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    crysis pc build need help

    right i have 950 to spend on a new rig will overclock i want to get the best performance out of it possible running crysis what hardware you guys suggest ?

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    I'd be looking at

    Intel Q6600 + decent HSF (scythe ninja, thermalright 120 extreme etc...) - £190
    2 - 4gb of PC6400 RAM (scan today only has corsair xms2 for £37 per 2gb)
    Abit IP-35 or the Pro if you require some extra little features - £80 or £120
    Geforce 8800GT - £170
    Antec P182 - £80
    Corsair 520w HX - £65
    500GB Western Digital AAKS - £60
    Dvd Writer - £20

    With 4GB of RAM and the IP-35pro you're looking at around £785 and a system which should overclock nicely to around 3.4GHz.

    You could get an 8800GTX or Ultra with the extra money but i'm not sure it's worth it.

    If the new 8800GTS (with g92 chip) isn't just a fairy story I would imagine that would be the GPU to have.

    My mate's pc which is essentially the same as "my system" runs it at 1680 x 1050 with medium settings and never seems to go below 30fps. It looks pretty good anyway. I find it such a boring game though, cod4 ftw!!

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    yea crysis doesnt seem that intenense i completed it on my m8s pc i just see it as the highhest demanding game and using it to build my pc around coz i dont see any games gettign any betetr graphics then that for a while

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    As above but would change that western digital hard drive to the
    500 GB Samsung HD501LJ Spinpoint T166 Its about £63 and is faster.

    Look at the artic cooling freezer 7 pro for the cpu cooler. Its about £17 is supposidly excellent.

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    I take a look at the Coolermaster RC-1000 Cosmos case and a Asus P5K Premium/WiFi-AP maybe even go for a X38.

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    dude get a asus P5E X38 pci 2.0 is twice as fast and in games the pci 2.0 ATI HD2400/HD2600 saw a 10% increase over old pci-e
    Waiting for luck is like waiting for death

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    This is the spec im thinking of getting
    lol dam computer technology when you need a new pc u might aswell w8 but when the new thing is out there is somthing better around the corner again

    ok i shall re run my new pc again right

    CPU : - Scan
    Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 G0 SLACR, 95W, S775, 2.40 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, OEM
    £157.44

    MOBO: - Scan
    Asus P5KR, iP35, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 1066/667/800 MHz, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX
    £73.54

    HSF: - Scan
    Scythe Ninja Plus Rev B Fanless HeatPipe Cooler S775/S478/S754/S939/940 c/w 120mm Quiet Fan
    £27.67

    HDD: - Scan
    Samsung HD501LJ Spinpoint T166, SATA II, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ
    £61.09

    CASE: - Scan
    Antec P182 Advanced PERFORMANCE ONE SERIES Super Midi Tower Case, Gun Metal Black (no PSU)
    £82.12

    PSU - Scan
    600w Tagan TG-600-U33 2ForceII Intel EPS12V V2.91, standard ATX V2.2, x4 +12V rails, 80% efficiency
    £72.84

    CD/DVD RW - Scan
    Samsung SH-S203N/BEBN 20x DVD±R, 12x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA,Lightscribe, Black, OEM inc Nero
    £18.20

    MEMORY - Ebuyer
    OCZ 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 CL 4-4-4-15 PLATINUM XTC with LIFETIME WARRANTY
    £88.21

    GFX CARD - Scan / Komplett / Ebuyer all out of stock atm
    XFX GeForce 8800GT 670M 512MB XXX GDDR3, PCI-Express 2.0, 2xDVI/HDCP, 670/1950Mhz
    210.00 >

    £791.11 not inc delivery but free delivery with scan

    is the graphics card a wise choice it seems really good and the price tag is nice what you guys think so far of the spec?

    what you think needs changing i have a budget of 950 what could i make better ect i may get another monitor 22inch 150 quid so that leaves me pretty much done

    shall i change the ram and HDD??
    is 4g that worth it is it better getting a nice 2gb set which is better ?

    you think this is a good system to keep me happy and my gaming life at uni good for a few years

    and also ive noticed the GT is pcie2.0 is the mobo i have selected 2.0 also if not what mobo would you suggest thats 2.0







    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzen View Post
    GeForce 8 Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Judging by those figures its going to leave the GT's as well as the old GTS's well behind. Looks like even the GTX may struggle to keep up with it.

