Gaming Desktop Question/Critique

Thirdshortround

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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
 

mfenn

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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.