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Review this 650$ build

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Space Oddity

Junior Member
First time building a gaming pc. This is what i put together on newegg:


Optical Drive:
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

Graphics Card:
XFX HD-687A-ZNFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit DDR5

Case:
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Power Supply:
Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified

CPU:
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor

Harddrive:
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-

Motherboard:
MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Total: 700$. After RMA: 650$, I saved 50$ because those last six parts were part of this bundle.

So, is this any good? i just want some confirmation before i buy. Will this run games at mid-high settings on 1920x1200 and last a couple years?
 
T_Yamamoto said:
They are in a bundle so he cant change the MoBo
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That bundle doesn't have my first (or second) choice of mobo, HDD, PSU, or RAM but unlike most of Newegg's super combos, also doesn't have anything particularly egregious either. I'd say it's fine.
 
mfenn said:
That bundle doesn't have my first (or second) choice of mobo, HDD, PSU, or RAM but unlike most of Newegg's super combos, also doesn't have anything particularly egregious either. I'd say it's fine.
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So is that about the best i can get for my money?
 
Perhaps exchange the 650W PSU / 1 TB HDD for a 450 W PSU / 2 TB HDD? That's one free TB of storage.
 
Meghan54 said:
Not awful, not great.....decent.

But, do you have a MicroCenter anywhere near you?
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An i5 2500k and a Radeon HD 6870 is just "decent"? How?? How can i improve this then?.. If I'm spending over 600$ on somthing, i want to make sure its done right, so any help is apreciated.

oh and btw, i live in Florida, so nowhere near a Microcenter.
 
Well the games i'd like to get good settings on are Skyrim,Crysis,GTA 4 and Witcher 2.. would this rig play those pretty well?
 
This system will play them, however you wont be putting on uber sampling in the Witcher 2 😛

It wont play them at 1080p however, probably on high settings (with SOME AA (but not too much))
 
I've used both the 2500K and that motherboard in rigs before and they're pretty solid for the price. I also own that XFX 6870 in my main rig and I'm impressed with it though it is often bottlenecked by my Q6600. It's won't max out every game out there, but it's a solid performer for the price. I've also been impressed by its relatively low heat output.
 
mnewsham said:
This system will play them, however you wont be putting on uber sampling in the Witcher 2 😛

It wont play them at 1080p however, probably on high settings (with SOME AA (but not too much))
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:thumbsup: Agree. OP, this ain't an Xbox. $600 buys you a decent machine, but you need twice that to get top-end performance.
 
mfenn said:
:thumbsup: Agree. OP, this ain't an Xbox. $600 buys you a decent machine, but you need twice that to get top-end performance.
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Uhhh, an xbox is 250$. Are your saying i have to pay more than quadruple that to play my games with alittle more eye candy? I dont want to play all games at MAX settings, i just want medium to high.
 
Space Oddity said:
Uhhh, an xbox is 250$. Are your saying i have to pay more than quadruple that to play my games with alittle more eye candy? I dont want to play all games at MAX settings, i just want medium to high.
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Well considering an Xbox 360 doesnt even do real 1080p nor any real image filtering like AA or MSAA, web browsing, run office software, and enable you to do loads of other things....yes.
 
First post here after lurking a bit. Hi everybody!

I want to build a system too, and am looking for a good shop to buy at, so your post attracted me. That combo deal looks okay to me, but isn't 4GB ram too lean? I'd think 8GB (2x4gb) the minimum you should look at, right? How many banks does that board have?
 
Space Oddity said:
Uhhh, an xbox is 250$. Are your saying i have to pay more than quadruple that to play my games with alittle more eye candy? I dont want to play all games at MAX settings, i just want medium to high.
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If that's the whole thought process behind this then why not buy an Xbox?

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