Should This Configuration Run Games Well?

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Hello. Recently I have purchased a new PC in the hopes that it would allow me to play some games with friends. However, I have found that some games have had exceptionally low frame rates - to the extent where they're almost unplayable.
The games in question which perform very badly: Arma 2, Just Cause 2 and Skyrim (among others).
I appreciate that these games, especially Arma 2, are difficult, but I imagined that my PC could've handled them.
The specs are:
CPU - Intel Core i7 4770 3.40GHz.
Graphics Card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660.
Memory - 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3.
Hard Drive - 466GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD142.
Power Pack - 550W (I don't know the exact model).
I have also defragged my hard drive and updated all drivers.
My question is as follows: should a PC like this run games like Arma 2 well, and if not, what parts should I consider upgrading?
Many thanks for your time. :)
 
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What resolution are you playing at and what graphics settings? If anything i bottlenecking you in high end games, it is most likely your 660. But if you're playing at 1080, you should be able to play those games at at least low to medium settings
 
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Something is definitely wrong if you're experiencing lag at 768 with a 660. I would uninstall and reinstall all graphics drivers and see if that fixes your performance. You might also want to try hooking up your monitor to your motherboard's onboard video (assuming it has that) to see if your lag still persists, that way you can tell if it is a gpu problem or not. You may also download msi afterburner to monitor fan speeds and how much stress those games are putting on your gpu. To remedy a bottleneck, you have to upgrade the part holding your system back. But in this case, there shouldn't be any bottleneck.
 
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Your gpu could be a bit better, but at 720p, you should be just fine. Your cpu is plenty powerful to boot. Also, at some point in the future, you might try an ssd as your boot drive, they're ridiculously fast.
 
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I know it's been a while since I last posted anything here, but needless to say the problem has only gotten worse. Far worse. While using my PC I now get a minimum of one bluescreen a day, and performance on games is still awful. I have tried taking parts of the PC out and then back in again, updating drivers and trying to optimise many games, to absolutely no avail.
In short, I'm probably going to contact the guys I got the PC from and see if I can sort anything out.
The only thing I can think of which might be screwing with performance would be the PSU but I don't have to money to buy one.
 
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Does the computer itself actually power off, or does the gpu just stop ticking? If the computer itself turns off, it likely is a psu issue. Otherwise, it very well may be a gpu issue. Again, I would try hooking up your monitor to your cpu's onboard graphics and see if that solves your problems. Easy way to rule out the gpu as the problem. Let me know how that goes for ya, we can start closing in on what the problem is by ruling things out.
 
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Well my PC just bluescreens. I'll be playing a game and then everything will stop, and moments later a bluescreen will occur. It has also happened when I have not been doing anything on the PC, and it sporadically does it.
How do you connect your monitor to your CPU's onboard graphics?
 
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To get the computer to stop blue screening, do you have to turn it back on? If so, it is a psu problem. To connect your monitor to your cpu graphics, disconnect your monitor's cable (be it DVI, HDMI, whatever) from your gpu and attach it to your motherboard's graphics hookup. You should be able to find it on a panel on the back of your computer, above where your monitor's hookup is currently connected. (sorry for this horrible explanation, hard to explain in words)
 
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I'll try that, then. When my PC bluescreens it shuts down after the message appears and the the computer automatically switches off and then on again, after which it displays the startup message which prompts you to start Windows in safe mode, normal mode etc...
 
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I just tried the whole changing HDMI cable thing, and when I tried running the PC with the cable in the new port my monitor just displayed a "no signal" message. I tried changing channels on the monitor to see if it was on another HDMI channel, but it just showed the same message.
 
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And when you hooked up your gpu again things worked? If that is the case, it very well may be a motherboard problem. It might also help if you have another system you could use to test components. For example, you could take your gpu out of your current box and test it in another to isolate the problem. But honestly, this is a ridiculous amount of garbage for you to go through with a system that should have come fully operational. I would check out your warranty and try to get a replacement if at all possible.
 
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When I hooked my HDMI cable back up to my graphics card (instead of my motherboard) it worked fine.
I don't really know why it has to be this much of a pain, but I will definitely check the warranty and try to get to a state where I have a working PC.



 
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Yah, after all this, that is pretty much all you can do without having another rig to try and isolate the problem.. Sorry things went to hell for you bro, shouldn't be this tough with a prebuilt system.
 
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