Question about buying a new PC.

[Sira]

I am still waiting on mine that i sent in early august

So it takes a bit. No big deal.

[Edit] - Any estimates on what my current setup will score on the benchmark?
For refference:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 @3.2GHz
GPU: HD Radeon 5850 1GB
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB DDR3

[shaddix]

I would think at least 3800 on high. bumping the phenom II to 4ghz maybe 4000?

[Sira]

I would think at least 3800 on high. bumping the phenom II to 4ghz maybe 4000?

Not too bad.

Hmm, would it continue to hold it's stability that high?

[shaddix]

Yes of course, you'll have to run stress tests to make sure, but you shouldn't have any trouble running stable at 3.9ish.

[Sira]

Yes of course, you'll have to run stress tests to make sure, but you shouldn't have any trouble running stable at 3.9ish.

Sweet. How about cooling, I won't need to move into water cooling yet will I? lol
Extra info you may need to answer this.

It stays around 60~65 in my home. Colder in winter, I'd say about 40~50 degrees then.
Antec Twelve Hundred case.
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler (I'll be removing the thermal compound on it and using Arctic Silver Ceramique.

[Cooleko]

when you stress test you will find out. hot temps mean you need something better.

[shaddix]

Holy crap, 60-65f ambients in the summer. I don't think you're going to need to worry about temps as long as you have your cooler mounted correctly. Antec 300>1200 now? I thought you were only spending 700 on this rig hahaha.

[Sira]

Holy crap, 60-65f ambients in the summer. I don't think you're going to need to worry about temps as long as you have your cooler mounted correctly. Antec 300>1200 now? I thought you were only spending 700 on this rig hahaha.

Yes, 300 > 1200 >.> I was intending on a $700 rig which I would have already but I figured I'm better waiting until the 8th of October to get somehing better. :3

[shaddix]

I have antec 1200, I like it bunches.

[Sira]

Yeah I figured a full case would be best. Plus blue LED's will match my Eclipse II keyboard. :3


[Edit] - Never thought to ask, will I need to get a sound card? My mobo comes with a Realtek ALC892 audio chipset. Offcial minimum for sound card is DirectSound compatible sound card (DirectX 9.0c or higher).

[Cooleko]

if your motherboard was built by a reputable company in the last 5 years you do not need a sound card

[Sira]

if your motherboard was built by a reputable company in the last 5 years you do not need a sound card

Yikes I forgot to list the maker, it's an ASUS M4A88TD. afaik they're reputable.lol

[Gentaro]

No need to worry about sound xD

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 @3.2GHz
GPU: HD Radeon 5850 1GB
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB DDR3

A friend is using this and he scored a little less than 4k on high

[Sira]

No need to worry about sound xD

A friend is using this and he scored a little less than 4k on high

Ok good! Forgot all about sound and had an "ohcrap" moment when I remembered.

Not too shabby on the score. I think I'm going to be quite pleased with this build. Now it's just a matter of ordering everything and getting it all put together.lol

[Gentaro]

You said you got 900$ to waste,how much will your current choice be?

[Sira]

You said you got 900$ to waste,how much will your current choice be?

$1200.lol Have to wait an extra check ( 2 weeks) but it's no big deal.

[Gentaro]

1200? O_O Errr,what for? <.<

[Sira]

Antec Twelve Hundred full case
Phenom II X4 @ 3.4GHz
XFX HD 5850
Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750w
ASUS M4A88TD
Corsair XMS3 4GB 1600 DDR3
ASUS DRW 24x DVD burner
Window 7 Premium 64-bit
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm

Didn't seem like that many items until I typed all that up. :3

[Sira]

Bump - Thought I was going to be able to leave you all alone but I'm back with a couple more questions. :3

Phenom II X6 1090T BE @ 3.4GHz. (Not 100% sure if XIV even uses up to 6 cores)
Or
Intel i7-930 Bloomfield @ 2.8GHz.
(I'd overclock either one so take that into mind)

Which would best perform on XIV coupled with a HD 5850? (I had plans to upgrade my GPU sometime down the line.)

I'd jump on a better card but I'm not ready to spend $500+ on just a GPU.lol

[Edit] - Damnit forgot about the Random question thread.

[Cooleko]

FFXIV is using 6 cores. The processor with higher speed/cores will perform better always (unless the game doesn't put a load on them).