Buying mid-range gaming PC. These specs any good?

[DadofTwins]

Looking for a $800ish rig for gaming. I mostly play older games and not for long sessions (maybe 2 hours tops at a time).

I don't have the time for building my own rig (which I know is the way Ron Swanson would do it).

I've been reading the postings here and wanted to get some thoughts on this set up.

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4460 3.20 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150
CPU / Processor Cooling Fan: Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler - Extreme Cooling Performance (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
Coolant for Cyberpower Xtreme Hydro Water Cooling Kits:Standard Coolant
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Pro4 ATX w/ Intel GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 2 PCI, 1 x M.2, 6x SATA 6Gb/s (All Venom OC Certified)
NFC: None
RAM / System Memory: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory (ADATA XPG V3)
Video Card: AMD Radeon R7 260X 2GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Single Card)
Power Supply: 600 Watts - Corsair CX600M CX Series Modular 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
M.2 SATA SSD: None
Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
Operating System: Windows 8.1

FYI, this will cost me about $830 through CyberpowerPC so if anyone has any thoughts on them as well feel free to chime in.

Thanks!

 

[matt1-0-1]

That system is a rip off for $800. It is worth maybe $500-600 max.

 

[plywrlw]

The GPU is fairly weak

Absolutely no point going for liquid cooling when your CPU can't even be overclocked

The Z97 motherboard is also unnecessary with a non-overclocking CPU

The CX series PSU's aren't that great, do they offer any better quality ones like Seasonic, XFX, EVGA, Antec or Corsair RM or HX?

 

[sizzling]

The water cooling is pointless seeing as you can't OC this system, a stock cooler is more than enough

 

[DadofTwins]

thanks about the cooling, shifted it to a stock one.

For the PSU they do offer this one - 500 Watts - EVGA 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Power Supply

For the motherboard they only seem to offer ones that can be overclocked so guess I get that option although it is unnecessary

 

[plywrlw]

OK, that EVGA isn't actually much better than the CX PSU (but it is a tiny bit better) as it's one of EVGA's budget units.

I take it there's no way you'd consider building your own PC as you can get so much more for your money?

 

[DadofTwins]

I might consider paying someone local to build it for me. I was thinking about making some calls and checking on their rates. what would you change/recommend for $750-800?

 

[plywrlw]

This is a much more balanced build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($190.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.00 @ B&H)
Total: $734.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 16:43 EST-0500

 

[DadofTwins]

Thanks. Appreciate the help.

 

[plywrlw]

No problem If you go for the build above, consider spending a little extra on a 120Gb SSD. Install Windows and a couple of games on there and experience lightning-fast loading times!