Building A Gaming Computer

[Senior]

The most important component for gaming pc is the graphics card, so why not go for the worlds fastest?

HD 5970

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103088&cm_re=5970-_-14-103-088-_-Product

 

 

 

Twice the fps with 50% less cpu usage.

[Eversmen]

The most important component for gaming pc is the graphics card, so why not go for the worlds fastest?

HD 5970

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103088&cm_re=5970-_-14-103-088-_-Product

 

 

 

Twice the fps with 50% less cpu usage.

 

Because I really, really hate ATI with a passion. Mostly from numerous battles with them over the phone about the last graphics card I bought from them a year ago, I will never buy from them again, I'd rather give the money to Nvidia, then buy from ATI.

[Senior]

Because I really, really hate ATI with a passion. Mostly from numerous battles with them over the phone about the last graphics card I bought from them a year ago, I will never buy from them again, I'd rather give the money to Nvidia, then buy from ATI.

 

Wait for the gtx300 series then, they should come out at around Q1.

[Guy]

Don't buy the Western Digital RE3 series for a desktop computer as your primary hard drive. That is an enterprise class drive designed for extended lifetime and raid. It's transfer speeds will be slower by itself (I have 6 of them in a raid 5 at work, and they are very fast in this setup). My 1tb Western Digital Black Transfers 15-20Mbps faster then these drives in write operations when using just the one drive.

 

If you really want the enterprise storage solution, buy those in pairs for raid1 or 3+ for raid5, otherwise your wasting money on a relatively slower drive with no benefits. (Also, use a real raid controller like the PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) 5/i).