Is this a decent prebuilt for gaming?

[clayboyn]

I am trying to purchase a gaming computer and no I am not interested in building my own before we get into that whole discussion. I am looking at this build for around $1200 which includes a 23" monitor. Do you think this will run most current games pretty well? I went with i7 to future proof a bit since upgrading a graphics card isn't out of my realm of knowledge.

 

[clayboyn]

Operating system Windows 8 64 edit
Processor 3rd Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 quad-core processor [3.4GHz, 8MB Shared Cache] edit
Graphics card 1.5GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 [Dual Bracket; 2x DVI, HDMI, DP, VGA via adapter] edit
Memory 10GB DDR3-1600MHz SDRAM [2 DIMMs] edit
Hard drive 1TB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive edit
Secondary Hard Drive No secondary hard drive edit
Office software Microsoft Office Trial edit
Security software No additional Security Software edit
Primary optical drive SuperMulti DVD Burner edit
Productivity ports 15-in-1 memory card reader, 4 USB 2.0 (front), 2 USB 3.0 (top) edit
TV & entertainment experience No TV Tuner edit
Sound Card Beats Audio (tm) -- integrated studio quality sound edit
Keyboard and Mouse HP USB volume control keyboard and mouse with Win 8 keyboard edit
Networking Premium Wireless-N LAN card and Bluetooth(R)(1x1) edit
Power Supply 460W Power supply edit
Included Software Bundle Adobe Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements 11 edit
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Monitor HP W2371d 23-inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor

 

[tiny voices]

Get an i5 for gaming. its exactly the same as the i7
Get only 8gb of RAM
Get a PSU from antec, xfx, corsair, seasonic
Use the saved money to get a better GPU

 

[mikerockett]

^ +1 to this.

The whole i7 for future proofing doesn't really work, you'll get a new computer before you get anything out of the 'future proof' i7. Unless you're utilising it from day 1 it's not worth it.

Edit: Just noticed, 10GB of RAM, how does one come up with this configuration while sticking to dual or quad channel without ram sticks of different sizes? :/

 

[nate1492]

Get an SSD.

 

[Cons29]

will you be able to know what brand/model is the included psu? i agree with the i5

 

[clayboyn]

Best answer selected by clayboyn.