Is this computer any good?

naverd01 · 22 Aug 2011 at 22:27

Hi

Im a complete beginner when it comes to knowing whats good and whats bad inside a PC (im determined to learn it all up though) and I was wondering if this computer is any good for a beginner like me. I will use it for playing sim racing games like GTR2, rFactor etc etc.

Product Specifications:
Case: - Cooler Master HAF 912 Gaming Case
- 430w Corsair Power Supply
Processor: - AMD Athlon II X4 645 Quad Core Processor (Skt AM3)
- 4 x 3.1GHz
Motherboard:
- Asus M4N68T Skt AM3
- NVIDIA nForce 630a Chipset

Memory: - 4096mb DDR3 1333 Kingston
Hard Drive: - 1TB Samsung F3 7200rpm SATA2 Hard Drive
CD / DVD Drive: - 24x DVD/RW Drive
Audio: - 8-Channel High Definition Audio
Graphics: - 1024mb Nvidia Geforce GTX 460
LAN:
- 10/100/1000
- Gigabit LAN

Connections:
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 1 x Parallel
- 1 x COM
- 6 x USB2.0
- 1 x LAN
- 3 x Audio

Surveyor · 22 Aug 2011 at 22:32

Hi and welcome to the forum.

You're not allowed to link to competitors of OcUK so please edit your post.

RJC · 22 Aug 2011 at 22:32

Hello welcome to the forum

I would remove the link before a mod see's

seandog · 22 Aug 2011 at 22:33

Before you receive a short sharp visit from the BAN FAIRY

*edit - not that I'm making any assumptions about the mods

Bwaaa · 22 Aug 2011 at 22:52

Well going on the reccommended hardware requirements of the games you stated it should definitely handle them well enough. (According to Googe, i'm clueless about them

)

mickyflinn · 22 Aug 2011 at 23:14

500W power supply needed for a gtx 460.

stulid · 22 Aug 2011 at 23:19

mickyflinn said:
500W power supply needed for a gtx 460.

Or a good lower wattage one

- 430w Corsair Power Supply

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-460-review/13

GeForce GTX 460
On your average system the card requires you to have a 450 to 500 Watt power supply unit.

I think the Corsair is good enough really.

The__Malteser · 22 Aug 2011 at 23:19

Definitely upgrade that PSU. 430W is not enough.

I'd also go for an I3 or i5 (i5 preferred

) instead of that AMD. May be a bit more costly, but is worth it.

naverd01 · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:51

Thanks everyone. I might upgrade the CPU later on when I have the cash

Admiral Huddy · 23 Aug 2011 at 11:33

seandog said:
Before you receive a short sharp visit from the BAN FAIRY

*edit - not that I'm making any assumptions about the mods

I've obviously been seen in my Tutu

seandog · 23 Aug 2011 at 11:37

Admiral Huddy said:
I've obviously been seen in my Tutu

What is seen cannot be unseen :eek:

Schizo · 23 Aug 2011 at 11:39

Admiral Huddy said:
I've obviously been seen in my Tutu

now thats a scary thought

mickyflinn · 23 Aug 2011 at 12:19

450w is the min requirement but a decent 500w is reccomended