MY NEW PC, Will it run crysis?

[mazchaz]

Right guys,
What do you think of my spec... I don't really want to be spending anymore... Any help is welcome!


Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Energy Efficient 95W edition Socket 775 (2.40GHz) G0 Stepping L2 8MB Cache OEM Processor £129.99

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 £69.99

Gigabyte GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £149.99

Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard £62.62

HP DVD1040 20x DVD±RW RAM Lightscribe Black - OEM £15.31

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium x32Bit OEM 1PK DVD £52.76

Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 110 - USB/PS2 £14.40

Plexus Kettle Type Power Lead 2m £1.41

Extra Value 12" Red Dual Cold Cathode Kit £2.54

Western Digital WD3200AAKS 320GB SATAII 16MB Cache 7200 RPM - OEM £39.14

Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 Processor Cooler £9.64

Plexus Gold Plated HDMI To DVI-D Dual Link Cable (Black) 2m £3.39

Casecom Black Mid Tower Case - Front Blue LED 120mm Fan - With Side Window £8.50

Arctic Power 500W PSU With PCI-E SATA, 20+4 ATX12V 8pin +12V Connectors - Retail Boxed


All the prices are without tax but with tax the total is £730
What do you all think??
Thanks guys
Henry

[glc]

Link to that PSU, please? Not familiar with it so I automatically suspect quality.

32 bit Vista will only use about 3 gigs of that ram - if you want to use all 4 gigs you need 64 bit.

The DVD burner should be SATA for best results with that chipset.

[flanzig1]

Pretty good line up except for the PSU. Haven't heard of "Artic Power" brand before. Would look to a Corsair 520HX or one the other brands recommended like Antec/FSP/Enermax.
If you want DVD burning software, need to get a retail version of the DVD drive.

[mazchaz]

Hey,
Thanks for the help
Heres the PSU: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124922
I was thinking about 64bit.. but though against it because of driver issues? whats your opinion on 64bit and 32bit vista??
I will look into a different burner, any you recommend with similar cost of ebuyer.com???

Cheers

HEnry

[flanzig1]

Lite-On DVD: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127442
For the PSU look to an ANTEC or Enermax in the same watt range. As you will see that the Antecs and Enermax are about 20 quid more for the same size. That sort of tells me that the Artic Power is a cheap piece of whatever.

As for going 32 or 64 bit, most new parts today will have drivers for either. And new games seem to be working on 64 bit. But as always, check the specs for a particular app to see if it supports 64 bit Vista.

[freakitchen]

Would recommend this quality unit to replace the Arctic Power, which is junk if it claims that wattage at that price.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132563

I'd also point out that Casecom cases are bargain basement, and that shows in the quality. VERY flimsy metal; it won't be nice to work with and it won't look nice either. Look at spending around £30 to ensure quality.

[Alaron]

Definitely second the PSU upgrade to the Corsair unit. But to answer your thread title question, yes that setup will run Crysis no problem.