Crysis Warhead PC

[Thrashdragon]

Okay, computer gurus...my current rig is horribly overdue for replacement, and I'm not up to date on hardware these days, so I've been looking at buying a prebuilt. This thing looks pretty good to me for the price, opinions?



Article about it here.

[Duke{CLR}]

The article states that there is no mention of an OS and that some of their other bare bones rigs aren't put together all that well. I would also want to know more about the support that you would get. I bet if you priced out the same parts on NewEgg you could get real close to the price.

I wouldn't order it until more details are available.

[Duke{CLR}]

OK I haven't been too on top of the hardware lately but I threw this list together. So this list could be tweaked.

ntel Core 2 Duo E8200 Wolfdale 2.66GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail $162.00
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 Wolfdale 2.66GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $89.99
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $30.00 after $13.00MIR
Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

EVGA 512-P3-N873-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $186.00
Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N873-AR GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $69.99
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gbs Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE Combo - Retail $23.99
Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE Combo - CD / DVD Burners


Antec Three Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 650W PSU - Retail
$40 discount w/ Antec power supply combo, ends 9/30 $59.99
Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit English 1pk for System Builders DSP OEI DVD - OEM $99.99
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit English 1pk for System Builders DSP OEI DVD - Operating Systems

$722.00 plus shipping.

[BenKenobi]

cant believe you can buy that kind of system now for that little... geez....



but anyways, crysis warhead is supposed to have the same requirements as crysis, but you can play it a level up because it is more optimized apparently. So if you could play regular crysis at all medium, you should be able to do all high and get same fps, allegedly.

[Thrashdragon]

The article states that there is no mention of an OS and that some of their other bare bones rigs aren't put together all that well. I would also want to know more about the support that you would get. I bet if you priced out the same parts on NewEgg you could get real close to the price.

I wouldn't order it until more details are available.

XP w/SP3, it's farther down in the article. Thanks, guys...I'm not in any rush so I'll wait and see what kind of reception it gets before I do anything.

[{CLR} Naillik]

wow --- That could save me lotsa cash. I like

[juneau]

Nice spec Duke, but drop that 9800GTX+ for a HD4850.

[Duke{CLR}]

Nice spec Duke, but drop that 9800GTX+ for a HD4850.

Well I threw this list together before the other thread about video cards. I think the 4850 would lower the price a bit too. Also you can get XP Pro sp3 for $139.00. So they would cancel each other out.

Also I would want to know the manufacture of each of the components too.

[juneau]

Well I threw this list together before the other thread about video cards. I think the 4850 would lower the price a bit too. Also you can get XP Pro sp3 for $139.00. So they would cancel each other out.

Also I would want to know the manufacture of each of the components too.

+1 especially the PSU.

[Jeffro]

go here
AEONCRAFT

this is where i bought my rig from. and i gotta say they did a really good job. they even had a lil bit of a problem when building and they called me personally to ask what i wanted to do about it, and were more than helpful. prices aren't that bad either.

[Skud]

Hey

go here
AEONCRAFT

this is where i bought my rig from. and i gotta say they did a really good job. they even had a lil bit of a problem when building and they called me personally to ask what i wanted to do about it, and were more than helpful. prices aren't that bad either.

Not bad prices. I'll save the link...in case I don't feel like the hassle of building my next rig.

[juneau]

Not bad prices. I'll save the link...in case I don't feel like the hassle of building my next rig.

To me, prebuilt is more hassle.

[Jeffro]

not everybody is as cool as you juneau

[juneau]

not everybody is as cool as you juneau

I'm just aspiring to be as cool as your eyebrows Jeffro.

[ryanbatc]

I'd personally exchange that CPU for a better one - the E8500

Video card - unless you run a large monitor, go with a 8800GT and you're good...