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[Relion]

So...I'm looking forward playing Crysis....My Current System is:

Core 2 Duo E6400
2GB XMS2 DDR800
EVGA 6800GS
MSI P965 Platinum

Im upgrading my video card to a 8800 GT and something else...my question is...what option is better:

2x8800GT
1x8800GT + Core 2 Quad Q6600
1x8800GT + BFG PhysX Card (Will Crysis support hardware physics acceleration?)


What you think guys? I ll be running it at 1440*990

Edit: Sig updated.

 

[happy medium]

Your e6400 @2.6 and a 8800gt would run Crysis fine at that resolution.
At this point the Q6600 is not needed. Wait for the next new cpu from Intel.

 

[Dkcode]

Originally posted by: happy medium
Your e6400 @2.6 and a 8800gt would run Crysis fine at that resolution.
At this point the Q6600 is not needed. Wait for the next new cpu from Intel.

^^

Also maybe buy a sound card if your running XP? The X-Fi extreme gamer is a great card that would give a decent boost coming from on-board sound.

 

[nitromullet]

Agreed, a single GT would be your best option. Considering that you'd have to invest in an SLI motherboard to go SLI I would think that a single 8800GTX would be a better option than dual GTs...

 

[Denithor]

Wait a few weeks before making up your mind for these reasons:

1) Radeon 3850/3870 launch about mid November. May or may not be competitive to 8800GT but should push down the prices a bit either way.
2) Price gouging on 8800GT will abate as supply increases and these other cards launch.
3) Crysis will launch mid November. Finished game may be better optimized (or not) but either way you will know what it will actually take to run it smoothly with the level of detail you want.
4) G92-based 8800GTS-512 expected to launch sometime early December. Based on early specs looks to be an absolute GTX killer, most likely in the $400 price range.

 

[Relion]

Thanks for the replies...My mobo actually supports SLI...

 

[Relion]

Originally posted by: Denithor
Wait a few weeks before making up your mind for these reasons:

1) Radeon 3850/3870 launch about mid November. May or may not be competitive to 8800GT but should push down the prices a bit either way.
2) Price gouging on 8800GT will abate as supply increases and these other cards launch.
3) Crysis will launch mid November. Finished game may be better optimized (or not) but either way you will know what it will actually take to run it smoothly with the level of detail you want.
4) G92-based 8800GTS-512 expected to launch sometime early December. Based on early specs looks to be an absolute GTX killer, most likely in the $400 price range.

Thank you...I'm actually holding until maybe mid january...since I still have to finish Doom 3, FEAR and FarCry...but I'm doing my research now since the current hardware is what I ll be able to purchase by that time...

 

[Arkaign]

Good plan. It should be pretty clear by January what to do 🙂

 

[Relion]

And the budged should be ready too !

 

[taltamir]

Wait until crisis is released to decide... the demo is single threaded... the final is not. Once the final is out you will know if your cpu is enough or does it need to be upgraded, and by then a better video card choice might be avilable (or cheapter GT cards)