My Computer's Sandy Bridge I3-2105

[ericfomley]

Hello, I have a sandy Bridge Core i3-2105. I am looking into updating my system as a gaming rig. I am ordering a Gigabyte GTX 670 and I was curious if my processor can keep up with all of the modern day games with that particular GPU? I have an 850W PSU and 8 Gigs of Ram and am running windows 8 64bit. I am hoping to be able to run all my games and games comming out over the next year on ultra on a single monitor at1080p, will my processor be able to handle this?

 

[iceclock]

yes it can keep up with that gpu, except a quadcore with a more moderate gpu would be a smarter upgrade.

whats ur budget?

 

[ericfomley]

yes it can keep up with that gpu, except a quadcore with a more moderate gpu would be a smarter upgrade.

whats ur budget?

A little over $500

 

[iceclock]

whats ur full pc specs, and would u be happy with a quadcore+gpu

 

[ericfomley]

Intel Core i3-2105
ASUS P8H61-M (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
8GB Ripjaws
Windows 8 64 bit
850W PSU
No Graphics Card
And im good with any option that would get me max performance in games in my budget if possible

 

[iceclock]

ok.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/iQgN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/iQgN/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/iQgN/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($297.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $507.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-26 23:19 EST-0500)

Base Total: $496.98
Shipping: $10.98
Total: $507.96

should do the trick.

 

[ericfomley]

ok.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/iQgN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/iQgN/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/iQgN/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($297.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $507.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-26 23:19 EST-0500)

Base Total: $496.98
Shipping: $10.98
Total: $507.96

should do the trick.

Hey thanks! What kind of performance will I get from games with this build?

 

[iceclock]

lets see.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7950-review-benchmark,3207-13.html

quite nice performance mate 😀

 

[ericfomley]

lets see.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7950-review-benchmark,3207-13.html

quite nice performance mate 😀

Thanks, Ill deffinately have to consider these man

 

[iceclock]

excellent if u need more help pm me 😉