first gaming system.

[jtsquash]

Hi there, I am looking to make myself a PC and this is what I am looking at.
I am looking to play BF4 (or similar) on good settings and have good performance.
any ideas? any good/bad parts I should know about because I am new to this.
Thanks in advance.


Part Price description
Case $90.00 Silverstone Tek Micro-ATX
CPU $110.00 AMD FD6300WMHKBOX FX-6300 6-Core
CPU Cooler $35.00 ETS-T40-TB
Motherboard $65.00 Gigabyte AM3+ AMD DDR3 1333 760G
GPU $140.00 PowerColor AXR7 260X
RAM $60.00 Radeon Memory Performance Series 8 GB KIT
PSU $70.00 Silverstone ST50F-P
Short cables $25.00 SilverStone PP05 Short Cable for PSU Set
Storage (SSD) $85.00 Crucial M500 120GB
Storage (HD) $60.00 WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive
Total $740.00

 

[rvilkman]

try this one:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2mskE
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2mskE/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2mskE/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($204.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $722.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-18 18:28 EST-0500)

You can slab in an SSD if you feel like it, otherwise it should be fine.