Would this system work well?

[CaptainTom]

Ok so I have recently acquired quite a few old PC parts from relatives and am thinking of building a PC out of them while ordering a couple of parts:

-DELL Inspiron 530s Mini-ITX mobo.

-Pentium 4 CPU: 2.5 GHZ x 2, 2 MB L2 cache

-HD 7750 GPU

-4 GB of 1333 RAM



Could this run modern games decently?
Would the GPU be bottle-necked by the CPU?
Will this mobo allow me to install windows 7 on it with a standard OEM disk?

Thanks!

 

[azeem40]

It would be lucky to play modern games on low, if at all.

 

[CaptainTom]

It would be lucky to play modern games on low, if at all.

And this is because of the processor right?

 

[azeem40]

Both the GPU and Processor, not just the processor.

 

[CaptainTom]

Both the GPU and Processor, not just the processor.

Idk. I watched a youtube video of a guy playing BF3 on medium in 1080p with a 7750. Now I understand the CPU is dated, but it is above the minimum settings for BF3. Based on benchmarks of the 7750 on this website, I think it could pull of Medium in 720p at least...

Not trying to deny your claim. I just have info that points to the contrary...

 

[azeem40]

Yeah, my bad. I haven't heard good things about the 7750, so that was why i said that.

 

[CaptainTom]

Yeah, my bad. I haven't heard good things about the 7750, so that was why i said that.

Really? I think the 7750 looks promising. Sure its drivers sound bad for now, but it is new. Also it has some serious power for how little it consumes...

 

[azeem40]

I can help improve the build if you let me know the budget.

 

[CaptainTom]

I can help improve the build if you let me know the budget.

Here's the thing. Besides the GPU, I have all the parts I listed. So I would want to use them. But I just switched the GPU to a GTX 440.

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Mini-HDMI-Graphics-01G-P3-1441-KR/dp/B004L9LT2Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338320397&sr=8-1

 

[azeem40]

If you have seen videos and like the results, just get it.

 

[CaptainTom]

If you have seen videos and like the results, just get it.

What about my other questions though?

 

[azeem40]

The only question left unanswered is the OS question, and the answer is yes, you can use that disk.

 

[CaptainTom]

Best answer selected by CaptainTom.

 

[CaptainTom]

The only question left unanswered is the OS question, and the answer is yes, you can use that disk.

thx