Opinion on this "Gaming" PC?

[erocdrummer]

I dont really need anything crazy fast, but have been on the brink of buying an entry level gaming computer for a while now. Any opinions on todays woot.com sale? I read some of the message board posts over there and it seems that if i upgraded the video card and power supply it would be decent. I dont mind at all to upgrade those 2 things a little down the road (2/3 months)....Any advice would be appreciated.


Operation System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64 bit

CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 6-Core 2.7GHz

Memory
8GB DDR3 1333MHz

Graphics
ASUS EAH5450 1GB DDR3 by ATI Technologies

Hard Drive

SATA 1TB 7200RPM
Optical Drive
16x DVD+/- RW Dual Layer Burner

Expansion Slots
(2) PCI
(1) PCI-e 16x (occupied)
(1) PCI-e 1x
(6) SATA (2 occupied)
(2) 5.25” Optical Drive Bays (1 occupied)
(3) 3.5” Hard Drive Bays (1 occupied)

LAN Interface
10/100/1000

Audio Interface
ALC887 High Definition Audio 8-Channel CODEC Channel 8 S/PIDF out

Front Panel
16n1 Card Reader (SD/microSD/miniSD , MMC/microMMC/RS-MMC, MS Pro/Duo/Pro Duo, CF)
(1) Headphone Jack
(1) Microphone Jack
(4) USB 2.0

Rear Panel
8-Channel (7.1) HD Audio
(1) RJ45 LAN
(1) VGA
(1) DVI-D
(1) HDMI
(1) S/PDIF-out (Optical)
(6) USB 2.0
(1) PS2

Power Supply
400W (PFC) Peak

Dimensions
8”W x 18”H x 19.5”D

Weight
26.4 pounds

 

[ScrewySqrl]

how much is that 1045 system?

I'd suggest my personal build (see my signature) as a good entry level gaming system for $600

 

[erocdrummer]

how much is that 1045 system?

I'd suggest my personal build (see my signature) as a good entry level gaming system for $600

forgot to mention, price is $585 shipped

I realize building my own would be a bit cheaper, but I don't feel comfortable in my experience to cross that bridge yet. Eventually I would like to, but for now I would rather go with something like this so I can just upgrade a piece at a time and learn that way.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

if you go prebuilt, Look at getting at LEAST a 1075 (3.0 GHz) if you stay 6 core. and for actual gaming at least a 6790 or gtx 550

 

[geekapproved]

That cpu is too slow for gaming. You would need to overclock it.

You would be better off getting a faster quad core. 3ghz or more.

 

[bdbeall]

check your private message

 

[mohsenghm90000]

I dont really need anything crazy fast, but have been on the brink of buying an entry level gaming computer for a while now. Any opinions on todays woot.com sale? I read some of the message board posts over there and it seems that if i upgraded the video card and power supply it would be decent. I dont mind at all to upgrade those 2 things a little down the road (2/3 months)....Any advice would be appreciated.


Operation System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64 bit

CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 6-Core 2.7GHz

Memory
8GB DDR3 1333MHz

Graphics
ASUS EAH5450 1GB DDR3 by ATI Technologies

Hard Drive

SATA 1TB 7200RPM
Optical Drive
16x DVD+/- RW Dual Layer Burner

Expansion Slots
(2) PCI
(1) PCI-e 16x (occupied)
(1) PCI-e 1x
(6) SATA (2 occupied)
(2) 5.25” Optical Drive Bays (1 occupied)
(3) 3.5” Hard Drive Bays (1 occupied)

LAN Interface
10/100/1000

Audio Interface
ALC887 High Definition Audio 8-Channel CODEC Channel 8 S/PIDF out

Front Panel
16n1 Card Reader (SD/microSD/miniSD , MMC/microMMC/RS-MMC, MS Pro/Duo/Pro Duo, CF)
(1) Headphone Jack
(1) Microphone Jack
(4) USB 2.0

Rear Panel
8-Channel (7.1) HD Audio
(1) RJ45 LAN
(1) VGA
(1) DVI-D
(1) HDMI
(1) S/PDIF-out (Optical)
(6) USB 2.0
(1) PS2

Power Supply
400W (PFC) Peak

Dimensions
8”W x 18”H x 19.5”D

Weight
26.4 pounds