Is it good enough?

[A-Cat]

I'm don't know anything about computers nd stuff like that. My friend does though, and so the other day i messaged my friend if he could tell me a good computer that would be able to do video rendering, and play a few games like gta, skyrim, etc. This is what he sent me:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bfg96h

 

Now he guaranteed me that this would be able to run any game at max settings, and that i would be able to do any video and photo work. Like i said i don't know anything. So here's the question. Is it good?

[Notree]

short answer...no

[grayblizzard]

I'm don't know anything about computers nd stuff like that. My friend does though, and so the other day i messaged my friend if he could tell me a good computer that would be able to do video rendering, and play a few games like gta, skyrim, etc. This is what he sent me:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bfg96h

 

Now he guaranteed me that this would be able to run any game at max settings, and that i would be able to do any video and photo work. Like i said i don't know anything. So here's the question. Is it good?

no first off it cant run those games at max settings, and it would need another few hundred bucks to be able to do that. However it will run games great at 720p and will be able to play some games decent at 1080p

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

I'm don't know anything about computers nd stuff like that. My friend does though, and so the other day i messaged my friend if he could tell me a good computer that would be able to do video rendering, and play a few games like gta, skyrim, etc. This is what he sent me:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bfg96h

 

Now he guaranteed me that this would be able to run any game at max settings, and that i would be able to do any video and photo work. Like i said i don't know anything. So here's the question. Is it good?

Long story short no- here's something much better for far less-

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zZbDRB

[Birderper]

No, but this is: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $498.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-17 21:26 EDT-0400

[ChasingPluto]

Long story short no- here's something much better for far less-

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zZbDRB

Yeah that's not even close. And while this won't either, it'll still do pretty good

[Lord_Karango17]

What is the budget?

 

That gpu is quite old now, and you can get far better for less money.

 

My laptop is faster than that setup, and I can only max settings at 900p

[catzambia]

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tw2PrH

source 210 and r7 370

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Yeah that's not even close. And while this won't either, it'll still do pretty good

I never said it would max out all games at 1080p, I said it was much better for less.

[ChasingPluto]

I never said it would max out all games at 1080p, I said it was much better for less.

Oh no, I know. You can't max a game like GTA at 1080p on a $500 budget and still have acceptable framerates

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Oh no, I know. You can't max a game like GTA at 1080p on a $500 budget and still have acceptable framerates

No but at medium settings on the 950 at 1080p you should reach upper 50's at the very least.

[ChasingPluto]

No but at medium settings on the 950 at 1080p you should reach upper 50's at the very least.

Oh yeah definitely. I don't quite remember the benchmark numbers but that sounds reasonable

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tw2PrH

source 210 and r7 370

The 950 typically outperforms the 370.

[LeapFrogMasterRace]

Wouldn't a fx be better for his needs?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WRm96h

[A-Cat]

What is the budget?

 

That gpu is quite old now, and you can get far better for less money.

 

My laptop is faster than that setup, and I can only max settings at 900p

Budget would probably be like 1600$. I hope thats enough for a decent computer.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Wouldn't a fx be better for his needs?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WRm96h

AM3+ is a bad idea for three reasons- dead platform, no good upgrade path, gonna bottleneck better parts.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Budget would probably be like 1600$. I hope thats enough for a decent computer.

Does that include monitor keyboard and mouse?

 

If it's just the PC than I would go with:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hF2PrH

 

If you need a monitor keyboard and mouse I'd do:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2YjTyc

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Oh yeah definitely. I don't quite remember the benchmark numbers but that sounds reasonable

I have a 960 and at max on GTA 5 I get about 40FPS so a cut down 960 running at medium settings should get about 50-60fps.

[A-Cat]

Does that include monitor keyboard and mouse?

No, i already have mouse, keyboard, and monitor.

[LeapFrogMasterRace]

AM3+ is a bad idea for three reasons- dead platform, no good upgrade path, gonna bottleneck better parts.

I completely agree but for recording and rendering on a $500 budget? 

[Lord_Karango17]

Budget would probably be like 1600$. I hope thats enough for a decent computer.

That's more than enough. The $500 build you have right there will not cut it though...

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

No, i already have mouse, keyboard, and monitor.

Then I'd go with this- http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yNCTyc if you plan on doing video editing and gaming.

[A-Cat]

Then I'd go with this- http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yNCTyc if you plan on doing video editing and gaming.

alright thanks

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

alright thanks

You'll have 6 cores, 12 threads, 16GB's of RAM, an SSD & HDD, as well as a GPU to help with rendering as well as gaming.

[A-Cat]

You'll have 6 cores, 12 threads, 16GB's of RAM, an SSD & HDD, as well as a GPU to help with rendering as well as gaming.

sounds good. i appreciate it