The Best BF 3 PC Specification

If i was you i would get the i7(better).

I am getting whatever has a better bundle price at the time. Micro Center is like 3 miles from where I live, I am just waiting for them to announce the Sandy Bridge bundles. If I can get a i5 2500k for about $300 with an ATX mobo, then I am going that route. I would rather save the $100+ dollars, I would not see $100 worh of difference for what I use it for. If I do overclock, the i5 can do overclocked what a stock i7 2600 can. The new i3 is a pretty kick ass processor too, and a lot cheaper.

And don' t be hatin',Crimson.

hahaha I'm not hating. I'd be glad to get that card for free, but I'm getting into overclocking my cpu so high heat is a big turnoff for me, that's all.

And I have a Cooler Master Elite Black Mid-Tower, with 2 extra case fans other than the stock one.

I plan on upgrading to the i5 2500k, or i7 2600k. I don't really see myself needing to overclock, but I will have the option. Those processors are pretty much the top of the heap. I am sure the 590 will bottleneck my Q6600, I will have to upgrade soon. I will be using the card to do 3D gaming reviews on different projectors, well more of a review of how front projectors handle 3D gaming. That's why I will get one for free, if everything works out.

A 590 will bottleneck it because that's only using a PCI-E 1.0 you need a PCI-E 2.0 on your motherboard aka any newer mobos. I play Crysis 2 on MAX settings without lag on a Q6700 and my proccessor is only at ~50% usage. The bottleneck on my computer is 800 MHz Ram. I would still get an i7 if I were you. The difference between the i5 and i7 sandybridge is that the i7 has Hyper Threading(the i5 doesn't). HT Will make your cores go to good use. That means you may only have a quad core processor, but you have 8 threads, so you can hypothetically run 8 things at once. It's definitely worth an extra $100 in my opinion. When games in the future expand to the use of 6 or 8 cores, thats when you'll have a good advantage on your side. Plus you should have no problems with the Core i7 if you plan to do 3D gaming. I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge to come out, then Ill spend a fair amount on a new computer, but untill then, Im still playing games fairly well with my 3 year old system.
Specs: Core 2 Quad Q6700, 4 GB Corsair Ram @ 800 Mhz, Asus (Nvidia) GTX 460, XFX nForce 680i LT Mobo, Corsair Force 60GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 500GB HDD, 1000w Ultra PSU. Ive spent $800 initally to build this rig, and maybe $300 on upgrades since 2008, the upgrades were the SSD and the new GTX 460 and Im still playing Crysis 2 on Max

A 590 will bottleneck it because that's only using a PCI-E 1.0 you need a PCI-E 2.0 on your motherboard aka any newer mobos. I play Crysis 2 on MAX settings without lag on a Q6700 and my proccessor is only at ~50% usage. The bottleneck on my computer is 800 MHz Ram. I would still get an i7 if I were you. The difference between the i5 and i7 sandybridge is that the i7 has Hyper Threading(the i5 doesn't). HT Will make your cores go to good use. That means you may only have a quad core processor, but you have 8 threads, so you can hypothetically run 8 things at once. It's definitely worth an extra $100 in my opinion. When games in the future expand to the use of 6 or 8 cores, thats when you'll have a good advantage on your side. Plus you should have no problems with the Core i7 if you plan to do 3D gaming. I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge to come out, then Ill spend a fair amount on a new computer, but untill then, Im still playing games fairly well with my 3 year old system.
Specs: Core 2 Quad Q6700, 4 GB Corsair Ram @ 800 Mhz, Asus (Nvidia) GTX 460, XFX nForce 680i LT Mobo, Corsair Force 60GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 500GB HDD, 1000w Ultra PSU. Ive spent $800 initally to build this rig, and maybe $300 on upgrades since 2008, the upgrades were the SSD and the new GTX 460 and Im still playing Crysis 2 on Max

My motherboard is PCI-E 2.0:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128371

And I have 8GB's of this memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231276

I think my processor is my biggest drawback (Q6600), it's an older quad. I won't be able to upgrade the processor for another few months. The guy who is asking me to do the reviewing is more than likely going to get me the 590, and I asked him to get Nvidia to hook him up with a PSU that can handle all the torture...lol. My 650 watt won't be able to power that GPU, that's for sure. I am hoping they will hook him up with a 950 watt PSU.

