Hello chaps,
Fairly soon I'll be spending a fair amount of dough on a new rig for Crysis (surprise surprise) and I'd like some opinions on the parts I picked, to be honest I just picked the most expensive in some slots and assumed their the best, if this isn't the case please let me know, I'm really not made of money.
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6700
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz x2 (4GB)
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM
CoolerMaster Stacker 832
Zalman CNPS9500-LED CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/LGA775)
Advise wise I'm looking for compatibility issues, future proofing issues, bang for the buck and just generally any help you wish to give. I won't be able to spend this sort of money on a computer for a very long time, so I need something that's future proof and that'll last.
One other thing, I currently have a 640MB 8800 GTS, would I see a big difference going to an Ultra? I play at 1680x as that's my monitors native res.
Oh and before I forget, I'll be getting Windows Vista also, I want DX10 and I want my 4GB of RAM to be used, my question is do I need Premium for gaming needs, or will basic do the job?
Thanks for any advise, tips and suggestions.
Fairly soon I'll be spending a fair amount of dough on a new rig for Crysis (surprise surprise) and I'd like some opinions on the parts I picked, to be honest I just picked the most expensive in some slots and assumed their the best, if this isn't the case please let me know, I'm really not made of money.
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6700
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz x2 (4GB)
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM
CoolerMaster Stacker 832
Zalman CNPS9500-LED CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/LGA775)
Advise wise I'm looking for compatibility issues, future proofing issues, bang for the buck and just generally any help you wish to give. I won't be able to spend this sort of money on a computer for a very long time, so I need something that's future proof and that'll last.
One other thing, I currently have a 640MB 8800 GTS, would I see a big difference going to an Ultra? I play at 1680x as that's my monitors native res.
Oh and before I forget, I'll be getting Windows Vista also, I want DX10 and I want my 4GB of RAM to be used, my question is do I need Premium for gaming needs, or will basic do the job?
Thanks for any advise, tips and suggestions.