BF3 Rigs

SewerMaster · Post by **SewerMaster** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:40 pm

So is anyone besides me planning an upgrade or a new build for BF3? I'm kind of bummed that the new HW from Intel and Nvidia won't be here until after the Game is released but I've started squirreling away what hardware I can buy until then. I may buy some inexpensive DX11 video cards to hold me over til the end of the year if Newegg doesn't come through for me and replace my overheating GTX 295's

I'm going with a dual-loop water cooling system for the video cards and the CPU. I may even get all nerdy and buy a T-Virus or a Warp Core resevoir. http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10277 ... 30c97s1110

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/13208 ... 30c97s1110

Case: Corsair 800D
PSU: Corsair 1200W
Optical Drive: LG 12x Blu-Ray Burner
Optical Drive 2: 24X DVD combo burner
HDD (Data): 750GB SATA III
SSD (OS): OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB
SSD (Games): 2x OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB (RAID 0)
CPU: Unknown Core i7 Extreme Socket LGA 2011 Based
Mobo: Unknown Intel Socket LGA 2011 Based
Video Cards: Unknown EVGA Nivida GTX 600 Series (SLI-Quad SLI)
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Fatality Championship
Water Cooling: Custom Dual-Loop setup

Possibly a new monitor probably a Dell Ultrasharp 27" IPS LCD

Post by **Grim** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:54 am

Looking good. I'll take one!

SystemS · Post by **SystemS** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:07 pm

I'm not going quite that hardcore, but I'm going to upgrade my 2-year old Lynnefield 1156 system.

Just got 8GB of 1600 MHz RAM, OC'ed my CPU to 3.8Ghz, and I'm planning on getting a 6950 if there aren't any decent upgrades between now and then; I currently have a DX9 Sapphire 4890

$250 is my budget for a VGA card, and the 560ti and 6950 are so close in performance as to be a tie, so I'll take the 6950 factory OC'ed and go from there.

When is nVidia supposed to launch their next series, and is it a new GPU, or a re-branding of the current one?

SewerMaster · Post by **SewerMaster** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:30 am

new 28nm Keppler GPU. coming Q4

SystemS · Post by **SystemS** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:15 am

I'll have to research that... might be worth to wait... then again, it seems I'm always trying to upgrade when the "next big thing" is coming down the pipe.

SewerMaster · Post by **SewerMaster** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:04 am

well all the new things are coming down the pipe around the same time time this year which is why i planned my new rig around it

Post by **=ST6=Cappy** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:58 pm

Window shopping and hopiing i can pull this upgrade off. All you Techees post up your thoughts.

GIGABYTE 880GM-USB3 AMD 880G AM3+ Motherboard - Qty: 1
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 2.60GHz AM3 Processor - Qty: 1
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S-0B 24x DVDRW Drive - Qty: 1
Patriot 4GB DDR3-1333MHz G2 Desktop Memory Module - Qty: 2
Seagate 1TB Barracuda SATA-6G Hard Drive - Qty: 1
DiabloTek Elite 450W PSU ATX Mid Tower Case - Qty: 1
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2GB GDDR5 PCIe SLI Ready

all that only 622.35 bucks

SewerMaster · Post by **SewerMaster** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:33 pm

if going AMD I suggest the Bulldozer Architecture Chips. the Six core is a little more than the Six core Phenom you have selected but offers much better gaming performance and offers overclocking potential. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103962

also where's the OS?

That case is gonna be a nightmare to work in and the PSU is probably woefully underpowered on the 12v rail.

It's an Ok budget rig.

Post by **=ST6=Cappy** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:19 pm

Thanks sewer. OS will be win7 pro 64 bit. Actually the tower and PS will be tossed asside and i will use my current tower and 800 w PS. It's a bare bones kit they had on sale.

Post by **=ST6=Cappy** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:41 pm

Piece milling it out at local FRY's Electronics no Tower or PS. Grabbing the bulldozer technoligy chip. They only show a 1 gig GTX460 the other one had a 2 gig.

6522023 DDR3 8GB 1333MHz DUAL PA (2X4GB MODULE) GAMER
remove item $44.99 $44.99

6559423 SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1TB SERIAL ATA/600 7200RPM 32MB BUFFER INTERNAL HARD DRIVE - ST31000524AS
remove item $59.99 $59.99

ZOTAC GeForce GTX460 1GB remove item $179.99 $179.99

6579223 BIOSTAR A880GU3 AMD 880G AM3 USB3 MOTHERBOARD
remove item $79.99 $79.99

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Processor remove item $189.99 $189.99

subtotal: $554.95

Post by **=ST6=Cappy** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:55 pm

Just went on a scouting trip to the local Fry's. Here's what I found.

ASUS M5A97 MOBO 99.99
CORSAIR DDR3 1600 8 GIG RAM 44.99
AMD FX 6100 X6 BULLDOZER ARCHITECHURE 169.99
MSI R6870 TWIN FROZER II 1 GIG VID CARD 199.99 MINUS $20 MAIL IN REBATE 179.99
SAMSUNG 1 TB HDD 59.99

Which is probably what I will end up. I think its a fairly decent budget rig. Sewer what's your opinion, pick it apart....

Well at least you guys will be able say.....I know someone that paid 700 bucks for a copy of BF3!!!!!! LMAO
Thanks

Xander · Post by **Xander** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:47 pm

Cappy, I upgraded my PC earlier this year to something similar to what you are looking at and I can run BF3 on fairly high settings with no issues so you should be fine.

Don't know much about the processors, but much of the rest you have picked out is similar to what I am running.

Post by **=ST6=Cappy** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:57 pm

Good deal thanks for the feedback Xander!!

hh25 · Post by **hh25** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:15 pm

For a blue collar worker, this is my rig

27" LCD samsung monitor
16gb memory
Windows 7 64bit
700w PS
i7 2600K 3.4Ghz
Asetek 510LC
1TB HDD
NVIDIA 560 GTX 2GB
MOBO: Crossfire Asus P8Z68 Intel Z68 chipset
so was wondering what u guys thought

upgrade from a 2003 PC with a Pentium 4 2.8 lol

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