Good for gaming?

[-xSkOrrP-]

Hello is this pc good for gaming http://pcpartpicker.com/p/IDvm

 

[michxymi]

Hello is this pc good for gaming http://pcpartpicker.com/p/IDvm

No it's not that good. Poor GPU, low memory not the best quality components...I guess you have around 700$ to spend right? And you plan to overclock as well?

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

addtionally your HD is a laptop drive @5400rpm which is slow. That will increase already slow load times for games etc by a large amount.

change gpu, anything from a gtx660 or AMD7870 upwards, 2 x 4gb of ram, and a 7200 rpm HD, with an SSD as a boot drive for windows.

 

[casper1973]

Similar comments to above.

- Not a great graphics card
- For an extra 20$ or so you could get 8GB of RAM. It's worthwhile
- CPU is good but also old. It was replaced by the i5-3570k which is faster, more efficient and only costs a few $ more. Actually the same price on Newegg!

EDIT: Just to reinforce keith12 - Stay well clear of 5400rpm hard drives for a desktop.

 

[casper1973]

Here is an idea of a good system at that price range.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V LE ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.45 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.14 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $697.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-10 08:24 EDT-0400)


Keep in mind this system is aimed at someone who does not plan to overclock. The CPU is not unlocked, the motherboard has very limited over-clocking features and there is no third-party CPU cooler (you get a standard CPU cooler with the CPU).

 

[michxymi]

That's what I would buy with 700$

AMD FX-6300 FX-Series Six-Core Processor Edition, Black AM3 FD6300WMHKBOX

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AMD970/SB950 ATX AM3+ DDR3 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 SATA3 USB3.0 CrossFireX Motherboard

Patriot Memory Viper 3 Series Venom Red DDR3 8GB 1866MHz (PC3 15000) Memory Kit PV38G186C9KRD

WD Blue 500GB 7,200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive WD5000AAKS - Refurbished

Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT with Boost 2GB DDR5 HDMI / DVI-I / Dual Mini DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11199-20-20G

Samsung 840 Series 2.5 inch 120GB SATA III internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7TD120BW

Cougar Solution ATX Middle Tower Gaming Case Black 3X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT 1X2.5INT USB3.0 No PSU

Fractal Integra R2 500W ATX 12V 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply 120mm Sleeve Bearing Fan

 

[-xSkOrrP-]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/IKzl this would be my second choice

 

[michxymi]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/IKzl this would be my second choice

Again bad choices and poor GPU! The build I linked you has the 7870 XT which is only 3% less powerful than a 7950 plus SSD!

 

[ilysaml]

That's it;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $863.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-10 11:03 EDT-0400)

 

[casper1973]

It would be far easier for us (and more beneficial to you) if we knew a budget.

The first system was $680 and the second $860. At this price range $180 can make a huge difference.


For the second build you have decent parts but the graphics card is not in line with them. The graphics card is the main component of a gaming system... which automatically makes this a poor gaming system.