is this ok for gaming

[arun_abn]

amd athlon 64x2 6000+
asus crosshair 590 sli mobo
320gb sata2 seagate hdd (16 mb buffer)
transcend 1 gb ram (800mhz)* 2 nos

but for others i need ur help

which grapich card for this configuration ?
and what power supply?

and which os vista or xp?

presently i am having

intel p4 with with asrock motherboard with IDE type hdd and 128 mb *2 ram

if i want to upgrade the same system for gaming can it be done?

hai gurus pls help me in this regard

 

[darklord]

Dont go for this config, better go for -

Intel C2D E8400
Abit IP35 Pro
2GB DDR2 800 Transcend RAM
Nvidia 8800GT Graphics card
Corsair VX450W PSU
WD Caviar 500GB AAKS HDD

Stick to WinXp if you love peace of mind

 

[arun_abn]

but some people say AMD is good for gaming and with Asus motherboard u will get max is it true?

 

[desiibond]

If you are going to buy a GPU, it is better to get C2D due to it's better performance.

AMD proccy's are preferred for onboard graphics that come with boards designed for AMD.

 

[arun_abn]

but i want paly higher end games like crysis
will this Abit ip 35 pro support SLI ?

and should i go for 8800gt ? what would be the price?

if its too high ,can you suggets any other graphic card for with in 10K?

 

[darklord]

Abit IP35 Pro doesnt support SLI but does support Crossfire.
8800GT has very good performance and costs ~ 13k

AMD used to be the best option some time ago, not anymore.C2D is much better now.

 

[jithudigitised]

what about the am2 mother boards..they are future proof..isn't it.

 

[desiibond]

no. AMD's is lagging behing Intel in making backward compatible mobo's.

eg: Intel is using same socket for really long time but for AMD, they are changing socket everytime they release new core.

Believe me, AMD is in a real big slump now. Go for C2D. 100 times better future proof proccy.

 

[arun_abn]

ok after reading that amd is no future proof i am changing my config like this


aBIT ix 35 qUAD
intel q6600
ram trancsend 1gb (800mhz)* 2
corsair 450w psu
8600gt 256 ddr2
WD 320 GB sata2
win xp

but my doubt is abit crossfire or sli ?
and can i connect 8600gt graphic card in this motherboard?
can i play games like crysis with reasonable resolution with this config ?

 

[hellgate]

IX38 Quad GT supports Crossfire.so u'll be able to connect 2 ATI cards in this mobo and not nVidia cards.
dont buy a 8600GT.get a 8800GT 512MB or if u wanna setup crossfire then buy either 3850 or 3870.

 

[darklord]

Its Abit IX38 QuadGT, its based on Intels top of the line X38 chipset.
I would go for E8400 over Q6600 as of now if gaming is the main criteria here.
Yes you can connect any graphics card that is PCI Express on this board.
Problem with SLI is that you have to buy a Nvidia chipset board and frankly speaking, as a chipset, X38 is much better than anything Nvidia has to offer right now.
Also Crossfire scales better compared to SLI. Its your call what to do