Rate My Gaming Computer from 1 - 10?

Eblim · 26 Mar 2011

It's finished. On it now in fact. Installing a game now to test it.

GeneO · 26 Mar 2011

Eblim said:

Thanks for the replies. I went to the link and calculated my recommendation. It says 540W is recommended. Although, it's no absolutely accurate. I think my 570W will do just fine.

Although the download speed is fast, the wireless really knocks-off quite a bit though. $15 a month for my internet. Advantages of living downtown in a major city...

Be sure to add capacitor aging in the calculation. If you haven't done so it may be less than 540W.

Also, I am not so sure the lower end Thermaltakes actually can deliver what you need. I pulled one out of a build because it didn't cool very well under stress.

whs · 26 Mar 2011

I have nearly the same system as yours (Dell). I think the Q6600 is a lame duck. But I run it with an SSD - that alleviates the problem a bit. My Vaio laptop with an i7 is faster (also with an SSD). If I were you, I would add a 60 or 90GB OCZ Vertex 2 or 3 for the OS (budget allowing).