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Open Question: These specs good for gaming?

30 November 2008, 11:51 am

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Processor i7-920 (4 X 2.66GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache Memory (RAM) 6GB CORSAIR XMS3 1600MHz -(3x2GB) Motherboard ASUS® P6T DELUXE: DDR3, SATAII, 2 x PCI-e x16, 2 PCI, 1 x PCI-e x1 Operating System WINDOWS VISTA™ HOME PREM 64-BIT, SP1, CD, LICENCE USB Options 8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) Memory - 1st Hard Disk 250GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm) 2nd Hard Disk 250GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm) RAID (HDD 1 & 2) RAID 0 (STRIPE) 1st CD/DVD Drive 20x DUAL LAYER LIGHTSCRIBE DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM 2nd CD/DVD Drive NONE Graphics Card 1024MB GEFORCE 9800GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT 2nd Graphics Card 1024MB GEFORCE 9800GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) Modem 56KBPS INTERNAL V92 DATA/FAX/VOICE MODEM Network Facilities 2 x ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS Floppy Disk Drive NONE Memory Card Reader NONE Case Stylish Black/Silver Conqueror Case + 2 Front USB Power Supply & Case Cooling 600W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan Processor Cooling ASUS TRITON 81 PURE COPPER BASE ULTRA COOLER Firewire & Video Editing 1 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORT ONBOARD TV Card NONE Monitor 17inch Dell Monitor 2nd Monitor NONE DVI Cable NONE Keyboard & Mouse NONE Mouse NONE Speakers NONE Printer NONE Surge Protection NONE Webcams NONE Headsets (VOIP) NONE Anti-Virus NONE Office Software NONE External Hard Drive NONE Home Installation NONE Everybody keeps telling me to take out my dual 1GB graphics cards and instead trade them in for a 2 in 1 Nividia. I don't get the point of this other than saving space, does it really make that MUCH of a difference? P.S If you don't like my PC for personal reasons, fine. But don't slag it off and give me false information which could lead to me buying a dud PC. I accept constructive criticism, infact I welcome it because it helps me, but I cannot stand 15 year old teenagers slagging it off. Thank you... Read More »