hey so ive been looking into a new computer i was thinking about buying a dell studio xps 7100 but i scratched that off the list i think im going to buy this pc right here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229247 would this computer be able to play crysis 2 and or black ops on max or high settings without any issues?

Yes. Quite well, in fact. What's your monitor res?

Dell Studio XPS is the best way to go my friend. That's exactly what I got for Crysis 2, AMD Athlon 6 cores. BAZINGA.

Just clicked your link. That would indeed suffice. And wow it's cheap!

Yes. Quite well, in fact. What's your monitor res?
i dont have a monitor but i will be getting one do u have a recomended size and resolution? that would be helpful info =)

Just make sure your monitor is HD and at least 1920 by 1080.

:D

You can get a nice one from dell for about 150 quid.

people, it is VERY IMPORTANT to say what resolution you use. for example, me, i can`t play crysis2 at EXTREME at 1920x1200 on my i7 930 and gtx480. it is playable on VERY HIGH details at that resolution. but if i switch to 1680x1050 i can use EXTREME settings but on my 30 inch monitor is crap.

The only thing i don't like about that system from a brief look over is the graphics card. The geforce 550 is a fairly weak card for the $150 price range it sits in.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4221/nvidias-gtx-550-ti-coming-up-short-at-150/5 is a review from anandtech. They didn't do crysis 2 or black ops, but you can get an idea of how the 550 will probably do. A lot of it is going to depend on what resolution you game at. At 1680x1050 it might be ok, but at 1920x1200 it is going to struggle. For $100 more the geforce 560 is a much better card. If you can find a CyberpowerPC with a 6850 instead it would be much better as well. The 6850 retails for about 30 dollars more then the 550, but does much better in most benchmarks.

You can get a nice one from dell for about 150 quid.
ok thanks, so do you think this pc is perfectly capable of running crysis 2 on max settings on multiplayer and play smoothly? i guess what im asking will i be happy with it?!?!? 9hint im happy if it runs crysis 2 and cod black ops on max or high settings and run smoothy with no lag!)

Yes. Quite well, in fact. What's your monitor res?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227319 i was looking at this pc too what do you think?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227318 - this is a good sistem. if you can spend a little more

Don't listen to these people. That graphics card is not going to do crysis 2 at max settings.

If you can live with open box, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229242R will do you much better for 40ish more.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229217R for a little less will do better as well. Even though the CPU in it isn't as good as the i5 2400 in your original.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227318 - this is a good sistem. if you can spend a little more
gotta stay in the 700 to 900$ zone =(

then, the link Patmage posted is good. i guess 26$ more is not a real problem : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229242R

LE: you can delete from the configuration that Blu-Ray Player Combo drive. it`s useless. you can opt for an DVDRW drive and save some money

then, the link Patmage posted is good. i guess 26$ more is not a real problem : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229242R
not too much lol..

Don't listen to these people. That graphics card is not going to do crysis 2 at max settings.

If you can live with open box, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229242R will do you much better for 40ish more.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229217R for a little less will do better as well. Even though the CPU in it isn't as good as the i5 2400 in your original.
sorry i dont know much about these high end gaming pc's so if u dont mind me asking what is a open box?

then, the link Patmage posted is good. i guess 26$ more is not a real problem : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229242R

LE: you can delete from the configuration that Blu-Ray Player Combo drive. it`s useless. you can opt for an DVDRW drive and save some money
yea i agree i dont need blu ray....but does this website allow you to customize nd not include that? havnt checked out my shopping cart so idk

At http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CyberPower_P67_Configurator/ you can customize the CyberpowerPC systems however you want. Though the same system might end up cheaper at Newegg. But if there are items you don't need, you might be better off getting it from them directly.

At http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CyberPower_P67_Configurator/ you can customize the CyberpowerPC systems however you want. Though the same system might end up cheaper at Newegg. But if there are items you don't need, you might be better off getting it from them directly.
what does the whole open box thing mean?

The only thing i don't like about that system from a brief look over is the graphics card. The geforce 550 is a fairly weak card for the $150 price range it sits in.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4221/nvidias-gtx-550-ti-coming-up-short-at-150/5 is a review from anandtech. They didn't do crysis 2 or black ops, but you can get an idea of how the 550 will probably do. A lot of it is going to depend on what resolution you game at. At 1680x1050 it might be ok, but at 1920x1200 it is going to struggle. For $100 more the geforce 560 is a much better card. If you can find a CyberpowerPC with a 6850 instead it would be much better as well. The 6850 retails for about 30 dollars more then the 550, but does much better in most benchmarks.

Going to have to disagree. The 550Ti and the 6850 (I know you didn't mention) are great 160 sub cards. Biggest bang for the littlest buck. Info based on this review:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-550-ti-gf116-radeon-hd-5770,2892-6.html

Pretty awesome frame rates for 150

You might want to take a look at http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1D4N2F. I left plenty of room if 900 is your cap. You will get a much better gaming experience with that base setup then with the original you posted. You could save a few more dollars by not going with the i5 2500k and using a h67 board instead of a p67 board, but it is a great overclocker if that is something you want to do down the road.

You might want to take a look at http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1D4N2F. I left plenty of room if 900 is your cap. You will get a much better gaming experience with that base setup then with the original you posted. You could save a few more dollars by not going with the i5 2500k and using a h67 board instead of a p67 board, but it is a great overclocker if that is something you want to do down the road.
im sorry again i keep hearing and seeing everyone mentioning "over clocked" i dont even know what that means!!! and did u build the pc in the above link?

Going to have to disagree. The 550Ti and the 6850 (I know you didn't mention) are great 160 sub cards. Biggest bang for the littlest buck. Info based on this review:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-550-ti-gf116-radeon-hd-5770,2892-6.html

Pretty awesome frame rates for 150


"We’ve benched this title at the lowest ‘gamer’ detail setting" That is the part that i take away from that though. The OP mention wanting to play on high settings. I did mention the 6850 though(towards the end), I like that card much better and in fact picked the 6870(there was a free upgrade form the 6850) in the build i suggested from cyberpowerPC. Though, only because the geforce 560 would have put the build at $920, which was more then he said he wanted to spend.



im sorry again i keep hearing and seeing everyone mentioning "over clocked" i dont even know what that means!!! and did u build the pc in the above link?

If you haven't heard of it, it is probably safe to not worry about it. Basically it means to run the processor at a higher speed then what it is at default. The i5 2500k and i7 2600k are both very good at doing this. For instance I'm currently running my 2600k at 4.4ghz, when the stock setting is 3.4ghz(even this is a fairly mild overclock for this cpu). This requires better cooling though. Without overclocking the i5 2500 is still an amazing cpu. And yes, that is a pc that i put together at their site just to give you an idea.

I wouldn't ever buy a pre-built PC, unless it's a laptop. Spend some time on the internet learning about all the hardware. That's how I learned almost everything I know about computers.