PC upgrade to play Ashes 2009!

FunkyT · 24 Sep 2009 at 23:05

I've been asked to upgrade the following spec PC to play Ashes 2009:

Processor - A64 3000+ AM2 (1.8GHz – 1GHz FSB)
Memory - Kingston 2 x 512MB DDR2 533MHz
Video - MSI X1300 256MB DDR2 PCI-E
Motherboard - MSI K9N4 Ultra-F AM2 DDR2
HDD - Seagate 80GB SATA-II
OS - Windows XP Home

I've read that Ashes requires the following:

Processor - 2GHz Pentium or equivalent (3GHz recommended)
Memory - 1GB RAM (1.5 GHz recommended)
Video - GeForce 6800/Radeon X1600 (GeForce 8800GS/Radeon X1900 recommended)

or

Processor - Core 2 Duo E6420 1.2GHz/A64 X2 Dual Core 4000
Memory - 1GB RAM
Video - GeForce 7900 GTX/Radeon X1900

Here is my proposed upgrade:

Processor – A64 X2 5200+ AM2 2.7GHz (£50)
Memory – Corsair 2 x 1GB DDR2 533MHz (£25)
Video – Sapphire HD3650 512MB DDR2 (£35)

Would the above components be sufficient to play this game?

Have I selected suitable/compatible components?

Thanks in advance!

FunkyT · 24 Sep 2009 at 23:15

Yes - just £120 I'm afraid.

FunkyT · 24 Sep 2009 at 23:27

I thought Windows XP will only see 3GB?

Also, doesn't an OEM CPU require the purchase of a fan?

FunkyT · 25 Sep 2009 at 20:00

Thanks lads - this is a great help!

FunkyT · 26 Sep 2009 at 17:48

Thanks but it's for a friend and overclocking might be too much hassle.

Turns out his PSU has failed and the case he's using is a bit rubbish. I've come up with the following upgrade:

Coolermaster Elite 330 Black Case With CM eXtreme Power 460W PSU £60
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3GHz Socket AM2 2MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed £60
Crucial 2GB kit (2x1GB) DDR2 667MHz/PC2-5300 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5 £22
ASUS HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 VGA DVI HDMI PCI-E £50
LG GH22NS50 22x SATA DVD±RW Dual Layer & RAM Black £16

Does this seem good?