Good setup for around $340?

[Broncofan97]

I just finished my computer. It has 6gb of ram (don't know speed), 1tb hard drive, intel i3 3220, 520 watt dynex psu, and a sapphire Radeon 6850, Total investment was around $330. I got 60 frames per second on Just Cause 2 and Dead Island. I was wondering if this is a good setup for the money spent. Also taking suggestions on upgrades that won't break the bank. Thanks

 

[Hayden14Hildreth]

Actually... this is quite well but you could have made it cheaper with an AMD CPU, I mean look at the differences in this comparison! Intel Quad-Core @3.06GHz VS AMD FX Quad-Core @3.8
Intel: http://www.acmemicro.com/Product/7477/Intel-Core-i7-950-Processor-Mfr-P-N-BX80601950-LGA1366-Quad-Core-3-06GHz-8MB-4-8GT-s-130W-Retail?gclid=CJ3Sv-eiz7oCFTJp7Aodsz4AAA

AMD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113287&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Desktops-_-N82E16819113287&gclid=CKqg6dWez7oCFSlo7Aod0VwAlA

But then you need a new MOBO

Another good GPU is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130763 bang for the buck wise its better and its NVIDIA! It is pricey! Hope I helped! 😀

 

[Hayden14Hildreth]

No second thought this is A MUCH better card than GTX 650ti! Check its Radeon HD 7870 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484
Tested here: http://www.hwcompare.com/13631/geforce-gtx-650-ti-vs-radeon-hd-7870/ and VS your current card here: http://www.hwcompare.com/12234/radeon-hd-6850-vs-radeon-hd-7870/

 

[raiderguy92]

prett nice setup i would have gon with a quad core amd my self but i3 is fine but i will suggest this for your gpu only 150$ and is a pretty nice gpu for the money and btw it crossfires pretty well 2 of these will beat out a 7970 easily so you cant go wrong if your on a budget

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127663

Edit:what resolution are you running at? because if 720p this by itself will last you a LONG time but if 1080p you should crossfire in the future

 

[raiderguy92]

also an ssd to boot up your os i installed an ssd in my pc i just built and wow is it fast i got a samsung 840 EVO 120gb really fast if you ask me with these 2 you cant go wrong

 

[Hayden14Hildreth]

also an ssd to boot up your os i installed an ssd in my pc i just built and wow is it fast i got a samsung 840 EVO 120gb really fast if you ask me with these 2 you cant go wrong

Ya my friends boots up in 8 seconds

 

[raiderguy92]

also an ssd to boot up your os i installed an ssd in my pc i just built and wow is it fast i got a samsung 840 EVO 120gb really fast if you ask me with these 2 you cant go wrong

Ya my friends boots up in 8 seconds

ya mine boots up in about 14 seconds with the bios too.