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gaming pc build for crysis?
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brauner
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17. November 2008 @ 23:27 |
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hi i have just purchased these parts for a gaming computer for my friend that i am going to build for him. how are these specs for crysis? what fps will i be getting? will it play on high quality?
asus p5q-e motherboard
intel core 2 duo quad q6600 - plan to overclock to 3.0ghz
8gb ddr2 800mhz ram
asus ati radeon hd4870x2 graphics card
seagate 1tb hard drive
playing it on a insignia 26" tv that i believe the resolution is 1680x900? i no its 1680 something
i believe those are all the specs you need. please reply! thankyou:)
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18. November 2008 @ 03:20 |
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26" TVs are almost always 1366x768 not 1680x1050. If it does do that resolution, it's a nice change. A 4870X2 can play Crysis maxed out like that. Crysis Warhead is much more demanding so it may not run that quite so well on all-enthusiast, but drop one or two boxes down to 'gamer' and you'll be fine.
Also, 8GB RAM is nuts, 4 will be ample.
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spamual
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18. November 2008 @ 12:34 |
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basically have a nice time and let it rip, youll be more than pleased :)
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brauner
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18. November 2008 @ 14:34 |
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thanks for the replies! is 8gb to much? i was always told the more ram the better :)
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18. November 2008 @ 14:49 |
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Only if you use it :)
For a start you don't mention the OS you use, only 64-bit Vista can address that much memory.
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brauner
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18. November 2008 @ 16:43 |
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o ya sorry i had forgot to mention.. and yes i will be using windows vista home premium - 64 bit
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dragnandy
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18. November 2008 @ 22:02 |
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with the 64-bit, you can use 8gb, but its really excessive. nothing bad will really come from it, but nothing more will either. 4gb is enough, but if you REALLY feel the need to get more, 6gb is also good. just saying that if you want to save a little money, go and get 4gb ram.
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brauner
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18. November 2008 @ 22:23 |
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o ok thanks..im just trying to put the most in for the future so in 2 years he doesnt come back to me and say everyone has 12gb of ram and i only have 8:P haha
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19. November 2008 @ 05:12 |
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6GB of RAM bad. Use 4 or 8.
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spamual
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19. November 2008 @ 12:29 |
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6gb is good, but only for i7
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brauner
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25. November 2008 @ 19:43 |
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hey i just received the parts.. the p5q-e has a lot of features! my main concern is the epu engine feature. should i enable it or no?
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brauner
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25. November 2008 @ 19:47 |
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hey i just received the parts..the p5q-e has a lot of features! my main concern is the epu engine. should i enable it or no? i am worried that it will "degrade" the power of my rig
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25. November 2008 @ 19:50 |
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It's mainly idle power consumption it saves, but sure, disable it if you like, it's hardly groundbreaking energy consumption anyway.
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25. November 2008 @ 19:52 |
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For reference, owning similar hardware:
Crysis, 1920x1200 all 'Very High', no Anti-Aliasing, around 27fps, dips to 21 on occasions.
Crysis Warhead 1440x900 all 'Enthusiast' but with 'gamer' shadows, 4xAA, around 21-24fps, dips to 8-10 on occasions.
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brauner
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26. November 2008 @ 13:48 |
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sweet.. will i be getting better fps with the 1366x768?? and im kind of new to the whole gaming computer aspect..what fps do you start to notice lag? thanks!
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26. November 2008 @ 14:12 |
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For most games you don't want it to drop below 50. Crysis is unusual though, and you can get away with as low as 25.
At 1366x768 the original Crysis will run flawlessly maxed out. Warhead I'm not sure.
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brauner
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26. November 2008 @ 22:33 |
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i got that all under control now...but now i am having problems with overclocking..i have changed many different things in the AI tweaker and i can't get it to 3ghz...i have put the fsb to 333..disabled cpu and pcie spread spectrum..put the cpu voltage to 1.3..and tried playing around with the dram stuff but i dont really know how to overclock..please help!
thanks!
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spamual
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27. November 2008 @ 02:08 |
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are you on stock cooler? try 1.35Vs and 1.35 on the NB
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brauner
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27. November 2008 @ 09:49 |
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ok i will give that a try...and im using an xigmatek s1283 cooler..its working great with the q6600 on 2.4..its only running on idle at 19 degrees celsius...so the only thing i need to do is change the nb voltage and it should work??
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27. November 2008 @ 10:04 |
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You can try it, I don't know anyone who's actually got any difference out of changing the northbridge voltage, but who knows, there's always a first time... :S
Your main problem is the main CPU voltage, I had to use 1.47V to get my Q6600 properly stable at 3.24Ghz. At the very least try 1.4 on the CPU. You might have a 1.25V chip, which will be a better overclocker than my 1.325V chip, but in either case, you will need 1.35-1.40V to get to the good side of 3Ghz.
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spamual
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27. November 2008 @ 10:28 |
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i get a difference :)
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27. November 2008 @ 10:32 |
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Well, 3mpty's 3.85Ghz overclock on his Q9550 didn't require one, put it that way, and it doesn't make any difference to how far either the Q6600 or Q9550 clock on my board.
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brauner
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27. November 2008 @ 12:45 |
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i am pretty sure its the 1.25v chip..i remember in cpu-z that it displayed as 1.27 i think..so its at 1.30 right now..i will try 1.35 and see what that does..im also going to put in the ram timings and voltage to the default of my ram...so if that doesnt work should i just keep upping the voltage until it goes up??
i also am wondering some things about my asus radeon 4870x2..the idle is at about 80 degrees celsius and that seems pretty high, i havent tried it on any games yet but i am assuming it is going to load to at least 100 degrees...should i leave the fan on auto or make 2 profiles in catalyst such as 1 for games and 1 for desktop use?
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27. November 2008 @ 13:35 |
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The fan on the 4870X2 is fine. It idles at 80C when you first turn the PC on, after you've played a game that you then close it idles around 65. At full load it usually runs at about 85C at the most due to the higher fan speed.
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brauner
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27. November 2008 @ 13:37 |
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i have another quick question..in regards to the hdd...i am wondering if i put by hdd in AHCI mode vs IDE in the BIOS if I will gain any performance? will it effect gaming and stuff? i no its not hard in vista all that you have to do is change a registry value..
Thanks again!
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