Good Enough for gaming ?

[jefrey83]

Is my pc good enough for gaming probably playing by 1024x768 only

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ AM2
ECS A770M-A Amd770
WDC Caviar® SE 160gb 8mb cache sata
GeForce™ 8600GT Sonic 256MB
Kingston HyperX Memory 2GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC (KHX6400D2K2/2G)
Orient 604 casing w/500w psu
Power Pro AVR 500w
A4tech AH-980
A4tech OP-620d
A4tech KBS-720 ps2
17" LG T713SH Flatron black w/filter

 

[th_username]

everything is fine except video card at least 8800gs or 9600gso

 

[jefrey83]

would generic psu 500w be ok with Palit 768 9600GSO sonic?

 

[dirtmountain]

Good advice on the card and yes the 500w will handle it.

 

[dirtmountain]

Good card for that resolution that's $20 cheaper 9600GSO 384
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130356
Substantially better card at that same price 8800GTS 512
http://fxvideocards.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-8800-GTS-G92-512MB-ZT-88SES2P-FSP-256-bit-GDDR3-PCI-Express-2.0-x16-HDCP-Ready-SLI-ZOTAC-Video-Card-p-16280.html
another 8800GS for $79.99 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130332

 

[rtfm]

I have a 939 4800 cpu (i.e. a bit slower than yours) and just got a ati 9850 gfx card and crysis works great with all settings on high (except physics & water on medium) (at 1280x1024). Really nice card, but noisy if you let the fan spin up to 100%

 

[rtfm]

^^ EDIT: thats on xp with the demo level

 

[nvalhalla]

Have you already bought this stuff? Yes, an 8800GS or 9600 would be better, but if you have the 8600 and want to know if it'll work, yes it will. I played Crysis on a mix of med/high on a c2d and 8600GT at 768x1024. It worked fine. Anything else will run even better at that resolution. Heck, I gave the card to my friend who, with 1GB of RAM and a single core 3500, played COD4 with most settings maxed (no AA or AF) and it ran great.

If you can get something more powerful, do it. The 8800GS is REALLY cheap now, about the same price as 8600, so it makes a good entry level card.

 

[jefrey83]

thanks i will buy then
Athlon 64 X2 5200+ AM2
ECS A770M-A Amd770
WDC Caviar® SE 160gb 8mb cache sata
GeForce%u2122 9600GSO Sonic 768MB
Kingston HyperX Memory 2GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC (KHX6400D2K2/2G)
Orient 604 casing w/500w psu
Power Pro AVR 500w
A4tech AH-980
A4tech OP-620d
A4tech KBS-720 ps2
17" LG T713SH Flatron black w/filter

$480 U.S. dollars in my country

 

[liljone]

thanks i will buy then
Athlon 64 X2 5200+ AM2
ECS A770M-A Amd770
WDC Caviar® SE 160gb 8mb cache sata
GeForce%u2122 9600GSO Sonic 768MB
Kingston HyperX Memory 2GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC (KHX6400D2K2/2G)
Orient 604 casing w/500w psu
Power Pro AVR 500w
A4tech AH-980
A4tech OP-620d
A4tech KBS-720 ps2
17" LG T713SH Flatron black w/filter

$480 U.S. dollars in my country

allot better! Goodluck with the build.