Will this build handle Crysis?

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Eocene

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I'm putting together something for my brother... not sure how well this will do with crysis though:

Budget is $500.





CPU and Mobo combo from frys:

AMD Phenom Tri-Core Processor 8450 & ECS A770 Motherboard
(http://www.frys-electronics-ads.com...-Tri-Core-Processor-8450-ECS-A770-Motherboard)

HDD:
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HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725032GLA360 (0A35411) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Video Card
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PNY VCG96512GXPB GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

Case + PSU
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Rosewill R218-P-BK Black 0.5mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Rosewill RP500-2 ATX12V v2.01 500W Power Supply

RAM:
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A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1B16K

Optical Drive(s):
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LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS120-04 - OEM


Total is going to be $518 with tax and shipping.

Now I'm considering this other video card:


EVGA 384-P3-N851-AR GeForce 8800 GS 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130332

And it seems like the one I have is pretty much better in every way except for the stream processors... ???

(This is the card I was looking to get: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133216)

Thanks
 
8800GS sucks, compared to 9600GT. 8800GT 512 MB is better yet, and cost about the same.

That cpu is not very good. Yeah, it's a tripple-core, but it's only 2.1ghz. If you could afford about $50 more, you could get a solid, lower end mobo and a core 2, and it would be quite faster.
 
Crysis, at high settings, will wreak havoc on even high-end setups -- don't expect much in the form of miracles with this rig.

Like bigdogchris, I'm not 100% sold on the Phenom X3. But that deal is relatively cheap, so I'm going to focus on some other changes you should make.

I don't like the Rosewill power supply. Get the Antec Sonata III case, which comes with the much better Antec Earthwatts 500W power supply at no additional charge.

For gaming, you want as much power as you can afford. If you have a 19-22 inch monitor, you should go with the PNY 8800GT instead.

If you need to save some money, you could stick with 2GB of DDR2 800 RAM and suffer a little performance increase. (Chances are, you won't really notice it.)
 
I think I'll go with the card you recommend (didnt realize the GTs went for that much), and stick with 4gb of ram... I know PSUs are important, but that one seems to have received really good reviews all around.


Thanks
 
Eocene said:
I know PSUs are important, but that one seems to have received really good reviews all around.
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You mean those newegg reviews? Pffffttt.

Take Newegg reviews with a huge grain of salt. A good majority of them are written by noobs, newbies and just plain ignorant people when it comes to hardware. Case in point why Newegg reviews should not be trusted too much: Apevia PSUs.

Apevia PSUs are well known by any knowledgeable enthusiast as the worst piece of shit PSUs out there that are more than likely to kill a computer. Yet those very same shitty PSUs get 4 to 5 star ratings at Newegg. That should tell you something about the knowledge level of Newegg reviewers.

The Antec Sonata III only $8 more before shipping but you get a signicantly better PSU. In addition, that Sonata III case comes with free shipping whereas that Rosewill combo does not. It will cost $80 shipped to most places with the Sonata III whereas you're playing $100 shipped for the Roswill combo. Think about that.

Also, what size monitor does your bro have?
 
Change of plans.. damn fries near me doesnt carry (out of stock) the mobo for the combo =-(


Edit:

He only has a 19" LCD (non wide).. so I guess ram on the video card can be lower perhaps?


I usually go for antec PSU... but the case and psu are $70 shipped with a combo at the Egg
 
Eocene said:
I usually go for antec PSU... but the case and psu are $70 shipped with a combo at the Egg
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WTF are you talking about? There's no free shipping on that Rosewill Case/PSU combo. Add it to your cart and you'll see that. Even if was $70 shipped, still go for the Antec Case/PSU combo. It's well worth the extra $10. You'd be doing your brother a disservice by going with that Rosewill case/PSU combo.

The VRAM could be lowered but those lowered VRAM cards are not worth buing at all. The PNY 8800GT is the best bang for the buck card out now. There isn't any other card that's cheaper than it that's worth buying.
 
BIOSTAR G31-M7 TE LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7200


Will that be good? or should I go for a AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Brisbane 2.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

which is $10-20 cheaper.
 
Eocene said:
BIOSTAR G31-M7 TE LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7200


Will that be good? or should I go for a AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Brisbane 2.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

which is $10-20 cheaper.
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I'd go with the E7200 instead and overclock the crap out of it.
 
i think your first pc can run crysis just fine, but you should almost definatelt get a betta processor
 
Sorry, what do you mean by betta?

(And sorry I didnt see the case had shipping =-(.. I have no idea how I overloked that)
 
The E7200 outperforms the Phenom 8450. Fry's has the E7200 combo quite frequently for $120, so just wait. The GF7050VT-M actually can OC the E7200 to 3.1Ghz. It has very minimal OC'ing options, and the lack of CPU voltage control really limits your OC unless you do the pad mods.
 
I'm actually looking at this AMD chip:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
 
The E7200 will outperform the X2 6000+ at stock speeds. Add a minor overclock and the E7200 will beat the X2 6000+ hand down.
 
And the mobo will be this:



BIOSTAR MCP6P-M2 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 / nForce 430 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

EDIT:

Crap, I miss the old days when ghz meant something =-(

So E7200
w/ this mobo:

BIOSTAR G31-M7 TE LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail]
or maybe this one:

ECS GF7100PVT-M LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
 
the motherboard that comes with the fry's e7200 combo isnt that bad of a starter and i hear you can actually overclock it a little bit. im actually putting together a build for my brother using mostly used parts im getting from other users here q6600-$130,4gb ram-$55,lite-on drive-$20,antec neohe 550w-$50,etc. man i love this forum :)
 
You could save $40 by going with the A-DATA 2GB kit I mentioned earlier (with Crysis, the GPU will play more of a major role than the processor and the memory) and by getting the PNY 8800GT at Buy.com.

You'll also save some money by purchasing a DVD burner with free shipping, like the Samsung SH-S223F. The SH-S223F will also run much quieter than the Lite-On drive.

Since you mentioned that you wanted to overclock, you should also purchase a good CPU cooler like the Xigmatek HDT-S963 (and its retention bracket).
 
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