How well would this PC play games?

Question

ASUS Crosshair III Formula ROG Motherboard, with 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 video card slots with Crossfire X support.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition AM3 CPU @ 3.2Ghz
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight HDT (Heat Pipe Direct Touch) S1283W, Black/Smoke Colour, White LEDs. North/South orientation. Efficient cooling, with Antec 1200 case. Allows for overclocking!
Graphic Card: XFX 1GB Radeon HD 4870 GDDR5 256bit Memory Bus, PCIe 2.0, Dual DVI Ports
Memory: 4GB Corsair Dominator 1600Mhz DDR3 Dual Channel
Power Supply: 1010Watt FSP Modular Power Supply, the detached cables are supplied. Both motherboard and PSU support Cool n' Quiet for downclocking the CPU when inactive, for both saving power and keeping the system even cooler.
Keyboard and Mouse Supplied. A Logitech Media 600 USB Keyboard is supplied, with useful volume wheel. The Mouse is a Gigabyte GM-M6880. The mouse is a five button laser mouse. Left, right, middle mouse wheel which also acts as a button and 1 back and 1 forward button for easier web navigation or custom mapping for use in games. 800dpi/1600dpi button located before mouse wheel.
Logitech X-230 2.1 Speakers are supplied.
1 x 2 meter DVI-D cable is supplied
1 x Samsung Syncmaster 2032MW Monitor with 1680x1050 resolution, 5ms response with built in speakers and analogue tuner, DVI, HDMI, Component, S-Video, Scart, VGA connectors, with control and working batteries. Up to date drivers available online or via Windows update. Includes supplied Samsung stereo 3.5mm cable for Monitor to PC
1 x Belkin F5D (UK Model) Wireless N Router (up to 300mbps Transfer Rate), supporting both DSL and Cable connections, with MiMo (Multi-in Multi Out) technology with Dual Antennas, extensive coverage, Firewall, good NAT handling, port forwarding, DMZ, WAN Ping blocking, etc. Great for games so you won't be the cause of any network connectivity problems when playing online. Also includes the Belkin F5D8053 V3 Wireless N USB Adapter.
1 x Logitech C510 HD Webcam - 720p Video Calling Capable, 8mp photos, standard and widescreen photos as well (no widescreen lens), 30fps via VGA calling. VGA looks fantastic on this webcam, an 30fps video calling is great on Skype when being face to face with family and friends. Drivers and original carry pouch included.
Microsoft 8 button Joystick. Great for combat / flight simulators.

I am thinking of buying this computer, Would this PC run call of dutys on max settings? Crysis 2 on medium/high settings? etc (Or what settings would they run on?)

Answer 1

These are good specifications and they can easily run crysis 2 on high settings

Answer 2

Yes, it will run all games.



Although I don't like AMD processors myself, but the specifications on this one are excellent.



Just note that your RAM is just about enough for current games and will certainly be not enough within 2 years. The rest of your hardware will be enough for longer.



Your video card is very good (it's not the best money can buy but very good), it has 1GB of memory and has a memory interface of 256bit so it's more than enough for any purposes.



Power supply is very good (if it this is the REAL OUTPUT).



I couldn't find the hard drive specs on your list but by the looks of it, it will be a SATAII HDD which is also very good if it has good buffer size and speed on the spindle.



Overall, it is a high performance machine. You might just need some more RAM in the near future - but for now you can run anything on "very high".



It's just a risky business. Desktops for gaming do get old by the month and if you are planning on an excellent gaming experience, go for either a XBOX 360 or a PS3. These will last you for a very long time and won't require upgrades untill they release the XBOX 720 and the PS4. And you can play your videogames sitting on your couch looking at a much bigger screen.



If you are an enthusiast about computers, buy it. If you like saving money, get a gaming console.

Answer 3

Yep that fine should run them at high settings. Funnily enough Crysis 2 is not as resourceful as the 1st game.



4GB of memory is the sweet spot. you wont notice any difference if you have 6 or 8GB whether its DDR2 or DDR3 modules.



everything else is good.

Answer 4

It all depends on what you want to spend. If you really want a fast computer get a computer with an i7 processor. Period. and get some 3 channel ramm. like 3 sets of 4gb. thats where a lot of your processing and general computing speed will come from. After that you need a high end graphics card (why high end?, because otherwise it will be out of date in no time). Those are your biggest factors honestly when it comes to gaming platforms.

Answer 5

it's a reasonably good spec, asking us to predict what settings it will run a certain game on is impossible unless we had it ourselves though.



i agree with the other answer, we don't care what mouse you use or what router you have, and whether you want get your c0ck out over the webcam.

Answer 6

I think you could've pared that list down a little if you all you were trying to figure out is how it would handle some games.