Is this computer good for gaming?

[iJonny]

I want a new pc for mainly gaming. Will this pc play most games smoothly?
Thanks

Case: - X-Clio A380 Black Gaming Case
- 600w Cooler Master Extreme PSU
Processor: - AMD Phenom II 940 Quad Core 64-bit Processor (Skt AM2+)
Motherboard:

- Asus M2N68 Skt AM2+
- NVIDIA nForce 630a Chipset
- AMD 140W CPU Support
Memory: - 4096mb DDR2 800 (Corsair or Kingston)
Hard Drive: - 500gb 7200rpm SATA2 Hard Drive
CD / DVD Drive: - 20x DVD/RW Drive
Audio: - 8-Channel High Definition Audio
Graphics: - 512mb ATI Radeon HD 4870
LAN: - NVIDIA Gigabit MAC
- Realtek 8211CL Gigabit PHY featuring AI NET2
Connections:
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 1 x Parallel
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
- 1 x COM
- 6 x USB2.0
- 1 x LAN
- 6 x Audio

 

[J03]

That's a powerful machine. It will play most games pretty well!

 

[Tofu007]

that's a good gaming rig, but if your not on a tight budget you could get a X3 or X4 AMD CPU

 

[Atomic Rooster]

That's a nice rig. It has a good processor, plenty of memory and a fast video card. It should be able to handle most anything you throw at it.

 

[iJonny]

Thanks for this input guys.

Also there is this computer, which is more expensive. Is this better?
Product Specifications:
Case: - Thermaltake Soprano Black Gaming Case
- 600w Cooler Master Extreme PSU
Processor: - AMD Phenom II 720 Triple Core 64-bit Processor (Skt AM2+)
Motherboard:

- Asus M2N68 Skt AM2+
- NVIDIA nForce 630a Chipset
- AMD 140W CPU Support
Memory: - 4096mb DDR2 800 (Corsair or Kingston)
Hard Drive: - 500gb 7200rpm SATA2 Hard Drive
CD / DVD Drive: - 20x DVD/RW Drive
Audio: - 8-Channel High Definition Audio
Graphics: - 512mb Nvidia Geforce GTS 250
LAN: - NVIDIA Gigabit MAC
- Realtek 8211CL Gigabit PHY featuring AI NET2
Connections:
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 1 x Parallel
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
- 1 x COM
- 6 x USB2.0
- 1 x LAN
- 6 x Audio

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Stick with the first one. The Phenom II X3 720 is a nice CPU, but you will be giving up a bit of performance with the GTS 250 video card. If it's much more expensive, it's not worth the extra cost.

 

[iJonny]

I think I will go with that then. There is just so many to choose from.

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Yea, the amount of choices and configurations can be daunting.

 

[ndatoxicity]

first one looks good...u should be able to crank out like 20+fps on crysis and such

 

[iJonny]

So it will be able to play the latest games?