Budget Gaming PC?

[cbondz69]

Can anybody tell me if this build is good for BF3 on high settings? Can somebody find wrong with the build or perhaps find away to lower the price of it without hindering the quality of the pc too much? Bench this 1-10 on how much I'm getting for my money, and 1-10 on how well i'll be able to run BF3 and black ops 2

 

[cbondz69]

Can anybody tell me if this build is good for BF3 on high settings? Can somebody find wrong with the build or perhaps find away to lower the price of it without hindering the quality of the pc too much? Bench this 1-10 on how much I'm getting for my money, and 1-10 on how well i'll be able to run BF3 and black ops 2

Sorry, these are the specs to the build.. Total: $682.34
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core $92.99
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing $30.99
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ $132.86
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $42.99
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $83.57
Video Card Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB $164.98
Case Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower $67.98
Power Supply Antec 500W ATX12V / EPS12V $49.99
Optical Drive Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer

 

[wr6133]

I wouldnt get that motherboard for a budget build

I would use this and save $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519&Tpk=970a-ud3

or if you want 990 chipset this (it has a rebate on it and is a good board)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128510

 

[dscudella]

The 6870 is a waste now. 6870 vs 7850

Sapphire Radeon 6870 1gb 256bit $170 HiS IceQ Radeon 7850 1gb 256bit $175

I kick myself in butt for getting the 6850 instead of a 7770.

 

[simon12]

+1 to the motherboard is to expensive you could get an i5 and a cheap motherboard for the price.
+1 to get the 7850 instead you could spend the $30 saved to get the 2Gb version
As it is it will run BF3 on high and Black Ops maxed, I don't thin kthe 7850 will allow you to Max BF3 (maybe if you overclock the CPU past 4GHz) but it will play it much better. You should also consider Intels Ivy bridge i3 CPU. If you want to max BF3 multiplayer then you need a good i5.

 

[simon12]

Forgot to say I am assuming you are gaming at 1920x1080

 

[cbondz69]

can anybody name a better motherboard thats cheaper then?

 

[simon12]

This one will be fine http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130657 $55