Originally posted by: kekewons
Hello Raikku?:
Sorry to digress from the thread (but if the peeps will allow me a little leeway)...?
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I recognized you here a while back as a fellow sim-racer (from your input to the thread "Post your 3DMark05 score" over at the RSC "Off Topic Discussion" forum). Your results over there stuck in my head because we two are running very similar AGP cards, and because you had used the solution I was eyeing myself back then--this ASRock 775Dual-VSTA.
I never did build my own version, but I'm now very close to pulling the trigger on a similar new build--ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA, and either a E6600 (much like your own), or perhaps instead using a E4400 (with an eye toward getting a 3GHz overclock out of it).
I wonder if you have any recommendations to offer (either "I'd do this agains" or maybe just regrets) knowing that the primary use of the box would be for sim-racing?
These days I run rFactor almost exclusively, although there is also the vague possibility I might jump into GTR2 as well at some point.
Any reply you have to offer is welcome (and thanks for posting your specs too at both places--it was part of what helped me recognize you here).
k
Well, when i bought 775Dual Vsta, i had this Agp-Gainward already(first used it with my older 754-Asrock mobo) and 2gig of DDR 400.
So i thought to save little money when move from AMD to Intel, i bought 6600 straight away 'cause i knew that with 775Dual i cannot oc it properly, so processor had to be powerful at the start.
And i have been pretty satisfied so far, everything has worked w/out problems.
Along the way i have bought DDR2's and better psu 'cause my plan is to buy little more expensive board and maybe 8800Gts(640mb), i've been looking for Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus, here in Finland it's around 180-205 euros.
http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=1567&l1=3&l2=11&l3=495
With that, i can finally oc my 6600 and i already have DDR2's to use, of course that PCI-E vga is most expensive part when i upgrade and due my present LCD-Tv purchase, i have to wait 'till i have enough money to upgrade.
But as for sim-racing demands, i think it's quite same as in other genres, more power is always better. People recommend to get as high-end processor as possible 'cause sims usually demands lots of power from cpu(especially when running full grids).
And while i get now ~5600p/06 and >10Kp/05(finally), it seems that new games asks more and more from graphics cards, nowadays if you want use highest settings you better have 8800-level cards.
Hmm, i propably haven't said nothing useful yet, but i think that for budget board 775's are very good, but they have their limitations and if you have money for more expensive board, why not to buy that straight away?
About sims, i try to drive 'em all; rFactor/GTR2/GTL/Burns/RACE etc.(never bought LFS)