Is this a good gaming PC?

Barry White

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Apr 28, 2015
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Hello, I would just like to know if this PC is good for playing games at high settings while having 60 FPS most of the time like: Far Cry 4, GTA V, Garry's Mod (With alot of mods), TES V Skyrim (Again, with alot of mods), Bioshock Infinite, CS:GO and Hitman Absolution. If you can make any improvements, please do. (Note: Please try and keep the price around $1,100)

Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
SSD: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card
Chassis: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor

PLEASE DO NOT SUGGEST AMD!
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card ($405.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.95 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1115.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-30 19:52 EDT-0400
 
Solution


This build has a much better graphics card.