Looking for A gaming computer to play crysis 2 at max settings

[Neccromancer]

is it easy to replace PSU AND add a video card ?

 

[Neccromancer]

with all those upgrades can my computer still run like that generic build ?

 

[Neccromancer]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/EVGA+-+0...=570&cp=1&lp=4 can this video card work

 

[krnmastersgt]

It's fairly easy for both.

Those upgrades will be fine.

And yes that video card will work, but there's no reason to get that vs the 7850 so don't waste such a huge part of your budget on it.

 

[Neccromancer]

ok i made decesion ima buy that 700 pre set and get

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&SID=u00000687

http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...duct.aspx?Item=N82E16814127667&user=u00000687

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823109191

wil thiis work ?

 

[Ken g6]

Yes, that would work, assuming you're now willing to buy some stuff from Newegg. However, if you still plan to game at only 1600x900, that 7950 card is overkill. On the other hand, it should play about everything except maybe Crysis at the full 1920x1080 resolution at 60fps.

 

[Neccromancer]

nah im play at 1920x1080 o well as long is not like 30 fps its all good

 

[Neccromancer]

Does not having an SSD impact my gaming performance ?

 

[krnmastersgt]

Well fully maxed out everything Crysis is still pretty stressful on a system iirc. They had astounding detail for the time but the engine wasn't so well optimized to make use of hardware so even high end rigs struggled with the game.

Though I have to wonder why you're suddenly OK with buying things from Newegg when for some reason you decided to ignore our suggestions earlier which were all linked from Newegg. (mfenn's thread)

And SSD doesn't affect gaming performance aside from load times, that being said it's still one of the best upgrades I've ever purchased just from boot/load times on other apps.

 

[Neccromancer]

well i didnt want to put a together at 1st i was scared of like scewing up so i wanted to do it for at frys but its like 150 so they put it together so the cheaper and safer way now is just to add the graphics card and power supply and alot of faster to do

 

[Neccromancer]

..... i completely forgot i still need to buy the OS i didnt add that in my budgett ffffffffffff

 

[krnmastersgt]

If Fry's is going to charge $150 to put it together for you, you'd be better off buying a pre-built from some company like CyberPowerPC or iBuyPower.

And you listed a budget of $1200, so what's the problem with the OS?
$700 for core system + $310 for video card + ~$60 for PSU + $100 for OS = $1170

 

[Neccromancer]

well my budget now is 1350 soo i still need my monitor that is 170 and keyboard that is 50 and headset that is 20

 

[Neccromancer]

were can i get an os for 100 the one in frys is 200 bucks

 

[krnmastersgt]

An OEM license = only good for 1 system (which is the motherboard it's tied to) is only $100. Fry's doesn't typically sell these in their stores, as most unsuspecting consumers will just buy the full Retail license instead, which is closer to $200.

Why do you need a $170 monitor? You can get a ~22" with a native res of 1920x1080 for close to $120 these days.

I'd also spend more than $20 on a headset, but maybe that's just me. I've gone through about $600 worth of headsets in the past 3 years.

 

[Neccromancer]

http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...duct.aspx?Item=N82E16823109191&user=u00000687 heres the monitor can u find one for cheaper with that quality

 

[krnmastersgt]

This Acer 21.5" will get the job done just fine for a basic gaming rig.

 

[Ken g6]

..... i completely forgot i still need to buy the OS i didnt add that in my budgett ffffffffffff

Do you need to buy the OS separate? If you're getting a pre-built system, like the one at Fry's I linked to, it comes with, "Geniune Window 7 Home Premium 64 Bit". Despite the misspelling, there should be no problem using that OS. It also comes with a keyboard and mouse - if not the best quality.

 

[Neccromancer]

wait wait http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16883229268R can i buy this and take out that videocard and and change the PSU

 

[Neccromancer]

or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883229315

 

[krnmastersgt]

Yes you could, but neither is significantly better than the Acer system that Ken linked earlier. Well rather the Open Box system is but that's only if you tinker with overclocking (which is relatively simple) but I don't think anyone who's afraid to put together their own PC from the components should be messing around with overclocking very much.

 

[Neccromancer]

oh wow im blind i didnt see windows 7 genunine thing will which prebuild is better

http://www.frys.com/product/7148132?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16883229268R

http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...duct.aspx?Item=N82E16883229315&user=u00000687

or there any better pre builds under 750

 

[krnmastersgt]

As I said just before, the Acer system is good for what you want from a full system, unless you planned on using the keyboard and mouse from the Open Box system + maybe tinker with OCing I'd recommend the Acer. The $750 + $20 shipping CyberPower system isn't really worth the cost increase over the Acer.

 

[mfenn]

oh wow im blind i didnt see windows 7 genunine thing will which prebuild is better

http://www.frys.com/product/7148132?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16883229268R

http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...duct.aspx?Item=N82E16883229315&user=u00000687

or there any better pre builds under 750

If you were to take those systems completely as-is, the open box Cyberpower would be the best, followed by the new Cyberpower, followed by the Acer. However, a lot of the reasoning for that is based on the graphics cards that are included in the Cyberpower machines. However, you are going to be replacing that anyway, so the Acer is overall the best deal for you.

 

[Neccromancer]

ok last question to replace the PSU you just unplug all the conecters from psu and put the new one and put all the cables and for graphics card just put in pci press slot thing and screw it in right ?