Good first gaming PC?

Seems to be a really high end system, paired with a low end video card. What resolution do you plan to play games at? You'll probably struggle if you want higher setting on newer games beyond 1440x900.

yea loneninja is right.... I would get rid of that gt and either put gtx 400 series or go with hd5850 you won't regret..

drop the i7 to an i5-750 or Phenom II X4 955 and get a better GPU

what is this NVidia X Pro PSUyou are referring to, might be better to stick to a known good brand (as i don't know a PSU's NVIDIA makes) like Corsair, Antec, Seasonic...

but i5 is a dead zone..... no luck if you would choose to upgrade later.... 1366 is better for a longer run.... don't get me wrong 750 will probably do the job but maybe in da future 6 cores will drop in the price so he'll be ready for an update.

hey mindless728, just wondering if there is a difference between the i7 and the i5-750 and the phenom II x4 955.

oh and also i currently am running on a xp. should i change to vista 7 or does it mater?

1) the i5 will be plenty to run games out quite a few years (look at teh Q6600, when OC'ed to 3.2 GHz it can still game just fine)
2) then stick to the AM3 platform for longevity since LGA1366 is getting replaced as well
3) there are few games that use Quad cores effectively (let alone 6, though BF:BC2 can use up to 8!)
4) the 5 cores will not drop in price to a reasonable level (look at the Q9550, still expensive even on a dated platform)

more than likely it isn't going to matter since any of these CPU's are powerful enough for the foreseeable future

EDIT: i would switch to Win7 64 bit

you mean for games or work?

games codmw2 bf2 ect

for gaming, almost nothing, a few differences in frames in different games (not much though)

my order
1) Phenom II X4 955, since the motherboards are cheap (compared to intel boards)
2) i5-750, a tad better in gaming (not much) and still much cheaper than the LGA-1366 platform
3) i7-860, if you need more cpu power for something else (if you don't game) and uses smae socket/boards as the i5-750
4) i wouldn't even consider the i7-920 unless you are looking into multi-gpu setups with 3 or more gpus

Thanks mindless, i will for sure switch to windows 7 64 bit.

i looked up gtx 480 video cards reviews and people are saying that they run hot, and that they need a 700w psu.
How much faster would gtx 400 series cards be compared to my current gt 9600?

i looked at the phenom II x4 955 CPU, looks like a great deal! Just wondering what motherboard you would use.

much faster (so much so that its almost not comparable)

and the noise and heat aren't that bad in a case with good airflow and custom fan profiles

MW2 should be no problem as with BF:Bad Company 2 (i think you meant this and not BF2)

Thanks, how much do you think i could sell my used gt 9600 for?

depending on the model, a new one will be $70-$100, so i would think $50 or so, not a whole lot

wow so they dropped $400 in a year?

the 9600GT, that card was released at a $100 price point (or close to that)

dang i got jinxed than i paid $500.00+ for mine a year ago... sounded like a good company...

500+ US dollars for an nvidia 9600gt? no way. i hope youre mistaken.

nope, that is what i have... so stupid!

well i am going back there to see if i paid for something different...

You really got fleeced if that's right.
A year ago, that should have gotten a gtx295 iirc.

yeah =S

wow, $500 for a 9600GT, sorry to hear that someone did that to you

@duk3, $500 is about the going rate for a new GTX295 still (since it has suck low stock now)