Well, I finally got a little spare cash and built a new computer. I was rockin' an old P4 2.8c/1GB DDR400/300GB WD HDD/16x DVDRW/9700PRO AIW. I used the HDD and DVD, plus an OLD case, and bought the following.
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140 $70.00
EVGA 8600GT 256 DDR3 $70 after MIR
Antec Earthwatts 380w $30 after MIR
2GB (1GBx2) A-DATA Extreme Ed. DDR2 800 (4-4-4-12) $40 after MIR
MSI P35 Neo-F (open box) $60
Put it all together with my Windows XP from my old computer. Overclocked the E2140 real quick to 2800MHz (350x8) with 1.325 vcore, orthos stable at 60c with the stock aluminum HS/fan. OC the 8600 real quick to 650/850 (540/700 stock) and installed the Crysis SP demo. I put all settings at high except
shadow quality-med
volumetric effects-med
game effects-med
NO AA or AF and 1024 X 768. I'm getting VERY good frame rates. GPU bench 22.35 AVG, CPU bench 20.44 AVG. Running 169.09 drivers, no special tweaks. Game play is fluid, even during heavy firefights, I am truly amazed. Not bad for $270 huh?!
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140 $70.00
EVGA 8600GT 256 DDR3 $70 after MIR
Antec Earthwatts 380w $30 after MIR
2GB (1GBx2) A-DATA Extreme Ed. DDR2 800 (4-4-4-12) $40 after MIR
MSI P35 Neo-F (open box) $60
Put it all together with my Windows XP from my old computer. Overclocked the E2140 real quick to 2800MHz (350x8) with 1.325 vcore, orthos stable at 60c with the stock aluminum HS/fan. OC the 8600 real quick to 650/850 (540/700 stock) and installed the Crysis SP demo. I put all settings at high except
shadow quality-med
volumetric effects-med
game effects-med
NO AA or AF and 1024 X 768. I'm getting VERY good frame rates. GPU bench 22.35 AVG, CPU bench 20.44 AVG. Running 169.09 drivers, no special tweaks. Game play is fluid, even during heavy firefights, I am truly amazed. Not bad for $270 huh?!