Is this pc build any good

[fluffypandaknight]

Core

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819116504

Motherboard

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813131832

Ram

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820147094

Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16822136767

Power Supply

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817139027

DVD burner

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16827135204

Case

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811147153

Est cost 650

My question is, is it good?

I have a radeon 6670 asus low profile in my old pc i will stick in the new rig and wait till i have money to buy a new card

[Kevnvek]

Just at a glance, you seem to be missing a graphics card, which is the most important part if you're making a gaming rig (and that setup won't even run without a graphics card if that motherboard doesn't have integrated graphics). They can vary in price, but it depends on your budget. For the price, my old card wasn't bad, but the fans kept breaking down on me. Not sure if it was just me, or a common problem. This one. I'm sure you might be able to find better for the price nowadays though.

EDIT: Also you'd need an operating system. If you're not 100% sure on all the parts you need and how to assemble it, you might be better off trying a site like iBuyPower.com where you can choose your parts, and have them build it for you. It's where I got mine a couple years back. Would be a bit pricier than building it yourself though.

[PaNfOoT]

While i'm a little behind those for the core and motherboard, i've been using an i5-2500 and an ASUS P8Z68-pro on this PC I built late last year and they have both been working great so the newer stuff you have listed should probably be fine quality wise. Though, unless they changed them for ivy bridge, the heatsink the motherboard comes with is a peice of crap. On mine it didn't have enough pre-applied thermal paste so we had to take it of, only the damned pegs holidng it in broke in place so we had to BREAK the peices of the motherboard and just get a 3rd party one.

Can't really say how well the case is, but i have a silverstone (this one to be exact ) and it's really nice so you might want to look into what they have out there. Western digital is good for HDDs, just put a 1tb one in my PC and it works fine. Can't really say much about the RAM and the powersupply, only don't scrimp in the later, not really sure how good that one is.

[Dateranoth]

Have to agree fluffey. The onboard seems nice, and may be better than what you have, but you'll be woefully disappointed with it.

Benchmarks:

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/cpu/38421-intel-core-i5-3570k-22nm-ivy-bridge/?page=7

720p Low Quality Just Cause 2 hits 29fps

720p Low QUality Arkham City only hits 17fps (unplayable)

Everything else looks fairly solid. Instead of one 4GB memory chip you should get a matched set of 2GB chips since the mobo is dual channel.

ie. This: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820147095

Everything else looks fine. The power supply is a good brand, but on the low end of power. However, it should run everything fine. I'd go ahead and grab the system if you have the money, and hobble by with the onboard, but start saving quick for a dedicated GPU.

If you want to try the onboard route the AMD A8-3870K might be the better choice for you.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001&Tpk=amd%20a8-3870k

[Kevnvek]

Wow at the cheap shipping. That sounds like a better way if you can swing the extra 80 bucks, Fluffy. The GPU Dat listed is the same one I linked, my old one, and it was definitely powerful for the price. Runs any game on mid-high settings, and I only ever had issues on crazy games like Crysis 2 or if you use too much AA.

EDIT: Woah, Dat did do something screwy. This is a reply to the next post. lol

Unless I developed the ability to reply to things that haven't been said yet and don't know it.

[Dateranoth]

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[Dateranoth]

Ok, there. The formatting was all screwy. Anyhow fluffey, the cart I listed above is only 70 dollars more than what you put together, but it also includes a graphics card and Windows 7. If you already have an OS then I suggest you go with the 560ti from NVIDIA with the extra money. Including the mail in rebates it's only about 30 dollars more than your original build.

Review on the CPU:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-a8-3870k-review/

GPU Review: (Both the Radeon and the 560ti are on there)

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-560-amp-edition-gtx-560-directcu-ii-top,2944-6.html

[ThermoNukePanda]

If I was going to make a suggestion, I'd say spend a teeny little bit more loot and get 8gb of RAM. The difference is going to be noticeable between 4 and 8. Anything more than 8 is a little bit of a waste at the moment, but 8 is the sweet spot (and it's not too much more to upgrade)