Does this entry level gaming PC setup work?

Question

I used pcpartpicker to manage my part selection for an entry level gaming pc mostly for MMO's.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Hx8C
That is the current configuration I will be ordering/building over the next couple months. I know it says on there that there are no compatibility issues, but can someone else just check it out to make sure?

Answer 1

There are a lot of redundant parts here, and some very old, outdated parts, so it needed a cleanup:



http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HxHQ



The video card and CPU are updated now. Also, sound cards and network adapters are included on the motherboard, a separate sound card is only better than a motherboard's in the very expensive cards. The wireless adapter is still needed, though, so i left it.



You don't need separate cooling, the processor comes with a heatsink and fan. You only need to buy one when you do serious overclocking.



The build is much better now, out with the old Athlon, in with the new FX-6300. Out with the old, GT 640 and in with the new GTX 650. Enjoy!

Answer 2

Hi,



You don't need the PCI Network adapter as the motherboard has a 10/100/1000 on board.



I would also use a different hard drive as the motherboard supports 6gb SATA speed and why use a 2.5" drive when desktop pc's normally use a 3.5"?



Windows 7 Home Premium has some issues when connecting to other items such as a mobile phone, PS3 etc.



Also you can't backup to a network or run in XP mode for older programs.



Full connectivity only comes with W7 Pro.



Windows comparison chart is here :-



http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/products/compare



I would also look at this cpu as the Athlon although cheap is nowhere as good :-



AMD Bulldozer FX-6100 Socket AM3+ 6 Core Processor - 3.30GHz, 3.90GHz Turbo



Arnak

Answer 3

You should rethink this setup. You don't need these things:



Arctic Cooling ACFZ13 36.4 CFM CPU Cooler

Rosewill RC-701 Sound Card

Rosewill RC-402 10/100 Mbps PCI Network Adapter



Also, If you want to play games, then you need to replace these parts with better ones.



AMD Athlon II X2 260 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor

Crucial 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3-1066 Memory

Asus GeForce GT 640 2GB Video Card

Logisys 550W ATX12V Power Supply

Hitachi Travelstar 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive



With these ones. They are all found on Newegg.com . Plus, your graphics card will not work on the AMD motherboard.



AMD FX-6100

Kingston Hyperx 8GB (2x4GB) 1600mhz

AMD RADEON HD 7770

Some power supply over 600 watts

Western Digital Black 1TB 7200rpm



Now, these revisions cost $145 more (subtracting the cost of the other parts). But it is worth it if you want to be able to play games. I would also replace your monitor to a monitor with 1920x1080p resolution. That can be 25 dollars extra. So your total cost comes to $920, but it is worth it. These parts will keep you somewhat future proof. They will last you years to come. You might want to replace the RADEON 7770 with something more powerful if you want to play BF3 or Crysis or big new games like that. I would reccomend the RADEON 7850 ($200) to play bigger games.