Squilliam said:
ssj12 said:
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. |
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. |
If you want to live a year behind the curve it is a viable way of doing it I suppose. Buy your games and your parts when they hit end of life. However if you're a multiplayer gamer and you want to be a part of that, its simply not an option to go that far behind unless you stick with older releases. |
Ya, which games like Counter Strike Source is still heavily played. And really UT3 is a new game, how is being about to play it without any issues behind the curve? So you wouldn't be able to play AC or Crysis. There are still tons of options available thanks to developers. Plus you could always use mid-grade cards. 9600GT and soon the 9600GSO are quite powerful.
