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07-05-2009, 12:31 PM
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Ive been wanting to play crysis for a while. Im a consol guy and have been all my life. I see that pc's are cheap these days and was wondering if I should buy one from Best buy or build it myself. I dont care for blue ray player.
what parts would I need to play this crysis game full settings? and how much am I looking at $?
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07-05-2009, 02:06 PM
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Crysis eh?
I'd say $1500ish for parts at least to run it at full settings
Just for the tower.....still might not be enough.
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07-05-2009, 02:55 PM
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Yeah, I just priced out a tower build using i7 920, 6GB, X58 motherboard, 1TB, 1 DVD burner, 700W OCZ PSU and 2x 4890XXX CFed and it came out to be ~$1600 before taxes. This should be able to run it at 1680x1050 with 4xAA and have no problem, but it's going to be a noisy monster. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A...ossFire/6.html
And by the way, please don't buy a computer from Best Buy. Go get NCIX to assemble one for you.
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07-05-2009, 03:17 PM
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07-05-2009, 04:15 PM
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what resolution are you planning to play at? Are you going to be playing Crysis with AA + AF? How long are you going to keep the PC for?
If you are going to be playing anywhere near the HD resolution with 35+ FPS you are probably looking at spending $1400+ just for the rig itself. http://www.guru3d.com/article/sapphi...aporx-review/8 http://www.guru3d.com/article/sapphi...porx-review/13 | |
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07-05-2009, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Manic! | Uh... no. To get to my specified rig above, it'll cost $2000+.
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07-05-2009, 07:23 PM
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motherboard: Gigabyte EP43-UD3L $95.5
CPU: Intel e5200 o/c @ 4ghz - $80
Ram: 2gb - $33
HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB $59
DVD: Samsung DVD writer $23.5
Video card: GTX 275 $260
LCD: ASUS VH222H 1920x1080 $195
Case: Cheap Logisys case with 480w PSU: $45
Keyboard/mouse:/speakers ??
Total: $791 + tax
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07-05-2009, 08:22 PM
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^2GB ram isnt gonna get you far
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07-05-2009, 08:50 PM
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And that's not going to run Crysis at full with 4xAA/AF at 1680x1050.
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07-05-2009, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by asian_XL motherboard: Gigabyte EP43-UD3L $95.5
CPU: Intel e5200 o/c @ 4ghz - $80
Ram: 2gb - $33
HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB $59
DVD: Samsung DVD writer $23.5
Video card: GTX 275 $260
LCD: ASUS VH222H 1920x1080 $195
Case: Cheap Logisys case with 480w PSU: $45
Keyboard/mouse:/speakers ??
Total: $791 + tax | The man needs at least an i7 processor with 6 gigs of ram. I don't mind the graphics card choice but don't cheap out on the mobo/case/psu. If you are going to build a gaming machine then invest the money in it; just don't build a half ass one then scratching your head and wondering why the visuals looks so crappy and game is lagging.
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07-05-2009, 09:02 PM
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fine, another $100 on the o/ced GTX 285
and some ram...still under $1000
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07-05-2009, 09:38 PM
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^game won't lag, just long load times.
bestbuy lied to you. you don't need an i7+6gb ram to play nice games.
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07-05-2009, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 01-xtreme ^game won't lag, just long load times.
bestbuy lied to you. you don't need an i7+6gb ram to play nice games. | OP's talking about running it at FULL at HIGH resolution. For me, that means everything turned up plus at least 4xAA/AF, and something like 1680x1050 or higher. And if we're talking Crysis, judging by the benchies done by test sites - one of which I linked up there, you need a fairly robust system if a i7 965 + 6GB + GTX 295 1792MB is cranking out an average of only 50fps.
Plus, if he wants to be playing games and not bother upgrading for a while, there's nothing to do but to go to the top.
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07-05-2009, 09:57 PM
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didn't we disagree about something a while back too, roastpuff?
the gtx295 is cranking out 40 fps. the i7 and the 6gb ram is doing the other 10.
edit: as long as the cpu isn't bottle necking the gpu, which in crysis, it won't be. run crysis through a register; it's the hummers of games.
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07-05-2009, 10:21 PM
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the OP probably has no idea what it is going to cost...
spending over $1g on a PC just to play games is silly imo...well, whatever floats in your mind.
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07-05-2009, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 01-xtreme didn't we disagree about something a while back too, roastpuff?
the gtx295 is cranking out 40 fps. the i7 and the 6gb ram is doing the other 10.
edit: as long as the cpu isn't bottle necking the gpu, which in crysis, it won't be. run crysis through a register; it's the hummers of games. | I think it was that Phenom X3 thing? Something like that.
Well, I at least want a better CPU in place than a e5200 that's been O/Ced. i7 may not be necessary, but it sure helps for smooth gameplay when combined with a monster videocard! 
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07-06-2009, 09:13 AM
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I dont' think you can ever play crysis at maxed out quality even if you willing to dig out $2000. http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/g...v1.21,757.html
a CF 4870 x2 or GTX280 will only give you 20fps at 1600 x 1050. I think you can go up to 1900 x 1200 which will make the fps even worse. (These are for parts 6 months ago, not sure how much things have improved during these 6 months)
Btw, Crysis at 1600 x 1050 + maxout quality on PC will have much better graphic than on console.
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07-06-2009, 10:35 AM
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I'd say do it if you plan on keeping this comp awhile and plan on gaming alot on it.
Like I said before the total to run this game smoothly is easily $1500+. I don't know about you but even spending $1000 just to play one game seems a little ludicrous. That game is the benchmark game for PC.
Like others have said, get something worthwhile so you don't have to keep upgrading as soon as new software/games come out.
Computers are cheaper nowadays, but definately NOT cheap. It's cheap to buy a comp to check email and surf the internet. Far from cheap for video editting or gaming comps.
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07-06-2009, 10:52 AM
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never pay over $1500 for a computer..cause those top of the line products will drop so quickly...but at the same time if you plan on gaming on it a keeping it for a while...dont pay below $1000 either or it'll just become obsolete in 2 years.
In a nutshell, don't cheap out but don't go for overkill products
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07-06-2009, 12:47 PM
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#20 | | I don't like cheese but I love milk!
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero never pay over $1500 for a computer..cause those top of the line products will drop so quickly...but at the same time if you plan on gaming on it a keeping it for a while...dont pay below $1000 either or it'll just become obsolete in 2 years.
In a nutshell, don't cheap out but don't go for overkill products | i beg to differ
I know this is subjective, but $1000 can get you a fairly high end gaming PC nowaday.
$700 can get you a PC that will play most games out there in high setting.
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