Hello RaceDepartment, I have been living on the F1 2010 boards for a couple weeks now and now I am delving deeper into simracing. I am about to put together a rig since racing on my couch with just one tv screen is not enough now that I am addicted
So here is what is on my list. I am setting this up for PC Gaming, F1 and Forza.
$600-1000 3x 23" Monitors (Found 3 Samsung BX2350s (LED) for $530)
$450 Obutto (might be able to pick it up instead of paying shipping)
$500 Fanatec GT2 and Clubsport Pedals and Shifters (paid for, but patiently waiting)
$600 3x Xbox 360's (Already own one, picked up 2 Pro's for $120 at the pawn shop)
$240 Raedeon 6870 (for eyefinity)
$80 650W PSU (to fuel the 6870 beast)
$150 $60 HDMI Cables, displayport adapter
$100 Surround sound
$120 3 copies of Forza 3 (own one, need two more)
(I will be using a desk for the monitors and not the Obutto frame)
So a total investment of $3160 assuming I paid full retail prices. I was lucky and saved BIG on the monitors and xbox's plus, I already have a PC around to upgrade; I will have payed $2080 to upgrade from my current setup. I just have the Forza Discs, the 6870, the Obutto, and cables to buy now.
What are your thoughts on my planned setup? Will I be lacking anything? My PC has a Core 2 Quad Q6600 and 2GB ram, do I need any other upgrades? Do I really need a 6870 or will a 6850 do fine? (Don't want to waste money, but I will not compromise the performance too much). Will I be fine with a 500W PSU?
So here is what is on my list. I am setting this up for PC Gaming, F1 and Forza.
$600-1000 3x 23" Monitors (Found 3 Samsung BX2350s (LED) for $530)
$450 Obutto (might be able to pick it up instead of paying shipping)
$500 Fanatec GT2 and Clubsport Pedals and Shifters (paid for, but patiently waiting)
$600 3x Xbox 360's (Already own one, picked up 2 Pro's for $120 at the pawn shop)
$240 Raedeon 6870 (for eyefinity)
$80 650W PSU (to fuel the 6870 beast)
$100 Surround sound
$120 3 copies of Forza 3 (own one, need two more)
(I will be using a desk for the monitors and not the Obutto frame)
So a total investment of $3160 assuming I paid full retail prices. I was lucky and saved BIG on the monitors and xbox's plus, I already have a PC around to upgrade; I will have payed $2080 to upgrade from my current setup. I just have the Forza Discs, the 6870, the Obutto, and cables to buy now.
What are your thoughts on my planned setup? Will I be lacking anything? My PC has a Core 2 Quad Q6600 and 2GB ram, do I need any other upgrades? Do I really need a 6870 or will a 6850 do fine? (Don't want to waste money, but I will not compromise the performance too much). Will I be fine with a 500W PSU?