Is this specs good for gaming

[vishalaestro]

AMD Athlon II X3 450 , Asus MotherBoard - M4A78LT-M LE,3gb ddr3 ram and 1gb 9500gt ... i chose this mobo coz it has hybrid crossfire x which also enables onboard graphics with my discrete card so i can get higher frame rates my doubt is whether i can use this system config for 3yrs and if required i will upgrade the ram and graph card ..i think this will be cheap than intel dual core e5700 and asus mobo and 3gb ram

 

[rolli59]

It is a budget gaming machine. The hybrid CF does only work with low end ATI GPU´s not with your nvidia 9500GT which is getting outdated and low end. A more powerful GPU will make that a better gaming rig, GTS450, HD5750 and so on.

 

[deanyan15]

You will need a better graphic card, the 9500GT is old and very slow. What kind of games are you going to play?

 

[vishalaestro]

i will play hi res games like crysis 2 ,nfs hot pursuit 2and cod 7 i just want to play without lag at 1024*768 at 20 or more fps

 

[Emperus]

At that resolution, the games will get CPU dependent for the majority of the part. And needless to say that your CPU is not the best gaming CPU available. I'd be tempted to even recommend an outdated C2D rig here as those chips can be overclocked heavily. What is your max budget for the rig?

 

[vishalaestro]

i dont want to upgrade my cpu after hearing ur ideas i found that if i upgrade i want to buy a proper system for which i have to wait a year ..can i do any tweaks to make those games playable at the res above without damaging my cpu

 

[Emperus]

Hey I did not mean to say that those games won't be playable. I simply got the impression from your first post that you have just chosen the components and not bought them yet. Anyways, as unanimously said by all others, you need to get a better video card. Something like a cheap HD 5670 will be good. And upgrade to a better monitor soon. 1024 x 768 is fast disappearing as an option from many games.

 

[jaguarskx]

The 9500GT is a very weak card; it is also a bit old as well. See below for benchmark review back in Dec 2009.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Axle/GeForce_GT_220/1.html

The HD 5670 would the card you should buy if you are on a budget. It is a little more powerful than the 9600GT (I have that in my Home Theater PC) and I have seen it on sale in the US for around $50 - $60. See review:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Axle/Radeon_HD_5670/1.html

 

[vishalaestro]

Best answer selected by vishalaestro.

 

[vishalaestro]

currently im using pentium d 3ghz and 1gb 9500gt ddr2 card i want to play nfs hot pursuit at 20fps with this specs can i do any tweaks to run it at 20fps because currently im gettin only 10fps