Hello, I cannot find decent gaming computer in stores. Looking to buy as a present for someone who prefers Windows XP. Went online with latest issue of PC Gamer magazine in hand to compare GPUs and CPUs. Trying to find a machine that could run the following games smoothly in higher settings with good FPS and no lagorama: Assassin's Creed, Crysis, GTA4, Oblivion in the Kingdom outside the City (would frame rate be decent outside the City).
Do you think the following specs would suffice? (xtra ?? when I have no idea if what I am getting is worth paying for or if I should actually upgrade)
i7 920 Processor (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache) - Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 120mm Radiator?? Motherboard?? Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way SLI PCI-E MB 3-Way SLI ) Memory ( 12 GB [2 GB X6] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module Corsair) Video Card ( 2x NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video - running SLI mode ) Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] ) CD/DVD Drive (16x DVD-ROM Drive - Sony) CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive) Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard ) Network Card?? ( Killer K1 - Online Gaming Accelerator - w/ 333Mhz Network Processing Unit + Lag Reduction Technology ) Operating System Not Vista? ( MS Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2 ) Power Protection?? ( Network 10/100/1000 LAN Surge Protector) ( Professional wiring for all cables Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound interface between CPU and heatsinks )
Do you think the following specs would suffice? (xtra ?? when I have no idea if what I am getting is worth paying for or if I should actually upgrade)
i7 920 Processor (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache) - Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 120mm Radiator?? Motherboard?? Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way SLI PCI-E MB 3-Way SLI ) Memory ( 12 GB [2 GB X6] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module Corsair) Video Card ( 2x NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video - running SLI mode ) Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] ) CD/DVD Drive (16x DVD-ROM Drive - Sony) CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive) Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard ) Network Card?? ( Killer K1 - Online Gaming Accelerator - w/ 333Mhz Network Processing Unit + Lag Reduction Technology ) Operating System Not Vista? ( MS Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2 ) Power Protection?? ( Network 10/100/1000 LAN Surge Protector) ( Professional wiring for all cables Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound interface between CPU and heatsinks )