Is This Hardware Sufficient?

03-08-2011, 12:40 PM #1

I'm planning on upgrading some of my hardware (Motherboard, CPU, and RAM). These will be the finished specs:

CPU: Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.06GHz 4MB Cache
GPU: Radeon HD 5770 (Already have this)
RAM: 4GB Corsair XMS3 RAM @ 1333MHz

Anyways, will this be able to run games like Super Mario Galaxy, or Twilight Princess at good speeds? Also, I need recommendations for a motherboard (Preferably under $120). Right now I am looking at the Asus P7H55-M Pro, but I'm not too sure yet. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Smile

caramba2654 · 03-08-2011, 01:04 PM #2

Yeas, it's a pretty good hardware you got there. If mine is worse than yours and can run very good speeds, I don't see why yours can't.

03-08-2011, 01:28 PM #3

(03-08-2011, 01:04 PM)caramba2654 Wrote: Yeas, it's a pretty good hardware you got there. If mine is worse than yours and can run very good speeds, I don't see why yours can't.

Thanks for the fast reply. I was considering the Core i3-530 like you have until I found the i3-540. Like I said, I haven't gotten the new CPU, Motherboard, or RAM yet, and framerates are already good with my Core 2 Duo. I guess that means a lot of games will be near perfect.