Is this a good gaming setup?

[SedativeLeek]

msi GTX 470
AMD fx 8320
4 GB ddr3 ram
ive not got a mobo yet, but the mobo wont do much to change the performance.

 

[Deemo13]

Well, do you already have the GTX470? And what power supply?

You might want 8GB for gaming.

 

[rtconwell]

I wouldnt go with the 470. Atleast get a 560 Ti or 570 because the 470 wont run things in high quality in the long run. And I'd agree with Deemo on getting 8 gigs for gaming.

 

[Deemo13]

My 460 runs stuff on high now, but some newer games coming out I am expecting to have to switch to maybe high/medium ish. I might swap back in my 6950.

 

[xaos24]

My 460 runs stuff on high now, but some newer games coming out I am expecting to have to switch to maybe high/medium ish. I might swap back in my 6950.

It eats a lot of power too.

 

[Deemo13]

The 4xx series? Yea it sure does.

 

[KyleParody]

i would going with a 500 or 600 series videocard if u want highest graphic potential, and def 8 gbs of ram, but ull have to run a 64 bit system in order for windows to acknowledge that 8gbs of ram, i have 16 gbs, and ill never use it all the way, i should of just went with 8gbs lol

 

[Deemo13]

i would going with a 500 or 600 series videocard if u want highest graphic potential, and def 8 gbs of ram, but ull have to run a 64 bit system in order for windows to acknowledge that 8gbs of ram, i have 16 gbs, and ill never use it all the way, i should of just went with 8gbs lol

I'd side with the Radeon HD7xxx series on that debate.

 

[KyleParody]

I'd side with the Radeon HD7xxx series on that debate.

i wont debate with you, cuz ive never owned one, and i run a amd system, i should be running a radeon lol


MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3+ AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor
EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5
Patriot Extreme Performance 16GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Rosewill LIGHTNING Series LIGHTNING-1000 1000W Continuous
APEVIA X-JUPITER S-Type Full Tower Computer Case

 

[Deemo13]

1000W is ALOT of power for that computer lol.

 

[KyleParody]

yeah lol it was overkill, like the ram, it better to have more than enough, then not have enough, it gives me a boat load of room to expand in any direction i want, i built it in feb 2012, it cost me 982.00 to build this beast, and when income taxes come again in feb 2013 then ill finish it with ssd 250gb primary, ocz 1tb pci express cold storage, 3x3 tbs sata II 6gb drives, on top of the 4tbs im cranking with now, and def 2 more video cards, educating myself on radeon cards, thats why i love this site cuz u find out all stuff the manufactuer doesnt provide, and most def getting a high performance liquid cooling system, cuz i wanna actually overclock this gaming rig like it was intended and built to do, sick of downclocking everything cuz it runs to hot even with stock fan, 1-250mm, 3-180mm, 1-120mm, and all fans are cranked at max and still it runs idle at 30-35c and 45-50c playing games lol

 

[Deemo13]

You don't necessary need liquid cooling unless you plan to overclock like mad. Mine doesnt do any better than my 212 Plus.