Would this i7 2600k setup run these super high end games?

shimaoful

Distinguished
Jun 29, 2011
17
0
18,510
im considering a $1385 deal on this:
i7 2600k 3.4ghz
nvidia gtx 570 1.2gb
8gb ddr3 pc1600 kingston

If crysis bad company 2 metro 2033 and the upcoming bf3 were to have its settings maxed out plus full AA and 1920x1080.
Would all of them be above 60 fps? meaning the lowest fps would be around 60 for each of them.

I'm not big on AA im satisfied with 2x. So if I decrease it to 2x would all of them's lowest fps be above 60? if its like around the 80s its even better.
 
Metro and Crysis are indeed hogs, but, are as equally GPU hogs as they are at being CPU hogs...; these two in particular are not games known as being 'easy' to pull a constant 60 fps at, even 'only' at 1080P, and certainly not at max/enthusiast settings.

If anything, I'd drop the cpu selected to a 2500k, and invest the saved $100-$150 into a GTX580 is possible....; twin 560Ti cards in SLI would be even faster yet at 1920x1200 and possibly even above that.
 

shimaoful

Distinguished
Jun 29, 2011
17
0
18,510
so if i switch to a i7 2500k it would be better so my first setup cannot fulfill the things i want to have it done?

also is 2x gtx 560ti s better or 1 gtx 580 1.5gb better? with the i5 2500k?
 
1 gb framebuffer is plenty thru 1920x1200, and even adequate at 2560x1600...

Given an adequate PSU, I'm simply saying twin 560Ti cards are a very nice speed step above a single ref 580...; as 580s are coming down a bit in price, it's a tough all, but, neither will likely be considered slow for quite a while....
 

AdrianPerry

Distinguished
SLI 560 Ti's will bench higher than single 580, however if you ever want a GPU upgrade again, you will more than likely have to swap both cards where-as if you spent the money now on a single 580, you could add another anytime and 2 580s are easily going to out perform 2 560's but at a cost :)
 

shimaoful

Distinguished
Jun 29, 2011
17
0
18,510
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K 3.30 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)
HDD: 750GB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-5] (Single Hard Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Kingston HyperX)
MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX/SLI] GigaByte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX MB w/ Lucid Virtu + Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 Dolby Home Theater Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 3 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI (All Venom OC Certified)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+460] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)


would this configuration do the job for the first post i mentioned??
its total cost plus ups ground shipping is $1687.
 

shimaoful

Distinguished
Jun 29, 2011
17
0
18,510
o also one important crucial question I forget to ask. Does the motherboard affects the speed in any way or just the slots?
Also does the watt requirement matter that much if i just meet it?
 
by the time he needed a gpu upgrade, he'd likley be upgrading CPU and MB as well, what with PCI-e 3.0 MBs hitting the market, and the forthcoming BD, IB, SB-E, etc.... :)

I would still recommend 2500k/GTX580 over the 2600k/GTX570, and we'll leave the SLI debate behind for now...
 

shimaoful

Distinguished
Jun 29, 2011
17
0
18,510
Ok guys I've read a bunch of reviews and I was planning to get this 2500k 580 rig from Cyber POWER Pc but i heard they are terrible so I was considering Ibuypowerpc cause these seem the cheapest.


Which one do u guys recommend??
 
I would talk with a computer shop in your area, and ask how much for assembly if you order the parts...(I'd be surprised if they would not do it for $100 or less, it is not difficult work)

That way, you can get a quality case, PSU (Antec, Corsair, XFX) mainboard (Asus, MSI, GigaByte), mem, gpu, etc., down to the last detail....

Many of the prebuilts tend to use crappy PSUs on midrange builds, and/or do not offer SLI/Xfire MBs until you get into the $2000 builds, etc....