £1000, so I'm not sure who gave you that price . And yeah, as far as games are concerned you will not even use 6GB of ram for at least 5 years, by which time your RAM will be outdated. Whenever I build a computer I build to the spec of what I will potentially use. There is no such thing as a "future proof" PC when it comes to PC technology, but still, that is a nice PC you have and will keep you going for a while!

10-09-2009, 11:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Is this possible ? You can easily build that rig for £1000. Just spend the 1000 on a rental truck and a couple guys to help you rob the computer factory for the parts. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list