Squilliam said:
Cpu limited games? Anything that has Simulator in the title. Partially CPU limited games? - Strategy One rule - Buy a GOOD PSU - a GOOD CASE - you will keep these two for years, you don't want a noisy horrible but fast computer do you? General rule of the thumb for value gaming - Spend twice as much on the GPU as the CPU. For example if you want a 9800gx2 - Buy a 3ghz dual core. If you want an 8800gt - Buy an AMD X2. It has served me well that rule. Best CPU for a budget? - AMD X2 4600+ Black edition! $87 on Newegg. Overclock it to hell and back with a decent cooler. Otherwise go for the best 45nm cpu with a friendly multiplier. I haven't used many intel chips so I don't know how they overclock. I also saw some cheap deals on the 8800gts - they are going end of life, I saw one for $160! with MIR.
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Not totally true. You can get away with spending cheap and getting a low-end GPU as long as you have no plans of playing high-end current generation PC games.
My 8400GS can run UT3 on meduim but I can't run Crysis. If I upgraded to the 9500GS when thats released I could probably pull off running Crysis on low but would I want to? no. Why? I can run most games. In a few years buy another low-end card for cheap and be able to run the highest end games of the years past at elast on meduim.
