Dodger's Possibly New PC: Will it Work?

[Dodger]

How well would these do together for Valve Games and games like, Fallout: New Vegas?

Processor
(One guy suggested to me that a high end Dual Core is better suited and cheaper for gaming rigs, feel free to object)
Hard Drive (SATA-III)
RAM (2GBx2, so 4 GB total)
Motherboard
GPU (AMD, Not XFX)

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[Packer]

Put more money towards a CPU such as a Quad Core, GFX you can replace often, CPU's can be a lot harder.

[Blackxcap]

The real question is will it blend?

[HaloHalo]

The real question is are the parts compatible with each other?

[Dodger]

Put more money towards a CPU such as a Quad Core, GFX you can replace often, CPU's can be a lot harder.

I'm assuming that means a Graphics Card.

Anyways, I know of a local shop that can upgrade my computer, cheaper if I supply the parts. I'm not going to be doing a lot of Video editing and other stuff right now which actually needs more than 2 cores.

The real question is are the parts compatible with each other?

The motherboard is capable of USB 3.0, SATA-III hard drives, and Six-Core processors. I have a 700 watt supply going to the card. I'm sure its compatible.

[SeventhSandwich]

The real question is are the parts compatible with each other?

Looks like it.

[Dodger]

Heres the Full Spec list:

CASE: Raidmax Blackstorm Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ 180MM Side-Panel Fan and One-Click Side Panel [+25] (Black Color)
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CPU: AMD Phenom™II X2 555 Black Edition Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [-30]
CS_FAN: Default case fans
FAN: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
HDD: 640GB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-19] (Single Hard Drive)
KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1800MHz Dual Channel Memory Module [-42] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte GA-870A-UD3 AMD 870/SB850 chipset support DDR3 Ultra Durable™3 Socket AM3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, GBLAN, Support 6-core CPU, CPU Auto Unlocker, USB3.0, SATA-III, ON/OFF Charge for IPod, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI
MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY: 700 Watts - XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply [+10]
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOFT1: Free Microsoft® Office® 2010 STARTER EDITION (Reduced-Functionality versions of Word and Excel that include advertising)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [+71] (Major Brand Powered by AMD)

[Dodger]

Need more opinions.

[Dodger]

I'm also deciding between this case (USB 3.0) or this case

[Sr38890x]

Looks pretty good.

And..

I'm also deciding between this case (USB 3.0) or this case

First one, IMO.

[Jorici]

Holy stuff. Why is that processor so cheap?

[Talent74]

blend it pls

[Dodger]

What games/applications besides video editing take multiple cores? I'm still debating on whether to upgrade to a Quad Core.

[Dodger]

What games/applications besides video editing take multiple cores? I'm still debating on whether to upgrade to a Quad Core.

^^^

Google isn't giving me solid results.