AMD Medium Level Gaming PC (With monitor and peripherals - 750$)

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jlc9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jlc9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jlc9/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4 ATX FM2 Motherboard ($85.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7750 2GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Thermaltake VL800P1W2N (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC e2051Sn 60Hz 20.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Logitech K100 Wired Slim Keyboard ($10.14 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse ($5.49 @ Mac Mall)
Speakers: Logitech Z130 5W 2ch Speakers ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $733.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-22 07:25 EDT-0400)

How is this build? Will it run BF3 on medium with MSAA 2x and AF 4x?
 
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It's not a good idea to put A10-6800K with HD 7750 (I don't know if Dual Graphics can be enabled, u risk losing your IGP which is equivalent with HD 7730)

And u could get speaker, keyboard, mouse and monitor pretty cheap in Walmart or Futureshop, there is no need to get it online. But still, I put the monitor in the list. Such keyboard things are too many and too difficult to choose, better see and get them in stores.

Here is my thought. Personally this build isn't too suitable for enthusiast overclocking but w/ stock cooler u could keep CPU running in 3.9Ghz-4.0Ghz. (I've built based largely on this list).
But FX- does a better job than A10. And HD 7870 surely outperforms HD 7660D+ HD 7750 (If they could enable dual graphics), so it...

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It's not a good idea to put A10-6800K with HD 7750 (I don't know if Dual Graphics can be enabled, u risk losing your IGP which is equivalent with HD 7730)

And u could get speaker, keyboard, mouse and monitor pretty cheap in Walmart or Futureshop, there is no need to get it online. But still, I put the monitor in the list. Such keyboard things are too many and too difficult to choose, better see and get them in stores.

Here is my thought. Personally this build isn't too suitable for enthusiast overclocking but w/ stock cooler u could keep CPU running in 3.9Ghz-4.0Ghz. (I've built based largely on this list).
But FX- does a better job than A10. And HD 7870 surely outperforms HD 7660D+ HD 7750 (If they could enable dual graphics), so it would run BF3 high/extra high settings w/ mxaa 4x and aa 2x. (Just don't know how many fps u want, but I remembered my FX-6300 + HD 6970 could run this game in max settings except lower the MXAA to 4x and AA to 4x)

The list: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/maxime506/saved/1XYE (It should be med-high rig, I've left u some price space for peripherals but totally the price could be under $750)

This vid from youtube can prove the power: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W98KblfvSo&feature=youtu.be (test FX-6300 + HD 7870 2GB)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jlPk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jlPk/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jlPk/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Wintec One 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($182.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Apex PC-389-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Samsung S22C150N 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $697.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-22 09:10 EDT-0400)
 
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Vytenis Lukminas

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jlU9
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($65.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC e2351F 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($117.47 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $763.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-22 08:51 EDT-0400)

should run on ultra with couple adjustments.
 

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL800P1W2N (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($134.02 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech K100 Wired Slim Keyboard ($10.14 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse ($5.49 @ Mac Mall)
Speakers: Creative Labs A220 9W 2.1ch Speakers ($25.56 @ Amazon)
Total: $802.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-22 10:18 EDT-0400)

Overbudget, but includes an fx-6300, 7870GHz, IPS monitor and 2.1 speakers.
 

nmakes

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How about this?

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CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($78.56 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL800P1W2N (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.25 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC e2051Sn 60Hz 20.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Logitech K100 Wired Slim Keyboard ($10.14 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse ($5.49 @ Mac Mall)
Speakers: Logitech Z130 5W 2ch Speakers ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $812.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-23 06:36 EDT-0400)
 

Maxime506

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Looks like u've increase your budget. This should be at least a med-high gaming PC.

But u could get a WD Blue HDD instead. A very fast HDD doesn't increase the game's fps, and it won't make much difference by shorten just a few seconds while loading games. If u really wanna boost the game's loading speed, get a SSD instead. U could save $30-40 by just using a standard 1TB 7200RPM HDD.