is this not an amazing deal for this cpu!?

[joeswm8]

yes that is true, but a 7950GT and 2GB of RAM can do fine on OBlivion at medium settings, however you must extend your budget to fit that

 

[c4sTr0]

i want high settings though..
what parts do u guys suggest?

 

[Jet]

yes that is true, but a 7950GT and 2GB of RAM can do fine on OBlivion at medium settings

On medium. But still, 2GB of RAM, an E6300, and a 7950GT is more than $500. I personally would recommend an X1950XT over a 7950GT, though.

i want high settings though..
what parts do u guys suggest?

If you want everything on high, you're looking at buying a very high end computer.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html?modelx=33&model1=519&model2=547&chart=207

Just to let you know, 24FPS isn't perfectly smooth

 

[c4sTr0]

so in that case will this-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161048
run at like 25fps?
with 1 gig of ram

 

[Jet]

so in that case will this-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161048
run at like 25fps?
with 1 gig of ram

It would probably run at 15-17, when you have 2GB of ram (At 1600x1200). What resolution are you running it at?

 

[joeswm8]

26 fps with 2 GB but youd have to run it at 1024 by 768 which is standard

 

[Jet]

26 fps with 2 GB but youd have to run it at 1024 by 768 which is standard

Quite a few people have 19" monitors, so I'd have to say that 1280x1024 is standard.

 

[joeswm8]

touche salesman, id have to agree

19 fps aint bad unless you want to go DX10 and get an 8800 with 256 RAM and a sempron 2800 to fit ur budget. jk lol

and medium settings isnt the end of the world either

 

[c4sTr0]

alright, in that case which exact one should i get?
thanks

 

[joeswm8]

exact what?

GPU for oblivion on high and flawless would be a 8800 GTS, but thats really pushing the budget and I dont know how hard core of a gamer you are but that will last you 3-4 years at least I am guessing

but for your budget, X1900XT, 7950GT you can choose

 

[Ku-sama]

you guys really hate my processor, huh :'( :Cry:

 

[joeswm8]

lol its a great CPU, but not top of the line

super quality budget builds though

 

[RyanAndrew88]

Nothing wrong with a less than new processor
I still run a P4 2.8ghz w/HT.
Then again, Core 2 Duo is coming soon

 

[Ku-sama]

Hey, my CPU still holds it own VERY well in my out dated system...

 

[joeswm8]

thats what i said, its great but not top of the line. one of best single core CPUs

 

[Ku-sama]

cept for the Core Solo.... but my 4000+ out benched the FX57, so i'm happy....

 

[joeswm8]

in determining the performance of a single core processor, you look at the speed, cache, and what else?

 

[StrangleHold]

in determining the performance of a single core processor, you look at the speed, cache, and what else?

I would think that would apply to any processor

 

[fade2green514]

in determining the performance of a single core processor, you look at the speed, cache, and what else?

you dont look at any of those. you look at performance. a pentium 4 at 3.2ghz with 2mb cache could get crushed bt the 4000+ which has half the cache and a fraction of the "speed"
its because athlon 64 has much higher performance per clock.
just look at benchmarks... they tell all.
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html

 

[c4sTr0]

touche salesman, id have to agree

19 fps aint bad unless you want to go DX10 and get an 8800 with 256 RAM and a sempron 2800 to fit ur budget. jk lol

and medium settings isnt the end of the world either

19 fps aint bad unless you want to go DX10 and get an 8800 with 256 RAM and a sempron 2800 to fit ur budget. jk lol

i have no idea what that means..
all this is very informative thanks alot u guys


so far i think im getting this btw-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161048
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115005