Interested in buying a new Pc

[Leigh1]

Hey everyone I'm new to these forums,

I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me look into building a new desktop,
The computer would mainly be used for gaming.

The game I am specifically building the computer for is "Crysis"

Here are the apparent details for the game;

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
* Optical Drive: DVD
* Software: DX10 with Windows Vista
Plus maybe for the computer to be better then whats said for it to run the game smoothly at a high quality of detail.

Would anybody be able to help me figure out how much a computer of this standard would cost?
Plus what motherboard etc. would be needed to run it.


Any help on this matter would be great.

Thankyou.

 

[commandercup]

no...

for the game to run smoothly at high detail for decent resolutions with dx10 effects, you'd need atleast an 8800 gts 640mb, or maybe even a 8800 GTX

pentium D is terrible, go with C2D for gaming or even C2DE if you want to be a bit more futureproof

6 GB hard drive? You'd have major problems playing on that... your supposed to have around 25 GB free space at all times, 15 minimum

get 2 gigs (2x1gb) so they can run dual channel for your mem configuration

 

[Leigh1]

I didnt mean thats what i recommend.
thats what the site says for our computer to have avalible.

Any idea of around how much this is going to cost?

 

[b1gapl]

Hey Leigh1

You can build a computer capable of playing Crysis, with acceptable framerates, for about $800-1000+.

 

[commandercup]

I didnt mean thats what i recommend.
thats what the site says for our computer to have avalible.

Any idea of around how much this is going to cost?

no...

for the game to run smoothly at high detail for decent resolutions with dx10 effects, you'd need atleast an 8800 gts 640mb (~325), or maybe even a 8800 GTX (~500)

pentium D is terrible, go with C2D (40-200) for gaming or even C2DE (100-300) if you want to be a bit more futureproof

6 GB hard drive? You'd have major problems playing on that... your supposed to have around 25 GB free space at all times, 15 minimum (20-200)

get 2 gigs (2x1gb) so they can run dual channel for your mem configuration (30-120)

there you go

 

[Leigh1]

Thankyou.
It's much appreciated

 

[Invisible]

core 2 duo extreme isnt 100-300 :/

 

[veg1992]

core 2 duo extreme isnt 100-300 :/

yep.. its more like 999$ to 1500$ or higher in other situations...

so u need a Crysis Machine?

brb.. and i'll get you some links

Newegg.com - PNY VCG88GTS32XPB GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported HDCP Video Card - Retail
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail (if you want a quad-core.. they are about $300 and worth it)
Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DH-16D2P-04 - OEM
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Add a Case
and thats about near 800$

 

[b1gapl]

The Corsair 520HX is overpriced at newegg. They're much cheaper at zipzoomfly.com or buy.com:

Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W Power Supply at ZipZoomfly
Buy.com - Corsair 520W SLI Certified Modular ATX Power Supply - CMPSU-520HX

I'd also suggest getting the case from zipzoomfly.com, because it's free shipping.

 

[veg1992]

The Corsair 520HX is overpriced at newegg. They're much cheaper at zipzoomfly.com or buy.com:

Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W Power Supply at ZipZoomfly
Buy.com - Corsair 520W SLI Certified Modular ATX Power Supply - CMPSU-520HX

I'd also suggest getting the case from zipzoomfly.com, because it's free shipping.

i think i'm missing something vital on that list... do u know what it is?