Let's Build The Best Gaming Computer Possible With Current Hardware

Kaustubh
Member • Feb 4, 2012

Let's Build The Best Gaming Computer Possible With Current Hardware

Let's face it - we engineers love to play computer games and the perpetual question that haunts each one of us is the best possible computer that can be built by using the currently available hardware in the market. Now, at this stage, we won't consider the price. Our focus would solely be on -

1. The Best Hardware Available Out There Anywhere In The World.
2. Compatibility - because our ultimate hardware should pass the smoke test

Let's start with the choice of operating system; which I believe might just settle on Windows 7 Ultimate (by the way, I'm yet to test Windows 8). So Windows 8 is an option too; but it should work without problems on the hardware we're planning to use for this activity.

The discussion would comprise of all the components of a PC - starting with SMPS to Cabinet and GPU + CPU combo.

Get started - suggest the best available in the market. 👍

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Kaustubh Katdare

Administrator • Feb 5, 2012

Anyone? 😨

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PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Member • Feb 6, 2012

Hardware:
Intel i7 Extreme Processor 3.4 GHz
Graphics Card nVidia Quadro FX 5000 series...

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Kaustubh Katdare

Administrator • Feb 6, 2012

Praveen-Kumar
Hardware:
Intel i7 Extreme Processor 3.4 GHz
Graphics Card nVidia Quadro FX 5000 series...
Okay, forgot to add one thing - we shouldn't overclock the hardware. Although that'd be even more fun 😁

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PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Member • Feb 6, 2012

The_Big_K
Okay, forgot to add one thing - we shouldn't overclock the hardware. Although that'd be even more fun 😁
Dude! Intel i7 Extreme Edition with 32 GB RAM! Who would like to overclock and play with the life of the processor! 😛

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Kaustubh Katdare

Administrator • Feb 6, 2012

Praveen-Kumar
Dude! Intel i7 Extreme Edition with 32 GB RAM! Who would like to overclock and play with the life of the processor! 😛
Just checking whether they've a more capable processor on the Workstation side. What about AMD?

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PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Member • Feb 6, 2012

In AMD, there's a 16-Core Processor, but the problem is that it gets heated up too easily!!! 😔

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Kaustubh Katdare

Administrator • Feb 6, 2012

Praveen-Kumar
In AMD, there's a 16-Core Processor, but the problem is that it gets heated up too easily!!! 😔
I thinking finding compatible items is going to be the real challenge. NVIDIA should sync better with Intel; in my opinion. Heating shouldn't be a problem right? We can put up water cooling mechanisms.

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PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Member • Feb 6, 2012

The exact processor name is 16-Core AMD Opteron 6272 (2.2GHz).

Check out the specifications:

+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Market segment:        | Server                                      |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Family:                | AMD Opteron 6200 series                     |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Model number:          | 6272                                        |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| CPU part numbers:      | OS6272WKTGGGU is an OEM/tray microprocessor |
|                        | OS6272WKTGGGUWOF is a boxed microprocessor  |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Frequency (MHz):       | 2100                                        |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Turbo frequency (MHz): | 2400 (all cores)                            |
|                        | 3000 (some cores)                           |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Package:               | 1944-land organic LGA                       |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Socket:                | Socket G34                                  |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Introduction date:     | November 14, 2011                           |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Price at introduction: | $523                                        |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+

Architecture / Microarchitecture

+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Microarchitecture     | Bulldozer                                      |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Platform              | Maranello                                      |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Processor core        | Interlagos                                    |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Core stepping         | B2                                            |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Manufacturing process | 0.032 micron SOI                              |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Data width            | 64 bit                                        |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| The number of cores   | 16                                            |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| The number of threads | 16                                            |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Floating Point Unit   | Integrated                                    |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Level 3 cache size    | 16 MB                                          |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Multiprocessing       | Up to 4 processors                            |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Features              | MMX                                            |
|                       | SSE                                            |
|                       | SSE2                                          |
|                       | SSE3                                          |
|                       | SSE4                                          |
|                       | SSE4a                                          |
|                       | AES instructions                              |
|                       | Advanced Bit Manipulation                      |
|                       | Advanced Vector Extensions                    |
|                       | AMD64 technology                              |
|                       | Virtualization technology                      |
|                       | Enhanced Virus Protection                      |
|                       | Turbo Core technology                          |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| On-chip peripherals   | Integrated quad-channel DDR3 memory controller |
|                       | HyperTransport 3.0 technology with 4 HT links  |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+

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PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Member • Feb 6, 2012

The_Big_K
I thinking finding compatible items is going to be the real challenge. NVIDIA should sync better with Intel; in my opinion. Heating shouldn't be a problem right? We can put up water cooling mechanisms.
Water Cooling! 😲 Make it liquid nitrogen cooling! 😀

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PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Member • Feb 6, 2012

BTW, Biggie, you must seriously think of someway to put the tables! Notepad is okay, but still it a long effort!!! 😔

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