is this an adequate pc?

[hardcoregamer3]

hi evry one ! i was checking out bestbuy today and found a $800 with an intel i3-540 processer 4gbddr3 ram ati radeon HD5450 and 1tb harddrive. is this pc a good setup of mild gaming and will it run crysis???

[tehboris]

You can probably put a better computer together your self for less.

[hardcoregamer3]

yeah but i was just wondering . anyways i was also wondering if the pc i made is good for gaming or not.. here are the specs:


Cooler Master- Elite 330 Chassis, Black $44.99


Intel- Core 2 Duo Processor E7500 2.93 GHz w/3mb $139.99



Asus- P5P43TD/USB3 w/ DualDDR3 1333, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, USB3.0, PCI-E 2.0 x16(motherboard) $99.99



Kingston- ValueRAM 1GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM $39.99



Westren Digital- 500GB Caviar Blue 7200rmp SATA II x.16MB Cache $39.99


LG- Super-Multi22x DVD Writer, SATA, Black(OEM) $22.99



xfx- nvedia 9800gt 1GB PCI-E x/ DVI,HDMI $114.99




silverstone- 500watt ultra quite Power Supply $59.99




Microsoft- Wired Desktop 400, USB,OEM $19.99

creative inspire a200 $34.99



Microsoft- Windows 7 Home Premium x86 (32-bit) DVD-OEM $119.99

[computoman]

If you believe the industry hype,. no computer is ever enough. Computers are obsolete once you buy them,Same old drill..

1. What do you want to do with the system?
2. What software will allow you to do what you want to do?
3. What hardware will support the software you want to use and how long will it be viable?
4. What can you afford in light of the fact there will be something better and cheaper coming out next week?

Caveat Emptor...

[gta_bmx]

Did you already build the above system? 9800GT is a decent gaming card. I'd probably spend a tad less on the case, ps, cpu (I'd go for a cheaper AMD), mobo and put $100 more into the video card and get something like an Nvidia GTX 460 over an 9800GT (9800gt is $100 cheaper than a 460).

As far as the already built system for $800, the ATI 5450 is not a good gaming card. Something like a 5750 would be much faster for gaming but also more expensive. To save money over a 5750, you could always revert back to the 4000 series and get an 4850 which will smoke a 5450 in gaming performance. 4850's are about $100. 4670's are only like $60 and would be better than a 5450.

If your budget is about $800, if you build yourself, something like an ATI HD5850 for around $300 would be a beast of a video card for you.

[xcorvis]

You only spec'd 1 GB of RAM. You're gonna want an absolute bare minimum of 2 GB, preferably 3 or 4.

[tehboris]

AMD's processors are better value for money and also get the best the money to performance ratio, you might also find that there motherboards a a bit cheaper as well.

4GB of RAM is what you need.

There is no reason to use a 32bit os, use 64bit.

[tokenuser]

Everyone into tech should build at least one computer in their lives.
AMD vs Intel? Its pretty much a wash these days. I'd give Intel the edge, and its the absolute winner for laptops. The Intel processors tend to have better heat tolerances, and I like their overall multiprocessor architecture better than AMDs, but it comes at a higher price.

Having said that, the parts list is fine. Maybe bump up the PSU for future use, and follow the video card suggestions (make sure it has HDCP and HDMI out - could save you upgrading in the future, and makes hookup to a TV easier).

BUT ... there used to be a clear advantage in building your own machine that has pretty much disappeared these days. If you are looking at budget parts, then you might as well also look at budget systems. Get something without a video card (onboard video) and then add in a better video card (but onboard video might actually surprise you).

An intermediate route that I took with my last two system build were bare bones computer. These are basically the mobo, psu, and case sold as a kit. Its then up to you to add in a better video card, a hard drive (many people reuse an existing HDD), optical drive (ditto on reuse), keyboard, mouse, etc. You also choose your CPU and RAM. It can work out cheaper if you have a pool of parts to pull from.
so - unless you are planning on overclocking - can get away with a