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building a computer and need help on cpu pick...

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by sakid321, Aug 13, 2008.

  1. sakid321

    sakid321 Guest

    i want this to atleast play crysis on medium and cod4 on med-high
    and others such as pro street on high..

    this is my specs iam going to get ....

    intel core 2 duo 2.53ghz
    2gb kingston ram
    450VX corsair psu
    GPU sapphire HD3650 512mb ddr3
    arctic cooling 775 socket
    coolermaster elite 330
    motherboard --- asus P5KPL-CM 775 socket

    will i be able to play those games .... and my budget is 500$

    if you have better stuff that would come up to 500$

    please give me some links thanks
     
  2. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    COD4 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
    Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP/Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported) Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c (included)

    HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
    CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 2.4 GHz or AMD(R) Athlon(TM) 64 2800+ processor or any 1.8Ghz Dual Core Processor or better supported
    RAM: 512MB RAM (768MB for Windows Vista)
    VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA(R) Geforce(TM) 6600 or better or ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9800Pro or better
    SOUND CARD: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
    HDD SPACE: 8GB of free hard drive space
    INTERNET: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity

    Crysis Minimum System Requirements
    OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista
    Processor: 2.8 GHz or faster (XP) or 3.2 GHz or faster* (Vista)
    Memory: 1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
    Video Card: 256 MB**
    Hard Drive Space: 12GB
    Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

    * Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or faster.

    ** Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.

    Recommended System Requirements
    OS: Windows XP / Vista
    Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
    Memory: 2.0 GB RAM
    GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/640 or similar
     
  3. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    CPU is fine, RAM is OK, but consider changing it, PSU is fine, cooler is fine (assuming freezer 7 pro), case cooling is adequate, but you may want to use faster fans. Graphics card is your big problem. You need at least something like an 8800GT to enjoy Crysis.
     

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