How will this do with gaming?

[MichaelMac]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BpzmRB

I know the video card isn't the best but I will upgrade it more down the line. I believe it will be good enough to play on ultra settings.

The case and monitor are just there to see total cost, I have others picked out elsewhere.

 

[Cromisa]

For it's price I'd say it'll do fine. The GPU and CPU will hold you back though, depending on the type of game.

I probably would recommend that you up the PS to 600w, esp if you're going to upgrade the GPU later. 500w is enough to run some nice cards, but it's pretty much right on the line, and you don't want to have to fork out for another PS too often =)

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

What type of games do you play? The graphics card will be able to play bioshock infinite at about 50fps on ultra, Crysis 3 at about 15fps on ultra and Far Cry 3 at about 20fps on ultra. All of these benchmarks are at 1080p. Overall the PC looks pretty good but i would consider buying a 60gb ssd as well though as that will offer the performance of an ssd at a low price.

 

[MichaelMac]

What type of games do you play? The graphics card will be able to play bioshock infinite at about 50fps on ultra, Crysis 3 at about 15fps on ultra and Far Cry 3 at about 20fps on ultra. All of these benchmarks are at 1080p. Overall the PC looks pretty good but i would consider buying a 60gb ssd as well though as that will offer the performance of an ssd at a low price.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wCCB7P

I upgraded the video card. Will this do me a bit better?

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

It will be a bit better and for current games at high and medium settings should be sufficient. Keep in mind you can always upgrade to something like the GTX 960 when it releases or add another card and opt for a crossfire or sli setup.

 

[logainofhades]

What type of games do you play? The graphics card will be able to play bioshock infinite at about 50fps on ultra, Crysis 3 at about 15fps on ultra and Far Cry 3 at about 20fps on ultra. All of these benchmarks are at 1080p. Overall the PC looks pretty good but i would consider buying a 60gb ssd as well though as that will offer the performance of an ssd at a low price.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wCCB7P

I upgraded the video card. Will this do me a bit better?

This would be better yet.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($25.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $858.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-08 14:59 EST-0500

 

[MichaelMac]

It will be a bit better and for current games at high and medium settings should be sufficient. Keep in mind you can always upgrade to something like the GTX 960 when it releases or add another card and opt for a crossfire or sli setup.

Im already spending way more than I want to so I think I will hold off for a bit haha.