Suggest a bundle for my GPU?

[fujintoro]

Can anyone suggest me a CPU + Mobo + RAM bundle for around the price of 200-250 or something that will set my GTX 760 nicely?

I want a very minimal bottleneck as possible, prefer Intel because AMD sucks with the Arma series for some reason.

Much appreciated!

 

[quilciri]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $238.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 16:38 EST-0500

 

[getochkn]

I would go for this instead. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jCznwP

Get the I5 and a cheaper motherboard and stretch the budget. You don't need a H97 if your not going to be overclocking or SLI'ing and since you are building around a 760, it doesn't seem you want to sli two 980's or anything.

 

[quilciri]

The PSU and the motherboard are two system components to never cheap out on.

All other things being equal, a full ATX board is better if you have a case that supports it. The motherboard components will be cooler and more stable from being spread out more.

I prefer leaving an upgrade path in my builds if I can help it. It's proven well worth it getting upgrades later from ebay/craigslist/etc. It's a bit harder to justify tossing an I5 for an I7 than an I3.

Most importantly, a 4-phase voltage regulator is the minimum I would recommend on a gaming board, even without overclocking (the asus is a 3-phase). I didn't even know Asus made boards with less than 4 any longer, that makes me lose a little respect for the company.

 

[Wisecracker]

I think you need 'unlimited' clock speed and cores because ARMA seems to scale well -- so don't snag an i3 or a non-K i5, or a cheap motherboard.

And, I suspect if you looked around, AMD FX-83xx processors do pretty dang good despite your "AMD sucks with the Arma series for some reason" comment.

 

[quilciri]

Now that I've looked at it, I don't know why there's an issue with AMD CPU's. they perform right about where I'd expect them to in arma 3.

http://www.techspot.com/review/712-arma-3-benchmarks/page5.html

 

[fujintoro]

In Arma 3 they pull nicely, I can put 30 fps avg Ultra on DayZ Standalone, but Arma gets me clocked at 15 fps max lowest or highest settings on a 965 Black Edition.

 

[getochkn]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tt9jLk) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tt9jLk/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox) | $139.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $26.75 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-997166f) | $63.98 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $295.71
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 18:10 EST-0500 |


AMD build. 8320 with that cooler, can overclock to 4.0ghz easily and get 8350 performance with decent cooling and that MB is an 8+2 power phase board and good for overclocking.

If you're not opposed to an AMD build, they do rock for most things. I am happy with mine and can hit 4.7ghz with good cooling and have hit 4.86ghz max and still be able to intel burn test pass and over 5ghz but unstable and too hot.

 

[fujintoro]

With my 760, can I pull Ultra with this combo? I'm excited for GTA 5 aswell.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tt9jLk) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tt9jLk/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox) | $139.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $26.75 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-997166f) | $63.98 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $295.71
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 18:10 EST-0500 |


AMD build. 8320 with that cooler, can overclock to 4.0ghz easily and get 8350 performance with decent cooling and that MB is an 8+2 power phase board and good for overclocking.

If you're not opposed to an AMD build, they do rock for most things. I am happy with mine and can hit 4.7ghz with good cooling and have hit 4.86ghz max and still be able to intel burn test pass and over 5ghz but unstable and too hot.