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- Mar 2, 2008 2:33 pm PT
IntelCore2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz-Dual SLI XFX geforce 8800GTS 512mb 2GB,NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
alright so im trying to build a pc for my dad so he can play crysis i know right.... lol as you can see on my specs for my pc below, its almost the same and i have no problem with crysis on high quality but what about this specs? pretty much the same as mine but just 2gb rams, what yall think yes for crysis or thumbs down? thanks!!!
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz
750 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
SLI dual XFX geforce 8800 GTS 320mb xxx (factory OC)
AlienAdrenaline v1.0: Video Performance Optimizer
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 1024MB
NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
Vista Home Premium
250GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
Standard cooling (no liquid)
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- Mar 2, 2008 2:41 pm PT
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.6Ghz (HT @ 2255Mhz)
MSI 785GM-E65
Corsair DDR3 3X1GB @ 1502Mhz Cas9
EVGA 8800GTS 512mb (for folding)
Im baaack
[QUOTE="sniper2606"]alright so im trying to build a pc for my dad so he can play crysis i know right.... lol as you can see on my specs for my pc below, its almost the same and i have no problem with crysis on high quality but what about this specs? pretty much the same as mine but just 2gb rams, what yall think yes for crysis or thumbs down? thanks!!!
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz
750 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
SLI dual XFX geforce 8800 GTS 320mb xxx (factory OC)
AlienAdrenaline v1.0: Video Performance Optimizer
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 1024MB
NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
Vista Home Premium
250GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
Standard cooling (no liquid)
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dont buy sli 8800gts 320 cards its a waste of money if you can buy the 3870x2
and exactly what psu are you buying
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- Mar 2, 2008 2:52 pm PT
PC gamer for life!!
[QUOTE="sabbath2gamer"][QUOTE="sniper2606"]alright so im trying to build a pc for my dad so he can play crysis i know right.... lol as you can see on my specs for my pc below, its almost the same and i have no problem with crysis on high quality but what about this specs? pretty much the same as mine but just 2gb rams, what yall think yes for crysis or thumbs down? thanks!!!
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz
750 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
SLI dual XFX geforce 8800 GTS 320mb xxx (factory OC)
AlienAdrenaline v1.0: Video Performance Optimizer
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 1024MB
NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
Vista Home Premium
250GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
Standard cooling (no liquid)
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dont buy sli 8800gts 320 cards its a waste of money if you can buy the 3870x2
and exactly what psu are you buying
[/QUOTE]They are substantially cheaper than the 3870X2 if you didnt know and i doubt they would perform much worse either.
But i think he should go with 9600GT SLI that's a better option than the GTS SLI.
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- Mar 2, 2008 3:11 pm PT
e8400- GTX 260- 6gb- Xbox 360- Wii- 32" LG 1080p HDTV- Z-2300 speakers
[QUOTE="sniper2606"]alright so im trying to build a pc for my dad so he can play crysis i know right.... lol as you can see on my specs for my pc below, its almost the same and i have no problem with crysis on high quality but what about this specs? pretty much the same as mine but just 2gb rams, what yall think yes for crysis or thumbs down? thanks!!!
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz
750 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
SLI dual XFX geforce 8800 GTS 320mb xxx (factory OC)
AlienAdrenaline v1.0: Video Performance Optimizer
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 1024MB
NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
Vista Home Premium
250GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
Standard cooling (no liquid)
[/QUOTE] Get Intel's Core 2 duo e8400,($240) oc it to 4.0ghz, and a 8800gts G92 version ($310) instead of your CPU/GPU. Also, you should get Windows XP.... Not Vista.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
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