Is this a good computer?

StealthGus

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1 x Case ( CoolerMaster Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black )
0 x Case Lighting ( None )
0 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( None )
0 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( None )
1 x Processor ( Intel? Core? i7-3770 Processor (4x 3.40GHz/8MB L3 Cache) )
1 x Processor Cooling ( Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 92mm Radiator [SOCKET-1155] )
1 x Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand )
1 x Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 - 4GB )
1 x Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA )
1 x Motherboard ( Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H )
0 x Intel Smart Response Technology ( None )
1 x Power Supply ( 400 Watt - Standard )
1 x Primary Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive )
0 x Data Hard Drive ( None )
1 x Optical Drive ( 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD?R/?RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black )
0 x 2nd Optical Drive ( None )
0 x Flash Media Reader / Writer ( None )
0 x Meter Display ( None )
1 x Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
1 x Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
1 x Operating System ( Microsoft Windows 7 Professional + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-bit )
1 x Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard )
1 x Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse - Blood Red )
0 x Monitor ( None )
0 x 2nd Monitor ( None )
0 x Speaker System ( None )
0 x Video Camera ( None )
1 x Case Engraving Service ( Custom Message - Max 35 characters (including spaces) - [StealthGus - The Psycho Gamer] )
1 x Warranty ( 3 Year Standard Warranty Service )

So is this a good computer? I used Ibuypower.com to build it and its for a pretty decent price so? is it?
 
Personally I don't see anything wrong with it then 1 thing.. The psu I think you'll need to up that.. To like a 600
 
It's decent. The graphics card isn't the best but it should play MC and TF2 without a problem. And yeah. You're probably going to want at least a 450W power supply if not a 500 or 600W for upgtadability later.
 
No. It's bad. It's all over the place in how you got it build. Why would you need an i7-3770 with a low range card? And there is NO justification for liquid cooling for it if you're not even maxing PC performance (ie crappy video card)! On top of that, you got a weak PSU, which you don't know what model or brand it's from. And finally you're using 4 slots for 8GB of RAM. Why not just go with a dual channel 2x4GB RAM setup and save the additional 2 slots for a possible future upgrade? And you say it's for a decent price (but don't give us a price).

You're getting ripped off on this PC based on the issues above.
1) If you're trying to get it around or less than $1000, go with an i5 CPU.
2) Go with 2x4GB DDR3 SDRAM
3) Increase PSU to around 500-550 watts (and know which brand/model they're going to use!)
4) No liquid cooling on that CPU. A stock heatsink will be more than good enough for what you're trying to do.
5) Get a better video card. The 630 is just.. just get a better video card. Please.
6) Customized engraving is your call, but what you were gonna have would apply surely for what you were originally planning to put in that PC. Doing the above recommendations would provide some legitimacy of being a gamer that knows their parts.
 
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