Battlefield Bad Company 2 Gaming Build?

[whistleclient]

I'm looking to build a micro-ATX gaming machine just for FPS gaming, specifically Battlefield Bad Company 2. Looking for your thoughts on what I have so far:


1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming only (Battlefield Bad Company 2)

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
<$2000

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA

4. IF YOU have a brand preference.
None.

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Monitor/TV: Panasonic 46-inch 1080p Plasma (VIERA TC-P46G10)

6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
Yes, I have a similar build to this one:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2047262

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Default speeds.

8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.
TV is 1080p, but highest that BFBC2 will allow with smooth framerates

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
March 2010


~ Motherboard :
EVGA 121-BL-E756-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 Micro ATX SLI Micro Intel Motherboard
($209)

~ Processor
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
($289)

~ Memory:
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK
($159)

~ Graphic Card:
SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity
($409)

~ SSD
Intel X25-V SSDSA2MP040G2R5 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ($129)

~ Optical drive
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
($25)

~ Case
LanGear DA BOX 100 Blackheart No window
($180)

~ Sound Card
Creative 70SB073A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer - Retail
($90)

~ Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-650HX 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
($120)

Thanks for your help.

 

[zerocool84]

Does that mATX case really fit a 5870/full size PSU??? Your system would be better than mine and BF: BC2 runs on my system perfectly with everything turned up.

 

[JE78]

I've got the same CPU, RAM, GPU setup and it runs great. I run MW2 with everything maxed out and get 90 FPS consistently. I haven't tried BC2 yet because I don't have a BETA key. The only difference from my build to yours is I went with the EVGA E758-TR motherbaord. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188046

 

[jae]

If you dont plan on going SLi.. I would go with the MSi x58 microatx board that is 170 i believe.

I would downgrade to a 5850, and upgrade to a 80GB Intel SSD

 

[mfenn]

You don't mention your sound setup so I'm going to list a couple of options.

• HDMI to TV: don't need the sound card because the Radeon 5000 series all have their own (digital) sound hardware built in.
• HDMI to receiver: same as above
• S/PDIF to receiver: don't need a sound card because the motherboard has optical and coax digital outs
• Analog audio to PC speakers: sound card might be of marginal benefit, but the integrated audio should be fine

My point is that you can most likely save the $90 on the sound card and put it elsewhere in the build.

 

[whistleclient]

Does that mATX case really fit a 5870/full size PSU??? .

Yeah, that was one of the selling points of the case-- full size PSU and full size video card slots.

 

[whistleclient]

You don't mention your sound setup so I'm going to list a couple of options.

• HDMI to TV: don't need the sound card because the Radeon 5000 series all have their own (digital) sound hardware built in.
• HDMI to receiver: same as above
• S/PDIF to receiver: don't need a sound card because the motherboard has optical and coax digital outs
• Analog audio to PC speakers: sound card might be of marginal benefit, but the integrated audio should be fine

My point is that you can most likely save the $90 on the sound card and put it elsewhere in the build.

Great point-- I don't have great speakers and I'd probably use headphones anyway to avoid annoying my neighbors. Thanks for the tip.

 

[zerocool84]

Yeah, that was one of the selling points of the case-- full size PSU and full size video card slots.

WOW that's cool but I wonder how good airflow is in that thing. Good thing you're getting a modular psu or else it'd be hell for cable management in there. Your system will eat BFBC2 alive.