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lukesxs

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Hi i'm just wondering how well could this system play games such as battlefield 3, crysis 3 and Shogun 2 - Total War

Motherboard - M5A97 PRO
CPU - AMD FX-8350 with H60 Cooler
GPU - Sapphire Vapor X 7950 3gb
HDD - 1TB
RAM - 16GB (2*8GB)
PSU - Corsair 600w

any advice will be grateful
 
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JD88

JD88

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Yeah that's going to be pretty solid. It's not going to max Crysis 3, but it will run well on higher settings at most resolutions.

I would suggest a final build that looks something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 74.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($322.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1034.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-19 10:37 EDT-0400)

I have just a couple suggestions for possible changes:

First, I dropped the RAM down to 8GB as 16 is overkill for gaming. No game out there can even take full advantage of the 8.

Next, I would suggest dropping down to the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO cooler for $30 less. It performs about the same as the H60.

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Maybe you can use the savings from those two items to up the graphics card to a 7970.
 
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g-unit1111

g-unit1111

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I'd personally go Intel if you're going to be gaming - much better CPU in the long run than the AMD FX-8350.

This is a bit more but I think it would be a better build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1182.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-19 14:49 EDT-0400)
 
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