700 dollar gaming rig?

IiIiI

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Is this a good enough rig to run most games on high on 720p resolution at an average of 60+ fps with a min of 55? PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gR7e
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gR7e/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gR7e/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.13 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($255.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($76.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $683.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-15 07:37 EDT-0400)
 
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Is it good enough? It is overkill. It'll easily run 100+fps on 720p. The 760 is an amazing GPU and not really designed for 720p gaming, more like 1080p gaming.

If you don't plan on upgrading your monitor then I'd suggest dropping down to a 650ti boost.
Is it good enough? It is overkill. It'll easily run 100+fps on 720p. The 760 is an amazing GPU and not really designed for 720p gaming, more like 1080p gaming.

If you don't plan on upgrading your monitor then I'd suggest dropping down to a 650ti boost.
 
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You will play all games at around 60fps on Ultra at 1080p. (except Crysis 3)
Great build. The 965 is "old" but still amazing. Nicely done.
 

Maxime506

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I agree. Do u mind getting a CPU cooler so u could OC your processor. In such case, even Crysis 3 won't be a problem.