Will this play the newest games on highest settings, it is good enough for overclocking too?

[RobbieDobbie]

I am about to build my first gaming computer hopefully. This is the current setup PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£112.21 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£80.06 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.52 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£225.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£73.48 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.90 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£90.59 @ Dabs)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-KM6150 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£9.35 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £808.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Is it a good first setup. Can it run BF4 on ultra and would it be capable of decently overclocking? I wouldn't overclock straight away but when I do I will also buy a decent cooler and more case fans.

Also, I might get rid of the monitor and play on my 42" 1920 x 1080 TV to save money. If I do this then I will also buy a cooler from the money I save and also some case fans.

 

[Computerchap]

Wow, great build mate! One thing though, you should buy an aftermarket cpu cooler before even thinking about overclocking, but other than that great build, will play BF4 ultra 60 fps, don't believe me? Here's proof http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt4dah6xJ5s

 

[RobbieDobbie]

Wow, great build mate! One thing though, you should buy an aftermarket cpu cooler before even thinking about overclocking, but other than that great build, will play BF4 ultra 60 fps, don't believe me? Here's proof http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt4dah6xJ5s

Would the XFX Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card be a slightly better choice as it is only £2 more and the benchmarks seem to be in its favour (although by very little)

 

[Computerchap]

Wow, great build mate! One thing though, you should buy an aftermarket cpu cooler before even thinking about overclocking, but other than that great build, will play BF4 ultra 60 fps, don't believe me? Here's proof http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt4dah6xJ5s

Would the XFX Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card be a slightly better choice as it is only £2 more and the benchmarks seem to be in its favour (although by very little)

Really, the 280x is a re branded 7970 Ghz BUT the 7970 comes with 3 free games of your choice out of quite a few, as the 280x doesn't so hop on the 7970 ghz as it is a great card and with some kick ass games like Far Cry 3 and Saints Row IV. Oh and on this page it says you can get Bioshock and Crysis 3, I can't seem to find what it's talking about, but take a look for yourself http://www.amd.com/uk/products/desktop/graphics/7000/Pages/amd-radeon-7000-series.aspx