Builds System looking to make

[Adamsnake]

Hi all, below is the system i want to build. I am looking to make it last for a year or so.

 

Is it going to be ok for gamming?, I may need to change the graphics card but may need to upgrade.

 

I want to run crysis and far cry on high / mid with good frame rate (lol u here this all the time )

 

Will the system below do it apart from the graphics card.

 

Will it support SLI or Crossfire?

 

Cheers

 

Adamsnake

 

PC SPECS

 

MSI G31 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148371 -

[thebridgerofdoom]

What your res? if its 2560 x 1600 ur 4850 will start crying.

 

And ATI cards ONLY support xfire. (well at least the modern cards) SLI is for Nvidea.

Edited July 14, 2009 by thebridgerofdoom

[Adamsnake]

Nah m8 only got small 19inch, only can handly 1280 x 1024 lol.

 

cheers fella.

[Adamsnake]

Looking to get parts a.s.a.p.

 

So is this any good for gaming?

[Adamsnake]

Would it be worth paying the extra for this

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139971

 

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket 775 (3.0GHz) 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed Processor

[Fight Game]

does the games you play have support for more than 1 core? Do you do multiple things at one time? Do you plan to overclock either?

[Adamsnake]

Yes the games i play support more then 1 core (play all types of games).

 

Yes i do multiple things at one time, game, internet, burn.

 

Overclock would like to try it out cheers.

[Adamsnake]

So any help guys?. I really need to get this sorted.

 

Whats the system like?. would i be best off sticking with Intel or moving to AMD?.

[kingdingeling]

Chill dude! The hardware is not gonna run away from you if you take 10 minutes longer to order! I know the feeling when you're twitching the trigger finger, but keep it together!

 

The PSU is great, case is whatever you want, vid card is fine, but lemme get a shot at the rest. This Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L will make you happier, same as the E7400 instead of the Q8200. Gaming, you want a dual core and higher frequencies if possible. The E7x00 series is a good bang for your buck! Now the memory, a set of OCZ 2x2GB DDR2-800 sticks will again make you happier when gaming.

 

Price wise, it should work out roughly the same, maybe 10 quid more, but they'll be well worth it!

[Fight Game]

since

 

Yes the games i play support more then 1 core (play all types of games).

 

Yes i do multiple things at one time, game, internet, burn.

 

Overclock would like to try it out cheers.

 

I would suggest sticking with the quad core. Whats your budget? The e6600 would be better, but its a little more money. With the price of ram, you should get 4gb too. You said it needs to last 1 year - does that mean you plan to buy a new pc then?

[Adamsnake]

My budget is around 340 - 400.

 

Well really im looking for the pc to last 2 years untill gaming and intel change.

 

Sorry for being pain im running a crappy p4 lol.

 

I deffo wanna game.

 

cheers

[kingdingeling]

I would suggest sticking with the quad core. Whats your budget? The e6600 would be better, but its a little more money. With the price of ram, you should get 4gb too. You said it needs to last 1 year - does that mean you plan to buy a new pc then?

Why would he need a Quad? Quads only make sense for bragging rights, folding, or hardcore photoshopping, video editing and rendering! The E6600 is a gazillion years old and is only 65nm, whereas the E7400 is 45nm, therefore runs cooler and uses less electricity.

 

@Adam, I'd suggest you get the build I outlined in my previous post, as well as the other parts you had listed up the top. But keep in mind that the 400W Corsair will not handle dual 4850s in Crossfire if that is the plan somewhere down the line!