Testing my ULTIMATE DREAM PC from 2007! Core 2 Quad + Geforce 8800 GTS!

I built my first gaming pc in 2007. I couldn't afford the core 2 quad q6600 or SLI geforce 8800 ultras. In this video, I kind of build my ultimate Dream PC from 2007. Minus the SLI 8800 Ultra's. I don't put the computer to the test in modern day titles, rather I test the games I played when this hardware was the best you could get.
I tested, Half life 2, Far Cry 2, Company of Heroes, and Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 and the performance is all I ever dreamed it would be. I wish I could've tested Crysis, but as the old meme goes "Can it Run Crysis" really rang true today, as Windows 10 doesn't play well with Crysis.
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[@Middcore]

The thing that killed Far Cry 2 for me was the ridiculous implementation of enemies respawning at checkpoints. I distinctly remember clearing one out, walking down the road maybe a hundred feet, and then getting shot in the back by a whole new group of enemies who had repopulated the checkpoint within like 2 minutes while I was still in sight of it. Not sure I ever started the game up again after that.

[@TechTeardownYT]

Oh yeah that would have annoyed me as well. I dont remember enough if that happened to me. I didn't during this testing but I only had one fight scene in the like 2 hours I played.

[@norbertnemeth8045]

Thanks for this nostalgia trip back to my gaming's "golden age". I've really enjoyed it! Keep up the good work and stay awesome :)

[@bfgtech48]

Company of Heroes, best RTS I've ever played and still play to this day.

[@XmiderX]

i have a similar setup, Q6600 @3.0 (Bsel mod)+8Gb DDR2+P6N SLI V2+8800 GT, it runs flawless for what it is, love that machine, my main Setup is other but that one has a very special place in my heart.

[@muhguyva8395]

Nice rig. I'm currently building a 2007 rig as well just for fun. It's got a q6600, 8800gtx and 4gb ddr2.

[@Lew6662007]

I had 2x BFG 8800 ultras in SLI with I think it was an intel q6850 quad core back in the day. that was the 1st gaming PC i bult. I used to play farcry 1 on my laptop. Loved this video.

[@ibobeko4309]

BFG cards always had the guy with no hair on their cards. 😂

[@niceprince]

Man your story sounds A LOT like mine. We even built very similar systems back in that Year. I was poking around my New Egg account and found my complete build list and thought about trying to build it again haha. I doubt I'll find that NZXT

[@warracer03]

Oh man , I was lucky enough to win a raffle a 14 years old in 2008 , won a Core2Quad pc with a 8800GTX . It was awesome

[@abundantYOUniverse]

Let me share something with you, you might appreciate this: My trash guy (as we called him) cleaned out houses and apts for a living. He always dropped off any computer looking things to me. One day he said Oh yeah theres this modem thing in the back I'm gonna scrap it. I said let me look, it was a 'super computer' built by a millionaire in 2008. This massive thing has 3 8800 gtx cards in SLI. Q6600 chip. It has so many extras I cant list them. That was five years ago, I am still using it right now! I play a lot of online games and it works great. This is my first gaming computer and I have been into computers since 1979! Thanks!

[@TechTeardownYT]

That's a great find! 3 8800s would have been a mammoth back in the day. Glad it's still kicking for you. Thanks for sharing!

[@abundantYOUniverse]

@@TechTeardownYT Let me ask you if I may: Do you think a 1050 TI would do better than the 3 8800 gtx cards in sli? Thanks!

[@TechTeardownYT]

@@abundantYOUniverse I dont really think the 1050ti is worth the money anymore unless you can get it for like $40. But to answer your question I would think the 1050ti would be better. But without testing it I cant say for sure.

[@abundantYOUniverse]

@@TechTeardownYT Thank you very much for your advice. Much appreciated!

[@hektor9139]

my Rx570 broke so now im using this card and a GTX 250 great nostalgic feeling

[@kedxkedx1335]

Excelente

[@schenkifyed]

I had the same specs on my pc in 2008 also used a nice 22 in nec diamond tron monitor was absolutely amazing crt monitor my brother had like 3 of them I was lucky enough to have one as my main gaming monitor played at 1600x1200 85 hz I Think but it would go higher than that

[@m2pmd70]

I'm still "rocking" the e8400/8800GT rig I built in 2008 (same Antec SX830 since 2002). It still runs Skyrim acceptably. I have been collecting components for it's long overdue retirement party tho. :)

[@AeroFix94]

now that is what the PCIe Riser is meant to be used.... Showing of these good old gpus with those artworks on them

[@FinnLovesFP]

I got two of those XFX 8800 GTX's in my 2007 rig with a QX6850. such beautiful cards. :)

[@anunfilteredparker5868]

Nice video, do you have a discord for your community if so next video can you put it in the description, thanks. Nice to see your old pc from 2007

[@TechTeardownYT]

I'm sorry I do not but I have been thinking of starting one soon.

[@anunfilteredparker5868]

@@TechTeardownYT Ok, thanks for replying hope to see another video soon

[@stefanvujadinovic9991]

Hi! One question - Would this setup be enough for KZbin and browsing accompanied with like 6GB of ram?

[@sgtmatrix]

I have the same but with geforce 8800 gtx and dual core e6850 :D

[@romeoastillero9431]

please help me, i have installed the same kind of gpu and there's no sound device detected. I tried all of the troubleshooting but still the same. Please help

[@haddasSMD]

i think the 8800 was way too much for HL 2.. I played HL 2 on a 128 mb radeon 9800 pro ( which i still have somewhere ) i remember getting like 50 fps back then on such a good looking game was a huge thing.... thanks for the video for a trip down memory lane

[@frantiseklupinek6189]

I have Q9400 at 3.2ghz + 8800gt 1gb +8gb ram in the bedroom. It plays tv series :]

[@Kylo_Ren_2033]

Core 2 Quad is basically two Core 2 Duo stick together...maybe higher clocked Core 2 Duo is a overall better solution

[@m2pmd70]

That's exactly what I decided when I built mine. Also, multithreaded games almost didn't exist at the time.

[@augustatauro]

What's the OS you used? Windows 7 64 bit?

[@automatedinsanity]

He used windows 10 for some ungodly reason, I would have went with xp or vista, or 7, but anything past that is just a stupid idea.

Next time use widescreen resolution

[@leonidasesquivel4739]

que inesperado encontrarte aca jaja

[@iyfranco151]

BFG...... RIP

[@idkanymore3382]

Makes me sad seeing people putting old hardware in new cases. New cases are terrible and lack expansion and the vibes of the time.

[@ibobeko4309]

but they are much better with air flow.

[@idkanymore3382]

@@ibobeko4309 Eh, depends really. Most modern cases have an over reliance on case fans when in general you only need two or four depending on the build. Plus its so simple to buy a newoldstock case that I feel like this stuff is just kinda zoomer cringe