Are these specs good for gaming?

thegraciousgoat

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Internal USB Extension Module: None
Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Default case fans
Noise Reduction Technology: None
CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-2120 3.30 GHz 3M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155
Cooling Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
Coolant for Cyberpower Xtreme Hydro Water Cooling Kits: Standard Coolant
Motherboard: Biostar H61MH Intel H61 Chipset DDR3 mATX Mainboard w/ Onboard Video, HDMI, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB 2.0, SATA-II, 1 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI [B3 Stepping]
Memory: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1333MHz Dual Channel Memory [+26] (Corsair or Major Brand)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+100] (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA)
Power Supply Upgrade: 600 Watts - Standard Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready [+26]
Hard Drive: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)

I'm wondering if it could play diablo 3 and league of legends on max graphics and be able to record it as well. note i have an external hard drive so that is not a problem
 
That system could play D3 and LoL on max settings easily, but if game performance is your highest priority, I'd suggest downgrading a few parts and using the money for a more powerful video card.

Drop down to 4 gb ram, and use this processor if you live near a microcenter

$90
i3 2100
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0359809

or this processor if you don't

$87
Intel Pentium G850 Sandy Bridge 2.9GHz LGA 1155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116397&Tpk=g850

Liquid cooling does you no good in that system. You could use the boxed cooler on any of the i3 or G series processors. If you want quieter cooling, use

$30
Coolermaster 212
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065