Time for a new gaming/dev workstation

[Thrik]

I think the best answer to questions like these is to go to Dell and just order the highest spec gaming machine.

[zaphod]

you would have to be pretty loaded and liberal with your money then, I think a top specced dell xps is in the upper 4k range.

[dissonance]

the only reason i know about this stuff is 'cause i work at a computer store.

well, no, what the reps tell us is laced with bullshit, although the AMD rep is fairly attractive (remy: i know what you're thinking, and I don't mean the old Asian lady).

i just upgraded my box myself, and got an Athlon x2 4800+ (bigger cache than the 4600), a 7900gtx (512mb, woo), and an ASUS A8N32-SLI.

the only argument I have is that there's a problem with the motherboard's bios (and that of ASUS's P4 equivilent) than won't let me boot into linux without turning off the IDE controler. that wouldn't be too bad if I had a sata dvd drive, but i dont.

this might be helpful, as well: http://www.techpowerup.com/cpudb

also have a look at the gpudb if you need.

[Sindwiller]

I'm running a Conroe E6600 (or also called "Core 2 Duo", for you guys, who aren't digging so much into HW) and a 7950GX2 (i've already heard your opinion about SLI ^^) and its great. I can only recommend those Conroes! I can listen to music, let SETI@Home calculate some shit and model with Blender at the same time without problems. Even though: The second core isn't working (damn non-SMP kernel)

[zaphod]

well I finally got the machine delivered. The box it came in was huge and I thought that was wierd since I didn't really bundle anything with it but when I opended the box and saw haw huge the tower is I was blown away. I can literally put my keyboard ontop of the case and comfortably type on it like it's a desk. It's incredibly big and heavy. So far I have only had a chance to run the prey and quake 4 demos on it but it handled those with all settings maxed at 1600x1200 like a champ with no noticeable slowdown. I can't wait to get all my game on there and really put it through it's paces.

[Fletch]

Load up Company of Heroes on full blast and see how well it handles that beast.

[Ginger Lord]

On a skirmish, 4 v 4 with all the AI on expert.

Nothing like a row of 8 Calliope's firing at once.

[zaphod]

will do, I'll probably take some screenshots too. I'm tempted to lug my 30 incher home just to take some 2560x1600 maxed settings screenshots