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Linda asks…
Does this look like a good gaming pc setup?
I have never built a pc from the ground up before and I would just like some input as I’m trying to make this a good gaming pc. Does it look like this setup would work without any problems as far as compatability? Also any suggestions on what I could do to make it better within the same price range are appreciated.
CPU – Intel i7 920
Motherboard – ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX
Video card – GeForce 9800 GTX
Hard drive – Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM
RAM – CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Sound – Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
Power supply – Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W
Cooling unit – ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
Case – Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
All of this running on Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Tech Dude answers:
It seems great. However that video card does not even come close to performance with everything else. Why would you choose a 9800 GTX? I mean, you have a nice i7 920, great RAM, and the whole nine-yards, yet you have an old 9800 
I would really up that thing up. Here are some choices. GTX 275, 280, 285, 295 (if budget allows), 4870 (ATI), 4870×2 (ATI), 5850 (ATI), 5870 (ATI) (if budget allows)
I mean, the 9800 is a good card, but just wont get much done for the newer games coming out.
Mary asks…
dell optiplex gx520 sound card problems?
i have a dell optiplex gx520 and i cant install the sound card drives.
the pc was win xp i upgraded to win 7 and everything worked fine but i had to reinstall windows 7 the other night and then when i got it all setup i went on to utube and there was no sound i clicked on the volume control and it says no audio output device installed please help
Tech Dude answers:
You got to reinstall the sound card driver. When you install Windows 7, the sound driver was not installed with it, so you have to install it separately. You can go to Dell’s website and download a compatible sound driver.
Charles asks…
What do you think of this setup for a gaming PC?
ordering a new computer and want to know what you think of this set-up for regular e-mail, and photo editing, also gaming……….games like crysis, devil may cry 4, newer stuff also.
Operating systemGenuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Phenom(TM) X4 820 quad-core processor [2.8GHz, 2MB L2 + 4MB L3 shared, up to 4000MT/s]
Memory 6GB DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs]
Hard drive 640GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
Graphics card1GB ATI Radeon HD 4650 [DVI, HDMI, VGA]
Primary optical driveLightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
Sound CardIntegrated 7.1 channel sound with front audio ports
MonitorHP 2159m 21.5-inch 16:9 Full HD Widescreen Monitor
Tech Dude answers:
Yah
Daniel asks…
What gaming pc system setup do i need?
Hi. I am looking to buy a pc for uni this sept. My main usage will be word processing, itunes, dvds, and gaming (no online gaming though). Gaming will generally be titles such as the latest total war game and some single player rpg’s, maybe the odd shooter although i have got a ps3.
i am looking atmo at a Dell inspiron 560 specs:
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Quad-Core Q8300 Processor (2.50GHz, 4MB cache, 1333MHz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit – English
MEMORY 6144MB Dual Channel DDR3 [2x2048 + 2x1024] Memory
HARD DRIVE 1TB (7200rpm) SATA Hard Drive
GRAPHICS CARD ATI Radeon™ HD 5450 1GB DDR3 graphics
OPTICAL DRIVE DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) with DVD Burn software edit
KEYBOARD Dell™ USB Entry Keyboard – UK/Irish (QWERTY)
SOUND SOFTWARE Integrated 7.1 channel audio edit
PRICE: £519
Now my budget for the tower is really anything upto £700. Would i need, say an i5 650/750 processor or even an i7 860 or would that be overkill for my needs comparative to the added cost? is this graphics card good enough?
Any help would be much appreciated as i am not too knowledgable about these things.
