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So ive picked pieces of my pc out so that i can play games on mostly ultra-high settings smoothly. some questions i had were will this setup run games smoothly at ultra settings. games like bf3/4 2k14 pretty much next gen games? also are there any hardware problems? such as will the gpu fit into the case? how would you change this build to stay under $900. please all opinions welcome.
 
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no, im sorry it wont. :/ your gonna want a more powerful card, like the 7970, or gtx 770. you'll also want a better motherboard, so you can overclock better as well as support higher speed ram (although this is not important graphics wise). it will be pretty hard to build a PC to run next gen games at ultra above 30 fps with 900$.
2k14, will be fine im sure. but battlefield 4 will need some graphics tweaking im sure. and although im not sure i really believe it, activision claims to max COD: ghosts, they recommend a gtx 780. these are games comming this year, both comming out before next gen..
 
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he's cpu should be fine. its a decent choice, especially for his budget, and will have far less of an affect on graphics, as apposed to a gpu. here read this http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html

not to my mention he'll then need to get a different motherboard as well. both will put him over 900$.
 
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i just want to did you have made up your mind about only getting intel? if no then you can also look into FX 8350, we all know it's IPC is little inefficient and runs on more power too but it's value per dollar is irresistible. do ook into that as well.

 
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What you need to do is increase your video card budget by about $90 and still maintain a game worthy system. I can see a few places that you can save a ton of $$$. Firstly, that CPU = expensive overkill. There's no reason to spend $167 when you only need to spend $120.
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-core - $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286
You can also shave about $17 off the motherboard cost.
Motherboard: ASRock 880GM-LE FX - $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157292
You can save $20 on the RAM and increase its speed to DDR3-2400 at the same time:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313397
So, you've now saved $94 and can get the card you need. The Gigabyte Radeon Windforce HD 7970 OC 3GB (The exact same card that I have) from NCIX:
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=67547&promoid=1306
Now your system will kick some serious pixels when gaming and... you've saved $4.
 
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Pairing an FX cpu with a 880 series motherboard is NOT a good idea. The motherboard is a part that should never be skimped on. If he does go AMD, he should spend $30 more and get something like a GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3P so he can safely go to a 8350 later if he wanted to. The 6300 is a great choice for now though. Never go "budget" on the motherboard when trying to build a gaming rig.
 
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It's apparent that you didn't check the specs on that motherboard like I did. It has HyperTransport 3 and all of the goodies that most of the newer boards have. Keep in mind that the AMD 9xx chipsets are just rebranded 8xx chipsets. If you don't believe me, just read the specs on their website. Of course I know that skimping on motherboard features is a bad idea but finding one with all the features you need for less money is a great thing. And you say it's NOT a good idea to pair an FX CPU with an 8xx chipset motherboard when ECS specifically states that the FX-6300 is fully supported. I do wonder where you get your information because what you are saying is in DIRECT contradiction of the manufacturer of this motherboard. I pay no attention to rumours, speculation and "conventional wisdom" because they are often dead wrong. I read the relevant information from the correct source and make my recommendation. If the 8xx series chipset was not good for the FX CPUs, then the 9xx wouldn't be the re-brand that it is and ASRock wouldn't have the FX CPUs on the CPU support list. It's really that simple. This motherboard was made SPECIFICALLY to support FX CPUs which is why ASRock put it in the name of the board itself. Here is the actual information, no conjecture, no opinion, no rumour and definitely, no "conventional wisdom":
http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/880GM-LE%20FX/?cat=CPU
 
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You are proving my point for me with your last post. That ARock 880G board only supports 95watt FX cpus. This cuts him off from future upgrades. So, like I said, stay away from "budget" boards that lack features like supporting the full line of FX cpus. Thats not opinion, its just being smart about what you're buying.
 
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Whatever you do, do NOT buy that MSI 970-g43 board. In fact, do not buy any of the MSI 970 series motherboards. They have very high fail rates. The G43 does not even have VRM cooling. Do some google searching on those boards and you will see what I am talking about.
 
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