Will This PC run Far Cry 3 and BF3?

[Edu GT]

Would this PC run games like Far Cry 3 & BF£ online maxed out at around 50fps? Thanks for the help.

PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
AMD FX-6300 Six Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
ASUS® M5A97 R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, Windows 8 Ready!)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT)
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
120GB KINGSTON V+200 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (535MB/R, 460MB/W)
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

Thanks for the help

 

[darth pravus]

Yes although I would get an aftermarket 7950 if you were getting one or they are hot and loud.

Also thats not a good PSU and will probably blow since you'd be close to it's rated limit and would exceed if you oc'ed.

You might not max far cry.

 

[Jimmy2987]

BF3 will run on max settings around 50 fps. Far Cry 3 won't though. Even a 7970 won't run it at 50 fps, you would need a crossfire set-up to achieve that. See the below link for Tom's benchmark article.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/far-cry-3-performance-benchmark,review-32584-6.html

 

[Edu GT]

OK so i need a better PSU would this be ok? 600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Also do you reccomed the AMD version or one of these from novatech? http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/amdradeongraphicscards/amdhd7950series/ Thanks for the help!

 

[darth pravus]

Definitely not the AMD version. The asus DCUII is very good and I think the DD is okay too.

Get a good brand PSU for enermax, corsair, seasonic etc

 

[simon12]

Antec are also good for PSUs, if you have not bought anything yet the 6 Core AMD CPUs are around the worst value for gaming I suggest you go Intel.

 

[Edu GT]

Ok Cheers for the help would this be ok then?
XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950 Double D 3GB GDDR5
with CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE?
Also quick question can you get the boost on the XFX?

 

[Edu GT]

Antec are also good for PSUs, if you have not bought anything yet the 6 Core AMD CPUs are around the worst value for gaming I suggest you go Intel.

Yeah i haven't got anything yet but i'm on a budget

 

[darth pravus]

Don't get a boost series. Get the double d you mentioned and oc it. That corsair PSU is good

 

[simon12]

Sorry I just checked and the 6300 is not as bad as I thought but an i3 3220 will give similar gaming performance a bit cheaper

 

[Edu GT]

Don't get a boost series. Get the double d you mentioned and oc it. That corsair PSU is good

Would you say it would be worth getting the double d black edition over the standard double d sorry but i'm very new to this. thanks for the help.

 

[darth pravus]

No problem. We are here to help.

The black edition is literally just a 100mhz overclock that you could easily do yourself. It's not worth it.

 

[Edu GT]

Ok thanks so much for the help. so the xfx hd 7950 dd is the best option would you recomend buying from scan or novatech? which is more reliable? Also would you say an SSD is worth the money im not sure whether to get the 120GB KINGSTON V+200 SSD and getting an HDD later or just getting a 1TB WD caviar black WD1002FAEX, Sata 6g/s 64mb cache 7200rpm? Thanks again

 

[darth pravus]

ssd is worth hugely as OS drive but not so much for games.

Novatech is great. Always fast and reliable

 

[voiidwulf]

As the others have said, the reference AMD cards are annoying. I have the reference 7870 and it is ridiculously loud because I have to crank the fan up or it gets really hot. It sounds like a jet engine.

 

[Edu GT]

Ok then this is my finalised spec:

Case PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) AMD FX-6300 Six Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard ASUS® M5A97 R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, Windows 8 Ready!)
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT)
XFX Radeon HD 7950 3gb
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
RAID NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Extra Case Fans NONE
Fan Controller NONE
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

Do I need branded CPU cooler for gaming? Also, Is it possible to have your OS installed onto an HDD then at a later buy an SSD and then move it over? Thanks

 

[darth pravus]

You can image your OS and then install the image onto the SSD but it will move everything.

The Fx series does run very hot so something like a hyper 212evo is reccommended. Also you should overclock that cpu to get the best from it

 

[Edu GT]

I'm getting the graphics card from Novatech and the PC from PCSpecialist so the choice is quire limited for the CPUs would the "Super Quiet 22dBA Cooler" be fine?

 

[princeuk214real]

Would this PC run games like Far Cry 3 & BF£ online maxed out at around 50fps? Thanks for the help.

PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
AMD FX-6300 Six Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
ASUS® M5A97 R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, Windows 8 Ready!)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT)
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
120GB KINGSTON V+200 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (535MB/R, 460MB/W)
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

Thanks for the help

Yes it will

 

[darth pravus]

I would go for the performance option rather than super quiet