Would this be any good as the basis for a gaming machine

3rdDegree · 10-03-2014 12:21am #1

I'm building a new editing machine and these are the bits I'll have left over.

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DSP3
Intel Quad Core Q9650
8GB of 1333mhz RAM (not sure what type)

If I added a decent graphics card, would it be any good as a gaming machine? I suspect not great, but wanted to check. If yes, what graphics card would you suggest?

Thanks

SterlingArcher · 10-03-2014 10:41am

Looks like DDR2 memory.

You need the PSU specs to determine what Gpu,it can handle if any.

3rdDegree · 10-03-2014 2:24pm

Thanks for the response SterlingArcher. Just shows how out of touch I am with PC building these days! It never even occurred to me that the PSU would be a factor. Is it just the wattage I need to worry about for a graphics card? I have a spare 580w PSU lying around and I also have a 620w one.

Thanks again

SterlingArcher · 10-03-2014 3:14pm

3rdDegree wrote: »

Thanks for the response SterlingArcher. Just shows how out of touch I am with PC building these days! It never even occurred to me that the PSU would be a factor. Is it just the wattage I need to worry about for a graphics card? I have a spare 580w PSU lying around and I also have a 620w one.

Thanks again

They be perfect if they have pcie Express power connections.

But you may not need these don't want to be getting a big Gpu only to be bottleneck.

3rdDegree · 10-03-2014 5:05pm

SterlingArcher wrote: »

They be perfect if they have pcie Express power connections.

But you may not need these don't want to be getting a big Gpu only to be bottleneck.

Thanks, to be honest, I may just use them for an administrator type PC (for Office, email and such). The CPU is decent, but the rest is a bit old now.

Good to know the psu would be ok though. Thanks for that!

Would this be any good as the basis for a gaming machine

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