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I really need help on deciding if i should buy this off of a friend of mine. Do you think this would be able to live stream cs:go and maybe other games while it's on high settings 1080p?


The specs are:
cooler-master haf 922 tower
NZXT lcd fan control display
cooler-master red led fans + extra fan
Intel i7 3.40 ghz processor
Geforce gtx560 graphics card
Asus p8p67 motherboard
8gb ddr3 ram
1tb Hard Drive
Gx 650w power supply

And would i be able to upgrade this at all? And if so, what do you think needs upgrading?

Replies are greatly appreciated!
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Depends on how much you are paying for it..
it will stream cs go fairly easily but for other more demanding games i'd want to upgrade that 560 asap.
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I'm going to try to upgrade as soon as possible. Would the GeForce GT 740 do the job? Or should i get something a tiny bit better? Sorry i'm kind of a noob at this stuff.
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maybe you should down grade to a i5 instead of i7 and get a better graphics card?

You may also wanna get rid of the fan controller and the extra fans since it already comes with some and will most likely be enough..

Also putting your parts from [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] saves a lot of energy, you should try it!
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carnage441 wrote I'm going to try to upgrade as soon as possible. Would the GeForce GT 740 do the job? Or should i get something a tiny bit better? Sorry i'm kind of a noob at this stuff.


Try and save and get a GTX 660 if you could.. in the long run it would probably last you longer, allow you to play better games, and doesn't cost much more.
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carnage441 wrote I'm going to try to upgrade as soon as possible. Would the GeForce GT 740 do the job? Or should i get something a tiny bit better? Sorry i'm kind of a noob at this stuff.


Would be even worse..

minimum you'd want to get would be a 750/260x which are not very powerful.

what other games you wanting to play?
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GTX 560 is a very old, low end card. Pretty old components as well, not a great build. I wouldn't pay more than $450-$500 for it.
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Depends on what you are paying for this build the graphics card is not good and if you are on a budget then downgrade to an i5 or pentium(depends on your budget) and upgrade the graphics card I would recommend a r9 280 or 280x or if you can afford it the gtx 970
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Should i just build this instead then? [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

And also do i need a cpu cooler if i build that.
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carnage441 wrote Should i just build this instead then? [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

And also do i need a cpu cooler if i build that.
No.
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Better motherboard, better RAM, better case and PSU. Same GPU with different cooler but just as good. Get an OS for free, it's easy and gives you a bigger budget for components. As well as the added benefit of an SSD.
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