AMD Gaming PC under $900?

[SolarCharged985]

Approximate Purchase Date: 3-4 months

Budget Range: <$875

System Usage: Primarily Gaming and internet browsing

Are you buying a monitor: Need a monitor

Do you need to buy OS: Yes (preferably Windows 8)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Mainly Newegg, Amazon, MicroCenter, and TigerDirect

Location: Washington State

Parts Preferences: AMD Processor and Nvidia Graphics Card (encouraged but not required)

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Depends on build. If it's a Radeon Card, Crossfire would be nice and SLI if Nvidia.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080p

Additional Comments: Planning to play games like ARMA 2/3, Crysis 3, Skyrim, and Splinter-Cell Blacklist at high-ultra settings with a playable fps. 8GB Ram and 1TB Hard Drive strongly preferred.

Why Are You Upgrading?: $450 laptop isn't cutting it for gaming and I'm dissapointed with the next generation of consoles.

 

[Mooncheesebaby]

I'm not going to give you a build, just a piece of advice. Someone else can post a general build for you now, but in 3-4 months prices are going to change, new models will come out, and there will be different deals going on. In 3-4 months you can wait for Cyber Monday/black friday and build a very nice system for cheap. Just to let you know

 

[PlanarX999]

This is it, I end up a build with these parts, suppose suffice for your need, like you said, with OS.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($134.02 @ Amazon)
Total: $877.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-09 04:54 EDT-0400)

But if you can get OS for free, I recommend this build, really that near-future game even upcoming game like BF4 would need or more than 4(intel)/6(AMD) thread to run flawlessly, so here:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1283 Night Hawk Edition 89.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($134.02 @ Amazon)
Total: $875.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-09 04:48 EDT-0400)

 

[SolarCharged985]

I'm not going to give you a build, just a piece of advice. Someone else can post a general build for you now, but in 3-4 months prices are going to change, new models will come out, and there will be different deals going on. In 3-4 months you can wait for Cyber Monday/black friday and build a very nice system for cheap. Just to let you know

This is it, I end up a build with these parts, suppose suffice for your need, like you said, with OS.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($134.02 @ Amazon)
Total: $877.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-09 04:54 EDT-0400)

But if you can get OS for free, I recommend this build, really that near-future game even upcoming game like BF4 would need or more than 4(intel)/6(AMD) thread to run flawlessly, so here:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1283 Night Hawk Edition 89.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($134.02 @ Amazon)
Total: $875.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-09 04:48 EDT-0400)

Thanks, everyone!