"Buying a PC bla bla bla" Help! :D

[CheeepNeon]

Hey guys, I have a few questions regarding the PC I might be buying and I hoped you guys could fill me in on the blanks :)

Now because I am a tiny bit nub to computer hardware, I decided to go with Dell and and tweak a XPS 420 (there is an offer on currently, and i ain't really got money to throw around atm :mad: )

*The PC is for Gaming btw!:D*

Here's the spec of the PC:

Processor: XPS 420 Viiv Intel Processor Q6600 Quad Core 2.40 GHz, 1066Mhz FSB, 8mb cache
RAM: 2048MB 667 MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
Graphics Card: 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT

now, I have no idea what the MOBO, the cooling or the power specs are, but I'm ordering it from Dell so I am guessing they won't send me a PC that will just blow up ;)

Now PC guide people! My questions! :)
1. This PC is going to cost around £650/$1300, is it worth it?
2. Should I upgrade the RAM to 3gb OR upgrade the MHz to 800 OR just leave it?

Now time for ***THE*** question that basically says whether your PC is good or bad..... Will... It... Run... Crysis?! :p (If so, on what settings?)

-Cheeep

[david432111]

It will run crysis on medium settings.

[George Hallam]

hey mate

yes will run crysis on medium maybe high setting (if you have a small screen res)

go with DDR 2 800MHz

also get 4Gb if you have Vista 64bit

[CheeepNeon]

aight, thanks for the prompt replies.

just a couple more questions which i forgot to add then ill be fine.

firstly, I have no idea was bit my vista will be, its home edition (if that helps), or does it depend on your screen size? :confused:

secondly, would it even be worth getting 3gb of RAM? would sticking to 2gb at 800 hz be better than 3gb (2x1024 & 2x512mb) at 600 hz. (@ george: 4gb a little bit "out of my league" so to speak, an extra £250 :\ )

that's all. :)

[CheeepNeon]

Basically, what I'm trying to say is, will 2gb RAM 800 MHz be enough? And would 3GB 600MHz/4GB 600MHz really make a huge difference?

ps. I have 32 bit Vista

[George Hallam]

OK seems as you have 32Bit get 2Gb of DDR2 800Mhz

667Mhz is a bit slow now :p