HELP with first gaming computer!

January 7, 2013 2:13:22 AM

-Fractal Design Core 1000 Black micro-ATX Mini Tower Performance Case with 120mm Quiet Fan w/o PSU

-MSI H61M-P31 (G3) Motherboard, Intel H61, S 1155, DDR3, SATA II - 3Gb/s, PCIe 3.0 (x16), D-Sub/ DVI-D, Micro ATX

-500GB Seagate ST500DM002 Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5ms, NCQ

-Intel Pentium G850, Socket 1155, Dual Core, 2.90GHz, 3MB Smart Cache, GPU 850Mhz, 65W, Retail

-LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, SATA, Black, OEM

-500W Storm Silent LPJ19-25, Uncertified, EPS 12V, Quiet Fan, ATX v2.0 PSU

-8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile, PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.5V

-1GB Gigabyte Radeon HD 7770 OC, 4500MHz GDDR5, 28nm, GPU 1000MHz, 640 Cores, DVI-I/ HDMI/ 2x mini DP +Crossfire Offer

Do you think these items would make a good gaming computer?

Would it run games such as:
-Battlefield 3
-Skyrim
-Arma 2
-Borderlands 2
-GTA 4

Thanks, any help would be much appreciated!

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jthill909

January 7, 2013 2:17:50 AM

The link you provided doesn't lead to the parts you selected. Maybe you could list them on here.

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islamallama

January 7, 2013 2:21:37 AM

-Fractal Design Core 1000 Black micro-ATX Mini Tower Performance Case with 120mm Quiet Fan w/o PSU

-MSI H61M-P31 (G3) Motherboard, Intel H61, S 1155, DDR3, SATA II - 3Gb/s, PCIe 3.0 (x16), D-Sub/ DVI-D, Micro ATX

-500GB Seagate ST500DM002 Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5ms, NCQ

-Intel Pentium G850, Socket 1155, Dual Core, 2.90GHz, 3MB Smart Cache, GPU 850Mhz, 65W, Retail

-LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, SATA, Black, OEM

-500W Storm Silent LPJ19-25, Uncertified, EPS 12V, Quiet Fan, ATX v2.0 PSU

-8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile, PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.5V

-1GB Gigabyte Radeon HD 7770 OC, 4500MHz GDDR5, 28nm, GPU 1000MHz, 640 Cores, DVI-I/ HDMI/ 2x mini DP +Crossfire Offer

Better?

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jthill909

January 8, 2013 12:08:15 AM

That cpu and gpu seem like a decent combination. The only thing I see is your psu. I'd recommend getting one from a quality brand like Seasonic, XFX, Corsair, etc. If you don't plan on Xfire, than you don't need more than 600w, but if you do want to Xfire, I'd recommend something around 750w-850w. Also make sure you get a power supply with an 80+ certification and a single 12v rail so the power is applied evenly.

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