• Could this run Crysis fine?
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cpu- AMD Athlon II X4 630 Quad Core Processor - 2.80GHz, Socket AM3, 2MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s), Retail gpu- Nvidia GeForce 260 GTX mobo- [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3672389&CatId=3644[/url] ram- DDR2 2gb
Yeah. It should be able to run it on at least high settings.
Yeah, you'll do fine. Just don't expect too much AA/AF if you go higher than 1600x1200.
ok, also does the mobo support the cpu? my friend says it does.
The sockets don't match but I think you can upgrade your bios to support it (I think, I'm probably wrong.). I would just get a motherboard that supports AM3 sockets. And Biostar... Meh.
[QUOTE=silentjubjub;26724701]The sockets don't match but I think you can upgrade your bios to support it (I think, I'm probably wrong.).[/QUOTE] How would i possibly go about doing this?
[url]http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/bios.php?S_ID=344[/url]
So this might work or IT WILL?
Yes, it will run it perfectly fine
[QUOTE=Episode;26724895]So this might work or IT WILL?[/QUOTE] Not unless you were to upgrade the bios on that mobo. But rather than go through the hassle of doing that, just get another mobo. (If you're buying it and don't already have it) There are mobos out there that support AM3 out of the box for damn near the same price. Like this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131613&cm_re=ddr2-_-13-131-613-_-Product[/url] (Take a look around though)
[QUOTE=silentjubjub;26725422]Not unless you were to upgrade the bios on that mobo. But rather than go through the hassle of doing that, just get another mobo. (If you're buying it and don't already have it) There are mobos out there that support AM3 out of the box for damn near the same price. Like this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131613&cm_re=ddr2-_-13-131-613-_-Product[/url] (Take a look around though)[/QUOTE] Well im low on $ so i was gonna buy that mobo i showed from my friend for $15. So as long as i upgrade the mobos bios (which shouldnt be too hard, right?) ill be fine? [editline]15th December 2010[/editline] So im a noob, can someone explain well on how i would do this, i dont have the mobo yet or the ram or cpu i just want to make sure of things before i do get them.
[QUOTE=Episode;26726544]Well im low on $ so i was gonna buy that mobo i showed from my friend for $15. So as long as i upgrade the mobos bios (which shouldnt be too hard, right?) ill be fine? [editline]15th December 2010[/editline] So im a noob, can someone explain well on how i would do this, i dont have the mobo yet or the ram or cpu i just want to make sure of things before i do get them.[/QUOTE] There is a very small chance that you will have to update it. Reason being that the AM3 patch is only for motherboards that had AM2+ before AM3 came out. So they released a patch for the old motherboards to let them support AM3. But this was only necessary like 2 years ago. Now all AM2+ motherboards come AM3 ready. And BIOstar is alright. Their high-end boards are amazing, but their cheaper ones are....well...cheap. Brands like ASRock and ASUS will give you the best price:performance for your price range. Gigabyte too. Get this motherboard. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128342[/url] [editline]16th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=silentjubjub;26725422]Not unless you were to upgrade the bios on that mobo. But rather than go through the hassle of doing that, just get another mobo. (If you're buying it and don't already have it) There are mobos out there that support AM3 out of the box for damn near the same price. Like this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131613&cm_re=ddr2-_-13-131-613-_-Product[/url] (Take a look around though)[/QUOTE] Ew...Nvidia chipsets. [editline]16th December 2010[/editline] My old Foxconn A7VMX-K was AM2+, but I had to update the BIOs to use my current AM3 CPU. It was pretty annoying because you had to use a floppy to flash the BIOs. ASRock has the best BIOs updating system though. All you do is go into Windows, download the update from their website, and run it right in Windows. And if something gets messed up, you just run it again. Way better than risking a faulty BIOs flash. Which makes your motherboard useless if it happens.
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