Can My PC Handle MW2?

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I have the following machine parts sitting around and was wondering if I should even bother loading MW2 on it? I have it for the PS3 but wanted to try it on the PC but not if the hardware I have will make the game look and feel like crap.

I have the following low / mid level parts:

Gigabyte EP45-UD30

Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme 9650

http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/products/graphiccards/9series/9800GT.aspx]XFX nVidia GeForce 9800GT

4 GB of DDR2 performance RAM from Mushkin

What do you guys think? Worth the install?
 
I imagine you will be just fine, but I wouldn't try running at 2560x1600.

My PC isn't much fancier than yours (except maybe my video card), and it runs beautifully. I have not tested it with FRAPS on my personal machine, so I have no idea what kind of framerates I am looking at, but with max settings and 4x MSAA at 1920x1200, I haven't perceived any hitching or graphics lag.
 
With my machine, I got hitching at 1680x1050 with 2x AA, soften smoke edges, and texture detail on extra. Turning AA and soften smoke edges off and texture detail to high fixed that -- I now never drop below 60 FPS and no more hitches.
 
You'll be fine, im running it on mostly high settings on 9500 GT (lol cards a joke i know i dont game much)
 
That's a nice processor, the graphics card might need a little boost, but you should be fine to max without AA.
 
LOL @ "low/mid level parts" and 9650 EE listed. That wasn't an expensive processor a year ago or anything.

Yes MW2 will run fine.
 
I am sure these items were at some point high end but I am labeling them as they stand now since MW2 is a recent game.

Thanks all for your assistance!
 
MW2 isn't much more demanding than COD4, which wasn't particularly demanding either when launched in 2007. You should be able to run at max settings at 1920x1200, but might need to give AA a miss.
 
Just wondering if I was not get a better video card than the 9800GT, what nVidia card would you guys recommend I look at to get better performance from MW2?
 
Not quite sure why you listed that CPU as a low end part...

It runs just fine on my Q6600. I do have an HD 4870 though. I can guarantee you the CPU won't be an issue...
 
Unfortunately, you are kind-of in limbo for video cards at $200 to $250. You can grab a GTX 275, but it is smarter to get a Radeon HD 5000 series card, in my opinion. The Radeon HD 5850 is the closest to your budget, but it is $300 right now. The HD 5770 is a nice card, but is well under your budget.

Myself, I would squirrel that $250 away and go for a 5850 when I can add another $50 to it.
 
@ 1680x1050, you'll be getting a smooth 60 FPS with all details maxed and 4x AA.

You can run MW2 on crap and it will still be smooth.
 
I helped my cat kill a squirrel once. He looked pissed off that I didn't let him take care of it himself.
 
Carloswill said:
I have the following machine parts sitting around and was wondering if I should even bother loading MW2 on it? I have it for the PS3 but wanted to try it on the PC but not if the hardware I have will make the game look and feel like crap.

I have the following low / mid level parts:

Gigabyte EP45-UD30

Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme 9650

http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/products/graphiccards/9series/9800GT.aspx]XFX nVidia GeForce 9800GT

4 GB of DDR2 performance RAM from Mushkin

What do you guys think? Worth the install?
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I have the same motherboard, same memory, C2D process0r, and 9800GTX+ video card. I'm running MW2 with maxed settings at 1280x1024 and it's very smooth, almost certainly over 60 fps.
 
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