Is this a good budget gaming rig?

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Christian713

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Intel Core i5 3350P
Asrock H77 Pro4/MVP
G.Skill RipJaws X 8GB 2x4GB DDR3 1600 CL9
Sapphire HD 7850 Dual-X (OC Ed) 2GB 256 BIT DDR5
Western Digital Blue 1TB
Corsair VS 550W
Cooler Master K280

is this good?can you please give your own opinion on each part?Im gonna play Crysis 3, Far Cry 3,Sleeping Dogs ETC. thanks
 
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I highly recomend you save up just alittle bit more for a 3570k, itl be worth it I promise.

Also, I would recomend an SSD somewhere down the line.

All of Corsairs new modular series powersupplys are on sale @ newegg.

Hope I helped,
 
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GPU: It will work for those games. But as we've been hearing, Crysis 3 is very intense on GPU so don't expect to max it out.

I play Far Cry 3 and it is hard on GPU (gets hot). At 1080p, you can max out most settings with a 660ti. A 7850 should play decent, but not as high settings.

If you want to really push your settings high, then get a 7870XT. However, if you are fine with great (not over the top) settings then a 7850 is ok.

We need to know your monitor. 900p? 1080p?

PSU: I believe the Corsair VS is an old model. For power supply you only need 500W. 550W is fine too.

CPU: The 3350P is good budget i5, but I'd rather have a 3470 to help boost the performance.

Memory, Mobo, HDD, and case are good. The K280 is designed for a front intake fan, side intake fan, and rear exhaust fan. Make sure to do this.
 
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Most 19" monitors are 1366x768 or 1600x900. Since, your monitor is possibly 900p then a 7850 is a good buy. If it were a 1920x1080 then I'd recommend the 7870. Also, since you want to play at medium, maybe High, settings then 7850 is plenty!

Since you aren't overclocking you still should use two fans. But the case you listed is designed (and bulky) too support a side fan to cool down the GPU. You could get a case without a side panel (can't add a side fan) and just have a front intake and rear exhaust fans. Yes, it's best to have two fans even if you aren't overclocking.
 
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