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[CyberWings]

Hello everyone,

In a few days I'll be traveling to the United Status for a short vacations and I thought this would be a good opportunity to buy new components for a new computer. I was thinking to build a complete new rig for ARMA and of course SOW: BOB .
Which are the new state of the art graphic cards in these days? (I´m thinking in the future using dual graphic cards)
What motherboard would you recommend me?.
The main idea would be to buy only the moterboard or the graphic card, U$S 600 is the total amount of electronics that I can introduce in my country without paying taxes, (40 % taxes!!! )
Then I would buy the rest of the components at home.

[Choctaw111]

Well, could you postpone your vacation? The future of PCs is always changing, for the better. Oleg has stated many times to wait until BoB is released until getting a new system for it. Many people have asked this same question countless times in the past, and the answer is ALWAYS the same. Wait for BoB. Sure, you can build a very fast machine now, and it will probably be able to handle BoB ok, but waiting is your best option. In Oleg's own words, he said that if your PC can play Il2 on maximum settings now, you may be able to play BoB in minimum to medium settings. If that's OK to you than go ahead a build a new PC now. I am waiting.

[Chris0382]

To start get a good full size ATX motherboard that supports SLI or cross fire. I have a feeling you will need 2 GPU's boards to run BOB good.

I have a feeling BOB is going to cause a flood of used GPU and CPU's on the market.

[Xiolablu3]

DOnt bother upgrading 'for BOB', upgrade because you need it now, or you dont.

If you want a high end machine get a Core2Duo dual Core, arounda 6750 or E6800. Possibly better if you can afford it.

if you want a mid range system, then either a E6300/E6400 or AMD 5000+ system. The AMD is a bit faster out of the box, but the Intel chip is SUPPOSED to overclock a bit better. (My 4200+ AMD has no problems reaching over 5000+ speeds, so Im not sure about OCing really, its a bit of a gamble)

As for Gfx cards, the 7900GS can be had for bargain prices right now if you shop around, also ATI X1950. The 8800GT is a great card to buy right now if you are buying new. Next gen cards are about to come out also.

Its hard to say exactly what you should buy without knowing your exact budget.

If it was me, I would upgrade your motherboard/CPU and Gfx card to something mid-range now, then think about it again when BOB SOW comes out.

If you have avery slow system right now, then its worth doinga cheap mid range upgrade right now so you can play current and near future games on nice settings.

I recently bought a AMD 4200+ X2, Asus A8N deluxe SLI and a 7900GS all off EBAY for £125 total. I used my existing PC3200 memory. This was a nice cheap upgrade to keep my PC playing all the new games.


WHat is your current system, and what country do you live in??

[Chris0382]

I forgot to mention the 9600GT's just hit the shelves (I saw one at BestBuy for $229). Its looking pretty good according to this review

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/129...sis/index.html

[TgD Thunderbolt56]

CPU - Intel Core2duo E6600 and up

GPU - Nvidia 8800GT or GTS (both G92)

As has already been stated, I'd suggest getting a good motherboard that supports SLI and quad processors to provide a decent upgrade path. You may want to make sure it supports PCIE 2.0 (like in the X48 chipset). PCIE 2.0 isn't too big a deal right now, but is the new standard and in a few more months may be a bigger issue.


TB

[space_bandit]

The E8400 is very quick very over clockable and very cool and cost what my E6300 did last year. you will need a FSB1333 compatible mother board like the X38/X48 chipsets or nforce 780.

[RAF_OldBuzzard]

Right now, the best 'bang for the buck' in vid cards appears to be the ATI 3870 X2. It goes head to head with the 8800 Ultra, and is close to $200.00 cheaper.

[MrBlueSky1960]

One thing I've found out is if you want to get more ram at any time, you will be restricted to only 3.5GB's max if your using the 32bit Windows OS...

If you need any more (Say for Video Editing... )it would be better to use the 64bit from the start as you can't at the moment upgrade to 64bit if your rig is running a 32bit OS... This goes for both Windows XP & Vista OS

[TgD Thunderbolt56]

Originally posted by RAF_OldBuzzard:
Right now, the best 'bang for the buck' in vid cards appears to be the ATI 3870 X2. It goes head to head with the 8800 Ultra, and is close to $200.00 cheaper.

My 8800GTS 512 goes head to head with an Ultra under most circumstances and is almost $150 cheaper than the 3870 X2!

Here's a link to newegg showing the card I just bought for $316 a week ago is going for $289 with a 30 MIR! That's a steal:

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130325