case: CM690

GPU: ati sapphire HD4850 (512mb, GDDR3.)

CPU: E8400 (3ghz duocore stock)

MOBO: P35 diamond neo-f

PSU: cooler master 520w modular cables

HDD: samsung spinpoint F1 7200RPM 320gb s-ata

RAM: team elite 1024mb (2x) ddr2 800 pc6400 + heatsink

DVD-RW: lite-on LH-20A1S

CPU COOLER: scythe mugen 'infinity' @ 1200RPM

CASE FANS: 2x scythe slipstream 120mm fans, 2x scythe S-FLEX 120mm fans

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KEYBOARD: microsoft multi-media keyboard, black

MOUSE: logitech MX518 gaming-grade mouse (1800dpi)

SPEAKERS: creative inspire T6100 5.1 surround system set, black

MONITOR: schneider 22'' wide display TFT (1680x1050 res)

crysis: high settings, 2x aa at 1680x1050 res: 40 fps constantly, frame drops never go below 25, 90 fps inside.

3dmark06: nearly 15k

Fahrenheit has a good story and nice cinematic gameplay

MrNacaa

fahrenheit, also known as indigo prophecy, excellent game.

jade empire, GTA games main storyline is always entertaining, tes4:oblivion, mass effect, grim fandango, fable..

tf2 graphics, huge world, pvp 32 vs 32, leveling system? it'll lag on A LOT of machines. and how would something like that work out? jeez.

just check out battlefield: heroes, it's not a FPS, more like a TPS but still qualifies for a whole lot.that or hellgate: london.

EDIT: you are basically looking for fallout 3 ala MMORPG.

antec is an excellent PSU manufacturer. don't worry about that, the hd4850 only needs 430w to power it, so you are good to go, even if you want to switch videocards in the future.

MOBO has PCI-E slots, so it's compatible with your hd4850, it also has socket 775, meaning the processor is suited for the socket. everything else looks good, excellent computer.

if you want to overclock, you would need a better CPU cooler and some additional casefans, i'd advice the arctic freezer pro 7 for your CPU if you are on a budget, or the scythe mugen CPU cooler if you want to go all out. cooler master, revoltec and scythe make good quality casefans.

that's a pretty tight budget for a computer that should be able to run crysis at formal settings.

what VGA slots does your motherboard have? AGP? PCI-E? if so you could probably just buy a new videocard, and with that maybe a new processor if your sockets will allow you to.

you would be honestly better off assembling your own computer, dell prices their components WAY too high. is there any hardware webshop you could be using? i could probably find some hardware that'll snug into together nicely.

could this computer run cod4, mass effect, assassin's creed and bioshock on max at 1680x1050 resolution? oh, and at what settings should i be able to play crysis?

ati sapphire hd4850 512mb

e8400 (3ghz duocore)

2gb ram (ddr2 800 pc6400 + heatsink / dualchannel)

(other hardware includes 320gb HD, P45 diamond MOBO, 520w cooler master modular PSU, cm 690 case.)