AMA8o8

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Jun 15, 2012
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Hello all I'm new to tomshardware well a new member I always look at it but didn't sign up till now >_< Anyways I am going to buy a new computer next week and I would like to know if this computer is good for gaming and blender and maybe some poser (when I can afford poser >_<)


Approximate Purchase Date: Next week

Budget Range: $650 Before Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Blender(lite 3d rendering), School Work, Browsing

Parts Not Required:keyboard, mouse, os

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg

Country: United States

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU (ivy or sandy bridge) with any type of video card

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1600x900

Additional Comments: This is my preferred build-
Case:Rosewill FBM-01 Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case
GPU:EVGA 01G-P3-1361-KR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
CPU:Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 69W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80637E31230V2
PSU:SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
RAM: 2x4gb 1333MHZ
MOBO: ASRock H61M-DGS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
HDD:Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (refurbished)

link to my wishlist:

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=24384647

Any recommendation will be greatly appreciated :D
 


Neat. Gaming doesn't need the threads so lack of HT in i5 is no problem. But for Blender... HT may help, and the xeon might be a better processor. thx, learned something.