Monday, August 17, 2009

Is this a good build for a casual gamers PC ? This is a custom built computer. (Rate 1-10)?

Case:



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Black Logisys Case-51 UFO Computer Case, w/ 80mm RGBY LED Fan, Dynapower 500W ATX Power Supply, 2x USB2.0



Graphics:



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XFX GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty



620Mhz 256MB PCI Express x16 SLI Ready Video Card



Memory:



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CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2x1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Desktop Memory



CPU:



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Intel Core 2 Duo LGA 775 Conroe Dual-Core CPU BX80557E6320, 1.86 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache,



* is it a good price when I get the processor for $160?*



Security:



CA AntiVirus 2007, Vista Compatible, free shipping



Harddrive:



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Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive



Motherboard: Newegg.com



EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard



Fans/ Cooling:



Extra Free Green LED 80mm Case Fan, 80GRE4



rate please thanks



P.S. do you think its a good deal since I bought all this for under $580 total including shipping?



Is this a good build for a casual gamers PC ? This is a custom built computer. (Rate 1-10)?virus protection software



Overall it appears to be a fairly good buy. My only concern is with the power supply chosen. The power supply is one of the most critical components to consider when building a system, but is often given little consideration. Everything in the computer is dependent on it for clean, sustainable power; especially the cpu, chipset and video card(s). How well they provide power to components and dissipate heat is extremely important. Power supplies are not built alike even though they may publish very similar specs. The cheaper ones usually use cheaper parts such as cheap heat sinks that are often inefficient and short-lived. I am not familiar with the Dynapower PSU and find little comparative information about it on the web. This does not mean it is not a good one, but its price is somewhat suspect. A better known, reputable name-brand (such as Antec, Enermax, Fortron, CoolerMaster, Thermaltake or Zalman) would have been preferable for a gaming system.

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