PC as a Gift

[Pada]

Good point- I never take the efficiency into account :/
Yep measured with a UPS.

Back to the framerate thing- your screen is actually limiting you - unless you're running it on 100hz/200hz TV (100/200 Frames Per Second)

Hehe, perhaps I should steal my dad's 32" Samsung 6 series screen (full HD) that runs at 200Hz

I think that giving an i7 PC as a gift is overboard. i5 760 with a GTX 460 should be enough, unless the person on the receiving end already has a high end PC...

 

[Synaesthesia]

I am thinking of rather not going the Sli route. What would be the best card that I can buy for R4000-R4500.

Thanks for all the help so far everyone.

The current top of the range cards are the nVidia GTX 480 and 580 and the ATi 5870 and 6870. Even a single 5850 or GTX 460 is more than enough power in my opinion, unless you game at 2560x1600, or have Eyefinity or a 3D setup. Don't go too overboard with graphics, the best value is in the R2500-3000 bracket and save the rest for a future upgrade.

 

[ponder]

Only thing you are missing is a SSD

 

[luxe]

ponder has pondered, and spoken.

he speaks awesome.

Get a SSD.

 

[Fuma]

Tsubasa is my half brother. My birth day is next month.

 

[mcryan]

I say you get your brother a DVD, and get me that PC - I'll even buy the DVD for you!

 

[DUDE!@##$%%]

Jeez, I wish my brother bought me a rig like that

ya! @ op, adopt me please?