Hardware Would this be a good buy?

[CPhantom]

So, my computer is starting to die out. Power supply is probably shot for it and I need a new one (Though that is fine). But I need a computer suited to gaming now, and not what that one is.

so, here are specs and accessories from a computer at ibuypower.com that I thought would be nice. I want to keep it under $750 bucks, and this seemed nice (and looks good too, haha):


CASE - Tuniq Symmetry I Gaming Tower Case BLACK

LIGHTING - Cold Cathode Neon Light GREEN

POWER SUPPLY - 550 Watt -- Power Supply

PROCESSOR - AMD Athlon™ X2 6000+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology

PROCESSOR COOLING - Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink

MOTHERBOARD - [SLI] Asus M2N-SLI NVIDIA nForce 560 SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, IEEE 1394, USB 2.0, Dual PCI-E MB

MEMORY - 2 GB [1 GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module (Corsair-Value or Major Brand)

VIDEO CARD - NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS 512mb w/DVI + TV out Video

VIDEO CARD BRAND - === High Performance === eVGA Brand Video Card Powered by NVIDIA

HARD DRIVE - 320 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]

CD DRIVE - 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive BLACK

SOUND CARD - 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard

SPEAKER SYSTEM - 600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System

NETWORK CARD - Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card

KEYBOARD - Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard

MOUSE - Logitech G9 Laser Gaming Mouse BLACK


This would cost about $715.00. Not to shabby in my opinion. However, I am highly computer stupid...so...any opinions on this set up and its accessories? ^^

 

[Mangofett]

For 715$, that doesn't look too great. Also you're not gonna get any gaming done on a 8400GS

Go on hp.com, I've configured some better systems.

 

[Westside]

Yeah, for that price, Get intel E8400, Geforce 8800GT 512MB video card. AMD is not worth the money.

Oh, and use newegg.com

 

[Mangofett]

Yeah, for that price, Get intel E8400, Radeon HD 4850 video card. AMD is not worth the money.

Oh, and use newegg.com

Fix'd

 

[fischju]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128078 mobo (I have this one, is great) $69
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...82E16819115052 E7200 CPU $129
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827129018 Optical drive $38
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231098 2GB of RAM $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817341001 PSU $109 (-30 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811156063 Case $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814121253 Radeon 4850 $195 (-30 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136098 320GB HDD $65
= $730 with shipping - $60 MIR = $670

This is a good build that you can play Crysis on at Very High

MATX mobo is $15 less than a full similiar speced version, if you want 2 video cards I can give you a link to that. The E7200 overclocks to 3.2ghz on stock cooler with stock voltage.

 

[Westside]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128078 mobo (I have this one, is great) $69
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...82E16819115052 E7200 CPU $129
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827129018 Optical drive $38
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231098 2GB of RAM $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817341001 PSU $109 (-30 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811156063 Case $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814121253 Radeon 4850 $195 (-30 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136098 320GB HDD $65
= $730 with shipping - $60 MIR = $670

This is a good build that you can play Crysis on at Very High

MATX mobo is $15 less than a full similiar speced version, if you want 2 video cards I can give you a link to that. The E7200 overclocks to 3.2ghz on stock cooler with stock voltage.

My bad... I am getting too old with the video department to keep up, lol. That's right, right now Radeon is leading the way.

Also, Fishjew, I think he should get the p45 chip because of the performance. You do know that motherboard can make a big difference in gaming right? p45 chip is not only efficient, but also well performing. However, I doubt there is a microATX version.

BTW, don't mention the voltage part, it is dangerous to change the voltage of 45nm CPUs.

 

[kobykaan]

will add here that if you shop around a 1TB hd yes thats 1 TERABYTE! 1000gb can be bought pretty damn cheap now

there can be NEVER ENOUGH STORAGE space with a PC due to ever increasing size of games installations 320gb can soon be consumed pretty damn fast!

 

[xcalibur]

Also, Fishjew, I think he should get the p45 chip because of the performance. You do know that motherboard can make a big difference in gaming right? p45 chip is not only efficient, but also well performing. However, I doubt there is a microATX version.

BTW, don't mention the voltage part, it is dangerous to change the voltage of 45nm CPUs.

P45 are somewhat better than P35 but not for this guy. P45 are so much better at multi-GPU gaming and are almost twice as good as P35's but for single-GPU, they're almost the same and not worth the extra cash.