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[Solved] IS THIS PUT TOGETHER OK FOR GAMING

Forum CPU & Components : CPUs [Solved] IS THIS PUT TOGETHER OK FOR GAMING

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MSI 970A-G45 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Model #:970A-G45
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Update14-134-139 ECS Black Series NBGTX560-1GPI-F GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video ...
Model #:NBGTX560-1GPI-F

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Update17-171-046 COOLER MASTER Elite 460 RS-460-PSAR-J3 460W ATX12V V2.31 Power Supply
Model #:RS-460-PSAR-J3
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i WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS SYSTEM THAT I HAVE PUT TOGETHER IS GOOD FOR TODAYS GAMES. I AM TRING TO PUT TOGETHER A BUDGET GAMING PC THAT HAS EVERYTHING I NEED FOR TODAYS GAMES. (LEFT FOR DEAD, DEAD ISLAND ect..) PLEASE GIVE ANY INPUT ON CHANGES I NEED TO MAKE, REMEMBER BUDGET IS KEY!

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It is fine apart from the PSU included with the case! Get a quality unit from Corsair, Antec, Seagate or XFX around 500watts.

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The graphics card could be better depending on your budget. But you going to need a better power supply. 460w isn't too great and coolermaster power supplies aren't the best in the market. Like the other guy said, go with Corsair, Antec, or XFX.

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should get a rosewill capstone-550w 80 gold plus psu instead

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rolli59 wrote :

It is fine apart from the PSU included with the case! Get a quality unit from Corsair, Antec, Seagate or XFX around 500watts.


Thanks for your input. I will make the change to the Corsair 550watts. Thanks again! :sol:

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