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[GodAtHand]

I want a gaming PC. And my friend whipped this together. He said it's good but I wanted to get other peoples opinions on it.

How long will it last me and can I play high-end games? Those are the two main questions.

Thanks for any help.

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SILVERSTONE RAVEN RV02-BW Matte black 0.8mm Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Model #:RV02-BW

ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Model #:Sabertooth 990FX

SAPPHIRE Toxic 100312TXSR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Antec CP-1000 1000W Continuous ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply Exclusively ...
Model #:CP-1000

-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX
Model #:FD4100WMGUSBX

Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Model #:CT128M4SSD2

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL
Model #:F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL

Western Digital AV-GP WD10EUCX 1TB IntelliPower SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Model #:WD10EUCX

ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor W/Speakers
Model #:VH242H
Item #:N82E16824236052

LITE-ON Blu-ray Burner with 3D Playback SATA iHBS212-08 LightScribe Support
Model #:iHBS212-08
Item #:N82E16827106348

 

[AltF4]

Yes, that computer will play pretty much anything.

But I wouldn't spend so much on a case. That thing's like $150-200. You can get a great case for around $40. It's a part that doesn't really matter, anyway.

Also, what's with the separate Solid State hard drive AND a normal hard disk? SSD's are super awesome... if you're doing operations that are disk bound. And gaming just isn't. CPU and Video card are about the only thing that matters with games today. And both of those are great for you.

I wouldn't bother with the SSD, just use the hard disk on your list. A Blu-ray player is also totally unnecessary. The only reason you would possibly want that is if you already have a large collection of Blu-ray movies and REALLY want to watch it on your computer as opposed to your TV. Otherwise you're wasting your money there.

 

[John2k4]

To add to your, well, case, AltF4, I picked up a really nice CoolerMaster Mystique for free when it was on sale with open box discount with a 20$ rebate.

 

[Browny]

16gig of ram is ultra overkill, dont go past 8 if you only intend on playing games.

1000w is similarly overkill. a good brand 600W system will power that.

 

[M@v]

Tbh, I spent a good bit on my case, the corsair 600T, and the thing is amazing. Made building the computer much easier as well.

 

[kevo]

16gig of ram is ultra overkill, dont go past 8 if you only intend on playing games.

1000w is similarly overkill. a good brand 600W system will power that.

True, but if you're willing to splurge, I recommend 16 gigs. A little bit of overkill on a custom built PC is nothing to be shunned. You need all the future proofing you can get.

 

[Browny]

except youre future proofing by quantity, not quality. by the time any game needs 8 gig of ram to run 100% smoothly, the speeds will probably be considerably higher than what you can buy today. Sure ram is cheap, but it will be a long time until that much ram is needed, I'd wager the entire computer would need an upgrade to play new games properly before 16 would be needed.

 

[frotaz37]

I don't recommend ridiculous overkill, but a bit of planning for the future is always nice, cause you never know what you're financial situation will be when you need to upgrade.

For example...like 11 or 12 years ago when I built my computer, I opted to only get 1 gig instead of 2 gig to save a bit of money. Back then, even 1 gig was overkill, but now here I am years later, a broke unemployed student realizing how much better off I would be if I had just dished out a bit of extra cash when I had it and gotten 2 gigs.

 

[M@v]

I don't recommend ridiculous overkill, but a bit of planning for the future is always nice, cause you never know what you're financial situation will be when you need to upgrade.

For example...like 11 or 12 years ago when I built my computer, I opted to only get 1 gig instead of 2 gig to save a bit of money. Back then, even 1 gig was overkill, but now here I am years later, a broke unemployed student realizing how much better off I would be if I had just dished out a bit of extra cash when I had it and gotten 2 gigs.

To be fair RAM is super cheap nowadays.

I got 8GBS for $50 on a NewEgg sale.

 

[John2k4]

Today's email from TigerDirect said that they had 16GB of DDR3 for 49$...

 

[M@v]

See? Like I said dirt cheap. Although 16GB is extreme even for future proofing, unless your running a ton of virtual machines for some reason. 4GB is all thats really needed atm and has been for a while. I got 8gb in mine.

Fun Fact: My cousin works in the robotics division at Carnegie Mellon University. His "laptop"(more like a mobile desktop tbh), has four processors and 32GB of RAM in it. And it uses all of it.

 

[frotaz37]

$49 is not cheap to somebody who has $0.

 

[Glöwworm]

Hahaha, Frotaz. If they have $0 they shouldn't be looking into buying computer parts

 

[NTA]

What about the computers with six cores?

 

[John2k4]

Those are good, and powerful.

They will take up a lot of power and run hot, though.

 

[NTA]

Aw
Makes sense