Is this an adequate gaming PC?

[danieljamesm]

CPU:
AMD Athlon II X3 445, 3.1GHZ

MOTHERBOARD:
ASUS M4N68T-M V2

MEMORY:
4GB DDR3 1333MHZ RAM

HDD:
WD Caviar Blue 500GB

ODD:
Samsung DVD RW

GPU:
Sapphire HD5770 512MB

OS: Windows 7

Antec Sonata case, or something. Possibly a Jeantech Unicorn if I can't find a black Sonata.

 

[danieljamesm]

Just to add.
BUDGET. Call of Duty 4, Elder Scrolls, Black ops and Crysis on lower settings.

 

[batuchka]

If u are tight for $$ i would still rate any of these chipsets

740G
690G
GF 7XXX
NForce 5xx/6xx

far inferior than any entry level AM2+ out in 2008 due to

a. HT Limitation when paired with any AM2+/AM3 chip
b. Still stuck on PCIe gen 1.0/1.1, true AM2+ had migrated to PCIe gen 2.0 as of 2008

Gigabyte NForce 630a
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3497#ov

* If you install AMD AM3 CPU on this motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM3 CPU will not be impacted. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.

MSI 740GTM-P23
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171&prod_no=1917

Hyper Transport Bus

• HyperTransport 1.0 supporting speed up to 1000MT/s

Slots

• 1 PCI Express x16 slot with x16 operation (PCI Express Bus SPEC V1.0 compliant)

What is your budget by the way?

 

[danieljamesm]

£400GBP. OS included in that price.

 

[batuchka]

Bout 426 quid off Ebuyer UK

 

[danieljamesm]

Already have an Earthwatts PSU so I can take £55 off that. I think I'll get that mobo rather than the one I originally said

 

[batuchka]

Ah ok even better ^^ Perhaps u may want to upgrade to a 768M/192 GTX 460 then
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/227181