Will my system support multiple games?

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Justinator

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Well as the title says, I was wondering if this system that I am building will support multiple games. I originaly went with this build in order to play BF3 when it comes out but now thinking back of how much fun starcraft on Nintendo 64 was I just might consider buying Starcraft 2 for my new PC.

Could I hold 2 or 3 games on my system without sacrificing performance too much?

I never had a computer that could hold more than BF2 at one time and it had to be played on low settings for it to work so a good gaming PC is new to me and I believe this list is the making of a pretty decent gaming PC.

Any input is appreciated.


MoBo:
GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard


Ram:
G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT


Video Card:
SAPPHIRE 100312-3SR Radeon HD 6950 Dirt3 Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video ...


Case:
COOLER MASTER Storm Enforcer SGC-1000-KWN1 Black SECC / ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX PS2 / EPS 12V (optional) power supply


PSU:
XFX Core Edition PRO550W (P1-550S-XXB9) 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC power supply


SSD
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW080G310 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - OEM


HDD
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive


CPU
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K


O/S:
Microsoft Windows 7 Premium 64bit
 
Yes, 1Tb is a lot of space and you'll be able to hold 50+ games on it. I would upgrade the PSU to a 650w, but keep the same brand of PSU.
 
My old gaming system only had a 20 game capacity. When you factor in the games that come with Windows, such as Spider Solitaire and so on, that quota filled up pretty quickly.

I recently upgraded to system with a 50 game capacity and have never been happier.
 
How do you judge your computers game load capacity? Some games are small and others are massive! so wouldn't it be very hard to say "my computer has a 20 game capacity". ???

Just curious as to how this is measured.
 
just average it at 8Gb per game (pretty normal for most newer games. For example, BFBC2 is 7.68 GB and MOH is 6.9 Gb)
so for every 100 GB you get 12 games, assuming you have nothing but games on your hard drive.
 
Looks pretty good. But like said, I would bump the P/S up to around 650W. That would push a 6950 fine and have some over head.

Dont like the case that much. But it does have pretty good cable management. Kinda looks like a transformer.
 
Everything looks great in that build,I agree with what people are saying about the PSU.

Just so you know,I have a 6950 2gb and its a really good card....you wont be dissapointed.

Only thing id suggest if your budget will allow,changing the SSD,Look into the OCZ Vertex 3 range and you can take advantage of 6Gbps SATA III interface.
 
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Nevakonaza said:
Only thing id suggest if your budget will allow,changing the SSD,Look into the OCZ Vertex 3 range and you can take advantage of 6Gbps SATA III interface.
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Well I might consider it if I knew what it was. LOL.

I thought I was doing good learning about the feature of Z68 chip and the SSD and now your turning my world upside down by telling me there is another feature my MoBo has to offer? LOL.
 
Justinator said:
Well I might consider it if I knew what it was. LOL.

I thought I was doing good learning about the feature of Z68 chip and the SSD and now your turning my world upside down by telling me there is another feature my MoBo has to offer? LOL.
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Oh right sorry,Its an SSD drive but uses the new 6Gbps SATA III interface that your motherboard supports.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#SATA_revision_3.0_.28SATA_6_Gbit.2Fs.29

The SSD you choose is still good,But its SATA II =slower.

This is the Vertex 3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227737

much faster than the Intel 320 Series:)
 
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