A mid Range gaming Rig

[Evangelion_2014]

How will this system perform in general for games like Day of Defeat:Source, Bf2, Bf2142, and CoD2? I'm not trying to Run FEAR at full settings, just to play some recent FPS games on decent setting.

 

here it is:

 

AMD althlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHZ dual core processor( 2mb L2 cache and 2000 MHZ Hyper-threading)

 

Nvidia Geforce 7600 GT(256 MB memory around 500mhz clock speed, PCIexpress)

 

2GB of SDRAM

 

An AMD motherboard which supports these stats.

[Vagrant0]

Processor might be a bit on the slow side, but your videocard seems to be the biggest problem. Why only 1 card with PCI express? Should really get 2 videocards and setup a RAID, or just go with AGP. Might also want to look for a card that is a bit less bulky and has better cooling (if it's the one made by Gigabit). Even for a mid range gaming rig, you'll want something a bit better unless you plan on upgrading within a year.

[Evangelion_2014]

Why? Because I'm on a budget, however, I could just buy the AGP card. And why would you consider an AMD 2.6GHZ daul core slow?

[Vagrant0]

Why? Because I'm on a budget, however, I could just buy the AGP card. And why would you consider an AMD 2.6GHZ daul core slow?

Slow for a gaming setup that you'll probably want to keep using for a few years... As is 2.2ghz is becoming minimum requirements. Dual core itself doesn't mean much since most programs (read games) don't take advantage of multiprocessors. If you're on a budget, this isn't a major concern though, which was why I suggested focusing on the video card instead. Just make sure your Mobo even has a slot for AGP (most newer ones don't). Might also want to make sure you have enough room for ram later.

[agent0002]

dang it. ive gotta start reading the last posts date...

 

 

"As is 2.2ghz is becoming minimum requirements"

 

2.2ghz *intel p4* is minimum. clock speed doesn't tranlate literally between models. the minimum requirement is single core p4 @ 2.2ghz.

 

total thoroughput:

(intel, p4, single core)

2.2 billion cycles X 1 core X 2 instructions per cycle = 4.4 gigaflops

 

(amd, X2 5200+)

2.6 billion cycles X 2 core X 3 instructions per cycle = 15.6 gigaflops

 

(intel, core 2 duo E6400)

2.13 billion cycles X 2 core X 4 instructions per cycle = 17.04 gigaflops

 

there are more important things then clock speed. this is also why lower clocked core 2 duos own all previous models.

 

that AMD will be good for a year or two (or more). it CRUSHES the minimum requirements. that AMD in particular is about equal to an 8.3ghz single core p4. (not that there is such a thing, thats just what they base minimum reqs off of.

 

you'll be able to run almost all games at 1024 x 768 res on "high" or "medium" quality.