Gaming computer question help please?

Question

Hello I am thinking about getting a new computer for gaming mostly and I had a custom one built. Although I haven't paid for it yet I was wondering if these specifications would be great or would I have to change some things up. I am completely new to gaming computers and do not really know what type of fan and power supply etc. will work great for running games such as Skyrim, Civilization 5, Call of duty black ops 2 etc.

Here are the specifications:


CPU: AMD Phenom II 965 Quad Core 3.4GHz 8M Socket AM3 25W Black Edition
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS Motherboard SKT.AM3+ AMD 760G/SB710
Memory: Kingston 8GB(2x4GB) DDR3 1600M CL9
Hard Drive 1: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 16MB 3.5" SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM WD5000AAKX
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS72 SATA 24X DVD-RW DRIVE BLACK
Video: nVidia Geforce GTX660 TI 2GB GDDR5, ASUS GTX660 TI-DC2O-2GD5 2xDVI HDMI
Audio: High Quality Multiple channel audio on board
Network: TP-Link TL-WN751ND Wireless N 150Mbps 802.11n PCI Adapter
Power Supply: Quality Quiet 550 Watt ATX Power Supply w/Large Fan
Case: Cooler Master Elite 311 ATX Case 190x450x477 mm / 7.5x17.7x 18.8 inches USB 2.0x2, MICx1, Audiox1
Card Readers All in 1 Memory Card Reader

Answer 1

That processor isn't really all that good. It has potential but overall isn't up to par with the performance of newer similarly priced cpu's. You would get better performance out of these:



Intel i3-3220

Asus P8B75



They are usually combo'd together for like $180, always under $200, Also you don't really need a cpu cooler that is something you can invest in later if you feel you need to overclock, although the i3's are not supposed to over clock. 4GB of ram is enough for gaming so you could save another $30 there.



The 660ti is a wicked card and can handle any game with max settings, but I would have to suggest the HD 7950 over this card. Reason being is they perform fairly close out of the box but the 7950 quite an advantage in over clocking which makes them perform better for the most part. You also get Crysis 3, Bioshock Infinite, and Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Free when you purchase from an applicable retailer.



http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DisplayPort-PCI-Express-Graphics-21196-00-20G/dp/B00BXVFM3K/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1366342586&sr=1-7&keywords=hd+7950



This is the cheapest one I have seen so far. $280 is a wicked deal you should grab it before it goes up like the rest. And also get the 3 games free which is an amazing deal.

Answer 2

I'm not a specialist or anything I could judge if it's any good, the build isnt bad. It's fairly good but I would tweak:

-the processor to at least i5 2500k because

-The motherboard but I'm not sure what motherboard becaues I ain't a specialt ar anything like that so you should stick with Andrews recommendation.

Answer 3

The Sims is truly thrilling. It takes up really various of your computer memory yet its truly good. also video games like Sonic and great Mario are good. even with the indisputable fact that the Sims is my accepted :D