Hi, I plan on playing mostly simulators like sim city and FSX . I built this on www.cyberpowerpc.com
Would It be able to play microsoft flight simulator x on max graphics with FPS 20+ with AA turned down and resoulution like 1024. Should I upgrade the video card to a 8800gts adding another $90. Thank you for any suggestions you may have.Here are the specs:
CASE: TURBO X-DREAMER CASE 500WATT
CPU:Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600
MOTHERBOARD: Quad-Core FSB1333 MSI G31M-F Intel G31
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB 16X PCI Express EVGA Superclocked or +$90 for XFX 8800gts 320 extreme edition
$811or $901 with 8800gts
Is there anything I should upgrade or downgrade?
2007-11-03 05:05:58 · 3 answers · asked by camaross427 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It will be fine, if you upgrade the graphics card to a 8800gts, you should get more than 20fps on max settings at that resolution then
If you stick with the 8600 you probably woudnt be able to play them on max settings.
Ignore the first answer that is just nonsense. the processor will decrease the loading times etc. E.g. if i had a 7 year old graphics card and that processor i wouldnt be able to play any games today really because the card is so poor.
2007-11-03 05:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by bigbaddom1989 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all looks good actually. In those games your FPSes should remain high and stable on high settings. But that won't be the case for newer games, like Crysis.
Also, don't forget about your operating system! That's very important. If you go with XP, you will be limited to DX9, which will bottleneck your graphic card, and also make Flight Sim not look as good.
Make sure you get at least Vista, so you can use DX10, and if you can spend the extra money (or use other ways), try for Vista x64 (64 bit) rather than x86 (32 bit).
My only suggestion is for you to consider getting a 8800 GT. Yes, a GT, not GTS. It may not sounds like it, but the 8800 GT is MORE POWERFUL than the 8800GTS, and costs less. It's based on a completely new chip from nVidia in case you're wondering why.
Otherwise, go for it!
BTW your PSU is perfectly fine. In actuality, that system might consume about 300W or so under load.
2007-11-03 05:16:59 · answer #2 · answered by Blaze B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. your PSU is way too low
2. the Chipset isn't that great
2007-11-03 05:13:53 · answer #3 · answered by AJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