How well would this PC play games?

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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

Depends on how much you are buying it for. If its cheap, then go ahead



It wont run the latest games well, the graphics card will be a bottleneck and limit the performance. Drop the power supply down to a well known brand (eg Corsair) and down to 650 or 750W ,this will be more than enough and spend the saving on a better graphics card like a GTX560



As reference, you can get a i7 2600k, GTX560 and 8GB RAM for £650 ,so I wouldnt be paying more than £400 for that system if new

Answer 2

It looks used... The 4870 hasn't been out in a while, same with the Crosshair 3



The Call of Duty games don't need a lot of power because they're a direct console port. These games run Direct X 9.



The system exceeds the minimum requirements of all games on the market. It will do a pretty good job with Crysis 2 in Direct X 10 on that monitor.



I wouldn't pay too much for that system.

Answer 3

I'm not a PC expert but I would say that it all looks good and would play most games high graphics apart from the video card is a little out-dated and I don't think you need a 1010W power supply. I would upgrade the graphics to one of the ATI 6xxx series or a NVidia GTX series. I would also go with a 850W PSU to save a bit of money.

Answer 4

This should be fine for Crysis and Call of Duties.

I don't know EXACTLY what settings they would be able to run at but I'm estimating medium-high range for both games.

By the way: There is A LOT of unneeded info in the specs.

Answer 5

Don't buy it unless you plan on upgrading the video card. The one that it comes with isn't good and you should get a GTX 560 Ti.

Answer 6

He comprado muchos joysticks porque son un perfecto regalo y al final me he decidido compra uno y para mi, aunque el joystick que compre es de un precio muy bajo, la calidad es extraordinaria, es simplemente perfecto para los novatos porque es muy fácil de instalar y de utilizar y además, la función de vibración hace que el efecto sea increíble, muy buena elección en comprarme este joystick.

Answer 7

most games will prbably run well, just maybe not crysis 2 or bF3 on ultra at 60fps hehe



didnt need the wall of text lol