Old guys helping new guys with Hardware issues

[BH Oblt. Firecage]

AZZA Hurrican 2000 CSAZ-2000 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s Intel Motherboard

EVGA GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked EE 1GB 256-bit GDDR5

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W Power Supply

Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor

CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

2 x Western Digital 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Track IR 5 pro clip
Saitek Evo FFB stick
Saitek Rudder pedals

Huge ass screen for my old eyes.

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Just ordered my new rig today..Hoping it will satisfy upcoming gaming requirements for next 3-4 years....Anyone see any conflicts with this build and RoF?

EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express
HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K

ASRock Fatal1ty P67 PROFESSIONAL (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

COOLER MASTER CM Storm Series Trooper (SGC-5000-KKN1) Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD 24-bit 96KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card powered by THX TruStudio Pro

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL

LG Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 10X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA 12X Super Multi Blue with 3D Playback & M-DISC Support WH12LS39 LightScribe Support

TrackIR
Logitech Extreme 3d Pro joystick

[BH_Uffz_Siggi]

Looks like it should stomp RoF pretty good. I'd say the Asrock mobo is the only weak link in the chain, they're considered budget kit (a reliability/longevity issue more than performance).

[BH_Vfw_Dudley]

Hmmm... my system seems puny in comparison; but I have note from my wife that says it's OK for me to play with the bigger boys!

ASUS P5Q with P45 chipset
Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo @3.33GHz, OC @ 4.25GHz with Cooler Master CPU Cooler Hyper N520
Corsair DDR2 4 x 1GB, 667 MHz
1)Seagate Barracuda 7200 SATA 3Gb/s 80GB, 2)Seagate Barracuda 7200 SATA 3Gb/s 320GB, Non-RAID
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 1GB GDDR5, Factory OC @970mhz GPU clockspeed
HannsG 19" LCD monitor, 1440 x 900 @75hz
ModXStreme-Pro 600W Modular Power Supply
TrackIR 3Pro with Vector Expansion & Hat-clip running Version 5.1 software
Win XP Pro (32 bit) SP3

MS FFB2 Joystick (USB)
Saitek Rudder Pedals

Internet: DSL 6.1Mbs down / 1.5 Mbs up
Mercedes Benz 799cc 3-cylinder Diesel CDI 42HP errr...oops, sorry! that last one's my car; a 2005 Smart Pulse Coupe (I'm a cheap bastard - it gets approx 60 miles/US gal.)

Issues: moderate to high settings (not max) gives fairly smooth play, but sound quality set to low (maybe I should get a PCI sound board, rather than use on-board sound). I have Post Effects turned off and still get blood & oil. When I am severely wounded, my peripheral vision does get limited, but doesn't blur as much. I can still actually see a bit (hope that's not considered cheating).

Dudley

[BH_Fw_Wingover]

COMPUTER:

SOUNDCARD - Creative 70SB088000004 7.1 Channels PCI Express 1x Interface PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
MOTHERBOARD - ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GRAPHICS - 2 SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire
CHIP - Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
RAM - 12 GB corsair DDR3 SDRAM( got extra when memory was really really cheap)
HARD DRIVE - OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive.
& SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive.
FAN/COOLER - Scythe Ninja 3 SCNJ-3000 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
POWER SOURCE - SeaSonic X650 Gold 650W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power.
MONITORS - 3 DELL U2410, 24 inch VIS UltraSharp.
INTERNET - ATT - UVERSE connection. DSL.

Currently using the Saitek Cyborg Evo Force joystick
CH pro flight rudder pedals and throttle quadrant. All recommended by BH members and they are very good.
TrackIR version 5.1

GAME SETTINGS
game resolution - 3746 X 1920
Post effects - is unchecked.
Landscape, Grass, Trees, Texture - High setting
Shadows - Special: med.
Reflections - Med.
Shaders quality - Med.
Light source - 15
forest vis - Very Far
Light Source - 15
Landscape mesh quality - 100%
Multi-GPU (SLI/Crossfire only) box is checked.
Object visibility - 50%
Antialiasing - 2
Sound counts - 128
Sound Quality - High

Video Memory usage comes up to 35% with the above settings.

Operating system - Windows 7x64

OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS:

1- getting some issues with the graphics showing some landscape tiles in gray, but rarely when on a server.

2- Tried to overclock the cards using the CCC (Catalyst Control Center) software that came with the cards but it caused some monitor problems.
W.

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Hi all. If you could do it again or get the best you could what would be different from above..

Motherboard MFG, model and chipset.. ETC.

Nice digs.

[BH von Güber]

Feb 17, 2012 1:37:11 GMT -6 @kill said:

Hi all. If you could do it again or get the best you could what would be different from above..

Motherboard MFG, model and chipset.. ETC.

Nice digs.

It's a good point; always get the best you can afford since it will be obsolete all too soon anyway.

The one thing I'd do differently is to buy a modular power supply. I've got a really nice Corsair unit with quality shielded cables, but there are a lot of them and it's a pain to store them in the case. Storing them actually covers one of my available fan ports. (fortunately there are plenty...) It would be better to just plug in new ones when I need them.
If money had been no object at the time, I'd have gotten a way cooler case and faster memory too, but I really have nothing to complain about.

Welcome to the forum.


specs for reference:

Corsair TX750W 750W Power Supply
Intel Core i7-920 2.68Ghz 8M LGA1366 CPU
Patriot Viper 6144MB PC10666 DDR3 1333MHz - 2 sets for 12 GB
EVGA X58 SLI LE Intel X58 Socket LGA1366 MB
Samsung 22X DVDRW SATA
CoolerMaster CM690 Black ATX Case SLI Ready
Sabrent CRW-UINB 7-Slot USB 2.0 Internal Memory Card Reader & Writer
Ultra ULT40476 Aluminus USB 2.0 Hub – 4 Port
Corsair CWCH50-1 Hydro H50 CPU Liquid Cooler - 120mm Fan, Copper Cold Plate, Aluminum Radiator
2x 140mm Coolermaster fans
2x 120mm Coolermaster Fans
1x 80mm fan
Logitech G700 gaming mouse
EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
WD Green 500 GB HD, 7200rpm
WD 320 HD, 7200 rpm
Dual boot- W7 64 bit or XP Pro SP3

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Thank you for the warm welcome and great information.

[BH_Vfw_ Klaue]

Cooler Master 932 HAF Case
ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s Intel Motherboard
EVGA Geforce GTX 460 SE 1GB X2 SLI
Antec 750 PSU
Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600
Western Digital 500GB 7200RPM Harddrive
Windows 7 Home 64-Bit

TrackIR 4
CH Fighterstick
Saitek Rudder pedals
SAMSUNG P2770FH ToC Rose Black 27" 1ms Full HD HDMI LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 70,000:1 (1,000:1)