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Would this be a good gaming pc?

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  • 25-08-2014 4:06pm
    #1
    Davidf1
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭


    Hi everyone, I want to start gaming on the pc, and i want to build my own pc, i found this list of parts online and was just wondering would this be a good enough pc? my budget is 600 and this adds up to 611, i know its not very high but its really all i can afford, if you have any recommendations as to parts i should change from this list i would be greatful i might be able to spend a bit more but definitely no higher than 700 :)

    processor-Intel Core i5 4440

    CPU cooler-Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2

    RAM-8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 DIMM CL9

    MBoard-ASRock B85M Pro4 Intel B85 So.1150 Dual Channel DDR3

    HDD-1000GB Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 64MB 3.5" (8.9cm) SATA 6Gb/s

    Graphics card-3072MB Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X OC Aktiv PCIe 3.0 x16

    power supply-400 Watt be quiet! System Power 7 Bulk Non-Modular 80+ Bronze

    Sorry I couldnt post links, it says i cant because i am a new user. Then for the case i was gonna go with the Sharkoon VS3-S Midi Tower, and a samsung optical drive! Thanks


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    TerrorFirmer
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    Can't really fault it to be fair. The only thing I would add is an SSD drive, makes a massive difference.

    Maybe have a look at a Samsung Evo Basic or the Crucial MX100 - 120GB drive should be about €60 or so.

    Like this.


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    Davidf1
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭Davidf1


    Thanks for the reply :) would you be able to tell me what an SSD actually does, I was told before to get one but i never knew what it actually does?


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    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Solid state drive. No moving parts and much faster than a normal hard drive - and obviously makes no noise, either. Believe me, once you use an SSD, you'll never go back, using a normal hard drive seems such a chore in comparison.

    I don't even use regular hard drives anymore, I just have a 256GB SSD and then a 2TB external hard drive.

    You can either 1) buy a 128GB SSD and install your OS and a few programs/games on it, or 2) buy a 256GB and install pretty much everything on it, using a regular hard drive to store movies/music/data and so on.


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