gaming computer good or not??

Question

Case: Digital Storm Twister LITE (Silver Aluminum Edition)
Power Supply: 550W Thermaltake (SLI Compatible) (Silent PurePower Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB Cache)
Motherboard: Asus P5N-SLI (Chipset: nForce 570 Intel) (SLI Compatible) (Conroe)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 667MHz (Dual Channel)
Floppy / Media: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 18x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 18x / CD-Writer 48x)
Network Card: Linksys Wireless-N 300Mbps (Model WMP300N) (Supports 802.11n/g/b)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Recommended)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 1 (Certified Digital Storm Heat-sink)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
LCD Display: Samsung 19 inch (Widescreen) (941BW) (Contrast 700:1) (4 ms) (Black Edition)
Surge Shield: APC 650VA Uninterruptible Backup Power Surge Conditioner (Recommended)
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (Highly Recommended)
Mouse: Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse (High-Speed Gaming Grade) (Recommended)
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support

Answer 1

Its an pretty good computer, but here are what I think you would need and what you don't really need.



NEEDS

1. You will need a good quality speaker for that in game feeling.

2. Microsoft Windows XP PRO. NOT Home. A lot of games depend on PRO. Also, not Vista at this point. Most games are not compatible with Vista.

3.A little bit more memory, if you are going to be playing resource heavy games.

4. A floppy drive if you are going to be playing some old 98 or 95 games.

5. Depending on how many games you are going to have installed, 250 could either be more than enough of less than enough.

6. Graphics card needs to be better. That won't do for a gaming computer.

Don't NEED

1. You won't really need a Laser Mouse. Just an optical wireless mouse would be good. (save a few bucks)

2. You don't really need a second cd drive, the first one is enough. That is optional though,the second drive can be of some use.

3. You really don't need a Surge Shield. It is just computer companies trying to make money. Get a power strip from Best Buy or any trusted electronics store.



That should build up a very nice gaming computer.

Answer 2

Oy...you have configured two sound solutions and you already have a sound solution built into the main board, for a total of three - a little over the top. Recommend you don't get any sound card and use the on board six channel solution, and see if that one is satisfactory. Chances are that it is, but if not, you can then buy on line from newegg one that suits you.



You also have two identical cd/dvd reader/writers, and you only need the one - if you want an extra optical drive so as to be able to copy disks from it, or for convenience, then get a cd/dvd reader only, to go with the writer. But you really only need the one optical drive.



Check with Digital Storm to ensure that the ram at 667 matches the main board at 1066. It may work fine, but there is not point in having a faster fsb on the board if the ram doesn't match it. See if you can use the money saved from not getting two dvd writers and two sound cards to get ram that matches the front side bus [1066] of the P5N-E SLI.



Speaking of which, you only have the one video card, so you don't need an SLI board, which uses two video cards if you have two. Unless you are planning on going SLI soon, see if you can get a non-SLI board.



Do you want to play games or do you want to stand around looking at pretty lights? Ditch the lights - they use extra power and give off extra heat, even if they say "cold." And add to the expense.



Uninterruptible Power solutions are for when the power in the general grid goes out - banks use them, for example. It's a bit over the top, and often they only last long enough to finish up tasks so you can shut down adequately.



See if you can save enough to get a 320 mb or better 8800 instead of the 8600. Games are video cards....



Summary: ditch the duplicate hardware, ditch the lights, ditch the UPS. Ensure the main board is well matched to the ram. Digital Storm probably has that done, but check. And see if you can get a non-SLI board if you have only the one card and don't plan on getting a second.

Answer 3

You seem well read on this issue. Your set up here should be great for gaming. I have a simialr setup, and all these components listed are good. This should run all today's games, and your graphics card supports Direct X 10, so you should be set for the future. But if you want to run really, really demanding games, try SLI or an 8800 card, this will make everything just run smooth. This would be a good PC for any application, such as video editing etc.

Answer 4

It's a good general computer but it sucks for gaming. Get a better graphics card (8800GTS) and a bigger monitor. If you need to remove components to do that, dump one of the optical drives (seriously you don't need two) and get rid of the sound card (unless you have really good surround sound speakers) and the wireless-N network card (unless you currently have a wireless network). Consider upgrading to Vista instead of XP because only Vista has DirectX 10 support. You don't need the "surge shield". Just get a regular $10 power strip.

Answer 5

I would bump that video card up to a 8800. Get the 320 mb one or the 640 one. Whichever one you wanna spend on. That will double the performance of you computer. If the video card is expensive...cut back on some of the lights and add ons. The most important things for gaming is CPU, RAM, and Video card.

Answer 6

Sounds nice! I'd also recommend a hotter video card (make sure it's SLI capable.) To save a few bucks, I'd vote "no thanks" to the LightScribe option on the DVD (burning the label is SLOW and discs are expensive). Also, "no thanks" to case lighting (it's fun for the first week, then annoying forever and you'll just end up turning it off.)



As for extras, I LOVE my Logitech Z-5500 speakers and I don't regret for one second replacing my 19" monitor with a 22" widescreen.

Answer 7

Its pretty good. How much does it cost?



The only problem though, is that it has 8600 video card. It is 128-bit which is not good for gaming.

I would say you want at lease an 8800GTS video card.



If you are interested, I can build you the same exact computer as above, but for a lot better of a price, so just message me if you are interested.

Answer 8

well for a gaming pc the graphics card sucks big time. you will need something like a 7950 gt or the x950 xt, which both have 256 memory bus not 128 like the 8600 gs. well if you want dx10 support then i would have to go for the 800 gt, very expensive but worth it.

Answer 9

properly i will get this as a replace: Asus Z87 Gryphon/Asus Maximus VI Gene I5 4670K 500GB Samsung 840. 8GB (1x8GB) memory Gigabyte HD 7970 a low priced Random case,like the Antec VSK3000,must be better than sufficient. 500W potential grant from corsair,antec,seasonic or between the solid producers. in case you elect for ATX: Asus Sabertooth Z87/Maximus VI Hero/severe (count on funds) I5 4670K yet another low priced random case,like the VSK 4000. relax is same.

Answer 10

its at the upper end of average i would say ... for a gaming i would want an 8800gt and then sli 2 later .. and about a 600 watt supply ... AND raid ..