How is this for a mid range gaming PC?

DCEite

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I am building an AMD based mid range gaming PC. Need your suggestions, is this OK?

AMD X2 3600+
MSI K9NGM2 (socket AM2)
Seagate 250GB SATA II
Dynet 512MB*2 DDR2 667 MHZ
Sparkle 7600GT 256MB DDR2
Samsung SyncMaster 798MB+
Altec Lansing ATP3 2.1
Logitech keyboard and mouse
Zebtronics Gaming Cabinet with SMPS
Microtech 600VA UPS
Gaming Pad


Please leave your honest suggestions
 

ibex333

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This is a low end gaming PC. Not a mid range. That video card is a very old and slow model. I understand you want to save money, but you wont have a mid range gaming PC with this video card. Also for the price of the X2, get a core 2 duo. The price wont change and may actually be lower, unless you are reusing your old mobo. Then use the X2 off course.

If you want a mid range gaming PC right now get something like Radeon 1900/19500 Pro/XT/XTX whichever one will be cheaper. however you will be wasting your money, because around this March both Nvidia and ATI are likely to come up with $200-300 DX10 Video cards, and you will feel bad.
 

Icepick

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As far as gaming is concerned those are low end specs, IMO. A mid-range gamer would be more along the lines of the following:
CPU: core2Duo e6300 or Athlon64 X2 4600-5000
RAM: 2GB
Video: X1950XT or higher

Edit: ibex333 beat me to it :)
 

DCEite

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Originally posted by: ibex333
This is a low end gaming PC. Not a mid range. That video card is a very old and slow model. I understand you want to save money, but you wont have a mid range gaming PC with this video card. Also for the price of the X2, get a core 2 duo. The price wont change and may actually be lower, unless you are reusing your old mobo. Then use the X2 off course.

If you want a mid range gaming PC right now get something like Radeon 1900/19500 Pro/XT/XTX whichever one will be cheaper. however you will be wasting your money, because around this March both Nvidia and ATI are likely to come up with $200-300 DX10 Video cards, and you will feel bad.

I live in India and cor2duo is way too expensive than similar X2 config,