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Posted by: Marvelous Bauble
What would be a decent processor for gaming? I was looking at an i3 3220 because I'm on a low budget. Socket is 1155.
Depends, what do you want to play?

The 3220 should handle older and less demanding games fairly well, but new games will force you to cut the graphics detail. Also, the GPU you're using will be a big factor in judging overall performance.

[Edited on 11.14.2012 5:48 PM PST]

  • 11.14.2012 5:48 PM PDT

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Posted by: Marvelous Bauble
What would be a decent processor for gaming? I was looking at an i3 3220 because I'm on a low budget. Socket is 1155.

PC budget?

  • 11.14.2012 5:54 PM PDT

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Posted by: Marvelous Bauble
What would be a decent processor for gaming? I was looking at an i3 3220 because I'm on a low budget. Socket is 1155.[/quote]
PC budget?
That would be a perfectly fine CPU for gaming. What do you plan on getting for your GPU?

  • 11.14.2012 6:02 PM PDT

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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: Marvelous Bauble
What would be a decent processor for gaming? I was looking at an i3 3220 because I'm on a low budget. Socket is 1155.[/quote]
PC budget?
That would be a perfectly fine CPU for gaming. What do you plan on getting for your GPU?
A 650 till I can rack up enough money to buy a 670 (or 770 if it's out). I'll only be in 720p, by the way. Things like AA I don't really care about too.

  • 11.14.2012 6:23 PM PDT

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What other parts are you getting along with it? The 650 would be fine to use until the new series of cards comes out (6 months or so).

  • 11.14.2012 6:25 PM PDT

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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
What other parts are you getting along with it? The 650 would be fine to use until the new series of cards comes out (6 months or so).
I'll list them...remember, this is a build on a tight budget. But if there's anything you see that would be a bad idea to buy, let me know! (I already have the Case, PSU, and DVD drive)

Case: Zalman Z11 Plus for FIVE pre-installed fans (hell yeah!) *ATX Mid
PSU: Corsair CX600 80 Plus certified (600 Watts)
DVD Drive: Some LiteOn drive.

GPU: EVGA GTX 650 (non ti as basic overclocking can reach ti speed) 2GB
CPU: Intel Core i3 3220 3.3GHz Dual Core
Mobo: Asrock Z77 Pro4
RAM: Patriot Viper 3 -- 8 GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Mem
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Windows 8

I might get a small SSD for the OS.

  • 11.14.2012 6:38 PM PDT

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I'm sure you know this, but anything faster than 1866 MHz RAM requires an increase in voltage or a decrease in timings to be 100% stable. I would suggest some cheaper RAM that has a lifetime warranty.

Cheap HDD.

Alternative SSD.

  • 11.14.2012 6:44 PM PDT

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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
I'm sure you know this, but anything faster than 1866 MHz RAM requires an increase in voltage or a decrease in timings to be 100% stable. I would suggest some cheaper RAM that has a lifetime warranty.

Cheap HDD.

Alternative SSD.
Thanks fluffs. Only $360 to go until the whole thing is finished :)

  • 11.14.2012 6:58 PM PDT

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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
I'm sure you know this, but anything faster than 1866 MHz RAM requires an increase in voltage or a decrease in timings to be 100% stable. I would suggest some cheaper RAM that has a lifetime warranty.

Cheap HDD.

Alternative SSD.

That SSD has 3/5 stars on Newegg.

I wouldn't buy it.

  • 11.14.2012 7:32 PM PDT
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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
I'm sure you know this, but anything faster than 1866 MHz RAM requires an increase in voltage or a decrease in timings to be 100% stable. I would suggest some cheaper RAM that has a lifetime warranty.

Cheap HDD.

Alternative SSD.

That SSD has 3/5 stars on Newegg.

I wouldn't buy it.
I'd suggest this one, 5/5.

LOL.

[Edited on 11.14.2012 7:50 PM PST]

  • 11.14.2012 7:37 PM PDT

Who the hell do you think I am?

Or a Samsung 830.

[Edited on 11.14.2012 7:46 PM PST]

  • 11.14.2012 7:41 PM PDT

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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
I'm sure you know this, but anything faster than 1866 MHz RAM requires an increase in voltage or a decrease in timings to be 100% stable. I would suggest some cheaper RAM that has a lifetime warranty.

Cheap HDD.

Alternative SSD.

That SSD has 3/5 stars on Newegg.

I wouldn't buy it.
I'd suggest this one, 5/5.

LOL.
Halo 4 PC edition?

  • 11.14.2012 7:58 PM PDT

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He must have picked up a thing or 2 about trolling on Steam from me from that one time I trolled everywhere into thinking I was playing Battlefront 3.

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  • 11.14.2012 8:23 PM PDT

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Posted by: ThirstyAvenge
I'd suggest this one, 5/5.

LOL.
Halo 4 PC edition?
The Intel SSD has much better reliability obviously, but the OCZ has twice the memory capacity for the same price. If price wasn't a factor, I'd go with a Samsung 830.

And yeah, you can add any non-steam game (in my case Audacity) and change its name under properties.

  • 11.14.2012 9:11 PM PDT

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The Samsung on Newegg right now is $50!
Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
Posted by: ThirstyAvenge
I'd suggest this one, 5/5.

LOL.
Halo 4 PC edition?
The Intel SSD has much better reliability obviously, but the OCZ has twice the memory capacity for the same price. If price wasn't a factor, I'd go with a Samsung 830.

And yeah, you can add any non-steam game (in my case Audacity) and change its name under properties.

  • 11.14.2012 9:18 PM PDT

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But it's only 64GB and there's still ~$10 shipping.

