Just a few questions regarding my new PC!

[Pastasauce]

Hello guys, I've finally completed my PC that I was asking questions about in previous threads.

The final specs:

RAM: 4GB 800 DDR2 RAM
Graphics Card: 8800GTX 768MB
Hard drive: 500GB 7200RPM
Processor: Q6600 Quad-Core Processor
Mother Board: Asus Striker Extreme Gaming Motherboard
PSU: 525W Power Source


First question: Will my computer run World of Warcraft on the highest possible setting? With at least a 60+ frame rate?

Second question: Will I be able to leave one game open and alt tab into Windows to check MSN/do some work on Word without lagging?

Third question: Will my PC be able to handle Crysis? If so on what setting?

Final question: Approx. how long until my computer becomes obsolete (or as close to as possible)?

 

[veg1992]

yes, yes, yes, yes, at Maxed out on Vista but your gonna get like 30fps or so... 3 years I guess?

 

[Pastasauce]

yes, yes, yes, yes, at Maxed out on Vista but your gonna get like 30fps or so... 3 years I guess?

Thanks for the quick response yet again Vern .

What will the difference of FPS be if I use Windows XP? (Which I'm planning to)

 

[veg1992]

i hear theres a bit of a drop.. but I'd recommend going XP, because you don't have that DX10 FPS Drop you'd have with Vista, and people still say it looks the same

 

[Merkwürdigeliebe]

You gotta be more specific about some of the parts you are getting.

And IMO, the GTX is not a good investment. Go with an 512MB 8800GT or the 512MB 8800GTS G92 Revision.

And as much as I'd advocate getting a super nice motherboard like the Striker Extreme, are you really going to make use of any of the extra features like RAID, SLI, 1394/Firewire? Plus 680I board will not support any Yorkfield processors (ie. the QX9650, Q9450, etc. etc.) And the P35 chipset tends to overclock much better.

 

[veg1992]

ya.. I would have told him to make the changes, but I think he already bought it... so I couldn't make suggestions

 

[Pastasauce]

You gotta be more specific about some of the parts you are getting.

And IMO, the GTX is not a good investment. Go with an 512MB 8800GT or the 512MB 8800GTS G92 Revision.

And as much as I'd advocate getting a super nice motherboard like the Striker Extreme, are you really going to make use of any of the extra features like RAID, SLI, 1394/Firewire? Plus 680I board will not support any Yorkfield processors (ie. the QX9650, Q9450, etc. etc.) And the P35 chipset tends to overclock much better.

Well I bought the parts already actually I'm just wondering about the questions from the original post. Oh and which parts would you like me to be specific about?

 

[Merkwürdigeliebe]

the ram, psu and hard drive. but heck, if you already bought them..

 

[thirdshiftdj]

ClubIT Product - ASUS Maximus Formula LGA775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard Retail

 

[Pastasauce]

The RAM is 4GB Crucial Ballistix, The PSU is Enermax 535Watt ATX power Supply, the harddrive is Seagate 500gb at 7200RPM.