    Roll on December 3rd.

    Going to be around $250-300 so should drop in here now at around £200-220.

    Just a thought......do you think the lack of 8800GT's is anything to do with the fact that this new GTS is on its way and the priorites for nVidia are lying with that? I dunno but its possible.

    if this is true is it worth picking up 1 of these its only a few weeks and i can wait will the new GTS be a much bigger difference and with a 200 - 250 price tag .. well im game
    Last edited by fortune2k; 22-11-2007 at 09:03 PM.

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    Is that 2 sets of that OCZ ram? If not its way over priced.

    The GTS would be worth waiting for if the speculations are correct.

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    yeah give it a month for the graphics card. There's some new ones coming out soon.

    P5K deluxe is nice, and 4gb OCZ ram too. Make sure you get Vista Premium 64 so you can use all 4gb of ram, and Crysis runs better with 64bit.

    The Arctic cooler 7 for about £15 is brilliant. Still one of the best around.

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    freezer is good but noisey in the P182 and the bigger towers (and the thermalright ultima 90) are quieter and overclock better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by staffsMike View Post
    freezer is good but noisey in the P182 and the bigger towers (and the thermalright ultima 90) are quieter and overclock better.
    is it worth getting a fan for the thermalright ultima 90 if so wat fan... i am trying to keep the noise down


    i wanan get the ninja rev b looks nice perfroms nice
    Last edited by fortune2k; 23-11-2007 at 01:29 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by neonplanet40 View Post
    As above but would change that western digital hard drive to the 500 GB Samsung HD501LJ Spinpoint T166 Its about £63 and is faster.
    Not really. I was deciding between the T166 and the AAKS a few weeks ago and ended up going for the T166. But that's only because the T166 is cheaper, quieter and fast enough for storage use.

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    Do you really need 500Gb of storage?

    I'm looking at getting the Raptor X just for over all performance. I'm not really worried about storage. I can add more in the future and use the X as a sytem drive.

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    hell yea where else will i store my movies ect ect i got 750gb on this and its full

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    My 8800GT does crysis all guns blazing if thats any help! I figure ONLY JUST though.

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    Re: crysis pc build need help

    right after reading your inout and taking in to considertaion this is my updated spec proposal :


    CPU : - Scan
    Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 G0 SLACR, 95W, S775, 2.40 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, OEM
    £157.44

    MOBO: - Scan
    Asus P5KR, iP35, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 1066/667/800 MHz, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX
    £73.54

    HSF: - Scan
    Scythe Ninja Plus Rev B Fanless HeatPipe Cooler S775/S478/S754/S939/940 c/w 120mm Quiet Fan
    £27.67

    HDD: - Scan
    Samsung HD501LJ Spinpoint T166, SATA II, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ
    £61.09

    CASE: - Scan
    Antec P182 Advanced PERFORMANCE ONE SERIES Super Midi Tower Case, Gun Metal Black (no PSU)
    £82.12

    PSU - Scan
    600w Tagan TG-600-U33 2ForceII Intel EPS12V V2.91, standard ATX V2.2, x4 +12V rails, 80% efficiency
    £72.84

    CD/DVD RW - Scan
    Samsung SH-S203N/BEBN 20x DVD±R, 12x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA,Lightscribe, Black, OEM inc Nero
    £18.20

    MEMORY - Scan
    2x
    2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12
    £81.40

    GFX CARD - Scan out of stock atm
    512MB MSI 8800GT OC, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), 1900 MHz, GDDR3, GPU 660 MHz, 2 x Dual Link DVI-I, HDTV
    176.24

    £766.14£14 delivery hopefully i get that off


    what you guys think ? bare in mind i want to overclock this what you think doo i need any cooling additions
    Last edited by fortune2k; 23-11-2007 at 02:12 AM.

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