Good first gaming build?

[xCardinals7x]

Wanting to play games on medium/high settings..? Will it lag on Farcry3, COD, DayZ..? Thanks


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[okcnaline]

Not bad. I trust that it won't lag, as graphics is just a bit better than a AMD A10.

However, use an A10 with a better motherboard, as it's the AMD A10 APU's expertise to play BF4 and Bioshock Infinite on medium 1080p.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A88X-G43 ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $433.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-11 12:47 EDT-0400)

 

[xCardinals7x]

But wouldn't the CPU and GPU be better than the APU...?