All I care is...Will it run Crysis?

First off, I'm buying a new computer. I'm going to go with a Dell as always. Love my new XPS laptop, so I'll get a desktop as well. I want to run Crysis, other specs like HDD aren't an issue (I have multiple 500gb HD's laying around) So I'm left with 2 choices.

1600$ for the stack alone. No monitor.
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Intel® CoreTM2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
Memory 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs
Video Cards nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB6
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1200$ W/ 20 Inch WS Monitor
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XPS OneTM (PRODUCT) REDTM with Intel® CoreTM2 Duo E4500
2GB4 Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
Video Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 Video Card (Ewwww)
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Ok, so it's obvious which one is better. My question is really value...If I can just buy an 8800GT for 3-400$ will the 1200$ one run Crysis well? Or will I see a very noticeable difference from the top choice? Money isn't a huge issue, but I don't want to just blow it on some better stats if it's really not going to be necessary. Thanks for any Help/opinions.

8800GT will get it 30FPS with no A/A on Medium if I remember correctly. Crysis is tough on all graphics cards, every other game you run will play and run great though.Stevo_the_gamer

i got the demo working with most settings on high(about 80% of them) and 2xAA and the game seemed to run smoothly.

i didn't have a frame-rate monitor though so i don't know the exact number but i can say it didn't get choppy. (res was 1440x900)

8800GT will get it 30FPS with no A/A on Medium if I remember correctly. Crysis is tough on all graphics cards, every other game you run will play and run great though.Stevo_the_gamer

First off, I'm buying a new computer. I'm going to go with a Dell as always. Love my new XPS laptop, so I'll get a desktop as well. I want to run Crysis, other specs like HDD aren't an issue (I have multiple 500gb HD's laying around) So I'm left with 2 choices.

1600$ for the stack alone. No monitor.
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Intel® CoreTM2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
Memory 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs
Video Cards nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB6
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1200$ W/ 20 Inch WS Monitor
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XPS OneTM (PRODUCT) REDTM with Intel® CoreTM2 Duo E4500
2GB4 Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
Video Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 Video Card (Ewwww)
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Ok, so it's obvious which one is better. My question is really value...If I can just buy an 8800GT for 3-400$ will the 1200$ one run Crysis well? Or will I see a very noticeable difference from the top choice? Money isn't a huge issue, but I don't want to just blow it on some better stats if it's really not going to be necessary. Thanks for any Help/opinions.

Mau-Justice

Dell... you're getting screwed in one way or another. Whether you know it now or not.

The ONLY reason to EVER go pre-made is to buy a laptop. Desktops should always be BYO.

You could easily build those same computers for at least %20 less, and probably with some upgrades here and there. 3GB of RAM? Go with even numbers on RAM. You may be killing your bandwidth if you use an odd number of sticks.

8800GT only costs $210. 9600GT costs $150 and can play Crysis at 1680x1050, all settings on high, no AA at 20+ FPS.Staryoshi87

Possible you should down the resolution a bit to get a bit more playability. Run it at 1280x1024 no AA. Yeah the 8800GT is touch better I hear but costs a lot more. For a touch better think a couple of frames on all high better, now is that worth the cost people for me no way? 9600GT best bang for buck and esp for Crysis is much better than the 3870 or 3850.

Are you not from America? Those prices are extremely high for the US.

You could easily get the expensive one for $700 with top quality parts. $900 with the best

8800GT is not much better than 9600GT.

And 3GB ram is perfectly fine as long as it's dual channel and the dell PC's with 3GB RAM are running dual channel.

8800GT will get it 30FPS with no A/A on Medium if I remember correctly. Crysis is tough on all graphics cards, every other game you run will play and run great though.Stevo_the_gamer

8800gt is alot better than that

i have a 9600gt @ 1440x900 and i have everything on high no AA...

lucomputers.com they will build a better pc for that price then dell....there your just paying for the namefloridaskater05

Are you not from America? Those prices are extremely high for the US.

You could easily get the expensive one for $700 with top quality parts. $900 with the best

seabiscuit8686

This

Dell PCs are overpriced, low quality POS ripoffs.

Dell laptops on the otherhand are pretty solid.

Funny how that is.

[QUOTE="seabiscuit8686"]

Are you not from America? Those prices are extremely high for the US.

You could easily get the expensive one for $700 with top quality parts. $900 with the best

Wartzay

This

Dell PCs are overpriced, low quality POS ripoffs.

Dell laptops on the otherhand are pretty solid.

Funny how that is.

at Wartzay, I love the sig. The best player to close games and wear #42 ever, no offense to Jackie Robinson.

