Is this a good gaming pc?

Question

3.0Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 4MB Cache FSB 1333
Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler Extremely Quiet
ASUS P5N32-E SLI (nVidia nForce 680i SLI, 2xPCIEx, 8-Channel Audio, LAN, 6XSATA2, 4xDDR2, 1394, 1333FSB)
2GB (1GBx2) PC6400 DDR2 800Mhz Memory Major Brand
500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA300
18X Samsung SH-S182M Dual Layer DVD+/-RW/CDRW w/Nero
320MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTS GDDR3 PCI Express DVI/Tvout
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2
Apevia Black X-Dreamer II (4 5.25, 5 3.5 bays) 2 Fans, Window, Front Audio/USB/Temp
650watt Cooler Master eXtreme Power RS-650-PCAR
Onboard LAN included
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1
Standard 1 year parts and labor


i was goin to go with a quad and 4 gigs and 64 bit vista but i was told not to.

Any suggestion?

and should i go with 4 gigs of ram?

Answer 1

That is an AWESOME AWESOME gaming computer. You will not need a new one for years to come. It won't be able to play new Direct X 10 games until they release the DirectX 9.0L that they are talking about. DX9.0L is essentially DX10 for XP; they just call it DX9 for marketing because they want people to think they're missing something if they don't get Vista. 2 gigs of RAM is fine, almost more than fine for XP. By the way whoever told you to not get Vista was a genius. The only upgrade you might make down the road for gaming is the graphics card; perhaps an 8800 GTX instead of GTS. But the GTS is still so good that by the time it is obsolete they will have released something even better and more power-efficient. Have some screamin fun.

Answer 2

wow... that a nice PC. The memory on the 8800 could be upped a bit, but besides that its good.

As for the 4 gigs... the PC might not be able to utilize it all (it would most likely use 3.5 rather than 4). So ur call on that one.

Answer 3

Great set up!
But consider the new awesome bang for your buck, 8800GT instead:
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1210/4/page_4_test_system_setup_and_3dmark05/index.html
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1210/8/page_8_benchmarks_f_e_a_r/index.html
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1210/9/page_9_benchmarks_company_of_heroes/index.html