RE: [OT] Gaming PC Recommendations Needed

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

XPS 630 looks good - dual SLI graphics - although they're older cards,
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SLI, it'll give you good single monitor performance and you also have a ro=
ute to add additional monitors for Flight Sim X in the future if you want
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or connect up additional old/borrowed monitors :)

Should run most other games pretty well too at reasonable resolutions.

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Darren Karp
> Sent: 25 April 2009 15:32
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Gaming PC Recommendations Needed
>
> the 630 rather!
> On 25 Apr 2009, at 11:40, Paul Gale wrote:
>
> > OK, which XPS model?
> >
> > Yes, you can indeed change the graphics although I'd suggest a
> > decent card to start with if you can afford it - FSX is VERY
> > demanding on graphics at higher res.
> >
> > I also note that the lower end XPS's are AMD based which
personally
> > I wouldn't touch for gaming - Intel still have a substantial lead
in
> > performance. Core 2 Quads or i7 are the way to go IMO.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> >> Behalf
> >> Of Darren Karp
> >> Sent: 25 April 2009 11:27
> >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Gaming PC Recommendations Needed
> >>
> >> Thanks Paul.
> >>
> >> I think I'm leaning towards a Dell XPS system which would
cost
> around
> >> =A31100 inc. a 23" monitor. I can always change the
graphics card in
> >> the
> >> future I assume. FSX is my thing.
> >>
> >> Darren
> >>
> >> On 25 Apr 2009, at 11:06, Paul Gale wrote:
> >>
> >>> The Alienware PC's are very good, as are chillblast. But
pretty
> >>> expensive. I guess you don't want to build your own? I've
always
> >>> built my own PC's from the earliest 286's. Of course, you
don't get
> >>> support and system warranty which may be important to
you? (only
> >>> component warranty) The Alienware cases are very
distinctive and
> not
> >>> to everyone's taste!
> >>>
> >>> The main question though is how much you want to spend?
With a
> >>> really top end rig, you'll easily spend =A32,000 if not
more (over
> >>> =A34,000!).
> >>>
> >>> SLI graphics is an option but to be honest, the latest
nVidia
> single
> >>> card GTX295 etc handle most games pretty well.
> >>>
> >>> You still may want to consider multiple graphics cards
with
> multiple
> >>> screens for flight sims to enable panoramic gaming - I
have 3 x
> Dell
> >>> 24" 1920x1200 and two nVidia GTX 280 cards - these
work pretty well
> >>> with flightsimX (although for outside views, it's even
better to
> >>> have one card per screen - this can get really expensive
though -
> >>> some mainboards do now support three PCIe graphics
cards).
> >>>
> >>> I just spec'd up a system on the Alienware site that I'd
go for -
> >>> reasonably high spec but not extreme and it came to
=A32,298.92 all
> >>> inc. Let me know if you want me to send you the spec...
> >>>
> >>> Feel free to ask any other questions.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Paul.
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> >>>> Behalf
> >>>> Of darren_karp2001
> >>>> Sent: 24 April 2009 21:26
> >>>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Gaming PC Recommendations
Needed
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi All,
> >>>>
> >>>> Looking for gaming PC recommendations, mainly for
flight sim type
> >>>> games. Not sure whether to go for Dell XPS or
Alienware and am
> >>>> getting
> >>>> lost with all the specs!
> >>>>
> >>>> Any advice warmly welcomed.
> >>>> Darren
> >>>>
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