Tech Dude answers:
Hi mark
avoid dell …. They are not as good as you may think…. Unless you buy a high end xps rig … You should look elsewhere and one excellent manufacturer is “cyberpower” who make high end systems and low end prices
for example the “cyberpower Infinity i3 Apollo”( http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/infinity_i3_apollo/) has some awesome specifications and also comes with a 22″ (21.6″ Viewable) WIDE 5MS TFT Active Matrix LCD Display Monitor
its base specifications include a Intel® Core™ i3 530 clocked at 2.93GHZ with a MSI H55M-E33 Intel H55 mobo and 4GB (2x2GB) of PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Dual Channel Memory
storage and burning comes in the shape of a 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache HDD and a Sony Optiarc 22X DVD±R/±RW
and your graphics card is the ATI Radeon HD 5750 PCI-E 16X 1GB… Which is more than capable of running any of todays games
theres loads of other specs and features including HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO and a ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD …. However for only £709 in VAT this is a amazing bargain… And to include a 22″ monitor makes this represent excellent value
other cyberpower systems you may want to consider are the :
1. Ultra Athena GT( http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra_Athena_GT/ ) … Uses the latest 6 core phenom cpu which is liquid cooled using the “Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System ” …
2. Mega Sales IV ( http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/mega_sales_IV/ ) awesome core i7 pc which also has a 3way sli motherboard and 6GB (3x2GB) PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Triple Channel Memory… Theres a single ATI Radeon HD 5670 PCI-E x16 512MB Video Card however you can add another one or two of these to optimize your gaming experience … With the core i7 and 6gb of ram this is one system seriously worth checking out
another good brand of pc,s are “palicomp” … And my choice of systems from them has to be the “CORE I3 BLAST 540OC-22″( http://www.palicomp.co.uk/pc-systems/core-i3-i5-blast/core-i3-blast-540oc-22/prod_240.html ) which comes with the following specifications :
Processor (CPU): INTEL Core I3 540 SKT1156
STANDARD 3.06Ghz Per Core = 6.12Ghz Total Power
OVERCLOCKED To 3.5Ghz Per Core = 7Ghz Total Power
2 x Phyiscal Cores In CPU With Hyperthreading = 4 Logical Cores
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P55-US3L With Intel P55 Chipset
2xPCI-E (16x&4x), 4xPCI & 16GB RAM Support
Memory: CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz
Premium Performance Branded Ram
Hard Drive: WESTERN DIGITAL 1TB SATA2, 7200 RPM & 32MB Cache
Optical Drive: SONY 24XDVD+/-RW Lightscribe & Dual Layer
Graphics Card: XFX ATI Radeon 5770 1024MB
Direct X11 & Pixel Shader 5 With VGA, DVI & HDMI Outputs
Standard Engine Clock @ 875Mhz & Memory Clock @ 1300Mhz
OVERCLOCK OPTION FOR GRAPHICS BELOW FREE OF CHARGE
Case: CoolerMaster Scout Gaming Case With 750W PSU
Connections: 14 x USB2.0, 1 x GIGABIT LAN, 7.1 HD Audio & 1 x PS/2
1 x Parallel & 1 x Serial Port, 1 x SP-DIF Out
it even comes with a BENQ 22” Widescreen TFT and is pre-loaded with MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 PREMIUM 64BIT … However if you allready have a windows os with a key you can reduce the cost of the system by £50 …..!
All of these are excellent systems and all come with monitors… So check em out….personally i like the Mega Sales IV from cyberpower…. With the core i7 and 6gb of ram this is the business !
I hope this helps,any problems let me know
good luck mark and good luck at university !
Donna asks…
TF2 Team fortress 2 crashes when shooting. Sound issue?
[b]Steps to crash[/b]
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Just formatted to windows 7. All my games/applications are on drive D. First game i played was team fortress 2 so i went to drive d and re-made the shortcut to hl2.exe.
Shortcut is : “D:GamesTeam Fortress 2Team Fortress 2hl2.exe” -steam -game tf -console -novid
When crash happens, sound stutters for half a second and the game closes stating that “[b]hl2.exe has stopped working[/b]”
My system can play all games on maxed out settings 1280×1024 on XP with decent framerates. Now i play most of my games medium to high with a bit of lag.
From dxdiag:
[code]------------------
System Information
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Time of this report: 3/7/2010, 17:28:41
Machine name: DANDRUFF-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.091207-1941)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: EP45-DS3L
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3326MB RAM
Page File: 1346MB used, 5304MB available
Windows Dir: C:Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9442)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: EnumPCIVEN_1002&DEV_9442&SUBSYS_E810174B&REV_00
Display Memory: 1914 MB
Dedicated Memory: 506 MB
Shared Memory: 1407 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic Non-PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id:
Native Mode: unknown
Output Type: HD15
Driver Name: atiumdag.dll,atidxx32.dll,atidxx64,atiumdva.cap,atiumd64,atiumd6a,atitmm64
Driver File Version: 8.14.0010.0678 (English)
Driver Version: 8.632.1.2000
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/18/2009 02:20:38, 3105280 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D702-11CF-5D76-1AC8A1C2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x9442
SubSys ID: 0xE810174B
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem1.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTx86.6.0:ati2mtag_R7X:8.632.1.2000:pciven_1002&dev_9442
Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{3C5323C1-6F
Thanks, i will check it out. I will choose you as best answer
Still doesnt work...
Tech Dude answers:
If you can’t find the right sound drivers manually, try this site:
http://www.drivers-updates.net/drivers/sound-card-drivers-download.html
There is a program I use which will find drivers for just about all hardware devices. The best part is it takes a snapshot of your system specifications and matches the right driver to go with it.
You can also search by the following link:
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGkkOTIo9LkDYBv01XNyoA?p=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.drivers-updates.net%2F+Audio+%26+Soundcard+Drivers&fr2=sb-top&fr=yfp-t-701&sao=0
And you can also keep asking on:
http://www.computerforum.com/
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