Can someone tell me whether these specs are good as I am getting a new computer with them??

I would be very grateful to those who help me on knowing whether these specs will work good on planetside 2
Also the links will be there to, to see the parts. p.s. I am a noob with computer parts so that is why i am posting this. thanks

Graphics card=
MSI GTX660 Ti PE OC NVIDIA Graphics Card -
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-...gpu-1019mhz-boost-1097mhz-cores-1344-2x-dl-dv

Processor=
Intel Core i3 3220 Ivy Bridge Dual Core Processor

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/inte...bridge-dual-core-33ghz-3mb-smart-cache-retail

RAM=
Corsair Memory Vengeance Low Profile Blue 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP Dual Channel Desktop

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-...an-blue-pc3-12800-(1600)-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v

Motherboard(Don't know if necessary)=
Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 Socket 1155 Motherboard USB 3.0 SATA 3

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/giga...r3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-20-(x16)-atx

and i will have windows 7

pls pls pls can someone reply to this as this game looks amazing and i want to play it sooo bad!

You should start by discussing your current machine, and what is upgradable, considering what you state about not knowing about the motherboard, do you even have experience required to attempt this. That ram while cheap wont over clock itself for example.

Then consider that in less than 6 months the next generation of CPU come out.

Also, in my opinion, the Ti series gfx cards are crap. Just get a 670 (no argument meh, but I have one, they aint bad.).

hmm okay, thanks for the help, and atm ive got a laptop which is pretty **** so that is what will go in my new computer

I wouldn't go for anything less than an I5 processor.

I agree, with that rig I would go for an i5 in a slightly higher price range.

Also, I highly recomend you consider getting an ASUS or MSi z68 board. Gigabyte Z68 series has serious issues with cold booting, especially if you try overlocking anything.

I replaced mine twice before I got a refund and switched to Asus Z68VLX. If you are hellbent on getting a Gigabyte board, make sure they give you the newest revision

660 Ti is fine, especially for this game. The problem would be the i3, you want an i5 or i7 for Planetside 2 if you want good fps, that's just how it goes. And buy one of these cpu fans, then overclock your cpu to 4GHz.

yeah im getting a cpu fan but apparently this i3 processor can add another 2 cores somehow?? do you know if thats true, and thanks

i3 is a dual core that acts like it has more with hyperthreading, I believe. It's better than a straight dual-core processor, but a real quad core is still significantly better if a program can make use of all the cores. Planetside 2 needs all the CPU you can give it and then some, so you want an i5 (or better). In general games are moving towards using at least 4 cores so it's probably better to have for futureproofing as well.

i3 = 2 cores with hyperthreading (almost like 4 cores, not quite)
i5 = 4 cores
i7 = 4 cores with hyperthreading, (almost like having 8 cores not quite)

In general check out http://www.cpubenchmark.net/ for comparing CPUs and Video Cards (prices included so you can get best bang for your buck, i found their prices to be mostly up to date within 20$ accuracy or so).

PS: Ignore all the Xeon/Opterons those are for servers and large amounts of memory.

Ah okay, looks like i need to spend another £50, but thanks for the help!

As others have said, you want to get an i5 3570k. Make sure to get the 'k' model as it will allow you to overclock, giving you a significant FPS boost with PS2's CPU hungry engine.

i7s don't offer much, if any, advantage in gaming. I wouldn't recommend unless you plan on doing a lot of video editing.

Would this be good?? http://www.scan.co.uk/products/inte...s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-6mb-smart-cache-32x-ratio-77

KyleClippers, what is your budget? What country do you live in? What is your comfort level with computers? (Do you need a computer that is already put together? Are you okay with buying components and putting them together yourself?)

Without knowing that the suggestions for what to do with your system will be all over the place.

well atm with the specs and changed to the i5 processor that i had a link to above im on about £790 and im english, tbh i dont really want to spend any more than that and im buying the parts then putting the computer together so i guess im quite comfortable with computers

http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/

3470 would be, if you do not plan to overclock, a good pick.

Hi KyleClippers,

In that case I would suggest that you go to http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-31-322.html and post your system for constructive feedback. Follow the forum's posting guide and you'll get some folk who will be really helpful and point you in the right direction.

I'm pretty sure I saw a build there at around the £800 range that would be ideal for what you want.

The system you have listed here is missing things like: the case, the power supply, a harddrive, a SSD (solid state drive), a cd drive (if you want one that is), etc..

Since this is a game site there won't be too many people who'd do an in-depth look at your choices. I don't know enough about the British market (in terms of places to purchase computer components) to provide really useful info. So, I am directing you to a place where that is dedicated to new system builds.

Don't take this question as prejudicial, but how old are you?

How many other computers have you built, are you aware of the overhead costs, i mean, if you have a laptop atm, you'll need:

Screen £120
Keyboard £60
Mouse £25
Sound system/headphones (£10-£200)



Case £35
Motherboard £80-250
Dvd drive/burner/Blu ray drive £20
CPU £~200
GFX Card £~300
RAM £30(which does not overclock itself, the speed written in the description is the most it is designed to run at, not the innate speed it will run at.)
Hard drive 1/SSD £100
Hard drive 2 (2-3tb if sensible) £100
PSU £90

Just for these mandatory parts, i'd estimate spending around £980-1100 and then another £200 on peripherals, and £100 on the below. You need surround sound.


And plenty of self builders also buy:
A non stock CPU cooler £30
Soundcard £80
Extra fans £25


And i've probably missed something*, the point is, that building a computer can turn out more expensive than than a prebuilt system, selfbuilding is for the most part only cheaper if you want a configuation that prebuilders wont do, or you are upgrading an existing system.

In which case you can save lots of money if you buy for example a CPU+mobo or GPU that significantly outlasts the other.

*Missed the PSU in the first revision

tl;dr

If its your first self build, you need help from a non PS2 forum and you need to understand that the other components you need really stack up the price; Good hard drives, power supply etc.

For example Tomshardware or overclockers.co.uk (Asking them for help doesn't obligate buying there )

Very true and reasonable post Sacarathe.

Hate to nitpick, but take out the 80 euro for sound card, use the motherboard built in one they are decent quality nowadays.

Extra fans can also go, most cases come with 2-3 of them (Last 2 computers I built used 60$ case with 3 fans top side front included in price).

I'm sure you have a mouse and keyboard laying around somewhere unless you use the pointing devices already on your laptop to play games

Don't worry abut non-stock cpu cooler, most come with good enough quiet fan. If you plan to overclock totally different story, but then if you did you probably wouldn't be asking for building advice. In general it's not really worth the headache, constant temperature monitoring, risk and so on.