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Is this a good basic gaming computer?

Aug 17, 2012 4:41 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227392

I was looking for a gaming computer on a budget. Saw this one for $500 on newegg. Any thoughts?

Processor
AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz

Processor Main Features
64 bit Quad-Core Processor

Memory
8GB DDR3 1333

Hard Drive
500GB SATA II

Optical Drive 1
24X DL DVD+/-RW Drive

Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB

Audio
Sound card - Integrated

Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet

Power Supply
480W

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Special Features
NZXT Source 210 Black

Motherboard Name
GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-S2

emoface88 emoface88

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based on the reviews, it sounds like it is. check out the reviews and see if those are the types of games you play.

carl669 carl669
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If you just want the games to run and aren't worried about cranking all the settings to max on the very newest games, I think you'd find it hard to pick a game that won't at least run well on this computer.

Sounds like a good budget system for games, for sure.

omnichad omnichad
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CS:Go, L4D, any MMORPG's that I pick up along the way. I used to play rift alot until my computer died out 2 years or so ago. I am not even sure what MMORPG games are big still. I heard d3 was a bust.

emoface88 emoface88
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This will do you fine. You won't be getting 60 fps solid on whatever the most recent shooter that comes out on the Crytec 2 (or is it 3) engine with all settings maxed, but it will play the games that you want to very well.

wilfbrim wilfbrim
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I agree with everyone here, you will be fine. I have an ASUS gaming laptop that doesn't have half the specs of the one you are interested in and it runs most games just fine (WoW, SWTOR, CoD, etc). The major thing in a gaming rig is the GPU; as long as that is one of the good ones, you will be fine.

the18thtee84 the18thtee84
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The elitist in me says,
"If you have to ask, the answer is no. I can't be bothered to look at your specs."

The realist says,
"I don't know. Does it play solitaire?"

lumpthar lumpthar
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Thanks all! Decided to pull the trigger on it. We will see how it works out

emoface88 emoface88
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Good decision. The specs look good from here.

jsimsace jsimsace

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