Thread: Need help

Edit - I fail at reading.

4GB Ram, Quad Core CPU and I think the recommended video card was in the range of an ATI 4870.

It will likely be playable on a 4870, but not great. As stuntmanSLim said, give us a budget and we can come up with a few ideas. From there, the decision is up to you.

Also, he said "this fall" so just about everything we say will be best for his budget now will definitely change in 3-4 months.

I expect there to be ALOT of great Quad-core CPUs for really good prices in fall. AMD is releasing their next series of chips on the AM3+ platform. These will (probably) compete with Intel's current offerings driving prices down. Regardless it will result in a wide range of quad core offerings.

I was just suggesting that the 1GB 4870 is the minimum recommended GPU. I am not even sure you can still get one today, so its out of the question 3-4 months from now. The way I like to think of GPU buying is that I am going to get the best GPU for $250 bucks. tomshardware.com every month releases a buyers guide that does just that... picks the best GPU for a certain budget.

Originally Posted by Mobiusxg5

well right now my budget is under $1000 and well I have a setup that is under $960 plus shipping.

OK. Care to share it with us?

Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100312-1GSR Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Newegg.com - LG CD&#47VD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS70 OEM - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems

Comes to $1012 with $20 MIR right at a grand and IMO is a better build.