would these parts make a good gaming pc and would they bottleneck?

Sam Mcdowell · Mar 24, 2014

im planning on building a gaming pc in a while and i would like to know if these parts would run battlefield 4 on ultra and if they would bottleneck eachother.parts= http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fakb
i would like to say thanks in advance to anyone who answers

Mephikun · Mar 24, 2014

It wouldn't be too bad but it's not ideal. If you wanted to stick with the Athlon go for this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RR-H101-22FK-RA 30.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $675.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 14:45 EDT-0400)

If you wanted to go for an FX CPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RR-H101-22FK-RA 30.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $707.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 14:41 EDT-0400)

If you wanted to go Intel:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $730.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 14:42 EDT-0400)

If you wanted a higher-end intel build that you could OC with:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $899.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 14:43 EDT-0400)

Good luck

AnEwG · Mar 24, 2014

For your budget I think you should go with the third build Mephikun suggested, it is the best build of the first three.

Sam Mcdowell · Mar 24, 2014

thanks for the help Mephikun

if i were to use the AMD Athlon build how well would i be able to run battlefield 4?(what settings and at what FPS on said settings?)btw,im using battlefield 4 because its a game i intend to get and i know if i can run that i should be able to run alot of the other games i want to get

Mephikun · Mar 24, 2014

Sam Mcdowell :

Honestly a bit worse than even the FX-6300. In Multiplayer it would definitely fall behind and probably cause some lag even on medium settings (which isn't CPU dependent anyways). The Athlon lacks the extra oomph of the FX-6300 which isn't even the greatest CPU on the market.

I would HIGHLY recommend going with the third or fourth build I listed. They would be worth it.

PCJunkie33 · Mar 27, 2014

At $750, I would go with a AMD FX-63xx CPU, or a lower-end i5. Just my $0.02

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