Building myself new rig, who has smooth gameplay?

[Ataros]

i7-2500K @4Ghz+
4-8gb RAM
gtx570 (too little vram though), 580-1.5 or 3gb(better), ati6950-2gb, 6970-2gb

You can mod 6950 bios to get 6970 as far as I know. But ati users have many complaints too. Wait for the next drivers issue to know who gives better support to CoD. Betta drivers from NV work well according to rumors (see performance link in my sig).

Even 580 or 6970 give only 40-50 fps, with drops over London at native monitor res. We'll have better cards available by the end of the year I think.

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by Ataros

Wait for the next drivers issue to know who gives better support to CoD.

I was thinking the same thing. In two to three months people will have a much clearer picture of what sort of system to aim for.

[lensman1945]

Runs very well for me since I swapped out the motherboard and processor for what I have now (see my sig)

I'm getting 40 - 50 fps over land (average that is)
60 - 70 fps over sea (again that's average)

Had a six on six dogfight last night over the sea..it was pegged on 90fps for most of the session.

I run at a modest 1280x720 to suit my projector tho'

I also auto tuned the Phenom and it's reporting 3.7Ghz

[Friendly_flyer]

I have taken the liberty of quoting JG14_Jagr from another thread:

Originally Posted by JG14_Jagr

I have been fortunate enough to have the game running well..

(snipp)

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MSI P67A-65D
Intel i5 2500K @ 4.2 Gig
8 Gigs Corsair DDR3 1600 RAM
XFX 6970 Video Card
Win7 64 Bit Home Ed
ATI 11.2 Driver Package
WD Caviar 7600 RPM HDD

[senseispcc]

Originally Posted by Friendly_flyer

Hi!

I am in the process of building myself a new rig. My old one is closing in on 5 years. It is a good machine, but it can't be upgraded to the specs needed for CoD.

Do not forget one aspect the price, there for I do always say to a customer, take the newest one and then take one step bask. never take the last bigest and most expensive.

[Friendly_flyer]

Originally Posted by senseispcc

take the newest one and then take one step bask. never take the last bigest and most expensive.

That's my philosophy too. When you move towards the newer and newer equipment, you get to a point where where you start paying for novelty rather than performance. The trick is to hit the point where you get the best performance you can get without having to pay extra for it being new and hot.