Is this a good gaming PC?

[Kieren98736]

Hello, Will this run the latest games and is it worth it? Any advice will help allot as i have no idea what im looking for.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-213-OE

System Specification
- Case: Antec 300 Gaming Case
- Power Supply: OCZ ZS 650w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.40GHz Sandybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Prolimatech Panther CPU Cooler
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: 500GB HDD
- Graphics Card: Choice of DX11 Compatible Graphics Cards
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: LG DVD /-RW SATA Drive

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

Cannot be answered as no graphics card defined....dx 11 cards range from £30 (total rubbish) to £600 (fantastic)

So to make that a GOOD gaming machine you are looking at over £1000....

All the best Brett

 

[Kieren98736]

Hi
The one i listed above comes with a MSI HD 5450 1024MB GDDR5(I dunno if that makes sense i copied and pasted ) So what would you recommend?
thanks.

 

[wr6133]

no that card is utter crap rest of the build is good

 

[Jimmy2987]

As the posters above said the graphics card let's the system down. If you selected the hd6950 it would even things out some. I guess your planning on playing bf3 due to the deal you've selected. An HD 6950 would play it on high settings at a good fps. To play it on ultra you would want to look at an HD 7870 or better. I guess it just depends on your budget and use.

 

[boabs]

i would get a 3570k and wouldnt go near any 7 series ati cards. i get aboot 40fps on bf3 on high with 6850. i would buy a cheap 6870 and use it for a year sell it then get the next generation of cards which will all be pci express 3.0.which yur board and cpu is desighned for .The cards that are pci e 3 now are a rip off. best bang for ur buck to tick ya over till new cards come out is 6870.

 

[boabs]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-143-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1866


http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/540?vs=510


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-299-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

 

[boabs]

thats cheap for a 6950 .

 

[Kieren98736]

As the posters above said the graphics card let's the system down. If you selected the hd6950 it would even things out some. I guess your planning on playing bf3 due to the deal you've selected. An HD 6950 would play it on high settings at a good fps. To play it on ultra you would want to look at an HD 7870 or better. I guess it just depends on your budget and use.

Thanks for advice but is this a good system if change the graphics card?
Im also interested in playing games like skyrim so would this be able to handle it?

 

[samuraimastr]

The graphics card is central to games though. If you're asking if this system will bottleneck the graphics card, then the answer is no. The i5 2500k is the last step on the CPU gaming ladder before you hit overkill processors. So long as you don't go nuts and get super high end SLI or xFire, your PSU can handle the graphics card and the processor.

Short answer; yes, this computer can handle new games, so long as you have a decent graphics card.