Can This PC Run Games In Medium-High Settings

[gamboooooo]

Can this pc run games in Medium-High settings??

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Gamboooo/saved/#view=7P9LrH

 

[Tchota]

I would go with intel, its better for gaming:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NFP823

What is your monitor? Do you have a budget?

 

[Archgaull]

This has a core i5 instead of a i3 or a AMD CPU, but it sacrifices a SSD to do so, which in my opinion is well worth the trade-off. I also changed the GTX 960 to a R9 280, as more and more games are demanding high VRAM.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $617.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:43 EDT-0400

 

[gamboooooo]

This has a core i5 instead of a i3 or a AMD CPU, but it sacrifices a SSD to do so, which in my opinion is well worth the trade-off. I also changed the GTX 960 to a R9 280, as more and more games are demanding high VRAM.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $617.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:43 EDT-0400

I like that, is it ready to order? and will everything work smooth?

 

[Tchota]

be careful with the price of the build suggested by Arch, because it includes promotions that already ended and mail in rebates, the real price will be around 662$

 

[gamboooooo]

Yeah thanks for the advice. Is the parts he picked good for a gaming pc?

 

[Archgaull]

The parts are solid, PCPartPicker dropped the ball on the promotions and actual pricing though :/

 

[gamboooooo]

Thats all the items i need for it in order for it to work right?

 

[Tchota]

The only real downsize of his build is the power consumption. The performance difference of the CPU will be very good. R9 280 and GTX 960 have similar performance, but I like the GTX 960 better. Both are good cards.The vram difference is almost irrelevant, maybe in the future it will be more relevant, not sure.

 

[Archgaull]

The only real downsize of his build is the power consumption. The performance difference of the CPU will be very good. R9 280 and GTX 960 have similar performance, but I like the GTX 960 better. Both are good cards.The vram difference is almost irrelevant, maybe in the future it will be more relevant, not sure.

Power consumption is higher, but the PSU more than covers it. As for VRAM, I went with the 3GB because even now games want more. GTAV is a good example, where the 2GB of my GTX 750ti is the biggest limiting factor.

 

[Tchota]

hm, at that game the difference is very little between 4gb and 2gb version of the GTX 960, so vram is not really important, at least at 1080p: http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/1905-gta-v-pc-fps-benchmark-graphics-cards

Btw, I would stick with the Seasonic I suggested, even with the R 280, because the Evga Nex is only tier 3