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Gaming Desktop Question/Critique

Thirdshortround

Junior Member
Hello, I am looking at the Cyberpower Gamer Dragon 9500. I will only be playing RTS's like Starcraft 2 and RPG's like The Old Republic, and eventually Diablo 3, and surfing the web. I don't need the power that games like Crysis or Modern Warfare 2 need, just for RTS and RPG games. I have customized this Rig to the following specs:

  • CPU: AMD Phenom™II X4 945 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [-20]
  • HD 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-18] (Single Hard Drive)
  • MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
  • MOTHERBOAR Asus M4A87TD EVO AMD 870 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3 ATX w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, IEEE1394a, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI [+24]
  • SOUN HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
  • VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [-60] (Major Brand Powered by ATI)
The total amount is 901 American Dollars, and I would not want to spend much more than this. I am planning on buying this from cyberpowerpc.com. It must be pre-built because I would have no idea how to do it myself. Please leave feedback if this will suit my needs or if I need more, or can use less power. I am fairly new to pc gaming so all help and advice is appreciated.
Thank you in advance, Thomas
 
The config looks good to me, but you might be able to better on price somewhere else.

EDIT: For example, Dell looks to be significantly cheaper
MY 2 cents: Check here for a Dell Studio XPS 7100, a more value-oriented gaming capable desktop. Going for the "AMD Phenom™ II X4 820 + ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB" upgrade should bring the system cost to $730.
 
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