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CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor - Retail
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail
HSF: Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120 mm Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler W/TX-2 - Retail
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 ... - Retail
GPU: XFX HD-487A-ZHFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
DVD: LG DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS50 - OEM
Case: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

i just want to know if it can or not, for everquest 2 and any other hardware taxing games. (mainly crysis)

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well you looking at maybe med-high 2aa on 1680x1080

Reply to obsidian86

thats cool.
but is there anyway to improve this build,or to be able to play it on high settings?

Reply to Anonymous

What resolution are you playing on? You could upgrade the GPU or crossfire if you wanted to but crossfire would require a stronger PSU

Reply to hunter315

i havent played anything yet, im going to build a better computer to game on thats under 800 bucks; i could throw in another 100 bucks or so if i needed too.
I'm just seeing if the build is good enough or not.
Yeah sounds great to get crossfire but that costs alot more.

heres another build i have....seems better...

CPU: Intel Core i5 750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail
MOBO: ASRock P55M Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH - Retail
HSF: COOLER MASTER Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU ... - Retail
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
PSU: PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS500 500W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply ... - Retail
GPU: SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
DVD: LITE-ON DVD Writer - Bulk - Black SATA Model iHAS224-06 LightScribe Support - OEM
Case: RAIDMAX Hurricane ATX-248WB Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

i want to run at high settings on everything, Crysis Xp
would this suffice? im not completley clever about GPU and such..haha

Reply to Anonymous

Significantly worse, the 4850 is good for crysis at 1280x1024 on high but wouldnt do for much above that. FPS is primarily dependent on the GPU not the CPU, the 720 bottlenecks at greater than 60 FPS for all of the benchmarks i have seen and thats all you need so the i5 wont provide an advantage but the lower GPU will hurt quite a bit.

Reply to hunter315

Crysis looks fine to me on high no AA with a x3 720, and a OC MSI 4850...

Reply to False_Dmitry_II

You are fine w/the i5. Make sure you OC the i5 to get more gaming performance out of it. As for the vid card, what resolution are you gaming at?

The 5xxx series are coming out in ~2 weeks, so I would wait until then. If you do consider the 4xxx series still, wait till a bit after then for a price drop. If it's still in your budget, consider a 5xxx card. From benchmarks of the 5870, it is an absolute beast in Crysis.

The early benchmarks had avg of ~30fps on everything high at 1920 x 1200, my guestimate would be that the 5850 would be able to handle your needs at 1680x1080 or below

And have you thought about going to a 64bit OS so make use of 4+gb ram and DX11 (w7)? I would consider that too

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Reply to aznguy0028

at what resolution though? A 4850 512MB is great at 1280x1024 but at 1680x1050 and 1920x1200 you should have 1GB of memory and a faster card to make better use of it like a 4870 or a 4890.

Saying that it looks fine at such and such detail settings with this hardware is meaningless without the resolution as that is the primary change in load on a graphics card.

Reply to hunter315

1080p resolution is good.
so a 4870 or above is good for 1080 and good settings and stuff?

Reply to Anonymous

To aznguy0028:

im planning on gaming at 1080p,theres a 5xxx series coming out? ha i didnt know that. thanks for the info though.
Yes im gonna get a 64 bit OS for the build. DX11 and windows 7; where do we get those from? ha XD

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alright so ill get a 4890 then...this build. as high i can go and as far; is this one...

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail
MOBO: ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
HSF: COOLER MASTER Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU ... - Retail
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail
GPU: XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
DVD: SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223B - OEM
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

this one has has a 4890 1 Gig like you said to get. a crossfire ready PSU and such...nice eh? ha XD
(i didnt pick what RAM i need,oops O.o)

Reply to Anonymous

WAIT for the ATI 58xx cards! As for RAM, any decent DDR3 1333/1600 will do.

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Reply to Shadow703793

Why would you buy an expensive $180 motherboard that supports Quad CrossFire if you think CrossFire is too expensive?

Buy a cheap 770 or 785G board. They'll get the job done for you just as well.

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Reply to Paranoidmage

Shadow703793 wrote :

WAIT for the ATI 58xx cards! As for RAM, any decent DDR3 1333/1600 will do.

Just how close are those? I tried googling and only found stuff talking about them 'coming out early next year' back in 2008 sometime.

And as for the resolution I'm running, 1680x1050. I don't know how much it was factory OC'ed but it was the best/cheapest one I saw back in spring. The heatpipes look cool, it's too bad they're pointed down and next to the motherboard from how it plugs in.

Reply to False_Dmitry_II

how much is crossfire anways? o.O

Reply to Anonymous

when exactly do those come out?
and thanks about the RAM.

Reply to Anonymous

The 5xxx cards are DX11 cards and should be 1.5x better than the ATI 4890.

To give you an idea of the power of the ATI 58xx cards: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3635

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Driving all of this is AMD's next-generation GPU, which will be announced later this month. I didn't leave out any letters, there's a single GPU driving all of these panels. The actual resolution being rendered at is 7680 x 3200; WoW got over 80 fps with the details maxed. This is the successor to the RV770.

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Reply to Shadow703793

Wow, that is the super-model of GPU'S XD
thats awsome. yup 5k series is mine.
so if it can display at 3200 (p?) on multiple monitors imagine if it was on just one

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