PC help

[Typhoon]

How will this PC fare with current (crysis) and upcoming PC games?

Case ( iBUYPOWER Vantage Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply w/ Halo 2 Side Window )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( 650 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-650TX Power Supply SLI Ready )
Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q8300 (4x 2.5GHz/4MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )
Processor Cooling ( Thermaltake MaxOrb CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof = Maximum cooling efficiency for quietness and performance )
Motherboard ( Asus P5Q3 Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1333 Memory Module OCZ-Gold or Major Brand )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Video Card Brand ( === High Performance === eVGA Brand Video Card Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( Thermal Temperature LCD Display Black )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )

Thanks :toast

[TDMVPDPOY]

so you be spendin heaps on DDR3 memory with a previous generation CPU and shit GPU?

you might as well switch to DDR2 memory and spend the amount you save invest into a better CPU/GPU.

or opt for i7 build which will fully utilized the DDR3 memory.

[I am Tom]

bs w/o pics!

[Horn Tooter]

How will this PC fare with current (crysis) and upcoming PC games?

Case ( iBUYPOWER Vantage Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply w/ Halo 2 Side Window )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( 650 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-650TX Power Supply SLI Ready )
Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q8300 (4x 2.5GHz/4MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )
Processor Cooling ( Thermaltake MaxOrb CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof = Maximum cooling efficiency for quietness and performance )
Motherboard ( Asus P5Q3 Intel P45 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1333 Memory Module OCZ-Gold or Major Brand )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Video Card Brand ( === High Performance === eVGA Brand Video Card Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( Thermal Temperature LCD Display Black )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )

Thanks :toast

[Cry Havoc]

Processor is good.

Ram is ok, since Vista won't support more unless you go with 64 bit. And since 64 bit is having some less than stellar driver issues, I don't know that I'd recommend that OS. Definitely make sure your mobo can support 8 GB of RAM for future upgrades in case you switch the OS for Win 7. I'm fully aware you do not need 8 GB now, but there's no guarantee you won't in a year or two. In fact, I bet 4 GB becomes the standard for games very soon.

Depending on usage, you're a little light on hard drive, but you can always add more later.

Your main problem is that your video card is already a year and a half old and is middle of the pack at best. You need either a top of the line video card, an SLI rig, or plans to upgrade in the near future. If you want to be gaming with the latest and best looking games, I wouldn't recommend anything less than a 4870 or an Nvidia 260 GPU. Both will future proof you, especially if you SLI them in 6-12 months. Two 4870s will run you about 400 bones and will allow you to play anything on max detail. And for me, one is fine for now, as it plays most games on really high to insanely high graphical settings.

[Typhoon]

I really wanted to get a quad core pc for future gaming, but fuck it I'll keep the current pc I have.

CPU: AMD Athlon(TM) X2 7750 Black Edition Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
CD: LG 20X DVD+/-R/+/-RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
HDD: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte GA-MA74GM-S2 740G Chipset DDR2/800 SATA RAID PCI-Express MBoard w/ATI 2100 Graphic,GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory
OS: Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express

I'll just add another NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express for SLI.

Cry Havoc yes it does have room to upgrade to 8g ram...also has room to add 3 video cards...memory wise I've never had any problems, but yeah its not hard to add more so for now that inst a concern.

[mouse]

Pics?