How well would this gaming rig do in modern games?

sambo56 · 9 Aug 2011 at 21:52

What settings could i play at on most modern games e.g Fallout:New Vegas, The Witcher 2, and what settings could i possibly play at on futures games such as TES V: Skyrim, Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3.

Processor: Intel Core i5 2500k 3.3Ghz

OS: Windows 7 64

Ram: 4GB DRR3 1333Mhz (2x2gb)

Graphics card: Radeon HD 6770

Jony27 · 9 Aug 2011 at 21:57

mid, maybe mid-high, you really want atleast a GTX460 for todays games.

sambo56 · 9 Aug 2011 at 22:10

Okay and i found the nearly exact same thing except cheaper but instead of an Intel Core i5 2500k, it was an AMD Phenom II x6 1055t and instead of a Radeon HD 6770 it was a Radeon HD 6870. So which one is better out of the two of these? I know that the i5 2500k is a better processor but then the Radeon 6870 is a better graphics card.

Jony27 · 9 Aug 2011 at 22:17

are you looking at a prebuilt?
list the full specs of the pc.
any chance of you building it on your own?

sambo56 · 9 Aug 2011 at 22:40

They are custom builds.

The Intel Build:

CPU: Intel i5 2500k

Ram: 4GB DRR3 1333Mhz

HDD: 2x500GB 6GB/S

Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 6770 1gb

Psu: PowerStation Gaming 500W Silent Modular PSU

MoBo: Intel H67 Chipset Motherboard

OS: Windows 7

Total Price:£659.99

The AMD Build:

CPU:AMD Phenom II x6 1055t 2.8Ghz

Ram: 4GB DRR3 1333Mhz

HDD: 1.5tb S-ata

Graphics card: ATI Radeon 6870 1gb

Psu: 550w lc-power psu

MoBo: ASUS M4N68T-M LE Motherboard

OS: Windows 7

Total Price: £565

robfosters · 9 Aug 2011 at 22:50

Whats your max budget though? That might help.

Thekwango · 9 Aug 2011 at 22:56

first off mate i don't fancy your power supplies, also why 2 500gb hdds? maybe this instead to bring the price down?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279

sambo56 · 9 Aug 2011 at 23:02

My budget is about £630 and I'm considering making it myself now.

stulid · 9 Aug 2011 at 23:11

sambo56 said:
My budget is about £630 and I'm considering making it myself now.

Good,

heres what you want to buy for £630.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £110.39
(£91.99) £110.39
(£91.99)
Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £74.99
(£62.49) £74.99
(£62.49)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £22.98
(£19.15) £22.98
(£19.15)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £515.57
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £105.86
Total : £635.18

sambo56 · 9 Aug 2011 at 23:14

Thanks very much what kind of settings on games will I be looking to be playing at with this build?

stulid · 9 Aug 2011 at 23:19

sambo56 said:
Thanks very much what kind of settings on games will I be looking to be playing at with this build?

What res is your monitor?

but heres a 6670 review - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_6670/27.html - you can see the GTX460 1gb is nearly twice as fast at all resolutions.

sambo56 · 9 Aug 2011 at 23:29

My monitors res is 1280x1024, should I get a new one or will that be fine for gaming? I use it now for low spec games and I think it's pretty decent or would I be better off with a higher res monitor?

stulid · 9 Aug 2011 at 23:30

Keep it for a while, but its a 4:3 ratio, and all these new games are better in widescreen etc.

That spec above will max out the games at that resolution.

One to look at in the future - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-019-PH&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat= - its a Philips and is tidy for the money.

sambo56 · 9 Aug 2011 at 23:44

I also have a 1440x900 tv what settings could I play on that and how much a difference will there be?

stulid · 9 Aug 2011 at 23:53

You can still crank the settings up.

This isnt accurate at all, as the systems used cpu/ram etc) are slower than Sandybridge.