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Build a LOTRO Windows 7 RC DX10 Maxed Settings PC for $1000 budget

DeathreatDeathreat Member UncommonPosts: 143
in Hardware

Title pretty much says it all, two things it must be able to do is run Windows  7 32bit or 64 bit and run  Lotro flawlessly while on maxed out  DX 10 settings for a res of 1360 x 768.

Components I need.

CPU

MB

GPUs (SLI or Crossfire if under budget)

Case

PSU

RAM (LOTRO Eats ram so atleast 4gb)

CPU Cooler that FITS

Glad to see what any of you come up with. Thanks.

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  • BrifBrif Member UncommonPosts: 529

    Since you don't need a motherboard, I'm assuming you already have one.

    Which slot is it?

    So we know what CPU to reccomend.

  • DeathreatDeathreat Member UncommonPosts: 143

    My bad, edited.

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  • OdyssesOdysses Member Posts: 581

    If your playing in 1300 rez it should be easy.   I currently play @1920 with a ATI 4870 1 gig card and it works great.   I'm also using Vista 32 bit and 3 gigs of ram and getting over 20-30 fps at max settings except for heavy traffic areas.

     

    Oh I'm also thinking of trying Windows RC 7 and running in 64 bit mode.  How does Lotro work when running windows 64 bit ?

  • DeathreatDeathreat Member UncommonPosts: 143
    Originally posted by Odysses


    If your playing in 1300 rez it should be easy.   I currently play @1920 with a ATI 4870 1 gig card and it works great.   I'm also using Vista and 3 gigs of ram and getting over 20-30 fps at max settings except for heavy traffic areas.

     

    Yeah the only reason I play at that res is because its the highest res my tv that I play on puts out, 32 inch lcd tv.

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  • noquarternoquarter Member Posts: 1,170

    Lotro works fine in 64 bit Windows and it's pretty easy to max out lotro at 1360x768. Actually my buddy has a large 1360x768 tv/monitor that sounds similar to yours and I can tell you you'll see a huge improvement if you set some of that $1000 aside for a nice monitor instead of dumping it all into the PC, unless space is an issue and you don't want a monitor and a TV.

  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,413

    You don't need $1000 to run LOTRO at max settings in Windows 7.  First Windows 7 is more optimized so you can run games ever better then with Vista.  2nd LOTRO isn't demanding and can be run at max settings using current mid-range components.  Without OS, and monitor,  What you are asking would run about $200~$300.  Also if you wait around for Windows 7, this will get even cheaper.

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