Is this config good for gaming?

[Makingbacon]

Looking to build a cheap-ish gaming PC, my question is, is this set I picked out any good and are they all compatible? If not, could you show me what would work for cheap? Thanks in advance

What I have is;

Case/Power- APEVIA X-QBOII X-QBOII-BL/500 Black / Blue SECC Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply
Item #: N82E16811144227 on newegg

Motherboard- BIOSTAR N68S3+ AM3 NVIDIA MCP68S Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813138293

CPU- AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDX925WFK4DGM - OEM
Item #: N82E16819103940

RAM- CORSAIR XMS 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M1A1333C9
Item #: N82E16820233132

Video card- GIGABYTE GV-R645SL-1GI Radeon HD 6450 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card
Item #: N82E16814125404

Hard drive- Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822136075

DVD burner- MSI 24X DVD Burner Black SATA Model DH-24AS
Item #: N82E16827100058

 

[scottiemedic]

It should work fine for gaming, Only thing I worry about is the case and mobo being microATX, you have no 'future' upgrade-ability. No second PCI-E, only 2 RAM slots, if you wanted more power down the line, or a crossfire setup, you have no ability to do it. Unfortunately, I know little about AMD boards as I'm an Intel guy, and have no better suggestions for you. If you don't mind possibly having to swap the case and mobo down the road if you upgrade, then this setup should be fine for now...

 

[Makingbacon]

It should work fine for gaming, Only thing I worry about is the case and mobo being microATX, you have no 'future' upgrade-ability. No second PCI-E, only 2 RAM slots, if you wanted more power down the line, or a crossfire setup, you have no ability to do it. Unfortunately, I know little about AMD boards as I'm an Intel guy, and have no better suggestions for you. If you don't mind possibly having to swap the case and mobo down the road if you upgrade, then this setup should be fine for now...

I'm not too concerned with upgrade-ability as of now, but later down the road if I did want to upgrade I'd get a new case and mobo and that's it, or would I need to change everything?
Also, thank you! Just to clarify, will I be able to play games like Fallout 3 or such?

 

[inzone]

The thing that you need to keep in mind is that there are no magic bulletts here and the less you pay the less you get , so if you want to go cheap you will be playing games at low resolutions and low settings. The build that you have listed will do that and as long as you are ok with that your fine. A good practice that you can do is to look at the minimum syatem requirements of the games that you want to play and then that will give you an idea of what you need in your computer.
Sometimes you can try to save as much as you can and wait just a little longer so that you can get a better gaming rig. The link I have posted gives you an idea of what video cards are compareable to others on the list and which are better.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

 

[Makingbacon]

The thing that you need to keep in mind is that there are no magic bulletts here and the less you pay the less you get , so if you want to go cheap you will be playing games at low resolutions and low settings. The build that you have listed will do that and as long as you are ok with that your fine. A good practice that you can do is to look at the minimum syatem requirements of the games that you want to play and then that will give you an idea of what you need in your computer.
Sometimes you can try to save as much as you can and wait just a little longer so that you can get a better gaming rig. The link I have posted gives you an idea of what video cards are compareable to others on the list and which are better.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

This is sort of a 'just for now' computer, will be using it for schoolwork and gaming and that's about it
I plan on saving for a much better one sometime later in the future, but I need a cheap one for the time being.

 

[inzone]

Like I said you should look at the minimum system requirements and see if you will have what you need for the games that you want to play.

 

[asnorton44]

I would get atleast a Radeon HD 5670...

Newegg N82E16814127600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127600

 

[Makingbacon]

I would get atleast a Radeon HD 5670...

Newegg N82E16814127600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127600

I'm gonna be honest, I don't know anything about video cards... Would you mind explaining why that one is better?

 

[scottiemedic]

The 6450 uses older GDDR3, the newer ATI cards, like a 5670 or even a 5770 runs GDDR5, not to mention core clocks, shaders and all that other gunk I don't understand... Check the hierarchy link above, the 6450 is equivalent to an OLD GT220 and quite far down on the list. You definately will see a difference just with the faster GDDR5...

 

[rmiiirusty]

It is my opinion not to build cheep. If you want to spend less buy a decent pc that someone is needing to sell.
when you are building new it is like was said earlier, you get what you pay for,or (usually a little less than you pay for).

You should check out the computer I have on ebay for sale. It will definately play fallout and even more intensive stuff. It will even play skyrim and bf3 with a better gpu. It already has 8g ram.
here is the link.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/220935357311?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

If you dont want it you should look under custom gaming computer category and see what else you can find. Save the building until you can afford to build a good one.
I also have this for sale
http://www.ebay.com/itm/220936715416?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

probably more than you are looking to spend but thought I would show you.

Good luck!