How Will This Handle Games?

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NorthBayComputer

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So i've just ordered a computer off of tiger direct and i bought a barebones kit and a different proccesor ill give you all the specs at the end. But i would like to know how you guys will think this rig will handle games such as dragon age, the witcher 2, and possibly some light call of duty, so here are the specs

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-S2P nForce 630a Motherboard - Micro ATX, Socket AM3, nForce 630a Chipset, 1333MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA 3.0 Gb/s, RAID, GeForce 7025, Gigabit LAN

Proccesor
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition AM3 CPU HDZ955FBGMBOX - 3.20GHz, Socket AM3, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Processor with Fan

Ram
8gb(2 modules) of Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 XMS3 4GB DDR3 RAM - PC10666, 1333MHz, 4096MB

Video Card
PowerColor AX5450 2GBK3-SH Radeon HD 5450 Go Green! Series Video Card - 2GB, GDDR3, PCI-Express 2.1, Dual-Link DVI, HDMI, VGA, DirectX 11, Single-Slot, Low Profile

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT Operating System Software - OEM DVD, English

CD Drive
Lite-On IHAS124-04 Internal DVD Writer - DVD+R 24X, DVD-R 24X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, DVD+R DL 8X, SATA (OEM)

Harddrive
Seagate ST31500541AS Hard Drive - 1.5TB, 900RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA-3G

Case
NZXT M59-001BK M59 Gaming Mid Tower Case - ATX, mATX, Baby AT, Black


So I think itll run these games fairly well with my setup, can anyone tell me if they have a similar setup if they can play these or similar games on low, medium, or high settings? Any geuss's are welcome aswell
 
Nvidia would be better for games I personally think, and if you up your shared memory, also, what screen will you use and what sort of games? Windows 7 is renowned for struggling to run 32x games...
 
NorthBayComputer said:
So i've just ordered a computer off of tiger direct and i bought a barebones kit and a different proccesor ill give you all the specs at the end. But i would like to know how you guys will think this rig will handle games such as dragon age, the witcher 2, and possibly some light call of duty, so here are the specs

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-S2P nForce 630a Motherboard - Micro ATX, Socket AM3, nForce 630a Chipset, 1333MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA 3.0 Gb/s, RAID, GeForce 7025, Gigabit LAN

Proccesor
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition AM3 CPU HDZ955FBGMBOX - 3.20GHz, Socket AM3, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Processor with Fan

Ram
8gb(2 modules) of Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 XMS3 4GB DDR3 RAM - PC10666, 1333MHz, 4096MB

Video Card
PowerColor AX5450 2GBK3-SH Radeon HD 5450 Go Green! Series Video Card - 2GB, GDDR3, PCI-Express 2.1, Dual-Link DVI, HDMI, VGA, DirectX 11, Single-Slot, Low Profile

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT Operating System Software - OEM DVD, English

CD Drive
Lite-On IHAS124-04 Internal DVD Writer - DVD+R 24X, DVD-R 24X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, DVD+R DL 8X, SATA (OEM)

Harddrive
Seagate ST31500541AS Hard Drive - 1.5TB, 900RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA-3G

Case
NZXT M59-001BK M59 Gaming Mid Tower Case - ATX, mATX, Baby AT, Black


So I think itll run these games fairly well with my setup, can anyone tell me if they have a similar setup if they can play these or similar games on low, medium, or high settings? Any geuss's are welcome aswell
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Outdated moterboard.

Overkill on the memory.

Lowend video card.

Didnt list the power supply.

Why do people ask for opinions for hardware after they have already bought it?
 
^second that

that gpu will not play cod or anything newer on anything above 800x600 all, might get some decent settings but not shading, i3 is faster and an am3+ would've been wiser, you should really ask b4 buying
 
Well remember im not a hardcore gamer i just wanted something to be able to handle some gaming for a reasonable price, i didnt want to buy an intel processor due to their price, and the amd processor is good bang for my buck, and for the video card it will be upgraded it just came in the barebones kit, ill upgrade later this summer, any suggestions for a budget video card under $100? and my power supply is 450w
 
From what manufacturer? When you upgrade your GPU you will most likely need to replace the PSU.

The motherboard would have been better to get a board that is Bulldozer compatible but the 955 is still a good chip. I see no need to upgrade mine anytime soon.
 
eally the i3 2100 is the same price or less than that cpu and is more powerful, that's why it costs more, even with onlyy 2 cores it beats the 955, for the gpu, currently i'll say a 5670 but there's probably some better ones on newegg, sales and stuff make it hard to say a specific card so tell us when and how much so we can find the best at whatever price, and that psu most likely will need to go, what brand is it considering most cards want a 450 minimum, so you want no less than 500w psu, 550 or more is recommended.
 
Both chips are good but I would choose a 955 any day over an i3 unless you are playing a game that is only going to use 2 cores or less. Anything that is coded for more than 2 should benefit from having more cores. Not just 4 threads.
 
I wouldn't think that a GT220 would ge much of an upgrade... if any. Certianly not worth $100. Save up and get a better PSU and GPU at the same time.
 
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