Dude, don't get a DELL! I built a PC for $1600 including a top notch monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Specs are in the sig. Don't be afraid to try, I had no clue what I was doing. Now I have a high end PC that will hopefully last a year or two.

[QUOTE="Wartzay"][QUOTE="seabiscuit8686"]

Are you not from America? Those prices are extremely high for the US.

You could easily get the expensive one for $700 with top quality parts. $900 with the best

HuusAsking

This

Dell PCs are overpriced, low quality POS ripoffs.

Dell laptops on the otherhand are pretty solid.

Funny how that is.

That's true, I forgot that I am using 1 dell 19lnch myself as well along with my viewsonic 19inch. :P

8800GT will get it 30FPS with no A/A on Medium if I remember correctly. Crysis is tough on all graphics cards, every other game you run will play and run great though.Stevo_the_gamer

not true my 8800gt can easily run high settings @ 30fps and some times 50fps. I can push it onto very high but doesn't run so well

I brought a dell a few years ago, biggest mistake ever!! The only thing I have left from that disaster of a PC is the moniter.

If your British goto www.overclockers.co.uk you can get some good deals from there, I brought mine from there for like £500 and it's a pretty high spec pc.

[QUOTE="Staryoshi87"]8800GT only costs $210. 9600GT costs $150 and can play Crysis at 1680x1050, all settings on high, no AA at 20+ FPS.teddyrob

Possible you should down the resolution a bit to get a bit more playability. Run it at 1280x1024 no AA. Yeah the 8800GT is touch better I hear but costs a lot more. For a touch better think a couple of frames on all high better, now is that worth the cost people for me no way? 9600GT best bang for buck and esp for Crysis is much better than the 3870 or 3850.

Why do you keep telling people to turn down the resolution on LCD monitors? STOP IT!! LCD's should be used at their native resolution PERIOD. If not, they INTERPOLATE the image and it looks crappy.

I brought a dell a few years ago, biggest mistake ever!! The only thing I have left from that disaster of a PC is the moniter.

If your British goto www.overclockers.co.uk you can get some good deals from there, I brought mine from there for like £500 and it's a pretty high spec pc.

dippy88

I brought a dell a few years ago, biggest mistake ever!! The only thing I have left from that disaster of a PC is the moniter.

If your British goto www.overclockers.co.uk you can get some good deals from there, I brought mine from there for like £500 and it's a pretty high spec pc.

dippy88

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[QUOTE="Staryoshi87"]8800GT only costs $210. 9600GT costs $150 and can play Crysis at 1680x1050, all settings on high, no AA at 20+ FPS.luamhtrad

Possible you should down the resolution a bit to get a bit more playability. Run it at 1280x1024 no AA. Yeah the 8800GT is touch better I hear but costs a lot more. For a touch better think a couple of frames on all high better, now is that worth the cost people for me no way? 9600GT best bang for buck and esp for Crysis is much better than the 3870 or 3850.

Why do you keep telling people to turn down the resolution on LCD monitors? STOP IT!! LCD's should be used at their native resolution PERIOD. If not, they INTERPOLATE the image and it looks crappy.

The only thing left of my old Dell 8400 is one hard drive...a slow one too. My dad had got me the Dell in 2004 for Xmas...it lasted a few months before it needed upgrades...yea right, the only real upgrades you could get for it had to be from Dell, otherwise they wouldn't fit right in the case. And that brings me to case....it was really cheap plastic that bent when you picked up the case, and it cracked in a few places too. Airflow in it was garbage...you should have seen the many inches of dust piled onto the CPU fan and the cheesy ATI X800 card (which was severly underclocked by Dell to cut back on costs). I went to upgrade the card, and Dell sent a "better" one. Didn't realise until later (because my dad and I were hardware illiterate back then) that they sent me an ATI X800 XL 256mb to replace the old card, which was an ATI X800 SE 128mb...Oooo, some upgrade eh? :P Not. The Dell RAM sticks died after 6 months of use as well. I said "screw it" and bought parts from Newegg.com, and took it to Geek Squad at bestBuy to build my first custom PC for me. Best decision I ever made in my life. That Dell was an overpriced hunk of cheap plastic, loaded with tons of freeware (that sucked) and sounded like a leaf blower. I know have an 8800 GTX rig, and it's quieter and cooler and faster than the old Dell :Dwis3boi

:| First off, you tried to upgrade a home/office machine into a gaming pc. Dell never intended for the Dimension line to be gaming PCs even though they have options for video card "upgrades". :P Don't blanket hate Dells just because you bought a computer that wasn't for gaming and tried to turn it into one. You should have bought an XPS. It's like trying to turn a dishwasher into a clothes washing machine. The concept is the same, but the results would be less than satisfactory.