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SanAndreas69ers

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So I am sort of new to building computers (although I have quite a bit of experience with computer's so I am not ignorant on the matter of this subject). I already have a build in mind and actually have some of the parts but I am looking for some feed back and possibly any changes i should make to "Achieve" my standards. I am hoping to play skyrim on it ( Ps3 version got bland), starcraft, Elder Scrolls Online, and pretty much any other RPG on the planet. I am hoping to get high to ultra with the parts i have picked out.

Motherboard- Have
Asus M5A99Fx Pro

CPU-
AMD 8150 or 8350 (Depends on if i should step my spending up a bit for the extra speed)

GPU- have
Sapphire 7950 3GB GDDR5 dual-x

RAM- Have 2 of the chips. Just want the other two because it will make my motherboard look Nice? two black chips & two blue.
Corsair Venegence 4x4 1600 240 pin

Case- I have no clue to be honest, I have looked at a million cases and really all the bitfenix cases appeal to me and the nzxt phantom does as well.

Storage-
2x 1tb western digital green
1x samsung 120gb SDD

psu-
Thinking about a 750w but I might go to a 900 just for the extra room later on.

Also does anybody think that i could possibly play battlefield or call of duty at at least medium with not lag?
 
You put the Windows DVD in the drive and set the BIOS to boot to the DVD drive. Then you install the OS. After that, you boot into windows use the motherboard driver disc to install the motherboard drivers. Then go to AMD's website and get the newest Video drivers for that card and install them. At some point, you will want to go to the motherboard website and get the newest drivers because the ones on the DVD will be old.