How Good are These Computer Specs?

[Educating_]

Intel® Core™ i7-3770(8MB Cache, 3.40 GHz)
Windows® 8
Asus Z77 chipset Motherboard
8GB DDR3 - 1600MHz High Performance Vengeance Memory
120GB Kingston SSD + 1.0TB Hard Drive
27" BenQ Widescreen 1920x1080 LED
Radeon HD7770 - 1GB
Intel® HD Audio onboard, 2.1 Desktop Speakers
LG® 24x DVD+/-R/RW Internal Drive
Multi-In-One Card Reader
And the power supply is a 600 watt.

I thought I would post this here to get support from my fellow MCGamers What I realize in this build is that The Graphics Card isn't very good, but I'm wondering if it's good enough for now, since I can always upgrade it down the road. Anyways, please if you have any feedback, post away in the comments section.

-Braedan

 

[Tyco]

Maybe wait and save some money to buy a bigger video card, waiting to have some more money for something better will pay off later. Even the 7790 is a big step up from the 7770.

 

[gianteye123]

Try a Nvidia Graphics card with a Intel Processor, As sometimes a radeon and a Intel processor don't combine which could cause bottlenecking (Not being at it's full potential)

 

[Saza]

What games would you like to play with the computer? Most games (excluding Minecraft) require a good graphics card if you want a high FPS. This computer would do alright running Minecraft but would have trouble with high quality games. IPGBraedan

 

[Qualia]

What are you looking to play primarily? You'd benefit from an overclocked/overclockable processor, my friend has that exact graphics card, however, he also has an i5 [email protected] and averages 400 fps on full settings on minecraft.
Is that a prebuilt computer? If not, you don't really need an SSD - they're pretty expensive and more of a luxury than a necessity.

As for your processor, you should downgrade to an i5 4670k or 3570k, the only negligible performance difference an i7 has over an i5 is hyperthreading, and they cost a fair bit more. The reason I recommend an overclockable (K on the end) processor, is that even if you're not confident enough to overclock now, you'll be able to in the future, and a higher ghz means more performance. Additionally, you'll want to add a CPU cooler if you overclock, to keep safe temperatures.

Moving on to your graphics card, it's kinda outdated; while it will play most modern games, don't be expecting to play BF4 on Ultra, you may as well buy a better graphics card now as it's more cost efficient than trying to x-fire (which is power hungry) or sell off the 7770 in a few years and buy a new card.

 

[Educating_]

What games would you like to play with the computer? Most games (excluding Minecraft) require a good graphics card if you want a high FPS. This computer would do alright running Minecraft but would have trouble with high quality games. IPGBraedan

I don't really play high GPU intensive games. Mostly Minecraft, CS: GO and GMod. I am actually thinking now to try to upgrade to a Nvidia GTX 760 I believe it's called, should give me more performance. Thanks for the feed back

What are you looking to play primarily? You'd benefit from an overclocked/overclockable processor, my friend has that exact graphics card, however, he also has an i5 [email protected] and averages 400 fps on full settings on minecraft.
Is that a prebuilt computer? If not, you don't really need an SSD - they're pretty expensive and more of a luxury than a necessity.

As for your processor, you should downgrade to an i5 4670k or 3570k, the only negligible performance difference an i7 has over an i5 is hyperthreading, and they cost a fair bit more. The reason I recommend an overclockable (K on the end) processor, is that even if you're not confident enough to overclock now, you'll be able to in the future, and a higher ghz means more performance. Additionally, you'll want to add a CPU cooler if you overclock, to keep safe temperatures.

Moving on to your graphics card, it's kinda outdated; while it will play most modern games, don't be expecting to play BF4 on Ultra, you may as well buy a better graphics card now as it's more cost efficient than trying to x-fire (which is power hungry) or sell off the 7770 in a few years and buy a new card.

Yeah, I see where you're coming from. I am probably going to buy the computer then buy a new graphics card. And yes, it is a pre-built computer, so it's nice they're including an SSD in with it. Thank you for the feedback!

 

[TheManeEvent]

I don't really play high GPU intensive games. Mostly Minecraft, CS: GO and GMod. I am actually thinking now to try to upgrade to a Nvidia GTX 760 I believe it's called, should give me more performance. Thanks for the feed back

Yeah, I see where you're coming from. I am probably going to buy the computer then buy a new graphics card. And yes, it is a pre-built computer, so it's nice they're including an SSD in with it. Thank you for the feedback!

Oh yes. Going from a Radeon 7770 to a GTA 760 is like going from a 2005 Honda Accord to a 2013 Bugatti. I recommend getting a slightly better power supply though.

 

[Educating_]

Oh yes. Going from a Radeon 7770 to a GTA 760 is like going from a 2005 Honda Accord to a 2013 Bugatti. I recommend getting a slightly better power supply though.

Okay, Thank you for that awesome comparison xD Thank you all for the feedback.

 

[lionkev55]

Actually 600w is good enough for the specs given, idk what he was talking about. I do not suggest getting a 760, as it is pretty expensive for what you are getting. I suggest maybe a radeon r9 270x? EDIT: If not getting a better power supply, I suggest not to do any serious overclocking as that takes serious power.

 

[Educating_]

Actually 600w is good enough for the specs given, idk what he was talking about. I do not suggest getting a 760, as it is pretty expensive for what you are getting. I suggest maybe a radeon r9 270x?

Okay, I'll take that into consideration. Thank you.