help a noob? Build for a specific game

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d-man

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Be gentle, I'm coming as a total n00b. I'd like to get a computer specifically to run the game "Rise of Flight," a WWI flight simulator (www.riseofflight.com).

Nothing else really factors in but running this game smoothly. The FPS is what I'm really concerned about, I hate low frame rates or stuttering, I'm pretty obsessed about really high FPS. When 5 or 6 planes are on-screen, I'm hoping it can be as smooth as possible.

So my questions... what factors most into running smoothly? The graphics card? CPU? Hard drive speed? (Would solid state be worth it, since the whole thing is for this one game mainly?) Probably some of everything, right? Any help understanding the most important factors...

So I want to shoot for $2000 for computer and monitor(s). I'd like to get 3 monitors if possible, but running the game super smooth is more important. So I figure three $300 monitors, and $1100 computer, or $500 monitor and $1500 computer. I really don't know what's necessary.

So how much would you say assembling your own computer saves on a $1000-1500 computer? A couple hundred? Would a self-built computer run faster? Is it worth reading up on how to assemble these things?

Thanks for any help, and please be gentle to the n00b. If you have any good links explaining stuff (better than what's already readily found on this site), please feel free to share.
 
Would want a good cpu, gpu, decent hard drive. For that game it doesnt seem you would need a super high end system, and you would probably be better off with 2 monitors over three(you would need two gpu's to run three, and not in crossfire either). A system with a Phenom II 955, HD4890, 1TB Western Digital Caviar black would be within your price range, and then could get two good displays..
 
The CPU and GPU are the 2 main things that affect the FPS you get in games Hard drive affects how fast things load(I think :) ) I would honestly wait until SSDs are cheaper they are really expensive for what you get. Building your own computer can save you money the only time they can get competitive is with the cheap low end computers

You could get 3 22" LCD Monitors which aren't that expensive depending on the brand

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ARGFGGGG I AM always beaten for first post :D
 
I suggest getting a Core i7 920 with GTX275 with 2 x 22" monitors to start with.
Then, SLi and buy extra monitor if you feel them insufficient.
 
bomberboysk said:
Would want a good cpu, gpu, decent hard drive. For that game it doesnt seem you would need a super high end system, and you would probably be better off with 2 monitors over three(you would need two gpu's to run three, and not in crossfire either). A system with a Phenom II 955, HD4890, 1TB Western Digital Caviar black would be within your price range, and then could get two good displays..
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Can't a 4850 x2 have up to 4 monitors and 4850 x2 only cost around $200+ same as a 4890.
 
bomberboysk said:
you would probably be better off with 2 monitors over three(you would need two gpu's to run three, and not in crossfire either).
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How would two monitors work on a flight sim? The crosshairs would be split between monitors, wouldn't they? I'm looking for something like this setup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxNtEGJrVCo

Now from some research I need something called TripleHead for this? Or it was implied that some graphics cards can support more than one monitor?

A system with a Phenom II 955, HD4890, 1TB Western Digital Caviar black would be within your price range, and then could get two good displays..
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So those two graphics cards both run around $250 it seems? The "minimum" graphics cards are listed as "512 Mb, GeForce 8800GT/Radeon HD3500." How much better would these be?
 
Gooberman said:
The CPU and GPU are the 2 main things that affect the FPS you get in games Hard drive affects how fast things load(I think :) ) I would honestly wait until SSDs are cheaper they are really expensive for what you get.
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So is hard drive speed something I shouldn't worry about? Is there not much difference between 5400, 7200, or 10000 rpm drives?

You could get 3 22" LCD Monitors which aren't that expensive depending on the brand
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Yes, this is about what I was thinking of. Apparently the monitors in the video above are 24 inch Samsungs.
 
if 2GB is minimum go for 4GB. RAM is cheap and the difference between 2 x 1GB sticks and 2 x 2GB sticks is small when you consider the improvements with 4GB, it's also seen as standard with gamers using Vista.

Crossfire is the ability to use more than one video card simultaenously, if you have two identical graphics cards running you will see up to a 30% improvement with performance.

Crossfire is for multiple ATI graphics cards and SLi is for multiple nVidia cards.

I would personally Crossfire/SLi if your using multiple monitors but it's not vital, if you get just one card make sure it has high memory for dealing with displaying all those extra pixels :)
 
d-man said:
Sorry for the ignorance, but what is crossfire?

Also, how much computer RAM should I shoot for? 2gb is minimum, so at what point do you get diminishing returns?


How does a system like this compare? http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Xtreme_XT/
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Crossfire would be running two cards together as one. To run three screens as one screen, you would need something like the triple head adapter as far as i know. For that game you would want at least a 4890, if not two of them...
 
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