Is this gaming rig bad?

[Jonny3451]

I was looking at this build:

GPU: GeForce GTX 550 Ti
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 925 2.8GHz
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-D3
RAM: CORSAIR 4GB (2 X 2 GB) 1333Mhz Dual Channel 240-pin DDR3
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500 GB
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus
Case: Antec Three Hundred Tower
DVD Drive: ASUS DVD-E818A7T/BLK/B/GEN
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

I was planning on using it for older games like ArmA II and GTA 4, but a lot of people said the rig is bad. Is this rig bad for those types of games? I don't plan on playing new games like Skyrim, I have my Xbox for that.

 

[Sunius]

It's not really bad, it's pretty mid range, but if you bought it today you'd be wasting money because the parts chosen are very unoptimal:

1. For the price of GTX 550 Ti you can get much faster card, like HD 7770/GTX 560 SE.
2. AMD Phenoms are pretty bad at gaming, Intel i3 series cost around the same and are much faster.
3. I personally don't like seagate with their bad reputation.
4. Don't get Cooler Master power supply.. They tend to be extremely bad quality.

Everything else seems OK.

 

[jay_nar2012]

The phenom is fine, just Overclock it and that would be enough.

 

[wr6133]

While OC'd Phenom II game as well as any i3 that phenom wont be easy to OC far due to a locked multiplier. It will do what you want it to but honestly unless this rig is VERY cheap I wouldnt bother if it had a Phenom II 965BE then it would be ok but as is not unless its costing you around £200 ($300)

 

[simon12]

though not top of the line you can still play games way better than on an Xbox