Geforce 530 GT 1GB

[admin777]

I want upgrade to a new computer. My budget is not big. I want to play heavy games (like crysis 2,...etc) for 5 hrs/day. . Here is My question, Can Geforce 530 GT , 1GB work with these kind of games and last long and not become overheated with these computer components:

Processor I5 2500K 3.3GHZ
Coolermaster CPU
Mother Board B61
RAM 2GB

 

[Jay-Z]

You have an epic processor but your GPU is tiny. Can you stretch to a 7850 or 6870? This would be great:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521

To save this money get an i3 instead of the i5 like this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116775

I assume coolermaster cpu means the 212+ EVO cooler which is great

I am unsure of your mobo

RAM is cheap now, 2Gb is not much, with this you will be set.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

 

[admin777]

If the mobo is gigabyte b73 or H61, would that be good for the 530 GT ??

 

[Jay-Z]

I am not sure however I do know that i5 2500k will be bottlenecked seriously be a 530GT. The 530GT might play Crisis 2 on low settings. I have to ask why the big difference in CPU and GPU?

 

[admin777]

Ok I will change it to I3 as you mentioned so that it can work with 530 GT. Now Are CPU and GBU good for each other?

I have another question, Is there a probablity that the VGA gets overheated with the presence of master cooler ??, That what I'm concerned about the most.

Also I want to know how you run crysis 2 on low setting ???

 

[Jay-Z]

I am sorry, I am starting to get out of my experience. However, you should not worry about the VGA overheating. Also by low setting I should have the lowest available which I believe is named high.

Have you already bought the 530GT? If not choose a different card, seriously for heavy gaming the 530GT is not a good choice in my opinion. A relatively cheap card like a 6850 would far out perform the 530GT but that option is up to you. Here is generic benchmark
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+530

Finally, to answer the original question, if you are happy with lower quality and lower resolutions then yes you can play Crisis 2 and should not have to worry about overheating if the ambient temperature is reasonable. It has been done before http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgsNpxPkNp8&feature=relmfu