Is this computer good and worth the 400$?

[Question121]

So im on low budget and want to buy myself a new computer so i need your help.
Is this computer good for gaming and worth 400$?

Box: MS Raider RED
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H FM2+ AMD A88X (Bolton D4) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Graphics card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB GDDR5 HDMI/DVI-I/DP OC Version PCI-Express Graphics Card 11222-06-20G
Procesor: AMD Athlon X4 860K Kaveri Quad-Core 3.7 GHz Socket FM2+ 95W AD860KXBJABOX Desktop Processor (BLACK EDITION)
Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL
Power: USED 550W, LC POWER Silent Giant GREEN POWER, ATX2 v 2.2, 140mm vent.
SSD: Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3 2.5"
HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD ST500DM002 500GB 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

 

[beyondlogic]

So im on low budget and want to buy myself a new computer so i need your help.
Is this computer good for gaming and worth 400$?

Box: MS Raider RED
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H FM2+ AMD A88X (Bolton D4) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Graphics card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB GDDR5 HDMI/DVI-I/DP OC Version PCI-Express Graphics Card 11222-06-20G
Procesor: AMD Athlon X4 860K Kaveri Quad-Core 3.7 GHz Socket FM2+ 95W AD860KXBJABOX Desktop Processor (BLACK EDITION)
Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL
Power: USED 550W, LC POWER Silent Giant GREEN POWER, ATX2 v 2.2, 140mm vent.
SSD: Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3 2.5"
HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD ST500DM002 500GB 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

short answer no the a88x is a dead platform now it hasnt got a hope

the amd cards are also getting a upgrade if this is a rig your gonna build id hold out till least october to see what the new cards have on offer considering a 470 by amd is always good also never use lc power supplys they are trash go with either corsair seasonic or evga

 

[bboiprfsr]

Agreed. For $400, it's okay, but what you're investing in is a platform that has reached the end of its life cycle; i.e. Buying a nintendo wii right before the Wii U, xbox one and playstation 4 comes out.

In other words, that technology is quite dated and unfortunately, if you were to save an additional $300-400, you could buy current generation products that are 50% faster than the configuration you have. Aim for that $800 sweet spot so you can play games and work productively at a high performance.

Again, i repeat if you're on a low budget, avoid video games temporarily and work on your career. Video games are a reward for your hard work (like going out to the movies or eating out at a nice restaurant). I'd hate to play video games on medium settings. If you truly want to have a great experience with games, you should try to save up for a $800 budget. cheers!