Will this Budget PC handle these games? Thoughts?

[SobeitRusher]

Hello Tom's Hardware!

As I approach the ordering process, I would like to know if this PC will be able to run games like Rust, DayZ, Minecraft, etc. on high settings? The GPU's reviews on newegg claim to run on very high settings for most games so I'm assuming that will be a yes. Any other thoughts? Is the power supply enough?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SobeitRusher/saved/V8DJ7P

ALSO, will be overclocking be necessary?

Thank you for your time.

 

[drums101]

what resolution will you be gaming at? Also are you open to suggestions? If I were you I would not buy everything all at once. If you spread your parts purchases over a month or two you will most likely save a good amount of money due to parts going on sale. One of the things I have learned over the years is when building a gaming box you do not want to skimp on the gpu you will always be disappointed if you compromise there. Go as big as you can...right now I have a r9 280x and thats about as low as I would go for 1080p gaming

 

[SobeitRusher]

I will be playing at 720 - 1080 and around med-high settings.

 

[drums101]

I will be playing at 720 - 1080 and around med-high settings.

If that is the case then I would seriously consider stepping up to an R9 270x or a 280 and if you are gonna go 280 might as well go 280x lol slippery slope. That will give you solid performance with not alot of slow downs. And with the promotion going on now you get three free games with it..cant beat that. I understand being on a budget but like I said you want to get the best card you can afford otherwise you will be left wanting more.

As far as the PSU question. This is somewhere you do not want to skimp out on. 430watt is a little low. Will not give you much room for error or upgrades later on. I would consider looking at getting a 550watt-650watt for a single powerful gpu configuration.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153165 Heres a 500watt for cheap that I have used on many builds and have not had a problem

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028 This is a decent 600watt for a great price

As far as CPU is concerned AMD is quite a bit behind intel when it comes to gaming performance. If it were me I would pick up an i5 for somewhere around $50 more and it would offer you much better gaming capacity. If you have a microcenter in the area get your cpu from there they always have much better prices on them than other retailers.


I understand all I did was tell you to throw more money at your build. Especially the way the economy is thats not easy to do. But IMO if you throw an extra $150 or so at it you will see alot more performance from it. If this is something that is not feasible at once I would just buy these parts over time to lessen the hurt on your wallet. Maybe buy the gpu a month later and just run integrated for a little while or something.

 

[SobeitRusher]

I'd like to get the 270X, but the difference is so minimal. Most benchmarks show an almost identical performance, and for this price it's really what I need.

However, I think I will take you up on your PSU suggestion and take that 500 one.

Anyone else?

 

[JOOK-D]

I'd grab an i3 4130/4150 and a H97 board, ditch the aftermarket CPU cooler and AMD CPU/Board. The AM3+ socket is dead, and you won't be getting any overclocking done on that motheboard anyway.

That will leave you a good upgrade path to an i5 or i7 in future should you want it, with support for Broadwell when it releases.

 

[SobeitRusher]

I'd grab an i3 4130/4150 and a H97 board, ditch the aftermarket CPU cooler and AMD CPU/Board. The AM3+ socket is dead, and you won't be getting any overclocking done on that motheboard anyway.

That will leave you a good upgrade path to an i5 or i7 in future should you want it, with support for Broadwell when it releases.

Hm, I don't plan to overclock. Which one would be better if I don't plan to OC? I am considering the i3 but which one (FX-6300 or 4130) would be better without OC anyways?

 

[drums101]

I would go with the i3 as well like he said the amd platform is on its way out and with the i3 you can upgrade later on if needed. Great suggestion sobeit

 

[JOOK-D]

I'd grab an i3 4130/4150 and a H97 board, ditch the aftermarket CPU cooler and AMD CPU/Board. The AM3+ socket is dead, and you won't be getting any overclocking done on that motheboard anyway.

That will leave you a good upgrade path to an i5 or i7 in future should you want it, with support for Broadwell when it releases.

Hm, I don't plan to overclock. Which one would be better if I don't plan to OC? I am considering the i3 but which one (FX-6300 or 4130) would be better without OC anyways?

Even if the FX was overclocked I'd still take the i3.

 

[logainofhades]

Hello Tom's Hardware!

As I approach the ordering process, I would like to know if this PC will be able to run games like Rust, DayZ, Minecraft, etc. on high settings? The GPU's reviews on newegg claim to run on very high settings for most games so I'm assuming that will be a yes. Any other thoughts? Is the power supply enough?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SobeitRusher/saved/V8DJ7P

ALSO, will be overclocking be necessary?

Thank you for your time.

For $12 more you can get yourself an i5 build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $597.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

[SobeitRusher]

logainofhades that looks really nice, I'm gonna change a few things and then see what I can do.