Question about creating a good gaming computer

[Frog_pi]

Hello all,
I have another question for the forums here. I am looking at building a gaming PC that can run games such as DayZ, Skyrim, BF4, and so on at very high FPS and visuals. I am looking only for the parts I post, so pleas rate these parts and tell me if there are any better deals than this. I'm hoping that these parts will last me years at least. Please give me your advice!

CPU:AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8320FRHKBOX

Motherboard:GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

GPU: EVGA SuperClocked 03G-P4-2666-KR GeForce GTX 660 3GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR

Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 TR-600 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

 

[CTurbo]

FX8320 - 6.5/10 stock and up to 7.5/10 overclocked, Great value cpu
990FX - 9/10, perfect board for any FX
GTX660 - 9/10, for 720p, 6/10 for 1080p
GSkill Sniper 8GB - 9/10, perfectly suitable for your needs
Thermaltake TR2 TR-600 - 5/10, for that money you could get a better 80+ psu.

 

[ewok93]

For RAM you can probably go a bit cheaper, maybe 1600mhz, you won't notice the difference. That will save you a bit of money. That is a nice motherboard, but you can save even more money and go for an Asus M5A97 R2 and use that extra money saved from both of those to get a more powerful video card like a 670 or 760, or an AMD like a 7950. That is not an 80+ bronze PSU, and you really do want one, they are much better. Corsair's are nice.

 

[Frog_pi]

Thanks for the advice! I saw that the 1866mhz was the same price as the 1600mhz though. How much extra would a 670 or 760 cost in terms of increased performance? (I'm used to a Pentium 4 PC from the very early 2000s, I would like to REALLY enjoy games from now and the few years for not an extreme cost.

Oh! I also wondered about the motherboard. If it has 2.0 ports but the GPU is 3.0, is that a waste or will it work just as well? I find the 2/3.0 ports confusing :/

 

[ewok93]

The 670 or 760 should only be about $80 more. 3.0 is backwards compatible, and it will run the exact same, there is really no noticeable difference. Just go for the cheapest 2x4gb RAM you can find, really.

 

[CTurbo]

You will get a much better overclock by sticking with the 990FX mobo

 

[Frog_pi]

FX8320 - 6.5/10 stock and up to 7.5/10 overclocked, Great value cpu
990FX - 9/10, perfect board for any FX
GTX660 - 9/10, for 720p, 6/10 for 1080p
GSkill Sniper 8GB - 9/10, perfectly suitable for your needs
Thermaltake TR2 TR-600 - 5/10, for that money you could get a better 80+ psu.

Why is the 1080p rating much lower? And will it be a noticeable decrease?

 

[Frog_pi]

The 670 or 760 should only be about $80 more. 3.0 is backwards compatible, and it will run the exact same, there is really no noticeable difference. Just go for the cheapest 2x4gb RAM you can find, really.

Thank you for the GPU advice. I was starting at this: ASUS HD7770-2GD5 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 2GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
From here I decided $100 was worth it to move up to the 660. Was I right? And is the $180 increase from the starting GPU worth the 670/760?

 

[CTurbo]

Why is the 1080p rating much lower? And will it be a noticeable decrease?

Because it is a very good gpu for 720p, but it will struggle with a lot of games @ 1080p.
1080p is far more demanding than 720p.

 

[Frog_pi]

Why is the 1080p rating much lower? And will it be a noticeable decrease?

Because it is a very good gpu for 720p, but it will struggle with a lot of games @ 1080p.
1080p is far more demanding than 720p.

If you had to guess, what kind of FPS would I expect in a game like DayZ or BF4 if I play at 1080p?

 

[Frog_pi]

The 670 or 760 should only be about $80 more. 3.0 is backwards compatible, and it will run the exact same, there is really no noticeable difference. Just go for the cheapest 2x4gb RAM you can find, really.

Final question (I think): Will the 760 offer a noticeable performance increase? I like your 760 idea a lot, thank you for that.

 

[CTurbo]

Yes the GTX760 would be considerably better, and no I can't give fps estimates because there are so many variables.