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jefforange89 on 16 February 2010
Garcian Smith said:
homicidaIpanda said:
thanks for the help...i would like to run at 1920x1080 cause that what the monitor i want can do. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236051

No problem! At that resolution, you'll probably want a Radeon 5770. I'd recommend this one: it's $5 more than the cheaper 1GB models, but features one of XFX's kick-ass cooling units.

I'd go for a Vapor-X one over anything else, they keep a lot cooler than the stock coolers: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102868



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Squilliam on 16 February 2010

I would suggest you change the memory into a 2x 2GB kit or get 4 x 2GB for 8GB of ram total as you're not going with a motherboard/CPU combo with tripple channel memory.

In addition to this I would suggest going with the HD 5850 or 5870 instead of the HD 5770 because it has a much wider memory bus and twice the memory bandwidth and its a cost effective upgrade now you've saved money on other areas of the build.



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homicidaIpanda on 16 February 2010

i did change to a 2x2gb kit



homicidaIpanda on 16 February 2010

i dont know if i want to upgrade the card just yet...run me over 100 bucks



Squilliam on 16 February 2010

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102868

Then may I suggest this card? Its quieter, it overclocks like a banshee and its $5 cheaper after mail in rebate. Its also made by Saphire, the company which also made the XFX board you have listed there as well. (XFX just stuck a sticker onto a card they got from Saphire)

Being a fairly hardcore overclocker, this card impressed me right out of the box. OC'd to 960/1445 with no issues at all and a max temp under load of 59*C. Idles right at 35*C OC'd, 32*C stock. No BIOS update needed(showed 800 shaders in GPU-Z).




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homicidaIpanda on 16 February 2010

ok thanks



homicidaIpanda on 16 February 2010

Do you think my setup will be able to run crysis and if so like what kind of settings and frames?

thanks



DOLBYdigital on 16 February 2010

Nice help guys :)
I agree with Garcian Smith, good information!


As far as Crysis goes, my guess would be high settings with no AA and 1080p around 40-45 fps avg?
Just a complete off the wall guess though since my PC is a bit slower and gets around 35-38 fps avg.
Q9550/gtx260/4gbRAM however no 2 scenarios are the same so its hard to say, it should look gorgeous and be completely playable though so no worries :)

Check out the MechWarrior: Living Legend mod or any of the other crazy Crysis mods after you play the normal game to death ;)



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homicidaIpanda on 17 February 2010

thanks, awsome!



homicidaIpanda on 17 February 2010

also what is a good wireless network card...dont feel like running wires lol