NEW GAMING P.C BUILD NEED HELP!!!!!!!1

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jcsalom

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Hey guys i'm building a gaming p.c for the first time. I'm buying a 1920 by 1080 monitor and would like to play games like Far Cry 3, The witcher, sleeping dogs, Guild Wars 2, and Crisis 2.

My budget for the gaming Rig is 500 but MAXIMUM 520 only if it's worth it
I do not need O.S, mice, or keyboard

I have an idea, i want to know if all the parts are compatible, I need a recommendation for a motherboard, and cheap case (less than 30), and want to know if the intel core -3 3220 is worth it for gaming or if i should stick with a pentium g860


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t8gG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t8gG/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t8gG/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX12V Power Supply ($30.95 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS324-98 DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $439.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-18 18:36 EST-0500)

 
Both boards seem good i guess 55 is the lowest price point, i would go for the 5 dollar on but i think it's priced at 70 making it 15 dollars more, don't think i can spend that much more 🙁
 
I think i'm sticking to this build


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t8O4
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t8O4/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t8O4/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX12V Power Supply ($30.95 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS324-98 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $525.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-18 21:47 EST-0500)


The only issue i might have is that im planning to buy this computer 2 weeks from now (without the graphics card) then the graphics card 2 weeks later. as i have to save up money 🙁 do you think prices might fluctuate alot? and when are the new intel cpu and amd graphic card coming out hopefully that will lower the price of my components. Lastly how will this build run farcry3, the witcher and battlefield ? Thank YOU

 
Yes a decent board b75 is that price, you can't get anything lower, but you'll be fine with that, you can upgrade latter on like Deemo13 said.
In two weeks or four weeks there's no cpus or gpus coming, one more reason to get the i3-3220, it has a gpu on die(it has the intel hd 2500 on the cpu) instead of the fx's amd(they don't have any gpu on die).
You'll be fine with the intel hd 2500, until you get the card, you can watch movies, youtube, daily usage will be fine(less gaming ofc).
 



Try this :



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Samsung 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($15.91 @ Amazon)
Memory: Samsung 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($15.91 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $501.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)


It's two sticks of ram samsung 8GB, really good ones : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147094&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
In amazon it's cheaper.
I changed the card, in amazon it's 220$, for a 7850 in newegg, it comes with farcry 3, but you can wait for restock of the 7850 in amazon, if you like.
You can change the psu for the antec vp-450 if you like, but the corsair is also a good one.