Upgrading for crysis

Ross1234 · 2 May 2007 at 19:55

what do you recommend for playing crysis reasonably?

This is my current spec
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @2.2ghz AM2
ASUS A8M2N-LA motherboard AM2 1 pci expressx16 up to pc5300 ram
1gb pc4300 ram (2x512)
BFG 8800gts 320mb
500w Jeantech PSU

stickroad · 2 May 2007 at 19:59

I think its hard to say due to the fact its not even out yet.

Ross1234 · 2 May 2007 at 20:00

well what about generally, what needs replacing most?

stickroad · 2 May 2007 at 20:01

Ross1234 said:
well what about generally, what needs replacing most?

Ah i see, Defiantly CPU and the Memory. Are you looking to upgrade soon then?

Ross1234 · 2 May 2007 at 20:03

yes i am going to get 2gig of ram but i was wondering if its worth the swap to a 775 mobo for an intel processor

stickroad · 2 May 2007 at 20:05

That depends on your budget. If your overclocking go Intel if not AMD is fine.

Ross1234 · 2 May 2007 at 20:06

AMD is fine then, which processer to choose though so many! i saw the 6000+ but they are all gone and a bit expensive

Ross1234 · 2 May 2007 at 20:12

any ideas whats fast and not too expensive?

stickroad · 2 May 2007 at 20:12

Ok just been looking at the so called requirements for Crysis:

Minimum Requirements

CPU: Athlon 64 3000+/Intel 2.8ghz
Graphics: Nvidia 6600/X800GTO (SM 2.0)
RAM: 768Mb/1Gb on Windows Vista
HDD: 6GB
Internet: 256k+
Optical Drive: DVD
Software: DX9.0c with Windows XP

Recommended Requirements

CPU: Dual-core CPU (Athlon X2/Pentium D)
Graphics: Nvidia 7800GTX/ATI X1800XT (SM 3.0) or DX10 equivalent
RAM: 1.5Gb
HDD: 6GB
Internet: 512k+ (128k+ upstream)
Optical Drive: DVD
Software: DX10 with Windows Vista

Who actually believes that?

Ross1234 · 2 May 2007 at 20:13

not me! but what processer should i go for?

Energize · 2 May 2007 at 20:14

stickroad said:
Who actually believes that?

Probably the 1 customer whos pc it actually runs on.

Ross1234 said:
not me! but what processer should i go for?

The higher model number the faster it is. Just buy what you can afford. The 5200+ is £105 delivered.

lee87 · 2 May 2007 at 20:18

I would wait till crysis is out before you buy anything, by then the new AMD K8L cpus should be out which should be much faster than any AMD cpu you can buy currently.

Ross1234 · 2 May 2007 at 20:20

are they on AM2?

lee87 · 2 May 2007 at 20:21

yes, I think they will work on any AM2 motherboard. You might have to update the bios.

keogh · 2 May 2007 at 20:41

You should mention your budget, the absolute max your willing to spend, I'm sure people can help you here then. Cos with your budget, you maybe able to upgrade to a C2D?

Ross1234 · 2 May 2007 at 20:58

whats a c2d?

Ross1234 · 2 May 2007 at 20:59

CORE 2 DUO?

keogh · 2 May 2007 at 21:03

Ross1234 said:
CORE 2 DUO?

You got it, sorry!

Ross1234 · 2 May 2007 at 21:04

im not overclocking so should i not stick with amd?

keogh · 2 May 2007 at 21:09

Ross1234 said:
im not overclocking so should i not stick with amd?

Maybe, but if possible its always good to keep the PC as futureproof as possible, and if you have a budget that is good enough, its worth splashing out on a c2d.

What is ya budget?