Buying New PC, are these specs OK?

[335th_GRAthos]

Hi Jack,

I would say the GTX580 1.5Gb is a NO GO!
Waste of money. If they do not have a 3Gb GTX580 then check if they have 2,5Gb GTX570
If they dont, check if they have GTX560ti 2Gb

NV will bring the next generation of cards soon (=insallah) so the GTX580 1.5Gb will lose its value in seconds after that. Therefore it may be better if no other option to buy a smaller cheaper card (GTX560ti 2Gb) and wait, rather than wasting so much money.


8GB of RAM (Kingston) Why only 2x4Gb!? Send me the model of the MOTHERBOARD they want to give you. I always recommend the three+three RAM slots (DDR3) motherboards (so that you can go to 3x2Gb = 6 or 6x2Gb= 12 or 3x4Gb =12
Remember, with a lot of RAM you will be able to create 6Gb RAMDISKS and run your games from there, it will be much better performance.

850w Power Supply is a bit small if you want to keep the PC (and you probably will since you like the case (I like their big cases a lot ). Check how big the price difference is if you put a 1100w.


Over London the game consumes 2.4Gb VRAM. If your card has less than that you have trouble (actually no trouble, just 50% less fps)

My 2cents

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