Is this a good pc for gaming

[Bone]

So I have decided not to get a laptop, so I was gonna get this desktop. what kind of gaming performance can i expect out of it?

Intel Core2 Q6600 Quad-Core
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
768MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX

[Leonardo]

Assuming the other components in the computer case were at least standard quality, I would assume a computer with that configuration would be quite a strong gamer! It will make a difference in gaming performance on what speed and quality the DRAM is, but not much of a difference. If you have the option to select a Core 2 Duo instead of Core 2 Quad, you might consider that. The CPU you are considering is very powerful for sure, but at this time, four cores are no better than two in gaming.

[Bone]

it is costing me hardly any extra money for the quad core instead of duo so I figure I shall just take quad.

and the ram is

Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz

I want to be able to run most new games on high settings at a decent framerate.

[RyderOCZ]

I would get DDR2-800 ram if it can be had for similarly "not much more" like the quad.

[Leonardo]

DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHzThat's just fine as long as that's what the motherboard supports. Many of the new motherboards now start at DDR2 800.

[Edit] What Ryder OCZ wrote about DDR2 800. Exactly. If it's only a little bit more, 800 over 667 is worth a slightly higher price.

[Bone]

well I am ordering ti from dell, because sadly I can not build my own system like last time because the only local computer store closed down like last year and I do not have a credit card to pay online and my parents are un trusting people.

but I assume thier not putting in ram that is not going to work.

[RyderOCZ]

No they are not going to put ram in that won't work.

667 will be just fine.

[Bone]

am i going to be getting a chunk taken out of my performance for having 667 instead of 800 though? and if so is it going to be dramatic like a 10 fps loss.

[RyderOCZ]

As far as I know...none of the Dell's support DDR2-800, so you may not get anything out of it.

If they have the option of ordering DDR2-800, then I would get it, if they don't have a big price tag on it.

No, I can't say that you will lose 10FPS, how much, I do not know but I am over 90 percent sure it will be less than 5 FPS.

[Bone]

they have the option of 800, and also oc'd ram that is at 1066mhz but it adds quite a bit more to my price. I can always buy 800mhz ram later and take the 600mhz out and put the 800 in correct?