New Computer Help

imran-17 · 29 Apr 2009 at 11:00

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9400 (4 X 2.66GHz) 1333MHz FSB/6MB Cache
4GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 1066MHz (2x2GB)
ASUS® P5QL: DDR2, SATAII, PCI-e x16, 3 PCI, 2 x PCI-e x1
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64 bit Edition
250GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
22x DUAL LAYER LIGHTSCRIBE DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
896MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX275 PCI Express + DVI
ANTEC 1200 BLACK GAMING CASE
700W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER

Above is the list

I know that it will be able to play most games at 1900x1200 highest settings without problems
BUT cyrsis lol
If i want to play crysis at high/very high at 1900x1200 or even 1600x1200 should i upgrade to a gtx 295? or sli gtx275?

siumatfung · 29 Apr 2009 at 11:06

sli 2xGTX285's

but i think that 2GTX 260's maxicores are just as good#

imran-17 · 29 Apr 2009 at 11:08

Would one card (gtx 260,275,285,295) be enough for crysis on very highest settings or would i need to go sli?

siumatfung · 29 Apr 2009 at 12:52

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-gtx,2270-4.html

imran-17 · 29 Apr 2009 at 12:57

well i think im going to go for the gtx 275, not sure about SLI
as for the processor do you think i should get the new i7 2.66ghz?

siumatfung · 29 Apr 2009 at 13:01

budget?

imran-17 · 29 Apr 2009 at 13:04

800-1200 just for computer
not including monitor, keyboard and mouse

siumatfung · 29 Apr 2009 at 13:11

imran-17 · 29 Apr 2009 at 13:15

Vista 64 Bit, Home Premium

siumatfung · 29 Apr 2009 at 13:16

heres a spec for you buddy

edit: if you swap the gfx cards for 1 GTX 275 and add vista home poremium 64bit its about the same price

imran-17 · 29 Apr 2009 at 13:29

and 2 gtx 260 are pretty good?

cmndr_andi · 29 Apr 2009 at 13:30

2 x GTX 260 216 core is almost as fast in games as a gtx 295.

imran-17 · 29 Apr 2009 at 13:34

can you run 3 of them together?

Infernum · 29 Apr 2009 at 13:47

I have 1 EVGA GTX 260 SSC (216 sp) and I can play games on highest settings at that res. You would be fine with that card

Eye seven · 29 Apr 2009 at 14:24

Is Crysis really worth you spending £xxx on a better card or additional card for sli or crossfire? If it is go for it - but if that game isn't worth spending £200 or more on a better graphics solution then why don't you run it a slightly lower resolution. Personally I have never found one game that made me want to spend that sort of money.

imran-17 · 29 Apr 2009 at 15:53

i just want the power to play anything at 1900x1200
if i wanted to play it at 1650x1050 would a gtx 275 be good enough for high settings?