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Charles Lim

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This is what I was offered:

Asus M5A97 Evo R2.0
AMD FX6300
GSkill RipJaw 1600MHz (8GB)
Toshiba 1TB
DVD RW
Cooler Master CM690II
FSP Raider 750W
R9 270X
Cooler Master Hyper 212X
Corsair SP120 Fans x 5
Total US$940 Exact.


Free On-site Service (1 Month)
3 Years Walk in Service Warranty
3 Years Technical Call Service Warranty
Free Abyssus Razer Mouse * (While Stocks Last)
Free Dusting Service (After the first 6 Months of Purchase only.)

I would like to know if it is worth it, and whether I would be able to play games like Call Of Duty: Ghosts and Assassins Creed Black Flag on a rig like this. (With a good framerate and no lags)

If any of you have any suggestions on better set ups for the same price, please do put them down. Thank you very much.

Thank you all for your help. I really appreciate it.
 
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Muku
yeah, you will be able to play most of the modern games up to 1080p resolution just fine with that rig.

I only would like to suggest you to take a PSU with lower wattage like 550-650 Watts. cause if you don't plan to add multiple GPU's in the future like crossfire, then 750 watts is pretty overkill for this build. and please get a good quality PSU from seasonic or corsair.

But I don't know which country you are from, but if you are from US then You can get much more for that price. Here's an example:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.28 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing...
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Finidi

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It will play games on good fps, but not maxed out. Youll have to play with settings I think.
though id reccomemd getting a 8350 cpu. If budget alllows it ofcourse, if not the 6300 will do just fine!
 
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Muku

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yeah, you will be able to play most of the modern games up to 1080p resolution just fine with that rig.

I only would like to suggest you to take a PSU with lower wattage like 550-650 Watts. cause if you don't plan to add multiple GPU's in the future like crossfire, then 750 watts is pretty overkill for this build. and please get a good quality PSU from seasonic or corsair.

But I don't know which country you are from, but if you are from US then You can get much more for that price. Here's an example:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.28 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($211.35 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($71.30 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $781.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-24 06:00 EST-0500)

Here you get a more powerful 8 core CPU, a better motherboard and a better quality PSU and still you are left with more than 150 dollars to spare which you can spend to buy fans according to your case need and to upgrade other stuffs like a beefier GPU.
All of these parts comes with their standard warranty that their manufacturer provide, so that won't be an issue.

 
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Muku

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Why bother shipping from US?? Get them from Singapore. I bet it would be a lot cheaper if you purchase it locally.
 
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Finidi

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If you are getting what muku suggested then yes, its an upgraded version of what you mentioned for 150 USD less. You gold even get a faster gpu thay way if you dont want to save those bucks
 
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the price of your original rig in US should be like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($137.68 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series: DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($211.35 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master CM 690 II (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition 62.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($18.26 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: FSP Group 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $908.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-24 05:53 EST-0500)

So the pricing of your original rig is done alright but you will be getting much less value and performance for money with that build.
 
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