Hi guys, I want to buy a new rig to run coh2 and other games smoothly on high settings
Need an advice on choosing right parts. This is what I think to buy [updated]
PSU 500 watt Zalman
CPU AMD FX 8320
Motherboard Asus M5A99X Evo R2.0
GPU Gigabyte PCI-Ex GeForce GTX 760 2GB GDDR5 (256bit) (1085/6008)
RAM GeIL DDR3-1600 8192MB Black Dragon
Memory SSD Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB + 1tb HDD from my current rig
= about 800 usd
What can you say about this stuff? Particularly about RAM. Its one plank with 8gb memory. Is it better to buy 2x4gb or this one is gonna do just fine?
need help with choosing new rig
17 Feb 2014, 21:41 PM
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17 Feb 2014, 21:53 PM
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Need more video card.
17 Feb 2014, 22:01 PM
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yea I know but 256bit video card gonna cost like 80 to 100$ more. =\
17 Feb 2014, 22:04 PM
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8gb is more than enough, and 2x4gb is the way to go--much cheaper, and not a difference you'll notice with that rig (or almost any rig).
As for your GPU... can you find a 760 at the right price? The 660 will run COH2 but you'll have to turn down the detail a bit at 1080p. One thing you might consider is a cheaper PSU, 700W is overkill--I run 2x SLI'ed 660 TIs on 650W. With just one GPU you should be fine at 500W.
As for your GPU... can you find a 760 at the right price? The 660 will run COH2 but you'll have to turn down the detail a bit at 1080p. One thing you might consider is a cheaper PSU, 700W is overkill--I run 2x SLI'ed 660 TIs on 650W. With just one GPU you should be fine at 500W.
17 Feb 2014, 22:33 PM
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ok if I buy
GeIL DDR3-1600 8192MB Black Dragon (some 15-20$ cheaper than Ballistix)
and PSU zalman 500watt(20$ cheaper than 700 watt) then I probably can buy a 760
Is Gigabyte PCI-Ex GeForce GTX 760 2GB GDDR5 (256bit) (1085/6008) ok?
fits in my budget just fine
GeIL DDR3-1600 8192MB Black Dragon (some 15-20$ cheaper than Ballistix)
and PSU zalman 500watt(20$ cheaper than 700 watt) then I probably can buy a 760
Is Gigabyte PCI-Ex GeForce GTX 760 2GB GDDR5 (256bit) (1085/6008) ok?
fits in my budget just fine
17 Feb 2014, 23:08 PM
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760 will run COH2 (and most other games) just fine.
Edit: however, avoid the Zalman. Go with Cooler Master for 500W or 550W on a budget.
Edit: however, avoid the Zalman. Go with Cooler Master for 500W or 550W on a budget.
18 Feb 2014, 00:10 AM
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Ok, thanks for help
18 Feb 2014, 09:28 AM
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Don't expect 760 good enough in high setting, you are out of budget on display, expect you need to tune something down.
18 Feb 2014, 23:19 PM
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Decided to buy Inno3d iChill Herculez gtx 770 Ultra and not to buy ssd drive, I think I'll do just fine with hdd
19 Feb 2014, 01:15 AM
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Decided to buy Inno3d iChill Herculez gtx 770 Ultra and not to buy ssd drive, I think I'll do just fine with hdd
No, bad choice. SSD is so important now. Even a top SATA 3 SSD is not fast enough to load COH2， HDD is like you can make a tea while loading.
26 Feb 2014, 23:40 PM
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Got my rig running few days ago. FX 8320 seems to be a very cold cpu - right now it runs stable at 3.8ghz 1.15v and doesnt get hotter than 40c in OCCT test(idle 8-10c omg wtf). Socket temp is about 28-30 idle and 52-54 under OCCT. Plenty of room to overclock. However all fans in my case create a sound of a helicopter =)
Coh2 runs at 60fps at max settings.
Coh2 runs at 60fps at max settings.
1 Mar 2014, 14:59 PM
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definitely a better idea to skip SSD and go for better Graphics card, SSD will have zero effect on game performance. gtx 770 ultra is a lovely card.
1 Mar 2014, 15:10 PM
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8gb is more than enough, and 2x4gb is the way to go--much cheaper, and not a difference you'll notice with that rig (or almost any rig).
As for your GPU... can you find a 760 at the right price? The 660 will run COH2 but you'll have to turn down the detail a bit at 1080p. One thing you might consider is a cheaper PSU, 700W is overkill--I run 2x SLI'ed 660 TIs on 650W. With just one GPU you should be fine at 500W.
the reason you use two 4 gig ram modules is to enable dual channel, don't use a cheap PSU at all, just get something like OCX 600watt they are quite cheap on ebay but very high quality.
I run coh 2 on a GTX 580 with all settings maxed except AA and snow on medium at 1920x 1200 admittedly im running an i7 3770 but its smooth as silk and looks awesome.
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