Is this set up good for gaming???

[Petiot]

I haven't assembled it yet, but have all the parts. I wanted to build a computer mainly for gaming but for a decent price and this is my first attempt building my own computer, and now that I've finally decided on specs I would like to hear some opinions from people that have built a computer or 2, are any of the choices bad, why? Thanks


Specs:
p4 2.6 800fsb
ATI Radeon 9800 np
Abit IS7 i865
512mb Geil pc3200 DDRAM
120 GB Western Digital
Aspire XDREAMER Case w/350w

 

[JulesMaximus]

Where are you going to buy a 9800 NP? Unless of course you already have one...

Looks good though. Should be fine for gaming.

 

[Petiot]

Already have it, from CC

 

[JBT]

Looks good not sure why u even asked ? 9800 and a 2.6ghz P4 should be good to go.

 

[Peter D]

Change the RAM to 1GB. Games are becoming more and more resource heavy and a gig of ram is becoming the norm now.

 

[Super6]

I agree...more ram would be a good idea. Otherwise a nice system.

Super6

 

[JammingJay]

System looks good. There isn't a game out there that you can't play at high resolutions with that setup.

 

[Corporate Thug]

buffalo> geil low end

 

[suklee]

Very nice setup, but I'd get 1 gig ram

 

[dnuggett]

You need 1GB of RAM if you are truly serious about having a legitimate gaming rig.

 

[Kristi2k]

Yea, up the RAM to a Gig. Other then that, nice system.

 

[DGath]

Yup, up it to a gig. If you can't afford it, buy a cheaper video card. I'd think a 9600/9700 with a gig would be better than a 9800 with 512meg. Go with matched sticks of HyperX or something.

 

[suklee]

I think the consensus is clear: get 1 gig of RAM!

And DGath, he already has the 9800 NP (third post)

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: Kai920
I think the consensus is clear: get 1 gig of RAM!

And DGath, he already has the 9800 NP (third post)

naw get 2 gigs

 

[Ionizer86]

Looking good Just another suggestion if you haven't bought an HDD yet: locally sold drives are much cheaper when on sale than compared to online vendors. Something like 120GB can be had for ~$60 every once in a while (run by the Hot Deals thread sometimes).

 

[randumb]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles

Originally posted by: Kai920
I think the consensus is clear: get 1 gig of RAM!

And DGath, he already has the 9800 NP (third post)

naw get 2 gigs

Why 2 when you can have 4?

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: randumb

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles

Originally posted by: Kai920
I think the consensus is clear: get 1 gig of RAM!

And DGath, he already has the 9800 NP (third post)

naw get 2 gigs

Why 2 when you can have 4?

Why get 4 when you can have 8??

Bill

 

[suklee]

Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe

Originally posted by: randumb

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles

Originally posted by: Kai920
I think the consensus is clear: get 1 gig of RAM!

And DGath, he already has the 9800 NP (third post)

naw get 2 gigs

Why 2 when you can have 4?

Why get 4 when you can have 8??

Bill

This is beginning to sound like back in the day of the 486s... 2MB > 4MB > 8MB > 16MB

[/reminisce] Ahh, the good ol' days of 16MB ram! [/reminisce]

Can't imagine ever having 16GIGs of RAM on our desktops, though that day will probably come in our lifetime (if not within the next 5 years)

 

[suklee]

WTF I didnt hit post twice

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: Vegetto
Change the RAM to 1GB. Games are becoming more and more resource heavy and a gig of ram is becoming the norm now.

I agree, other then that the system looks fine. Good luck!

 

[SpeedFreak03]

If you up the ram to a gig, then you are good to go! I just recently built a very similar system (P4 2.6C Abit IS7) and I love it!