  • 11.14.2012 9:32 PM PDT
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Decided to test out my PC's gaming performance a bit.

I gave the FEAR 2 and Supcom 2 demos a spin, and they run perfectly fine. Then I decided to give ME2 a shot.

Frame rates and quality are fine (or at least as good as possible on a 1440x900 VGA), but my CPU fan is running like a bat out of hell at a bit over 6000 rpm. GPU was chugging along nicely.

Temperature was ok, with the CPU at about 55C and the GPU at 50C. But when your desk is vibrating from the CPU fan...

I tried dialing back some of the quality settings, but it didn't do much. My guess is that the CPU is being forced to handle all the PhysX stuff, since my card is an HD6850.

My question, would an aftermarket heatsink and fan help keep the CPU cool without having to ramp up the RPMs?

  • 11.14.2012 9:53 PM PDT

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You mean... You bought an Intel CPU but didn't purchase an aftermarket HSF?

Here you go.

  • 11.14.2012 10:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
You mean... You bought an Intel CPU but didn't purchase an aftermarket HSF?

Here you go.
Not intel, AMD 975.

Never mind, it's compatible with the Phenom II X4s. Also, the case I'm using is left over from some old budget prebuilt, so the airflow is -blam!-.

[Edited on 11.14.2012 10:41 PM PST]

  • 11.14.2012 10:12 PM PDT


Posted by: PMC Fluffy
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Posted by: ThirstyAvenge
I'd suggest this one, 5/5.

LOL.
Halo 4 PC edition?
The Intel SSD has much better reliability obviously, but the OCZ has twice the memory capacity for the same price. If price wasn't a factor, I'd go with a Samsung 830.

And yeah, you can add any non-steam game (in my case Audacity) and change its name under properties.

Mine was more believable

  • 11.15.2012 9:31 AM PDT
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Posted by: CND AAA Beef
Decided to test out my PC's gaming performance a bit.

I gave the FEAR 2 and Supcom 2 demos a spin, and they run perfectly fine. Then I decided to give ME2 a shot.

Frame rates and quality are fine (or at least as good as possible on a 1440x900 VGA), but my CPU fan is running like a bat out of hell at a bit over 6000 rpm. GPU was chugging along nicely.

Temperature was ok, with the CPU at about 55C and the GPU at 50C. But when your desk is vibrating from the CPU fan...

I tried dialing back some of the quality settings, but it didn't do much. My guess is that the CPU is being forced to handle all the PhysX stuff, since my card is an HD6850.

My question, would an aftermarket heatsink and fan help keep the CPU cool without having to ramp up the RPMs?
I don't think Mass Effect 2 uses PhysX.

You should be able to max the game out at 60 fps since Mass Effect 2 is not resource intensive.

[Edited on 11.15.2012 4:01 PM PST]

  • 11.15.2012 4:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: ThirstyAvenge
Posted by: CND AAA Beef
Decided to test out my PC's gaming performance a bit.

I gave the FEAR 2 and Supcom 2 demos a spin, and they run perfectly fine. Then I decided to give ME2 a shot.

Frame rates and quality are fine (or at least as good as possible on a 1440x900 VGA), but my CPU fan is running like a bat out of hell at a bit over 6000 rpm. GPU was chugging along nicely.

Temperature was ok, with the CPU at about 55C and the GPU at 50C. But when your desk is vibrating from the CPU fan...

I tried dialing back some of the quality settings, but it didn't do much. My guess is that the CPU is being forced to handle all the PhysX stuff, since my card is an HD6850.

My question, would an aftermarket heatsink and fan help keep the CPU cool without having to ramp up the RPMs?
I don't think Mass Effect 2 uses PhysX.

You should be able to max the game out at 60 fps since Mass Effect 2 is not resource intensive.
When I first launched it in Steam, it said "Configuring Physx" during the initial setup.

And I'm getting solid frame rates with no hiccups. Just trying to figure out why my CPU sounded like a jet turbine while walking down a hall in ME2 when it's running quite fine with 200 units on screen in Supcom2. I thought RTSs were supposed to tax the CPU more than RPGs.

  • 11.15.2012 4:10 PM PDT

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  • 11.15.2012 5:38 PM PDT

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Posted by: CND AAA Beef

Posted by: ThirstyAvenge
Posted by: CND AAA Beef
Decided to test out my PC's gaming performance a bit.

I gave the FEAR 2 and Supcom 2 demos a spin, and they run perfectly fine. Then I decided to give ME2 a shot.

Frame rates and quality are fine (or at least as good as possible on a 1440x900 VGA), but my CPU fan is running like a bat out of hell at a bit over 6000 rpm. GPU was chugging along nicely.

Temperature was ok, with the CPU at about 55C and the GPU at 50C. But when your desk is vibrating from the CPU fan...

I tried dialing back some of the quality settings, but it didn't do much. My guess is that the CPU is being forced to handle all the PhysX stuff, since my card is an HD6850.

My question, would an aftermarket heatsink and fan help keep the CPU cool without having to ramp up the RPMs?
I don't think Mass Effect 2 uses PhysX.

You should be able to max the game out at 60 fps since Mass Effect 2 is not resource intensive.
When I first launched it in Steam, it said "Configuring Physx" during the initial setup.

And I'm getting solid frame rates with no hiccups. Just trying to figure out why my CPU sounded like a jet turbine while walking down a hall in ME2 when it's running quite fine with 200 units on screen in Supcom2. I thought RTSs were supposed to tax the CPU more than RPGs.
If you do thinks it's Physx, you can always turn it off. There should be an option somewhere in the game settings or some .ini file somewhere.

  • 11.15.2012 5:38 PM PDT