Would these be good specs? (need advice)


  1. Posts : 48
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #1

    Would these be good specs? (need advice)


    Okay, so I made a topic awhile back when I was considering upgrading my current PC. However, I did not get it upgraded, as some of the upgrades appear to be incompatible with my current PC, and in the end it proved itself to be cheaper to just purchase a new computer that was built from scratch. I also saved up a bit more money to work with.

    For $1,500, I would have this:

    Processor: AMD FX-8350 CPU, 4.00 GHz/8MB L2 Cache

    RAM: 16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR3-2133 Memory (Corsair Vengeance)

    Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 3GB

    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 -- AMD 970

    Battery: 850 Watt - Corsair CMPSU-850AX

    Harddrive: Dual 1TB Drives - RAID 0 High Performance

    This would be a PC that is used for playing games such as Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 3, Far Cry 3, and also doing game development with the UDK engine.

    I just want to know if that would be a good PC, or if it wouldn't be fast enough for what I'd be doing with it, and if it isn't good enough, just let me know what I should improve.
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  2. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #2

    I would consider a solid state drive to replace one of the HDD's.

    Regards,
    Golden
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  3. Posts : 48
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Anything else?
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  4. Posts : 26,863
    Windows 11 Pro
       #4

    I would agree with Golden on the SSD. But, I don't see $1500 there. I think you could get that cheaper or get more for the price you quoted. I see about $1200, but no case or CPU cooler mentioned. But to answer your question, yes, that computer would do what you want to do, pretty well.
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  5. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #5

    I build this one a few months ago.

    AMD & Gigabyte combos are my favorites!

    AMD-FX-8350 Build
    Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z
    OCZ 700 watt OCZ700MXSP Power Supply
    GigaByte GA-990FxA-UD7 Motherboard
    AMD FX 8350 8-Core CPU Black Edition 4.0 GHz
    Seagate 2TB Hard Drive
    LG Super Multi OEM DVD-R/W Sata Optical Drive
    GSkill RipJaws-Z 4 x 4GB DDR3 Memory sticks
    EVGA nVidia GeForce 9800 GT 1GB DDR3 PCI-E 2.0 Video Card

    Windows 7 Enterprise Edition SP1 (x64) From MS TechNet




    Have you checked prices at NewEgg.com & TigerDirect.com ?
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  6. Posts : 48
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Yeah, it has a high-performance ARC liquid cooling fan, and an NZXT Source 210 Gaming Case. xD

    Well, if it'll work good for what I want to do, I'll go ahead and get it. :P
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  7. Posts : 2,973
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1
       #7

    Definitely change your storage to a 128/256 GB SSD and a HDD.
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  8. Posts : 259
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #8

    Yes, that build will run everything you want it to. Just as everyone else has mentioned, you should look into getting a SSD. It will make a difference and you will not regret it.
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  9. Posts : 3,724
    Windows 10x64 Build 1709
       #9

    I'm with the everyone else. Looks like a great machine and a SSD would scream with it!
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  10. Posts : 48
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Alright, I'll look into getting an SSD with it. Thanks for the help!
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