Another New Computer Topic... But This Time It's Mine!

[TranceLikeState 94]

So I know there are better set up obviously but i'm super poor and this is all i could afford right now. Anyhow, can't wait for it to get here. Tell me what you guys think.

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5800 3.2GHz 800MHz 2MB Cache Processor

INTEL STANDARD PROCESSOR COOLING FAN

Foxconn G41MXE-V LGA 775 Intel G41 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel

500GB 7200 RPM 16MB CACHE SATA 3.0Gb/s

22X DUAL LAYER DVD-RW W/LIGHTSCRIBE

nVidia GeForce GT520 2GB DDR3 DVI/VGA HDMI PCI-EXP Video Card

REALTEK 6-CHANNEL DIGITAL SOUND ONBOARD

REALTEK 10/100/1000 Gigabit Network Card (onboard)

BCC VOYAGER MID-TOWER ATX

(2X) 120mm HIGH-PERFORMANCE CASE FANS

hec X ORION 585 WATT POWER SUPPLY

3-Year Limited Warranty Plan with Lifetime of free USA based Support Custom Hand Wiring For Ultimate Air Flow, Assembled in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

FED-EX GROUND SHIPPING (1-7 BUSINESS DAYS)

[Dragon King 15]

How do I say this lightly... it's a decent build. However, for modern games, your CPU will not be as good as it could be.. especially on CPU intensive games like GTA IV.. As a budget build it may do the job fairly well. Your GPU will kick ass every single time and can in fact make up for the lack of a strong CPU... It's a decent budget build

[TranceLikeState 94]

You don't have to say it lightly haha. I appreciate it though. Indeed it was a budget build and i'm hoping to get some good frame rates. I have never even attempted to run IV on any of my other computers so compared to anything i have it's amazing. You all will indeed be seeing videos i'll be filming so i suppose we'll all see.

And thanks!

Edited March 18, 2012 by Trancelikestate

[Dragon King 15]

you're welcome

[daangelo29 5]

The CPU is no big deal. Not all apps are CPU-intensive. Games like GTA IV only become CPU-intensive usually when they are poor ports from the consoles. Overall it's a decent build.

As for budget, well, it ain't considered a "budget" build by people from around here.

[TranceLikeState 94]

I'm upgrading this machine to a 8 MB Quad Core Processor and a Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 GDDR5 2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express video card. I'm hoping this will get me better frame rates on modern games. Any thoughts?

[TranceLikeState 94]

Ok, so it's actually gonna be a 6 MB quad core. I installed the new GPU today. WOW, what a difference. Double the frame rates at double the resolution. Can't wait for the CPU to get here. I can tell it's struggling a bit.