Q. Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E4600 (2.40GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800FSB)
System : Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic, Service Pack 1
Monitor Dell E228WFP 22" Wide screen
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz - 2DIMMs
Hard Drive : 160GB 3 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
DVD+/-RW 16x
Video Card : Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
im getting a Geforce 8800gts pci-e card in a few months for it
so i should get the Radeon HD4850 instead of any of the geforce 8800
System : Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic, Service Pack 1
Monitor Dell E228WFP 22" Wide screen
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz - 2DIMMs
Hard Drive : 160GB 3 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
DVD+/-RW 16x
Video Card : Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
im getting a Geforce 8800gts pci-e card in a few months for it
so i should get the Radeon HD4850 instead of any of the geforce 8800
A. It always depends what kind of games you're going to play on it, but here's my take:
Speed-wise, the processor (at 2.40 ghz) is definitely sufficient. The only limiting factor on that component would be the 2mb L2 cache, they have higher-end models with 8 or 16mb which would help a lot on specific games, but in general it's good enough. 800 FSB (front-side bus) speed is also a bit low, but if you really need more speed (which you honestly probably won't), overclocking it would save you some money (look around the net and you'll find some help easy). Also right now, your greatest limitation is the intel graphics accelerator at least until you get the new video card.
Personally I find Vista fine. It's a lot of flash for more memory requirements, but it runs faster than windows 98 did on an old system back in the day. Doesn't matter if you get Home premium, basic, Business, or Ultimate. Standard gamers don't tweak out their systems that much or at all. (Although you may want to look at the different versions to see which features you'd want).
Your monitor is big. Big enough for any game. Although at such a high resolution, you're going to want to check to see if the output on your computer is digital (DVI connection). The Dell E228WFP itself inputs DVI, and it's response time (5ms) is better than a lot of other monitors. However, it'll be tough to play games on it with the integrated Intel graphics, but it'll be more than fine on the 8800.
Memory may be a problem. Vista's still needs streamlining, and it's memory usage still has problems. 2GB is definitely adequate, but for gaming, you may want to look for a greater size. Especially if you're going to play memory intensive games like Battlefield and the like. Also just helps with multitasking, but 4GB may be asking too much. Maybe look online for some deals for cheap, good memory.
Hard drive's enough. Seriously, if you need the space, just add another hard drive. It's safer that way anyways. 160GB is more than enough unless you're storing thousands and thousands of super-hi-res photos or videos. Games in total should take up less than 60GB. That's 100 for the OS, and I don't think it needs that much. 7200 RPM is standard. Don't listen to the people raving about the WD Raptor running at 10000 RPM, if you need a high performance hard drive, a SCSI drive will do better.
DVD drive...it's fine. Yeah, okay next thing.
Video card, here's your bane right here. It can run games like CS:Source with decent frames per second, but at lower details and quality. However, newer-gen games may take a hit from playing with this video card (or is it integrated?) In any case, get the 8800 GTS ASAP. You'll be able to play nearly any game on high/med settings. It also still performs better than the 9600 GTS, although I recommend getting the 8800 GT instead. More cost effective and less heat production than the GTS.
I've found that NVidia has a greater support for previous generation video cards (meaning they have a lot of their QA's test old stuff to make sure it still works) than ATI.
However, look up some reviews, there's always an on-going debate between NVidia and ATI video cards...
In the past, a lot of ATI cards outperform NVidia in OpenGL platforms but NVidia beat em on just about everything else (but that may also be because they had more people testing with M-Soft and tailoring for specific programs...)
The whole setup is better than what I had to work with when I started playing games. Although they've come a long way since then, an 8800 GTS would fill your gaming requirements for a while to come.
It doesn't seem like you're putting THAT much of an investment into the computer, but if you were, I'd recommend building your own. It's more cost-effective and you can get ridiculous amount of performance for the money. Not worth it, but fun when you can throw the money around and get the best of the best.
The system's perfectly find for gaming, once you get that new video card of course.
Speed-wise, the processor (at 2.40 ghz) is definitely sufficient. The only limiting factor on that component would be the 2mb L2 cache, they have higher-end models with 8 or 16mb which would help a lot on specific games, but in general it's good enough. 800 FSB (front-side bus) speed is also a bit low, but if you really need more speed (which you honestly probably won't), overclocking it would save you some money (look around the net and you'll find some help easy). Also right now, your greatest limitation is the intel graphics accelerator at least until you get the new video card.
Personally I find Vista fine. It's a lot of flash for more memory requirements, but it runs faster than windows 98 did on an old system back in the day. Doesn't matter if you get Home premium, basic, Business, or Ultimate. Standard gamers don't tweak out their systems that much or at all. (Although you may want to look at the different versions to see which features you'd want).
Your monitor is big. Big enough for any game. Although at such a high resolution, you're going to want to check to see if the output on your computer is digital (DVI connection). The Dell E228WFP itself inputs DVI, and it's response time (5ms) is better than a lot of other monitors. However, it'll be tough to play games on it with the integrated Intel graphics, but it'll be more than fine on the 8800.
