Rate my PC system build.

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#84379742Saturday, December 15, 2012 4:36 AM GMT

M'kay. I intend to use this PC for moderate gaming, not hardcore. I plan to play about five games or so on my PC. I'm not concerned about the mouse and keyboard, yet I need something for storage. Maybe 200GB to 500GB. Thanks. -CPU- Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor -Motherboard- ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard -Memory- G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory >>>>>¿STORAGE?<<<<< -Video Card- PowerColor Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card -Case- NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case -Power Supply- Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply -Optical Drive- Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer -Monitor- Acer G205HVbd 20.0" Monitor -Operating System- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

kevin756

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#84380116Saturday, December 15, 2012 4:41 AM GMT

6870 isn't really needed if you're only going to play 5 games. What kind of games will you be playing

EnglishClass

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#84382433Saturday, December 15, 2012 5:12 AM GMT

That processor is not going to be enough.

DeadMan253

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#84386161Saturday, December 15, 2012 6:15 AM GMT

LOL i3 processor.

DeadMan253

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#84386244Saturday, December 15, 2012 6:17 AM GMT

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4501135&CatId=7387 Ship out the money for a video card like that. I have it, you won't be disappointed, lmao.

sox3444

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#84386719Saturday, December 15, 2012 6:28 AM GMT

Bump up your GPU to NVIDIA, and put a 16GB RAM slot in there if you will be playing high end games. (Trust me its not that much more $$)

eap21997

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#84387824Saturday, December 15, 2012 7:01 AM GMT

@sox except every high-end game out there only needs 6+ max. also nvidia =/= a tier, it's a company that makes cards, low tier and high tier ones. @topic I have a AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6520G (according to dxDiag) and I can run a lot of the games on the market atm (granted the newer ones are at low settings, but still, gameplay > graphics.)

eap21997

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#84387923Saturday, December 15, 2012 7:03 AM GMT

edit* 4+ GB ram.*

jetfire227

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#84389288Saturday, December 15, 2012 7:41 AM GMT

I stopped reading after i saw the 'i3'

kevin756

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#84389885Saturday, December 15, 2012 8:01 AM GMT

You guys are acting like an i3 is the worst thing possible. He said MODERATE gaming, not freaking Battlefield 3 max settings with multiple monitors. By moderate I'm guessing easier games like Minecraft and basic shooters, which an i3 and 6870 would be fine on with max settings. So not bad

PichuKnighterz

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#84408722Saturday, December 15, 2012 4:44 PM GMT

Yeah, mostly Minecraft, but I do plan to play Skyrim with all those mods. Other games include Assassin's Creed 3 and maybe Chivalry too. Though, I'm still a bit uncertain on the processor at the moment due to all of your posts, and I'll probably lower my GPU. -Pichuknight12

CatFaces

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#84409486Saturday, December 15, 2012 4:56 PM GMT

I'd keep the GPU.

kevin756

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#84409539Saturday, December 15, 2012 4:56 PM GMT

Skyrim would probably run fine, might just have lower a few of the settings though for better FPS. Minecraft would easily go full settings.