Good enough spec for AC3, BF3, other new games?

Danielkristensen · Mar 14, 2013

Hey guys!

I'm new to this forum and i was hoping you could help me with choosing a spec for my new gaming desktop. It will be fairly economic, so I've found some suggestions, please let me know if these will be able to play some of the new games like AC3, BF3 etc.

Spec 1:

AMD Athlon II X2 270 / 3.4 GHz Processor - AM3
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2
Kingston ValueRAM - 8GB DDR3 1333MHz PC3-10600 CL9
MSI N650-1GD5/OCV1 grafikkort - GF-GTX650 1GB
Seagate Barracuda harddisk - 3.5″ SATA-600 1TB

Cost: 650 USD

Spec 2:

Gigabyte B75M-D3H motherboard (USB3.0)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-3350P 4x3.10GHz (Turbo 3.30GHz)
Ram: Kingston 8 GB DDR3-1600 PnP RAM
HDD:Samsung 840 120GB SSD (Solid State Disk)
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX650 1GB GDDR5 Dedikeret PCI-E (DirectX 11, PhysX, CUDA)

Cost: 975 USD

Really hope u can help

EzioAs · Mar 14, 2013

Fill in this form and we can help you better http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice

Danielkristensen · Mar 14, 2013

Approximate Purchase Date: Within a month from now

Budget Range: 500-900 USD before shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important:Gaming, Surfing the internet, watching movies, email

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Will not be shopping for parts, but completed sets, see below

Location: City, State/Region, Country: Europe, Denmark, Copenhagen

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: No prefrences

Overclocking: Maybe - not essentiel

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: I will be using my Samsung 6-series 46" FullHD tv as monitor

Additional Comments: I've found some builds that I would like some advice on, as to wether or not they can play newer games like AC3, BF3..

Spec 1:

AMD Athlon II X2 270 / 3.4 GHz Processor - AM3
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2
Kingston ValueRAM - 8GB DDR3 1333MHz PC3-10600 CL9
MSI N650-1GD5/OCV1 grafikkort - GF-GTX650 1GB
Seagate Barracuda harddisk - 3.5″ SATA-600 1TB

Cost: 650 USD

Spec 2:

Gigabyte B75M-D3H motherboard (USB3.0)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-3350P 4x3.10GHz (Turbo 3.30GHz)
Ram: Kingston 8 GB DDR3-1600 PnP RAM
HDD:Samsung 840 120GB SSD (Solid State Disk)
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX650 1GB GDDR5 Dedikeret PCI-E (DirectX 11, PhysX, CUDA)

Cost: 975 USD

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: To be able to play the newer breed of games, since my laptop can no longer keep up

ericjohn004 · Mar 14, 2013

The answer to you question is BARELY. That first AMD processor you chose is really not all that good for gaming and a GT650 is barey playable. I can build you a way better system for the same amount of cash. The best and cheapest processor for oyur budget is the FX6300 for 129.99. It's just like the biggest baddest 8350 except it has two less cores. And for a graphics card I would get either a GTX650 Ti or an AMD HD 7850. The 650Ti you can find for 129.99 and the 7850 you can find for 159.99. Personally I'd like the 7850 but if your on a tight budget go with he 650 Ti. That i5 you chose is pretty good although I would go with the AMD 6300 because it's overclockable. I would get some decent RAM too. Don't go the cheap route. Get you 8GB of some 1600Mhz RAM. You can find 8GB of some good Kingston or Corsair for 40 bucks. That's not too much to ask. So if your going to get a graphics card and spend 110$, why not spend an extra 20 bucks and get the 650 Ti that can actually play some games on high settings.

mikerockett · Mar 14, 2013

Something akin to this would be better for your money

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $893.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-14 11:58 EDT-0400)

ericjohn004 · Mar 14, 2013

Here you go:

Processor: FX6300 129.99 or FX8350 189.99
MoBo: Gigabyte 990FX UD3 129.99
CPU Cooler: Hyper212 Evo 24.99
RAM: Corsair 1866MHZ Lo-Pro 8GB 49.99
GFX Card: Nvidia GTX 650 Ti 129.99 or AMD HD 7850 159.99
PSU: Corsair 500 watt 34.99
Storage: 120GB Samsung 840 99.99
Storage: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 HDD 64Mb Cache 64.99
Case: Any Case 100$
Optical Drive: Any Drive 20$

TOTAL: 785.92$ or 865.90$

BTW I found all of this on PCPARTPICKER.COM and it's lower than what your budget is in both instances. You could even get a 3570k if you wanted to and still be in your budget. But I figured I would stay with the cheaper processors.

Your going to want a motherboard that costs at least 100 bucks so you get USB 3.0 and SATAIII 6gbps, with out those your buying a really bad MoBo. The MoBo I chose has all of that, and you can overclock and have 2 graphics cards in SLI. You gonna want a good MoBo, no reason to skimp there. If you have an AMD you want to get a 990FX motherboard, if you have an Intel, you want to get a Z77 motherboard. Not just cause you can overclock but because they have all the features, and you can kind of future proof your build. Plus if your getting an SSD you'll need SATAIII 6gbps, and if you want fast USB speeds you'll need USB 3.0. And trust me you will want all of these features if you want your build to be future proofed for a couple years. If you don't get this you'll be stuck in 2011.

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