Crysis aimed PC

[apower101]

Hi everyone,
sorry for the repeated pc suggestions, but I am anxious to build one and am in need of as much assistance as possible.

WHich would be better for crysis 3:
System 1
Core 2 quad q6600 @ 3 ghz
8 gb ddr2 1066 mhz kingston ram
Gigabyte Ga-ep45-ud3l
Sapphire 7950 oc or gtx 670
and a good psu

system 2
AMd Fx-8350
8 gb ddr3 1600 mhz ram
Good mobo (ASrock)
Sapphire 7950 oc or gtx 670
good psu

Thanks

 

[manofchalk]

System 2, if only because it isn't using a CPU from 2008.

 

[Cyrus3v]

I saw a video on IGN and the suggestion they have to play the new Crysis 3:


Cooler master HAF XM ATX Mid Case
Corsair cx750m atx 12v, 750 Watt
Gigabyte ga-x79-ip4 LGA 2001
G Skill Ripjaws X series 16 GB DDR RAM
Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge e 3.6 GHZ
EVGA GeFroce GTX 670 FTW GDDR5 256
Western Digital 1TB Sata III 7200RPM
Enermax ecomaster ETS - T40-TA CPU


They also show how to assemble everything.

Hope this helps you.

 

[scragnoff]

I agree with manofchalk.

Your second system would be able to play Crysis 3 better than your first one.

I've read benchmarks showing that Crysis 3 performs better with more cores, and the 8350's should beat out the q6600 easily.

This was taken from a benchmarking site:

 

[Wisecracker]

If you are considering the Sapphire Flex- or Vapor-X HD7950, I would drop your CPU down to the FX6300 95w and snag either a Sapphire or Gigabyte HD 7970

(and the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 AM3+)

 

[Novuake]

I saw a video on IGN and the suggestion they have to play the new Crysis 3:


Cooler master HAF XM ATX Mid Case
Corsair cx750m atx 12v, 750 Watt
Gigabyte ga-x79-ip4 LGA 2001
G Skill Ripjaws X series 16 GB DDR RAM
Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge e 3.6 GHZ
EVGA GeFroce GTX 670 FTW GDDR5 256
Western Digital 1TB Sata III 7200RPM
Enermax ecomaster ETS - T40-TA CPU


They also show how to assemble everything.

Hope this helps you.

PLease don't suggest stuff liek that again. Total CPU over, rather pump the 400$ overkill from CPU into the GPU.

 

[ZippyPeanut]

Easy. System 2.

Crysis 3 and the FX8350 are going to love each other. And go with the 670. However, if you even dream of playing Crysis 3 on ultra at a decent frame rate, then your 670 should be overclocked. (I'm happy with EVGA's 670 FTW.)



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[mbreslin1954]

I run Crysis 3 at high settings on an AMD 7950 GPU and a Sandy Bridge i5-2500 CPU. Works great. You do NOT need a very expensive i7-3820 to run it!

 

[Cyrus3v]

PLease don't suggest stuff liek that again. Total CPU over, rather pump the 400$ overkill from CPU into the GPU.

Novauke, as you might notice I don't have a expert knowledge on the subject, but it seems to me a good rig. I see through your comment that you prefer to change the CPU?

Please feel free to make some suggestions. Not for now, but in a few months I will start assembling a new pc and I was thinking using this rig as base.

mbrselin1954, yes is expensive, but perhaps can be like an invest for futures games? Am I wrong thinking this way?


Thanks

 

[inzone]

I find it odd that in system one you chose to go with a very old and outdated Intel cpu and equaly old DDR2 ram and pair this combo with a fairly new video card, the cpu will bottleneck the video card. This system would barely qualify with the minimum system requirements for the game. You would be running at the lowest settings and resolution. Even though the video card can run better settings and resolution the cpu and DDR2 will hold it back

System two with the AMD cpu and DDR3 would qualify under the recommended system requirements and play the game at better settings and resolution.

Based on your two choices there is really no choice but to go with system two.

I would suggest changing system one to an i5-2500k Intel cpu and DDR3 ram and then post your question. Also post what settings and resolutions you would like to play the game at.
You current comparison pits a 5th level Intel cpu against a 2nd level cpu.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

 

[Novuake]

Novauke, as you might notice I don't have a expert knowledge on the subject, but it seems to me a good rig. I see through your comment that you prefer to change the CPU?

Please feel free to make some suggestions. Not for now, but in a few months I will start assembling a new pc and I was thinking using this rig as base.

mbrselin1954, yes is expensive, but perhaps can be like an invest for futures games? Am I wrong thinking this way?


Thanks

Yes you are wrong in thinking that.

Keep to the mainstream socket. This gen 1155(not 2011), the 2011 sockets are more than twice as expensive and they give you almost no increase performance in gaming above the 1155 socket.

Next gen its Haswell at 1150 socket. Read the system builders guides and best gaming CPU and best gaming GPUs for recommendations or make your own thread.

 

[Cyrus3v]

Thanks Novuake for your reply and explanation.