Advice in this PC Package

[hellfire66]

Hello I just want some help with this Package that I am planning to buy

CPU:INTEL CORE i3 2120 3.3GHZ
MOBO:GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2
Hard Disk: WESTERN DIGITAL 500GB 7200rpm SATA3
Memory: TEAM ELITE 4GB DDR3
Graphics: AMD RADEON 6670 GDDR5
PSU: TrendSonic 600W PSU
Chassis: FRONTIER ARES gaming chassis
• Dual Fan: 120mm LED Fan (front); 80mm Fan (side)
+ keyboard, and mouse.

Price: $287

I will use the PC in web design and programming and I game a bit with likes of NBA2k12 and FIFA, and I want to try Battlefield 3.- can I play these games at high quality/ medium quality with these specs? If not what graphics card do you recommend to buy?
Is this PC Good? I just have $300 budget.

Thanks for the help. Newbie Here.

 

[mikerockett]

$300 is an exceptionally limited budget that you will struggle with i think.

BF3 is quite an intense game, you will not be playing on high settings with that set up for sure. NBA and fifa i'm not so sure about.

Not heard of a Trendsonic PSU but if it's a bundled PSU i'd be wary of it.

 

[TheBigTroll]

you will run bf3 at medium

as for the psu, not too sure if its good. if its not known by most of us, its usually a no-name brand=bad (most of the time)

same for the case. seems low quality

 

[TheBigTroll]

no you cant. 1155 its at its end. the next socket is 1150

 

[hellfire66]

$300 is an exceptionally limited budget that you will struggle with i think.

BF3 is quite an intense game, you will not be playing on high settings with that set up for sure. NBA and fifa i'm not so sure about.

Not heard of a Trendsonic PSU but if it's a bundled PSU i'd be wary of it.

Thanks for the answer. The package is the sweetest deal here in my place here in the Philippines. Another question can I still upgrade my CPU in the future with just replacing the i3?

 

[mikerockett]

Yes you could upgrade the CPU although i would look to upgrading the GPU first.

Also look into getting an SSD too.

Have a look for some reviews or information on that PSU too as if it is a no name brand as i suspect you will want to look at replacing that first and foremost.

And i agree with big troll, the case does look cheap, not to mention quite tacky.

 

[mikerockett]

no you cant. 1155 its at its end. the next socket is 1150

He can upgrade on the 1155 socket as hes only got an i3 at the moment. We won't see the haswell architecture til likely Q02 next year.

 

[TheBigTroll]

its kinda pointless to spend 100 dollars now on a i3 and get a i5 later on for 200 when you can just get the i5 in the first place

 

[mikerockett]

I agree entirely but not everyone can afford to go all out in the first purchase, some would prefer to spend more but buy over a period of time, think of it as a purchase on finance.

 

[TheBigTroll]

in the end you spend more money....

 

[hellfire66]

its kinda pointless to spend 100 dollars now on a i3 and get a i5 later on for 200 when you can just get the i5 in the first place

Well I'm just still a student and $100 I can get for 2 months with my allowance and I really need the PC right now with my laptop's screen busted. Planning to buy a Real PC when I get a job.

 

[mikerockett]

Yes, that was my point, some people would prefer to spend more but spread the cost over a period of time, fits there budget easier.

But i digress, the question asked was can the CPU be upgraded and the answer is yes, a socket 1155 upgrade like i5. No, not to the 1150 haswell architecture CPU's when they're released.