Get 4 GB of DDR800 RAM and get Vista x64. And DO NOT get a Radeon 3870x2, dual GPU cards never perform that well compared to a single GPU solution, be them ATi or Nvidia.
Oh lord, that's what looks like GMA 800 otherwise known as "Intel Extreme Graphics 1". Never was the word extreme used in such a bad sense.........However Far Cry would run on a GMA 850 (Intel Extreme Graphics 2) and because of full shader support, the ground would be black and miscolored. Do yourself a favor and buy a cheap PCI or AGP graphics accelerator like a GeForce 6200. Cheap and easy to find.
There is only one lame way to kill people in Call of Duty 4: Martyrdom. It's very cheap. And especially in the much larger 50 player bouts I play on PC (I have the PC version) martyrdom is VERY prevelant because of the player density. That's why I have a nice, fast loadout to get me going quick in case some jerk has martyrdom equiped.
19" Samsung 906BW, 1440 x 900, 2 ms response time. Was $250 when I got it a year ago, now it's $200. Only issue with a computer monitor is you'll typically need a seperate speaker system, in which case I use my desktop's stereo system by just connecting the RCA outs on the XB360 cable to a combiner to make a stereo 3.5 mm jack and then connect into my PC stereo subwoofer which is the hub for all the speakers.
Seems alright. x3 frags doesn't effect your gun, but the Perk 1 doesn't effect any weapon really unless you choose "Bandolier" for extra ammo. Honestly I don't even like the AK47, it's too inaccurate even in closer quarters where it gets beat out by a submachingun all the time.
My personal favorite load (which I call my Ninja class) out is a P90 w/ Red dot sight, Desert Eagle w/ x3 frag, Stopping Power and Steady Aim. It's extremely fast (maxes out mobility), powerful, and perfect for run-n-gun which is a perfect for dodging all the lame cheap martydom users out there too.
CoD4 is pretty tactical however it's very run n gun too. But just for small talk the CoD4 developers didn't include a cover system because of the game's speed as well as the material penetration present in the game. You don't want to be fixed to a wall when bullets are flying through them.
Does running a game in 1080p impact the performance?
I know from PC gaming that every time you increase the resolution it usually results in a drop in framerate. Going from 720p to 1080p adds a lot more pixels for the console to produce.
Avenger1324
First of all, almost all 360 games, with exception of a notable few, are actually rendered in 1280 x 720p resolution and if the game "supports" 1080p, it's being upscaled. And even some games are rendered below 720p like Halo 3 rendered at 564p, and Call of Duty 4 rendered at 600p if I remember correctly, then they are upscaled to fit larger TVs. A game has to be programmed to be upscaled like in the case with Halo 3, as it does support 1080p and 720p, those are the upscale resolutions.
Now as far a framerate drops go, console games are built with a "target" resolution in mind, which is typically the highest rendering resolution they'll be using and of course 720p is the norm. 1080p rendering though is quite a daunting task though as the 360 and PS3 are both mal-equipped for handling such high output at decent framerate without sacrificing many details in the process.
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