Friends new pc need opinions.

[Bogel]

Like title says my friend is getting a new pc, and he asked me for help so i put him together what I personally would see as a kick ass machine. But he wants it to play crysis at high with no lag at 1280x1024, and Bio Shock ( Never heard of it ) His budget is $1500 if you guys have any ideas, he already has a Lian Li so that isnt included I will post link to it. I am not sure of his tech skill, so I am trying to keep things simple.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115029

EVGA 680I T1: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813188012

Corsair 620 Watt: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817139002

OCZ 1066 (Not reaper): http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820227181

EVGA 640MB GTS Super Clocked: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130080

Western Digital 320Gb: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136074

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16832116213

Tuniq Tower: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835154001

Already Purchased: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112062

If any of these links lead to the wrong product please tell me :/

 

[macgamesrule]

Quite a solid lineup. Its almost identical to the config I'm looking at getting at the end of this year.

As for how well it plays Crysis, that's anyone's guess. Judging by benches of the few DX10 games out there, I doubt the GTS will play Crysis over 30fps. The GTX isn't much better tbh. Unfortunately, short of waiting for the 9800's to come out later this year, there's not much you can do about that.

 

[Pat123]

But all of the videos we have seen of crysis are shot using current hardware, some are even in DX9..

Solid setup how ever in my opinion get the XFX 8800GTS 'XXX' its slightly faster than the EVGA one for the same'ish price in the UK atleast. Vista home premium would do well enough if you wanted to save abit of cash to spend else where.

Does he need an aftermarket cooler if you are trying to keep it simple? You could use the money saved and get an 8800GTX or a Q6600..

 

[Toxcity]

Or just use XP? Vista isn't quite there yet in my opinion.

(waits for the slap)

 

[Ham]

Switch out the EVGA 680i for a P5K Dlx or even better an IP35 Pro and you'll be sorted.