Is my PC good for gaming?

[LegendOfBloop]

I want to get a new PC and this is what I want to get:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/PfF8mG

Is my CPU bottlenecking the GPU or the other way around.

My budget is $750 because I have to order it plus shipping tax etc up to $875 but if I go to the stores and get the parts my budget is $900.

Can I play bo2 or Advanced Warfare at least at 60fps and above? Can I run league of legends 200FPS?

 

[morerice]

You don't need an aftermarket cpu cooler unless you intend to overclock.
Go with a r7 260X instead for GPU. It will give you comparable performance at a better value.
Use the money you save from the GPU and cpu cooler and get a i5 4460 instead.

Everything else looks solid. It will definitely let you play your games at those FPS

 

[badboyrog2]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MQYghM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MQYghM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($75.88 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.48 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($126.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($87.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.60 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($108.34 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $822.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 18:53 EST-0500

better quality build and more futur proof

 

[morerice]

It's not future proof at all. I don't recommend dual core CPUs. Some current games won't even (officially) start on dual core CPUs and future games mostly likely won't start at all. It's better for him to invest in an i5 now and start with a value card like the R7 260X and possibly upgrade the GPU in the future. It can play most games on high setting with acceptable frame-rates and the most graphically demanding games on medium setting. If the Pentium becomes obsolete, he would be looking at replacing the CPU, motherboard, and ram.

 

[badboyrog2]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849-5.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849-9.html