The Gaming PC Building/Upgrade Thread

[Garcian Smith]

Hephaestos said:
Hey quick questions.

in W7 64bits, what type of programs should I install?
XP 64 or Vista 64 (provided there are no W7 64 versions of course).
Tried running Crysis in 64 bit but it didn't work (32 bit worked though...)


Also I kept my SLI 260 (price wise where I am, it was more interesting than even 1 285) and when I entered crysis, it was in 1024 screen mode, they made a very high pitched sound, this disapeared when I went to 1900.... any idea why?
(plugged in HDMI right now for testing in a room where I can open the case).


Other SLI question, for dual screen, you do plug the 2 on the same card correct?
(as in use both cards to process both screens (or the main game screen when relevant) and not one card per screen).


last question, is crysis still the graphical reference? or do you just see FPS wise?
Just interested in seeing if my build is what I expected it to be, test overclocking the CPU (i5 750) and such....

The x64 platform natively supports both 64-bit and x86 (32-bit) instruction sets, so most apps in both categories should run without a hitch. It's hard to tell why Crysis isn't running on your system without knowing a bit more detail - are you getting some kind of error message? Is it just crashing to desktop or locking up?

The high-pitched sound may have been a result of your speakers picking up some sort of wireless device nearby. I wouldn't worry about it.

I've never used SLI myself, but I'd imagine you could use the video-out on either of the cards. If you can't, it's just a matter of unplugging and re-plugging the HDMI cable back in.

Crysis is still considered a major graphical benchmark, though I've seen tech websites use Far Cry 2 a lot as well - it's a lot more CPU-intensive of a game and presents a beneficial contrast to the former. Either way, good luck OCing the i5! Those things overclock like nothing else.