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Hey im looking to buy a newer PC and aint really good with specs etc so was hoping you guys could help me out.

(Quick Reply would be cool xD)

Here is 1 ive been looking at and it seems pretty cheap is it any good? Would it run games easy and be good for web use.

Edit: I'll list the spec:

• Black Mid gaming case with see through side pannel - comes with front and rear blue led case fans (also space for side fan).
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit Installed.
• 4gb PC3-10600 1333MHz (Patriot) RAM.
  
• AMD Phenon II 3.1GHz - Dual Core Procesor 6MB Cache.
• ATI HD4650 Graphics Card - 512MB RAM. (Good for watching HD video & some gaming)
• 650 Watt Alpine PSU
• Western Digital Caviar Blue edition HDD (500gb) - Plenty of storage for all programs and media.
• LG Optical DVD +/- RW
  

All of the above has been installed on a Asus M4A78LT-M LE Motherboard:

Specifications

CPU	AMD Socket AM3 ;Phenomâ„¢ II/Athlonâ„¢ II/Sempronâ„¢ 100 Series Processors Support 45nm CPU AMD Cool 'n' Quietâ„¢ 2.0 Technology (by CPU type) Support CPU up to 95W *Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD CPU support list
Chipset	AMD 760G/SB710 (AMD 780L/SB710)
System Bus	Up to 5200 MT/s ; HyperTransportâ„¢ 3.0
Memory	2 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR3 1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel memory architecture *AMD AM3 100 and 200 series CPU support up to DDR3 1066MHz **Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit WindowsWindows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard. ***Refer to www.asus.com for the memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List)
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
VGA	Integrated ATI Radeon 3000 Maximum shared memory of 1 G Supports DVI-D with HDCP compliant with max. resolution 2560x1600(@ 60Hz ) Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536(@75Hz) Hybrid CrossFireXâ„¢ Support *Refer to www.amd.com for the Hybrid CrossFireX selected GPUs.
Storage	Chipset 1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,10,JBOD
LAN	PCIe Gigabit LAN
Audio	VIA VT1708S Support 8-Channel High Definition Audio *Please update BIOS and audio driver to the latest version *Choose the chassis with HD audio module in front panel to support 8-Channel audio output - Support Multi-streaming,Single SPDIF Out,Anti-pop Function - Support S/PDIF out interface
USB	10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)
ASUS AI Lifestyle Features	Express Gate EPU-4 Engine Turbo Key Anti Surge ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS AI NET2
Overclocking Features	Intelligent overclocking tools - ASUS Turbo Key SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) - FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 550MHz 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) - Adjustable DRAM Voltage
Back Panel I/O Ports	1 x DVI 1 x D-Sub 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x RJ45 port 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 3 x Audio jacks
Internal I/O Connectors	3 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA connectors 1 x CPU /Chassis Fan connector 1 x S/PDIF Out connector 1 x High Definition Front panel audio connector 1 x COM connector 1 x Printer port 1 x System Panel connector 1 x Internal speaker connector 1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
BIOS	8 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI v2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS V2.5, ACPI V2.0a
Accessories	User's manual 1 x I/O Shield 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 2 x SATA cable
Support CD	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS Update
Form Factor	uATX Form Factor 9.6 inch x 8.2 inch 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm )

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"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."

Looks good to me.

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Wish upon a star!

 

 

if you have the $ you can try this http://www.alienware.com/ thay are made for gameing

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i study biology by bathing in the blood of my enemies

Alienware is very expensive, I bought this PC in a auction and won it for £250 which i think is quite good.

(£250 = $401.78)

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"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."

No. Alienware is shit, the original alienware's where good, than dell bought the company. If you want to get a beast gaming computer, than build your own. I built myen for 3k, but it is alot cheaper if you get the right parts, what is your budget? 

You can build a good gaming computer for like 600$, but you would have to go low ball on the case, but you can buy a better case and get less money for parts. Basically the question is, performance or how it looks, if you have around 1k to spend than you can get both.

Since you only paid 400$ for it, it's a good deal. The processor, ram, and GPU alone are worth 400 new. In the future if you want a fast machine, build it.

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Eat shit, bro.

I support Ephixa [http://ephixa.com/]. Fuck Skrillex, Sonny Moore is no more.

My PC i have atm is good but keeps shutting off been told its the PSU but my plans are to build it up to a better spec. Main reason for this new computer is for family use but playing games is a bonus

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"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."

Standard posted: (12th May 2012, 05:59 pm)

My PC i have atm is good but keeps shutting off been told its the PSU but my plans are to build it up to a better spec. Main reason for this new computer is for family use but playing games is a bonus

PSU(shorts), Motherboard(heat/shorts), Processor(heat), GPU(heat/shorts), RAM(shorts/heat later being doubtful) can all cause your pc to shut off.

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Eat shit, bro.

I support Ephixa [http://ephixa.com/]. Fuck Skrillex, Sonny Moore is no more.

If you want a good gaming pc u got to go with ssd + atleast quad core and 600 series GPU

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Queen posted: (12th May 2012, 06:03 pm)

If you want a good gaming pc u got to go with ssd + atleast quad core and 600 series GPU

SSD != better gaming PC, 95%+ of games only use the first two cores still, and 600 series GPU is still overkill. I can run Battlefield 3 on Ultra with my SLI 470s.

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Eat shit, bro.

I support Ephixa [http://ephixa.com/]. Fuck Skrillex, Sonny Moore is no more.

well overkill is good :P

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Queen posted: (12th May 2012, 06:05 pm)

well overkill is good :P

Lol sometimes, my 18GB of ram is overkill, and if I boot into windows it has a bitch fit trying to use it all.

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Eat shit, bro.

I support Ephixa [http://ephixa.com/]. Fuck Skrillex, Sonny Moore is no more.

Yeah, i was pissed when they bought over alienware. They suck now.

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Andrewbob - I would be on the fucking copter of rofls

Programmer, Web Developer, and Graphics Designer

The problem i have atm is not knowing what parts will work together or what parts are good at a reasonable price (Alot of companys love to over price), Replacing a parts is simple just fitting the new part the way the old part come off.

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"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."

same i got 4x 8GB XD, hexacore i7(totally overkill for real idk why i did that)  and the 680 i got that in april XD

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