Gaming computer for 1500?

[akmatt11]

I'm building this comp on cyberpowerpc.com and want someone to help me see if this computer is adequate.I also understand their are inconsistancies with some parts as opposed to others. I have about 1500 to drop and im trying to build a monster gaming machine. Any help is greatly appreciated.

CASE: CM Storm Sniper Mid-Tower Gaming Case
Neon Light Upgrade: NONE
Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Default case fans
POWER SUPPLY Upgrade: 800 Watts Power Supplies (CyberPowerPC XF800S Performance ATX 2.0 Power - Quad SLI Ready)
CPU: AMD Phenom™II X4 955 Black Edition Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
COOLING FAN : XtremeGear Ultra Twin Heatpipes Cool Copper Heatsink CPU Cooling Fan (Extreme Silent at 20dBA & Overclock Proof)
MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte MA770T-UD3P AM3 DDR3 770 Chipset 1666+/1333/1066 with PCIe slot SATA RAID MB w/GbLAN, USB2.0, IEEE1394, & 7.1Audio
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
FREEBIES: None
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX285 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
FREEBIES: None
VIDEO CARD 2: None
MULTIPLE VIDEO CARD SETTINGS: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
LCD Monitor: NONE
2nd Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (1TB (1TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Data Hard Drive: NONE
USB PORTABLE DRIVE: NONE
Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc BC-5100S 5X Blu-Ray Player & DVDRW Combo Drive (Black Color)
Optical Drive 2: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive (BLACK COLOR)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
MODEM: NONE
KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
Extra Thermal Display : NONE
Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card
Flash Media Reader/Writer: None
VIDEO CAMERA: NONE
PRINTER: None
PRINTER CABLE: None
IEEE CARD: NONE
USB PORT: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
FLOPPY: NONE
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)
Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon: None
FREEBIES: None
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner: None

 

[florian_808]

Thats a good setup from what i can see, great cpu. You can't go wrong with the 955. Its what i'm using for my current build as well but ASUS mobo. The case is also a great choice to keep everything nice and cool, might want to think about water cooling perhaps? But besides that a good choice.

P.S. For your GPU go with an EVGA Nvidia GTX 285, i heard their awesome quality!

 

[yuki953]

i would not using cyberpowerpc or ibuypower because of there bad reviews. would it hurt to try to buy parts and just build one?

 

[ScOuT]

You might want to consider a better power supply

The on it comes with is "CyberPowerPC XF800S Performance"

I would not put all that nice hardware at risk with a junk power supply. You can select name brand units when you configure a computer on that website. I would get a 650w name brand unit before I would get an 850w Cyberpower one.

 

[mx344]

CYberpower is a good company, ive had a computer made by them and have had some issues, but none i couldn't fix myself(common computer issues)

But i do agree with ScOut, get a name-brand psu... trust me, they give crappy quality psu's out...

 

[bomberboysk]

Yup, the funny thing with ibuypower is to "upgrade" to the 650W corsair it costs more than just buying a 650W corsair...

 

[akmatt11]

thanks for your help an upgraded psu is definitely a must, overall this computer should be able to handle higher settings on nice games right?