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Hello I am considering building my first budget gaming PC after years of being a console guy. The main games I want to play right now are minecraft, skyrim, and bioshock infinite. All preferably at high/maxed settings if possible.

here are the parts I have chosen

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OGp6

also here is the case (couldn't find it on part picker)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208019

because I have no experience would all of these parts work together? would I have any bottleneck? also can they handle the games I want to play? Is there any major things that I am missing? and is there any way to cut costs a little bit? because on new egg my cart total is $710.91 and that is slightly over my budget.
 
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bodeen2012

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that psu is complete garbage . get one from antec corsair seasonic pc power and cooling or xfx . see how you like this build
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OGPl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OGPl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OGPl/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 880GM-LE FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.20 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.99 @ Compuvest)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.90 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($58.23 @ Outlet PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $687.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-05 19:03 EDT-0400)
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OGKw
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OGKw/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OGKw/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($93.77 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.86 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($179.39 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite Power 460W ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($91.17 @ Amazon)

Total: $644.13


This is not including that case you chose. This also has a better 1TB drive vs the one you chose. Also, with this cooler and mobo, you have some OC options if needed.
 
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this is better more powerful especially in VGA and PSU quality :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.94 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($178.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($58.24 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $638.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-05 18:58 EDT-0400)

it's your call
 
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The 650ti is NOT better than the HD 7850...



 
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my friend ,,,,, that's gtx 650ti boost NOT the regular, it is much powerful than hd 7850
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=680

that's only the regular .... the boost version is even stronger
 
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so many choices..... would it really make a big difference at the end of the day with either graphics card? because one reason I picked the 7850 is because I can get bioshock and tomb raider for free if I buy that one.
 
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I will probably go with this. Will this system run the games I mentioned on High/Maxed settings?
 
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Yes, this setup will give you great performance for most games out today. I am assuming you are going to be at or around 1080p or less?
 
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yes, 1080p
 
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