Can someone just tell me if i'll be able to run Empire: Total War and ARMA II

my specs will be

Inter Core i7 920 2.66Ghz/8MB CPU

Gigabyte EX58-UD4P MB s(1366) Motherboard

Corsair TR3X3G1600C9 6GB(3xXMS3) RAM

Seagate SATA2 500GB Harddisk 7200rpm Harddick

Gigabyte GF GTX 285 PCI-E 1GB DDR3

Samsung Dual Layer Burner SATA Black

Microsoft Wireless Desktop 700 Black

Antec Nine Hundred Two (900) Gaming Case

Antec Earthwatts 750W PSU 80Plus

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit OEM

Acer X233HB 23"W LCD Monitor, 5ms, 1920x1080, 300nits, 40K:1, VGA, DVI

and i was wondering if ill be able to run Empire Total War ARMA II and Crysis on or near the highest graphics. and what i could change on the computer to make it better

What's you price range?

The current system will be able to run crysis, arma 2 and empire total war fine.

sup machine b : Well if you overclock : core i7 920 is far from being a Overkill Processor specially with incoming game and if you want to play at 1680x1050 & higher such as 1920x1200 / 2560x1600 / Dual monitor setup / High Multisample AA such as SA from ATI : super anti aliasing

But if you want to save money Even tough that already that core i7 920 D0 Stepping = 4.2ghz OC + X58 at 200-250$ + DDR3 at 60-80$ is a Great deal compare to Before at lauchhttp://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2009/09/08/intel-core-i5-and-i7-lynnfield-cpu-review/7
Also Keep in mind that Core i7 and is extra core / L2 Cache / High Ghz since it can reac h4.2ghz Quite Easy Compare to Before with is New D0 Stepping

I belive the more the game are going to be devlop to work with dX11 and NEW GPU / Window 7 the more i think they will be optimize for Quad core Such as Phenom II X4 955 & Core i7 / Core i9 / And not forgeting those who as Q6600 / Q8400 / Q9550

But core i9 at Start will be a Extreme = 900$ price Range : then they will do the High performances : and the mainstream such as Core i9 *20 instead of *65

And topic Creator ? you should not get 285GTX when 5850 1GB is pretty much better for 280$ but if you want HD5870 it 380$ and again stronger
unless you want that bad those Ageia PhsyX effect : All motherboard from x58 Support Crossfire & SLI KEEP THAT IN MIND

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/Radeon_HD_5870_CrossFire/7.html

about the 5850. i live in australia and im not sure if its even out here. so what other graphics cards are good value. and even without the i7 and with a quad core will i still be able to run those games on highest graphics and with no slow downs.

about the 5850. i live in australia and im not sure if its even out here. so what other graphics cards are good value. and even without the i7 and with a quad core will i still be able to run those games on highest graphics and with no slow downs.

Potat0e_Masher

wow, your from Australia, that system must have set you back atleast 2k or something, the 5850 won't be here for another 3 weeks probably, we get everything late/slow/overpriced.

about the 5850. i live in australia and im not sure if its even out here. so what other graphics cards are good value. and even without the i7 and with a quad core will i still be able to run those games on highest graphics and with no slow downs.

Potat0e_Masher

i cant get 5850 but is the GTX 295 any good