Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: shanes76 on September 11, 2010, 05:24:03 AM
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This will be my first pc build, I play games alot, not online gaming, but I play alot of first person shooter games like COD, farcry things like that. I have picked some parts out at Microcenter and would like some input on how well this would perform, or if I should change any components or what not.
Case- GZ-PHZA30 mid tower case, supports ATX,mATM boards
Mother board- GA-MA770T- UD3P AM3 socket 770 ATX supports Phenom II X4, X3, Athlon X2 , FSB up to 2600mhz, DDR3 dual channel 1333, 1066 - up to 16MB
CPU- Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition - includes CPU, fan, heatsink, clip assembly
RAM - OCZ Tech Gold Series XTC Cooler DDR31333 (pc10666) Dual channel memory 4GB
Hard Drive- Seagate Barracuda- 250GB 7200 RPM Sata 3.0GB/s
DVD Burner- Samsung w/ Lightsrcibe, 22X dvd RW with dual layer support
Power source- Alpha 500 Watt Black ATX
Cooling fans- case says it has 3- 1 side, 1 rear and 1 exhaust and are 80mm fans, so I picked 3 80mm blue lead fans
Video Card- MSI Radeon HD 5450- 1024 MB DDR3 PCIe 2.1 X16 low profile
OS- windows 7 system builder
Are these components ok, or will something give trouble along the way? Do I need to swap out any parts? The total for this pc is $550.00
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Welcome to the forums.
That graphics card will not handle modern games.
That PSU is no good, pick a known brand such as Corsair, Antec, Seasonic, XFX.
I don't recommend DDR3 OCZ RAM, I've had nothing but trouble with it.
Sorry to be so negative, but I don't have the time right now to go and pick alternatives for you - if no one else does, I will jump back on when I can and give you a hand.
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ok thank you very much
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I am currently using a rent to own pc, a dell inspirion 518- it has a 2.4 dual core, 4gb ram and the graphics is on board ATI radeon HD3450 and it plays the Farcry2 , how would my choices above compaer to this?
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RAM - OCZ Tech Gold Series XTC Cooler DDR31333 (pc10666) Dual channel memory 4GB
... or will something give trouble along the way?....
About 5 months ago, I built a new computer.
Went with OCZ Gold Ram.
Had to send it back, wait two weeks to get the replacement.
The vendor (Newegg) *did* replace it... can't complain there.
But - it really is depressing, to have your brand new computer just sitting, doing nothing... waiting for two weeks. And the vendor only warrants parts for thirty days! So... that two weeks cuts that in half! You only have a few days left, to find out if something else is going to need replacing.
Read the reviews on Newegg.
True, they are likely skewed. Those with a bad experience are apt to post.
But... if you see a massive percentage complaining... that's telling you something.
The ram I bought, within weeks... had almost 50% of the posts as complaints against it.
So... from my experience, and following the reviews online at Newegg (until Newegg ceased selling that ram), I do not recommend OCZ.
I've never used it, but I've seen good comments about G.Skill, if you are looking for another brand.
See if anybody else here has something to say about G.Skill, before you make a purchase.
Also:
Go here: http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3257#ov
Is that the motherboard you are considering?
If it is, then click on the "Memory Support List" button. You can download the list of ram that is recommended by Gigabyte, for that motherboard. It is called the QVL ... Qualified Vendors List.
If you choose one from that list, and also ask around and look for reviews and comments on your selection - then perhaps you can minimize your chances of having ram problems.
For the record: The new replacement ram I received failed Memtest at first, too. VERY depressing. But then, after reading around, I contacted OCZ.
OCZ *was* prompt in communications, and recommending settings in BIOS, for my ram, with my motherboard (Asus). With these setting changes, then the new ram passed Memtest testing.
When you do your build, test the memory - first thing. I'm glad I did. I suppose I'd have had strange things happening, had I just gone ahead and tried to install Windows. Sad as it was, at least I knew the memory was bad.
Go here: http://www.memtest.org/
You can download what you need, - free - to make a bootable CD.
Boot it, and let it run for many hours.
Somebody here can probably tell you a minimum number of "passes" to let it run, so that you can know if your ram is good or not.