Homemade Gaming PC for $900

[thatrussianguy]

I recently posted a question on this forum and received some helpful advice. However this time my budget has increased. Can you guys give me some advice for a gaming pc that can run Battlefield 3, FarCry and Crysis on ultra settings. I have some requirements in this build such as an eight core CPU, a motherboard with HDMI out and a SSD instead of a HDD (no need to go above 120GB). I have all other components such as OS, mouse, keyboard and monitor. Thank you

 

[tiny voices]

You mean a GPU with HDMI out. You do not connect the monitor to the motherboard, you connect it to the GPU. And all modern GPU's have HDMI out.

An 8 core CPU may be a waste because most games use only one or two cores and a few use four. nothing more. Look into getting an i5. That will be your best bet for a gaming CPU.

 

[thatrussianguy]

Sorry my bad and thank you

 

[wolfkraut]

I think some of your requirements are a bit odd. Why do you need an octocore? Because the next-gen consoles have them? Or do you do video editing of some kind? What about the SSD? 128GB is not a lot of storage for gaming. I think your requirement of maxing out Crysis 3 and Far Cry 3 is a bit unrealistic with this build, but here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $875.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-09 19:10 EDT-0400)