Upgrading to Dual Core and more RAM

[Genocidicbunny]

Im im not sure i uses more than 2 cores. And the bottleneck in that game is definately your graphics card. Its "interesting" to see a 500€ card cant run it on highest settings with decent fps. Triple SLI might do though i think that is crazy from a heat and energy perspective (> 1KW power adapter anyone?).

Crysis can be run on High settings just fine with a 6400+ and a 8800 GTS. There's no need to dump money into SLi unless there is money to be dumped.

 

[echinococcus]

Crysis can be run on High settings just fine with a 6400+ and a 8800 GTS. There's no need to dump money into SLi unless there is money to be dumped.

I should have added I ran it on Very High settings on DX 10....that really seems to drain a lot of performance

edit:

And it's awesomly annoying that it even requires DX10 for destructible objects in multiplayer.

111th post

 

[Maniacal]

Yeah I'm rather pissed off that I won't be able to destroy stuff in multiplayer in DX9 (Hey, I'd accept the extranious stuff disapearring after a short time! If i ram my tank into a tree it better fall the hell down!)

 

[echinococcus]

Thanks to EA and Microsoft. This game would have been better if Crytek had published it themselves.

 

[Maniacal]

So dragging the topic kicking and screaming back on topic;

RAM, what do all those nubmers mean? I tried reading the wiki on it but got rather lost.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

What numbers? you mean the CAS? Im not great with those, but generally lower is better, but it doesnt have to go to very very low numbers to be good RAM. For instance, DDR2 @ 800mHz and CAS 4-4-4-12 is perfectly fine.

Im sure someone else could explain it much better though.

Some info from Toms Hardware though (about memory in general):
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/55024-30-memory-please-read-posting

 

[Maniacal]

Okay, so I'm thinking of these two for my new mobo and processor;

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21494

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=22211&vpn=BX80562Q6600&manufacture=Intel

Also, will my 450 watt power supply be enough?

 

[Zelig]

Okay, so I'm thinking of these two for my new mobo and processor;

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21494

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=22211&vpn=BX80562Q6600&manufacture=Intel

Also, will my 450 watt power supply be enough?

I'd recommend ordering from directcanada.com, same company as ncix, but cheaper prices, and free shipping.

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD3212&vpn=BX80562Q6600&manufacture=INTEL
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD1002&vpn=90-MBB5I0-G0AAY00T&manufacture=ASUS

What model is your power supply? And what video card are you planning on using?

If it's a high-end power supply, it has a good chance of working, but at 450 watts, I could easily see problems happening.

 

[warpus]

ncix won't charge you PST if you live outside of BC. Will directcanada?

 

[Zelig]

ncix won't charge you PST if you live outside of BC. Will directcanada?

Nope, they're pretty much identical, they ship from the same warehouses and everything.

I use DC most of the time. NCIX I use if the weekly deals are particularly good, or if I need to pricematch to somewhere else.

 

[Maniacal]

I have a 7900GT which I will be using (not buying a new card just yet). I don't remember what my power supply is, I'll look for the order-sheet thing when i can in a couple of days.

 

[Maniacal]

Okay, so, this is what I have so far;

Processsor (on sale at NCIX)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=22211&vpn=BX80562Q6600&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1006

RAM (on sale at NCIX with a manufactures rebate);
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18580&promoid=1006

Mobo:
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21494

At NCIX (not counting rebate);
+$269.99
+$91.99
$228.00

= $589.98
($549.98 with rebate for RAM)


Questions:

Should I buy an extra heatsink or fan?
Has anyone used Direct Canada before? It has similar/slightly cheaper prices and free shipping for orders over $300 and under 100lbs.

Direct Canada;
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD1002&vpn=90-MBB5I0-G0AAY00T&manufacture=ASUS
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD3212&vpn=BX80562Q6600&manufacture=INTEL
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180BD9722&vpn=TWIN2X2048-6400C4&manufacture=CORSAIR

$221.40
$269.88
$94.70 <-- no rebate listed on RAM for direct canada
=$585.98

Notes:
I am willing to buy different RAM.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

You should most definitely buy another heatsink/fan as the stock ones are pretty crappy.

 

[Zelig]

Should I buy an extra heatsink or fan?
Has anyone used Direct Canada before? It has similar/slightly cheaper prices and free shipping for orders over $300 and under 100lbs.

If you're not overclocking, I wouldn't bother with an extra heatsink or fan (unless you're looking for a quieter solution), Intel knows what they're doing.

I've used directcanada (as you may have guessed from my posts). Looks like you'll get a better deal from ncix for those parts though, so go ahead and order from there. You can pricematch the motherboard by viewing your shopping cart, and putting in the URL/price at directcanada, to save a few more dollars.

 

[Maniacal]

Oops had the prices at NCIX lsited out of order. The mobo is several $s cheaper at DC.

EDIT: NVM, misread your pricematch thing. Thanks!

 

[GVBN]

Wouldn't it be a better idea to wait a month or two until Q9300/Q9450 comes out?

 

[Maniacal]

Wouldn't it be a better idea to wait a month or two until Q9300/Q9450 comes out?

The Q6700 is over $600 and the next ones up (X and QX) are over $1,000. I'm not paying that much.

 

[GVBN]

From Wikipedia
Q9300: $266
Q9450: $316

 

[Genocidicbunny]

The Q6700 is over $600 and the next ones up (X and QX) are over $1,000. I'm not paying that much.

I think you're confusing the Q and QX series PrinceScamp. The Q series is the cheaper quad core alternative to the QX series.

 

[Maniacal]

From Wikipedia
Q9300: $266
Q9450: $316

These aren't listed on NCIX or DicrectCanada.

How is thermal paste for cooling?