Hey, I am looking at upgrading my current rig or buying/building a new one. Having been out of the tech news and such for a few years, building a rig which will fit my need and be cost effective would be difficult. Just as deciding if upgrading my rig or building a new one will be a better over-all decision at this time.
The plan for the new set-up is to be able to play games at max or near max settings while doing video and audio recording. I know my current rig will need a complete over haul with getting new CPU, GPU, RAM, and HD.
For a general budget, I am considering between $800-1500 for the general upgrades or new build. I am in the current process of moving which will not be complete till September 3rd. The rush for the improved set-up isn't immediate.
Here is some information I have been considering.
Been debating between Intel and AMD if a new rig. My current computer is an Intel and in general for simply playing games the Intel dollar for dollar tend to out perform the AMD's. But once multitasking comes into play the AMD pulls ahead with their multi-core design. With me wanting to run multiple capture software and such, I felt in a new rig AMD might be the better choice. Also I heard AMD is coming out with a new chip-set this year which may put them back on the map, in general. This decision is only important if I replace my current rig, obviously.
With hard drives, I have already narrowed down a few options...
0) My current motherboard looks like it only has one drive hook up, So I could install a single 2T Hybrid drive
Or in new rig
1) Have two drives, the first being a 120G(or smaller) SD drive which would basically hold the OS and a second drive being a 2T Hybrid Drive for holding the games and recordings.
OR
2) Raid 0 two 2T Hybrid Drives
Ran dxdiag below, cleaned out un-relevant information and added Motherboard ID.
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Motherboard
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ASRock H81M-HDS
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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/29/2016, 09:17:26
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 10586) (10586.th2_release_sec.160630-1736)
BIOS: P1.90
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250 @ 3.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7096MB RAM
Page File: 3599MB used, 4649MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: 11.3
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Not Available
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.10586.0000 64bit Unicode
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 610
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GT 610
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_104A&SUBSYS_809F1462&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4527 MB
Dedicated Memory: 979 MB
Shared Memory: 3548 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: SANYO LCD
Monitor Id: SAN1207
Native Mode: 1280 x 720(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
Driver Model: WDDM 2.0
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported
Power P-states: Not Supported
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/8/2016 12:00:00 AM, 17116936 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-530A-11CF-FD6F-92A01CC2C735}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x104A
SubSys ID: 0x809F1462
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Driver Strong Name: oem12.inf:0f066de31a238341:Section001:10.18.13.6191
ci\ven_10de&dev_104a
Rank Of Driver: 00D12001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C
DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD DXVA2_ModeVC1_D2010
D3D9 Overlay: Supported
DXVA-HD: Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
MPO Caps: Not Supported
MPO Stretch: Not Supported
MPO Media Hints: Not Supported
MPO Formats: Not Supported
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Sound Devices
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Description: SANYO LCD-4 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10DE&DEV_001C&SUBSYS_1462809F&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: nvhda64v.sys
Driver Version: 1.03.0034.0004 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 9/21/2015 12:00:00 AM, 205456 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: NVIDIA Corporation
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
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Sound Capture Devices
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Video Capture Devices
Number of Devices: 0
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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 701.9 GB
Total Space: 953.1 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD10EZEX-07M2NA0
Drive: D:
Model: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSC0
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 10.00.10586.0000 (English), 10/30/2015 02:17:22, 173568 bytes
The plan for the new set-up is to be able to play games at max or near max settings while doing video and audio recording. I know my current rig will need a complete over haul with getting new CPU, GPU, RAM, and HD.
For a general budget, I am considering between $800-1500 for the general upgrades or new build. I am in the current process of moving which will not be complete till September 3rd. The rush for the improved set-up isn't immediate.
Here is some information I have been considering.
Been debating between Intel and AMD if a new rig. My current computer is an Intel and in general for simply playing games the Intel dollar for dollar tend to out perform the AMD's. But once multitasking comes into play the AMD pulls ahead with their multi-core design. With me wanting to run multiple capture software and such, I felt in a new rig AMD might be the better choice. Also I heard AMD is coming out with a new chip-set this year which may put them back on the map, in general. This decision is only important if I replace my current rig, obviously.
With hard drives, I have already narrowed down a few options...
0) My current motherboard looks like it only has one drive hook up, So I could install a single 2T Hybrid drive
Or in new rig
1) Have two drives, the first being a 120G(or smaller) SD drive which would basically hold the OS and a second drive being a 2T Hybrid Drive for holding the games and recordings.
OR
2) Raid 0 two 2T Hybrid Drives
Ran dxdiag below, cleaned out un-relevant information and added Motherboard ID.
------------------
Motherboard
------------------
ASRock H81M-HDS
------------------
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 7/29/2016, 09:17:26
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 10586) (10586.th2_release_sec.160630-1736)
BIOS: P1.90
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250 @ 3.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7096MB RAM
Page File: 3599MB used, 4649MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: 11.3
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Not Available
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.10586.0000 64bit Unicode
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Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 610
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GT 610
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_104A&SUBSYS_809F1462&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4527 MB
Dedicated Memory: 979 MB
Shared Memory: 3548 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: SANYO LCD
Monitor Id: SAN1207
Native Mode: 1280 x 720(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
Driver Model: WDDM 2.0
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported
Power P-states: Not Supported
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/8/2016 12:00:00 AM, 17116936 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-530A-11CF-FD6F-92A01CC2C735}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x104A
SubSys ID: 0x809F1462
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Driver Strong Name: oem12.inf:0f066de31a238341:Section001:10.18.13.6191
ci\ven_10de&dev_104aRank Of Driver: 00D12001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C
DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD DXVA2_ModeVC1_D2010
D3D9 Overlay: Supported
DXVA-HD: Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
MPO Caps: Not Supported
MPO Stretch: Not Supported
MPO Media Hints: Not Supported
MPO Formats: Not Supported
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Sound Devices
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Description: SANYO LCD-4 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10DE&DEV_001C&SUBSYS_1462809F&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: nvhda64v.sys
Driver Version: 1.03.0034.0004 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 9/21/2015 12:00:00 AM, 205456 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: NVIDIA Corporation
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
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Sound Capture Devices
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Video Capture Devices
Number of Devices: 0
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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 701.9 GB
Total Space: 953.1 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD10EZEX-07M2NA0
Drive: D:
Model: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSC0
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 10.00.10586.0000 (English), 10/30/2015 02:17:22, 173568 bytes
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