Is this any good for a gaming PC?

[sblack]

Go item by item:

Case: Personal choice really. They all work, just what you want really.

Mobo: Slighty better than the stock one in the eBay package. Won't impact too much.

Processor: Not as good as either of the eBay machines you put up. I would recommend a better chip. The 2400 is good for its price

RAM: Just less of what you would get in the eBay machine. 4Gb is all you need

DVD: Drive. All the same.

Power Supply: Thermaltake make alright PSUs. Might want something a bit more powerful than 430W though...

HDD: Seems similar to what you would get. WD make pretty good drives.

GPU: This is the major difference. 9500 is a very old card. It was popular about 2 years ago. Technology moves quick, and this is a bit step down to the ones you can get.

 

[RU_]

Being that only equals $322 I have a limit of $682. I could improve something? What would you do? Even if you find a different one for me online, i'm just not a very computer illitrate person haha.

 

[sblack]

$682, including/excluding Windows?

Would you want to build it yourself, or get a Pre built system?

 

[RU_]

Including windows (I HAVE to buy windows, we don't have a product key.)

I wouldn't mind building it myself, I have never done it before so I am scared I will stuff it up in some way. So I would rather pre-built.

 

[DVD Player]

What consequences would having 32G of Ram have on a top-line motherboard?

 

[RU_]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127988 - I want one of them. Would it work on the Ebay one?

 

[sblack]

32GB?

Do you have a Xeon chip or something?

Any consumer chips won't support that much RAM.

@IAIA. Building it yourself is a good experience, plus you should be able to get it cheaper as you don't need to pay for the labour fee. But then theres the shipping... I think for the price, it might be worth just getting the eBay system due to the free shipping.

Can get Windows for $89 here http://greenboxit.com.au/product_in...10025&osCsid=f078b5fcb3fe5d778641148ceabd37ed

 

[RU_]

Alright is the Ebay one a good computer or is pretty shit in your opinion. For example: For what I am going to be doing, which isn't exactly strong gaming but surfing the net and all that. Minecraft is a must, it has to run that for a let's play I am gonna do, and I hope PC 2011 works on it. Then I might get a fps, nothing fancy though.

Also can I insert this or do I need it done professionaly?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127988

 

[sblack]

Nah, its perfect for casual gaming and general use. Good price. Just check up on the PSU.

For the Tuner card, Just like the GPU. Pop out a slot on the case, and push it in. But check the specs of the Motherboard to make sure you have enough slots. The network card included will take up one PCI slot, the GPU will take a PCIEx16 slot. Check if there is another PCI slot with that particular motherboard.

Remember Newegg is a US site. Use www.staticice.com.au and do a search for what you want. Will search all Australian stores for the cheapest prices.

 

[RU_]

Oh good, how do I check the motherboard specs?

 

[RU_]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Intel-Co...124357?pt=AU_comp_dekstop&hash=item3f06dd9445 - Is that the exact same as the other one..?