So it would seem that my mobo has died on me here just prior to HoS relase so I need to rebuild the innerds of my box. I thought we used to have a hardware thread but I dont see it anymore. Now I have not built a computer for 6 years so I need some help getting back up to speed.
What I forsee needing suggestions on is MOBO, CPU, RAM and OS
I have everything else covered. What I am looking for is mid to mid-high stuff so not the top of the line but still quality. I like the Asus and Gigabyte boards.
I also have some questions as to what is best for gaming does a quad core CPU give me any benefits in games? Will HoS even use more than one core? Should I get x64 windows 7? Will I have trouble running older games on x64? Also looking for what are the best mobo chipsets for games?
On board sound where did EAX go or does everyboard just have that feature built-in now. Thanks for any input I appreciate it.
What I forsee needing suggestions on is MOBO, CPU, RAM and OS
I have everything else covered. What I am looking for is mid to mid-high stuff so not the top of the line but still quality. I like the Asus and Gigabyte boards.
I also have some questions as to what is best for gaming does a quad core CPU give me any benefits in games? Will HoS even use more than one core? Should I get x64 windows 7? Will I have trouble running older games on x64? Also looking for what are the best mobo chipsets for games?
On board sound where did EAX go or does everyboard just have that feature built-in now. Thanks for any input I appreciate it.