Memory may be a problem. Vista's still needs streamlining, and it's memory usage still has problems. 2GB is definitely adequate, but for gaming, you may want to look for a greater size. Especially if you're going to play memory intensive games like Battlefield and the like. Also just helps with multitasking, but 4GB may be asking too much. Maybe look online for some deals for cheap, good memory.
Hard drive's enough. Seriously, if you need the space, just add another hard drive. It's safer that way anyways. 160GB is more than enough unless you're storing thousands and thousands of super-hi-res photos or videos. Games in total should take up less than 60GB. That's 100 for the OS, and I don't think it needs that much. 7200 RPM is standard. Don't listen to the people raving about the WD Raptor running at 10000 RPM, if you need a high performance hard drive, a SCSI drive will do better.
DVD drive...it's fine. Yeah, okay next thing.
Video card, here's your bane right here. It can run games like CS:Source with decent frames per second, but at lower details and quality. However, newer-gen games may take a hit from playing with this video card (or is it integrated?) In any case, get the 8800 GTS ASAP. You'll be able to play nearly any game on high/med settings. It also still performs better than the 9600 GTS, although I recommend getting the 8800 GT instead. More cost effective and less heat production than the GTS.
I've found that NVidia has a greater support for previous generation video cards (meaning they have a lot of their QA's test old stuff to make sure it still works) than ATI.
However, look up some reviews, there's always an on-going debate between NVidia and ATI video cards...
In the past, a lot of ATI cards outperform NVidia in OpenGL platforms but NVidia beat em on just about everything else (but that may also be because they had more people testing with M-Soft and tailoring for specific programs...)
The whole setup is better than what I had to work with when I started playing games. Although they've come a long way since then, an 8800 GTS would fill your gaming requirements for a while to come.
It doesn't seem like you're putting THAT much of an investment into the computer, but if you were, I'd recommend building your own. It's more cost-effective and you can get ridiculous amount of performance for the money. Not worth it, but fun when you can throw the money around and get the best of the best.
The system's perfectly find for gaming, once you get that new video card of course.
How is this gaming computer setup?
Q. I've posted something like this before but this is pretty much the final product. I just need to get it checked by people who know what they're talking about and maybe switch out a few parts if need be. Here's the list:
Mobo: MSI 970A-G46*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130637&Tpk=msi%20970a-g46%20motherboard&IsVirtualParent=1
CPU: AMD FX-8350 Vishera*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
RAM: G Skill Ripjaws X series 16GB (2x8GB)*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231486
Disc Drive: ASUS Black 12x BD-ROM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135247
SSD(For OS, I am firm on having one, open to suggestions): Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon HD7870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129262
Monitor: Dell Ultrasharp 23"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260055
PSU: Corsair HX Series HX650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012
OS: Windows 7 Home Edition*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116716
*-I am firm on this. It will not change unless I am given a very good reason. This is the case for most parts because I am trying to make this future-proof to avoid having to replace a ton of stuff after just a couple of years. It can't hurt to overdo what I need while I have the expendable income if it may help later down the road. I'm sticking with Windows 7. Not a fan of 8.
Forgot to mention, this is to handle recording/playong hogh end games like skyrim, bf3/4 etc. on ultra.
Mobo: MSI 970A-G46*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130637&Tpk=msi%20970a-g46%20motherboard&IsVirtualParent=1
CPU: AMD FX-8350 Vishera*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
RAM: G Skill Ripjaws X series 16GB (2x8GB)*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231486
Disc Drive: ASUS Black 12x BD-ROM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135247
SSD(For OS, I am firm on having one, open to suggestions): Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon HD7870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129262
Monitor: Dell Ultrasharp 23"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260055
PSU: Corsair HX Series HX650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012
OS: Windows 7 Home Edition*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116716
*-I am firm on this. It will not change unless I am given a very good reason. This is the case for most parts because I am trying to make this future-proof to avoid having to replace a ton of stuff after just a couple of years. It can't hurt to overdo what I need while I have the expendable income if it may help later down the road. I'm sticking with Windows 7. Not a fan of 8.
Forgot to mention, this is to handle recording/playong hogh end games like skyrim, bf3/4 etc. on ultra.
A. THIS IS A VERY SOLID SETUP AND A PERFECT BALANCED SELECTION OF PARTS!!!!!
first of all i recommend maybe a 750 watt psu so u can crossfire, also i recommend an asus or benq monitor for faster refresh rate, also PLZ FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE DXTORY OR MSI AFTERBURNER TO RECORD GAME FOOTAGE, there is no frame drop when recording so this will be more then enough, also i forgot to mention give ur 8 core beast some justice and grab a corsair h80i or corsair h100i for around 100$, its great cooling, it looks nice, keeps ur temps low, and u can overclock on it super well!!! otherwise the build is fantastic!!
first of all i recommend maybe a 750 watt psu so u can crossfire, also i recommend an asus or benq monitor for faster refresh rate, also PLZ FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE DXTORY OR MSI AFTERBURNER TO RECORD GAME FOOTAGE, there is no frame drop when recording so this will be more then enough, also i forgot to mention give ur 8 core beast some justice and grab a corsair h80i or corsair h100i for around 100$, its great cooling, it looks nice, keeps ur temps low, and u can overclock on it super well!!! otherwise the build is fantastic!!
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