Do what's better for you, that's the only thing i can tell you.

A 590 will bottleneck it because that's only using a PCI-E 1.0 you need a PCI-E 2.0 on your motherboard aka any newer mobos. I play Crysis 2 on MAX settings without lag on a Q6700 and my proccessor is only at ~50% usage. The bottleneck on my computer is 800 MHz Ram. I would still get an i7 if I were you. The difference between the i5 and i7 sandybridge is that the i7 has Hyper Threading(the i5 doesn't). HT Will make your cores go to good use. That means you may only have a quad core processor, but you have 8 threads, so you can hypothetically run 8 things at once. It's definitely worth an extra $100 in my opinion. When games in the future expand to the use of 6 or 8 cores, thats when you'll have a good advantage on your side. Plus you should have no problems with the Core i7 if you plan to do 3D gaming. I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge to come out, then Ill spend a fair amount on a new computer, but untill then, Im still playing games fairly well with my 3 year old system.
Specs: Core 2 Quad Q6700, 4 GB Corsair Ram @ 800 Mhz, Asus (Nvidia) GTX 460, XFX nForce 680i LT Mobo, Corsair Force 60GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 500GB HDD, 1000w Ultra PSU. Ive spent $800 initally to build this rig, and maybe $300 on upgrades since 2008, the upgrades were the SSD and the new GTX 460 and Im still playing Crysis 2 on Max

My motherboard is PCI-E 2.0:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128371

And I have 8GB's of this memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231276

I think my processor is my biggest drawback (Q6600), it's an older quad. I won't be able to upgrade the processor for another few months. The guy who is asking me to do the reviewing is more than likely going to get me the 590, and I asked him to get Nvidia to hook him up with a PSU that can handle all the torture...lol. My 650 watt won't be able to power that GPU, that's for sure. I am hoping they will hook him up with a 950 watt PSU.

Ahh, You have a newer Mobo...Your rig is still pretty good... If you're already going all out on a graphics card then why not an i7?

Ahh, You have a newer Mobo...Your rig is still pretty good... If you're already going all out on a graphics card then why not an i7?

Because I am most likely getting the card for free, and the PSU for free. I have to pay for the processor and mobo myself. I am a cheap bastard, remember...lol. If he offered to pay for it, then hell yeah I'd be going with the i7.

I guessing there is no difference between crossfire or whatever its called and SLI when it comes to linking 2 vid cards together right?

I guessing there is no difference between crossfire or whatever its called and SLI when it comes to linking 2 vid cards together right?

Depends, some games actually perform worse with crossfire or SLI, mostly newer games that they have to patch so the dual cards work correctly. And also, Crossfire is possible on any motherboard with 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots. SLI requires you to have a SLI certified motherboard, which has a special chip in it from NVIDIA that allows SLI. There are things like SLIpatch that allows you to run SLI on a non-SLI motherboard, but I wouldn't use it personally.

I agree.

There are things like SLIpatch that allows you to run SLI on a non-SLI motherboard, but I wouldn't use it personally.

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thanks guys can someone help me to build my pc ? just give me the name to buy it

[cobra_86]

what do you think ?
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/advent-ce ... 8-pdt.html

what do you think ?
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/advent-ce ... 8-pdt.html

Get at least a i5-750 (a disabled i7 chip)

what do you think ?
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/advent-ce ... 8-pdt.html

Get at least a i5-750 (a disabled i7 chip)

Bad Graphics card for Gaming.
And
Nacho, you mean the i5-650
That isnt even quad core is it?

what do you think ?
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/advent-ce ... 8-pdt.html

Get at least a i5-750 (a disabled i7 chip)

Bad Graphics card for Gaming.
And
Nacho, you mean the i5-650
That isnt even quad core is it?

No I eam the i5-750. Its what I have. It was originally going to be the lowest i7 chip available, but then it was rebranded as an i5. So it is a quad core processor branded under the i5. I do believe there is a i5-760 now and maybe another one.

Get at least a i5-750 (a disabled i7 chip)

Bad Graphics card for Gaming.
And
Nacho, you mean the i5-650
That isnt even quad core is it?

No I eam the i5-750. Its what I have. It was originally going to be the lowest i7 chip available, but then it was rebranded as an i5. So it is a quad core processor branded under the i5. I do believe there is a i5-760 now and maybe another one.

Oh sorry, I misread it.