Good gaming rig???

[ch0rus123]

Okay ppl...i just need 2 know if the following rig is gud enough 4 gaming @ highest settings for heavy games like metro2033, gta iv and bfbc2 etc...Resolution will probably be 1280*1024 but i might switch 2 a monitor with resolution of 1680*1050 in near future...

i3-2100
HIS Radeon HD 6790 IceQ X Turbo 1024MB 256Bits
6 Gb ddr III RAM
Intel DH61WW motherboard
Antec truepower 850 Watt psu...

ALL advice will b much appreciated thnx!!

P.S...plz dont tell me 2 go for 6850 or gtx 460 instead of 6790 cuz where i live they r much more expensive...

 

[FinneousPJ]

It should be at that low a resolution. Two things though, what's up with 6 GB RAM? The i3 only has a a dual-channel memory controller, go with 2x4 GB or 2x2GB. And secondly that PSU is total overkill, you could do with a 500-ish W one.

I'll take your word on the GFX...

 

[ch0rus123]

I already bought the psu...it was used but in great condition and very cheap so i bought it been using it for a month now already on a C2D system...and ram is 8 Gb sorry my fault...thnx

 

[ch0rus123]

and the i3-2100 wont be a bottleneck in games like gta iv right???

 

[FinneousPJ]

Well, actually GTA IV is one of those games that really likes 4 physical cores. For your budget it might run better on a Phenom II X4. But some games will run better on the Intel. Oh, choices, choices.

 

[ch0rus123]

yeah theres so much confusion...like if i go 4 a amd quad core now then i would have 2 buy a new motherboard too when i want 2 switch 2 sandy bridge later...

 

[FinneousPJ]

If you prefer Intel I'd save up a bit more money for an i5.

AMD's Bulldozer will probably offer a good upgrade too, if you wanted the X4 immediately. Just make sure to get a 900-series mobo.

 

[ch0rus123]

yeah the thing is that the rig i posted is the absolute limit 4 my budget...ill probably switch to i5 in a couple of months after saving some money...all i need right now is a decent rig cuz my current C2D rig is really bad cuz my e5700 is bottlenecking my 6790 very badly even after o.c...

 

[ch0rus123]

my current rig is

E5700 @ 3.5 Ghz
P5g41t mlx motherboard
Ice q turbo 6790
4 Gb ram
Antec 850

 

[FinneousPJ]

Buying the i3 for only a couple of months is money down the drain. But it's your money

 

[ch0rus123]

Y is it money down the drain???

 

[FinneousPJ]

Because you're only using it for a couple of months before buying the i5, after which it's obsolete?

EDIT: or did I misunderstand something?

 

[ch0rus123]

no ill sell it then add some money 2 buy the i5...

 

[FinneousPJ]

But you'll never sell it for 100% of the price. That means you're losing money...

 

[ch0rus123]

yup but i like 2 look @ it this way...thats the price of getting 2 enjoy the next 2 months playing decent games instead of not being able to play them with my current rig...

 

[FinneousPJ]

True enough. Still the sensible thing would be to buy the i5, making due with your current system until then - but we're people. Can't always be sensible

 

[ch0rus123]

very true...thnx 4 da advice bro

 

[kolvoke]

wat ever combinations u use....buy a full tower Case...never compromise on the case coz i did and bought all awesome components but bought a mid tower case and i have alot of heat issues

 

[ch0rus123]

well i kinda already have a mid tower case...but i have 2 120mm fans installed...
but ur right all of the stuff is pretty cramped up inside mostly because of the thick cables of the psu...

 

[megadelayed]

my current rig is

E5700 @ 3.5 Ghz
P5g41t mlx motherboard
Ice q turbo 6790
4 Gb ram
Antec 850

why did you get the 6790? the 5830 or the 460 1gb would beat it for about the same price

 

[ch0rus123]

i already said in the 1st post that the 6790 is MUCH cheaper than the 5830,6850 and the 460 where i live...the difference is around $60...

 

[kolvoke]

well i kinda already have a mid tower case...but i have 2 120mm fans installed...
but ur right all of the stuff is pretty cramped up inside mostly because of the thick cables of the psu...

Yep! u gotta stick the cables to the sides of the case if u want ur pc to look cool when u open it

 

[ch0rus123]

I already tried my best...still a mess

 

[Wisecracker]

Why don't you save up some money over the next few months and buy the parts which will last ...

??

 

[ch0rus123]

Hmmm which parts???ill save some money and buy a i5 2300k after a few months...what else??but as i said before i cannot wait a few months 2 play decent games im tooo impatient...