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i'm making my first computer and need to make sure it will be good enough to play most games on high including (crysis 3, up coming games,ect). The current components iv chose are:

CPU - AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core.

CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM.

Motherboard - Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+.

Memory - Corsair XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600.

Storage - Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" SSD.

Video Card - Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB.

Power Supply - Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V.

Price is £860.. if anyone can put together a better spec computer for same price please post.
 
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PyjamasCat

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16GB of RAM? 8GB should be plenty. I've never seen my system use more than 3GB.
 
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Jack Revenant

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For as much as you're spending you could fit a 770 and a 4670k:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.49 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£124.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£340.97 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£67.97 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£4.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £842.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-06 01:35 BST+0100)

Or, if having an SSD is very important to you, you could still go up to a 670:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£151.93 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.49 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£119.49 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£106.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (£286.59 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£52.53 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£4.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £845.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-06 01:39 BST+0100)
 
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By later on down the line I meant years from now haha.
 
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