Is this a good budget gaming comp?

[stealth891]

Hi I am going to build a new computer for mostly just gaming and was wondering if all of these were compatible and good for a budget gaming computer:

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Graphics Card: MSI R5770 Hawk Radeon HD 5770 1GB
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
Optical Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner
PSU: Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2

Look any good and will all work together?

Thanks in advance.

 

[ps3hacker12]

that MSI edition card is waaayy overpriced at $124.99 after rebates, this would be a better choice at about the same level of performance for $69 (the Zotac GTS450):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500187&cm_re=gts_450-_-14-500-187-_-Product

apart from that, the Antec you've chosen is great, but these would be a good choice to (and able to handle your system fine):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030
corsair CX500:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

even an Antec 430 would do fine:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371023

also is that 1333Mhz ram? beucase the price difference beetween 1333 and 1600 doesn't seem like much right now.

 

[stealth891]

Thanks for the suggestions. And yeah it's 1600Mhz ram

 

[simon12]

For a gaming machine the 450 is a week card and the 5770 is only a bit better, I suggest getting a 6850 or 460 GTX even if you have to get a cheaper CPU and/ or board.

 

[ps3hacker12]

For a gaming machine the 450 is a week card and the 5770 is only a bit better, I suggest getting a 6850 or 460 GTX even if you have to get a cheaper CPU and/ or board.

i definetely wouldn't call it a weak card, it can play most games today on max settings @1080p. (

 

[brandondiep]

For a gaming machine the 450 is a week card and the 5770 is only a bit better, I suggest getting a 6850 or 460 GTX even if you have to get a cheaper CPU and/ or board.

Yeah pretty much what he said.

 

[simon12]

Sorry weak card was the wrong word I just mean't for a gaming rig the CPU to GPU power is not well balanced.

 

[ps3hacker12]

hes on a budget, and thats why a GTS450 would be a great option. review:
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/zotac_gts450_amp_review/5

all of those games are on Ultra @ 1200 with 8xAA and the GTS450 still performs well. (average FPS)

 

[king smp]

a GTX 460 768mb or HD 5770 are equals at about the same price
while the GTS 450 is one tier below in the Toms Chart
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,2964-7.html

a HD 6790 would be a better choice than HD 5770 if cheap enough
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=hd+6790+1gb+gddr5
around $115 Toms picks HD 5770

 

[stealth891]

I can be a bit flexible on the graphics card costs, thinking in the area of very high settings on WoW, Starcraft 2, and will at least do ok in the long term unless I have a new card by then (Diablo 3 specifically)

 

[justaguywithagun]

am3+ board? mostly gaming? buy a PII X2 555, many are unlockable, all are overclockable. when bulldozer comes out, upgrade to a bulldozer chip.

otherwise, for a budget gaming rig, id have to suggest an i3 2100 based machine.

edit: the money saved by going to the X2 can be put into a better video card. my vote would be 6850

 

[Supermuncher85]

You didn't tell us the resolution you are gaming at. For 1280-1440 the 5770/gts450 will both work fine.

The PSU is also rock solid although a bit expensive right now. Shame the shellshocker is sold out

 

[king smp]

Personally I like the OPs original build the way it is

I think it is a good choice of parts

I wouldnt change it unless the budget goes higher

as Supermucher85 asked the resolution is important
but for up to 1920x1080 the HD 5770 is a good deal at that price
the MSI Hawk is worth the extra few bucks

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey