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Hello,

OK, having just read all this, a couple of points.

1 - IT IS JUST A GAME.
2 - That Roe is a tad excessive ( please note my clan is/was know for flashing each other hence our Roe )

Whilst I joined -ACI- to stop people spoiling the game with cheats, and it appears that the game is also being spoiled by some player actions. There are several threads with similar requests to this one "ban so and so for this or that reason". Back in the day there was another site that produced a list of "unwanted" players that admins could opt into, maybe this would be something ELiZ and the other may want to consider.

Steve

Hello,

Hey steve I am sure you have already done a bgc and know it Vegeta
We need to talk on TS

I did not BGC you, as I don't most people, I take them at face value unless I get a gut feeling.

I don't currently use TS, so can't do that.

Steve

Hello,

choose intel, only intel. less probs.

For a CPU that is a no brainer.

Some of the other stuff is quite simple, matching the memory will be hard because of voltages.

Steve

Hello,

You're going to  SLI Titans? That's a bit extreme.

No, four would be extreme. Looking at 2 because of screen size and the possibility of two screens.

32 GB of ram? What's the point?

RAMdrive

you wouldn't have to worry about an upgrade for an extremely long time.

Yes and no. If standards don't change then the machine is good for 10 years. If standards change like the jump from DX9 to DX10 then some components would need to be.

Also, if you want the best sound (since you seem to be going for the best of everything else) you don't want a creative soundcard. An external DAC and a good pair of headphones (not a headset) is what you should get.

I am trying to avoid anything external, the headset is a compromise but one I am happy with.

Also, if you look carefully, not everything on that list is the best or the fastest or the most expensive.

Steve

Hello,

Generally if you are building a PC for gaming, it can handle anything else.

The problem is normally with the amount of hardware you can cram onto or connect too a mother board.

When I build a PC it has to be all seeing and all dancing, it will be used for gaming, programming, graphics, sound and video editing. The number of input and output devices can be an issue, had to use a network to run external hard drives in the past.

When working, I use 2 screens normally but I am hoping that the only one will be needed with the one I listed above. I am mildly concerned that the screen will have problems with games, either with or without the screen splitting software. If the screen works perfectly only one screen needed, if it screws with games then I will need a second monitor at a standard ratio. Then I would need to work out if I can use 1 or 2 graphics cards.

Steve

Hello,

OK, I have just read the "Post your hardware" thread, all of it, now drinking even more Red Bull. I want to build a new rig and it will be awesome ( except the cables, I am always messy ), but have not done so for a while so instead of hi-jacking the other thread started this one for NEW BUILDS. I want too use this for discussing the pros' and cons and the real differences.

Points from that thread.

Intel vs. AMD, they were always around the same sort of speed and power. Each tried to get the market by "adding" something that normally either did not work or no one wanted. BUT for me there was a difference that was important, "cooking" times. AMD's pushed to hard cooked instantly where Intel took there time so you could shut down, I have always used BIOS to protect CPU's from over cooking.

On board vs Dedicated sound. I like dedicated sound cards for two reasons. 1 - they take some of the load from the CPU, however little it all helps. 2 - On board is OK if you are using standard speakers/head phones, but if like me you like 5.1 or 7.1 or some of the other benefits then you need dedicated sound.

PSU's, I noticed that most of the systems had 450-600W psu's. My last system started with 750W which cooked in 3 months so I went for 1,200W.

GPU's, I have used both nVidia and ATi and have no real preference. My choice is normally based on getting the most stable for the build.

RAM, just a nightmare.

Hard Drives, now this is where my systems tend to get over complicated. Without even touching on RAID configurations, I have 3 drives. "C" systems drives, yes systems. The machine will have to boot into a minimum of 3 separate O/S's. Linux, Windows ( latest ), Windows ( most stable ). So "C" is partitioned into 5 or 6 drives. "D" software, all software is installed to the second physical hard drive. Lastly "E" where all the media, documents and other projects goes. The reason for this is simple, well sort off. I write software and have to test it cross platform.

Now, for my new build. I am going ass about face with this build, found a new monitor that will make development easier, but it is huge. May also have a second monitor too, not sure if it will be the same or not. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2RY0X69484 I know it is odd to start with a monitor, but why not.

Now for everyone to pass comment, good, bad or just ugly. I won't be building for a while, but I do need to research the hell out of it first.

Steve

Hello,

I had a "random" disk in the DVD at the time.

Did not or have this problem before the update from 8.06 to 8.08.

Tried the screen capture but it did not get the error box, might try Fraps.

Off to the real world for a while.

Steve

Hello,

The only thing that concerns me is the PB might not, but I will update as it goes.

Currently installing AA2.5 via Assist.

Steve