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Is This PC Good Enough for Gaming?

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September 8, 2014 8:54:15 AM

So I am looking to upgrade my system to something just a bit more, and I was taking a look at this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KB0M33Q/ref=ox_sc...

Specs are as follows:

Processor Brand Intel
Processor Type Core i7 4790
Processor Speed 3.60 GHz
Processor Count 4
RAM Size 16 GB
Computer Memory Type DDR3 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size 2000 GB
Hard Disk Technology SATA
Hard Drive Interface Serial ATA
Graphics Card Description Nvidia Geforce GTX 780 3gb GDDR5 with HDMI
Graphics Card Ram Size 3 GB
Graphics Card Interface PCI-E
Optical Drive Type 24x Sata DVD Writer
Hardware Platform PC
Operating System Windows 8

Is this ok for the titles that will be releasing later on this year? (If it's the wrong place to post this, please do move it to the correct area!)

Thanks in advance.

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September 8, 2014 9:14:39 AM

Yes that's definitely good enough for pc gaming. It should play modern and upcoming titles around ultra settings.
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September 8, 2014 9:15:32 AM

YEs that is a great PC!!!
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September 8, 2014 9:17:04 AM

RazerZ said:
Yes that's definitely good enough for pc gaming. It should play modern and upcoming titles around ultra settings.


Nice, thanks for replying so quickly! With such a set-up will there need to be additional fans and the such?

And I was wondering 600w would be more than enough to cope with titles on ultra?
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September 8, 2014 9:18:52 AM

BossManFromTheHood said:
YEs that is a great PC!!!


Sweet. I usually play MMO's and large scale shooters mostly. I was just looking for something that could handle so many people onscreen at one time. Hopefully this won't dissapoint!
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September 8, 2014 9:22:03 AM

What make of psu and gpu is it, you might want to add some deoending on how maby you get with the case
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September 8, 2014 9:24:03 AM

Anti-Hero said:
RazerZ said:
Yes that's definitely good enough for pc gaming. It should play modern and upcoming titles around ultra settings.


Nice, thanks for replying so quickly! With such a set-up will there need to be additional fans and the such?

And I was wondering 600w would be more than enough to cope with titles on ultra?


I suppose, but the CX series isn't all that great. It's an average tier unit Corsair makes.

What do you think of building your own PC? You could get a R9 290 4GB card which would be better suited for gaming with multiple monitors and it costs less.
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September 8, 2014 9:26:09 AM

That is a very good gamer.
You will not go wrong with it.

But, I can't help but wondering if you would not do better by picking out the parts yourself and assembling it yourself or have a local shop do it.
Changes I would consider:
1. The price premium for a i7-4790K is small and you can get some 10% better performance using a Z97 based motherboard.
2. I will never again build without using a SSD for the OS.
It just makes everything you do so much quicker.
A one hour widows update will take 15 minutes.
Files open instantly.
A 120gb ssd will hold the OS and a half dozen games.
Consider deferring on the hard drive, you can always add one later.
With a 240gb ssd, you may never need a hard drive.
I like Samsung EVO for the ssd.
3. Corsair CX is a decent budget psu, I would prefer a better quality like Seasonic, antec, or xfx.
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September 8, 2014 9:36:41 AM

I was looking at buying one of your own ones from Cyberpower but for the same specs it was almost another £500 on top of what this costed.

If I was to build one myself, would it cost around the same, on top of having someone put it together? I know basic electronics, but I cannot say I'm well versed when it comes to building PC's, in fact this would be my first.

Also @Geogelt, thanks for the in-depth explanation there, is the Z97 more expensive to purchase? And I do have a harddrive from my old PC, but I thought it might be knackered by now (I've had it for two years.)
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September 8, 2014 1:41:08 PM

Looks like a solid build for gaming, especially if you looking to target 1080p 60fps on Ultra settings. Looks like this is your first PC Gaming build, since you want to buy a "powerful pre-built rig. That's cool I guess, but hopefully this will be your last as you will be able to save so much money and build a powerful computer for alot less.

As before, solid build!! Just don't let the fear of building a computer scare you, it was so simple as I felt like an idiot for not doing it sooner. Only major scary part for me was afraid of placing the CPU inside the motherboard, but I realized it's either; saving money building it for less, or spending much more for an equivalent build from somewhere else.
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