Potential PC Build?

TomWray

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Hey!

I'm new here, and I'm a current console gamer hoping to soon switch to PC gaming.
Below are some specs of a build I'm interested in buying from this website: http://www.jw.com.au/

Additional Optical Drive: No Additional Optical Drive
Antivirus & Internet Protection: Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 OEM - Single PC
Case/Chassis: Aywun S02 Micro Tower Case No Power Supply
Express Service Priority: JW Standard Service
Gaming Keyboard: Razer Deathstalker Gaming Keyboard + Razer Abyssus Gaming Mouse Bundle
Gaming Mouse : No Gaming Mouse Required
Graphics Card: 2GB AMD Radeon HD7750 Graphic Accelerator - Superb Graphic - DDR3
Hard Drive: 1000GB (1TB) Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive
Hard Drive 2 & USB Backup: No Additional Hard Disk Drive
Memory Card Reader: No Card Reader
Monitor/Screen: 21.5\\\" LED Widescreen Monitor - Full HD 1920 x 1080 - VGA/DVI - 3 Yrs Manufacturer Warranty
Motherboard: Asus or Gigabyte 990X Chipset 6x SATA3 4x DDR3 Gigabit Ethernet Support AMD Crossfire
Office Applications: No Office Application Required
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft Windows 8 64Bit
Optical Drive: Dual Layer DVD Rewriter - Supports Dual Layer (8.5GB) - Bundled With Nero Essential Burning Software
Power Supply: WideTECH 550W Power Supply, 4xSATA, 2xHDD
Processor: AMD FX 6300 6-CORE BLACK EDITION CPU, 3.50 GHz, Turbo Core up to 4.10 GHz
Processor Cooling Fan: No Upgrade on the Processor Cooling Fan Please Note that the Stock AMD Cooler can be NOISY!
RAM / Memory: Latest 16GB DDR III 1333 MHz Premium System Memory
Solid State Drive (SSD): No Solid State Hard Disk Drive Required
Sound Card: Integrated High Definition Audio Chipset
Speakers: No Speakers Required
System Warranty: Standard JW 12 Month RTB Warranty Including Parts and Labour
TV Tuner Card and/orCapture Card: No TV Tuner Required
UPS & Surge Protection: No UPS & Surge Protection Required
Wireless Network Card: Wireless N300 Internal Card -300Mbps- Greater Coverage & Improve Speed

So, my question is:
Will this be a good enough build to run games such as Battlefield 3, and even Battlefield 4? I don't mind too much about graphics as I have come from a console so I'm used to pretty poor graphics :p

Also, this build is costing me about $1350 AUD; is this a reasonable price?

Thankyou in advance :)
 
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why not build yourself?

i5 haswell
gtx 760
8GB of ram

it will play BF4 at high setting :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($315.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower...
why not build yourself?

i5 haswell
gtx 760
8GB of ram

it will play BF4 at high setting :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($315.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($125.00 @ PLE Computers)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1230.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-16 02:37 EST+1100)
 
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thomaskasper

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Your GPU is not good enough - maybe a 7850 or 7870
Get less ram - For the next years you will not need more than 8gb, but try to get 1600mz.

Is there a reason why you will only buy from one site?



 

thomaskasper

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Why not get the R9 280X, faster than 760 and he won't be nneding CUDA

 

james77

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Are you interested in buying parts individually and assembling them? If yes, then I can build you a better machine. 1350 AUD for that PC is quite overpriced. You can also build one yourself. Try using www.pcpartpicker.com Wish you the best of luck! :)
 

TomWray

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My budget is about 1200-1300 AUD, hoping that includes monitor, keyboard, mouse and Windows 8.
Also, I'm not too confident about building a PC myself, which is why I was buying the parts off of one website - they shipped it prebuilt
 

TomWray

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What would you recommend my build be?
Do you mean you are capable of building it for me, or just advising me of the hardware to go with?
 

james77

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I was just going to advise you of what hardware to buy. Well, I don't have to do that anymore. AMD Radeon gave you a pretty good build. Except that, I would change his graphics card to an R9 280X just what thomaskasper said.

Edit: Hey, an idea came to my mind. If you can visit a local computer store nearby, you can buy the parts from them and ask them to assemble it for you.