Is this build good enough for medium settings or atleast high settings?

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CPU : Intel i3 2120 3.30GHz
MoBo : Asus P8H61-M LE/USB3
RAM : Kingston 4gb ddr3 1333 ram (planning to buy one more)
GPU : Asus R7 260x (to be bought)
PSU : Local brand 450w

My problem is that my motherboard only has a 2.0 pcie slot and i want to know if it will decrease the performance of my GPU...

Also should i upgrade my MoBo to an Asus b85 vanguard, Asus z97m-plus or z97-k
my budget is only $300 and im trying my best to fit the Ram, GPU and new Mobo in my budget

 
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Nothing about that build is going to allow you Ultra settings on pretty much any title, I hate to say. Low end CPU, small amount of low speed RAM (And if you "plan" to get another module, you should wait and get a matched set or it may not run in dual channel well if at all), and very low end GPU.

You will need to go WAY bigger with components if you want ultra settings in almost any title. I understand the budget, but it just isn't going to do what you want. i3 is extremely poor for gaming and the R7 260x, while a lower end GPU, might even see a bottleneck from the i3. I'd save some more cash, get an i5 and at least an R9 270 along with 8GB of RAM.

Even then, you won't see Ultra settings, but it WILL perform way, way better than...
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Nothing about that build is going to allow you Ultra settings on pretty much any title, I hate to say. Low end CPU, small amount of low speed RAM (And if you "plan" to get another module, you should wait and get a matched set or it may not run in dual channel well if at all), and very low end GPU.

You will need to go WAY bigger with components if you want ultra settings in almost any title. I understand the budget, but it just isn't going to do what you want. i3 is extremely poor for gaming and the R7 260x, while a lower end GPU, might even see a bottleneck from the i3. I'd save some more cash, get an i5 and at least an R9 270 along with 8GB of RAM.

Even then, you won't see Ultra settings, but it WILL perform way, way better than with that setup. That setup is going to be mainly good for browsing the web and office applications. Probably play a lot of titles at very low settings, maybe a few at low.
 
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not even on medium settings?
 
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You might hit medium settings on some titles. It depends a lot on your screen resolution too. Lower screen resolution equals higher fps with smaller card. It might be ok with something below 1080, but still not great. Hey, if it's what you can afford though, just be sure to get a board you can upgrade later. Sometimes you have to go with what you can now, and add pieces as you go.
 
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gNvLbv
This is kinda the lowers point i would reccomend at 430$.
This build has new CPU from the haswell refresh. It's the new Pentium anniversary eddition. It is a must to overclock this value CPU.
Therefore a Cooler Master TX3 CPU cooler to allow for some overclocking on the pentium part.
The motherboard (Asus H81M-A) is a motherboard on which ASUS allowed overclocking just because of this CPU.
It has everything you can need in this pricepoint.
4GB of ram is enough for medium-high gaming without too much background stuff oppened.
8GB is definetly better all around so if you can pay 30$ more it would be a good deal.
1TB of Seagate Baracude HDD space is enough for gaming and it's not slow for general use.
The case and the power supply are a great value for this build.
R9 270 is a great "bang for the buck" card. You should be looking at 45-50 AVG FPS on Battlefield 4 (Ultra settings).
This would be a great build for the price of 430$ (460$ with 8GB RAM).

At your budget (300$) i don't think it is a good idea to be buying a pc for gaming. As darkbreeze recommended before me it would be better for you to save up around 150$ more and then consider buying a pc. Intel i3 just aren't great for gaming.

Hope this helped!
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Except that motherboard does not have ASUS flashback, so it can't be flashed without a supported CPU. The G3258 isn't supported until BIOS 2001 so depending on whether you got a board with updated firmware or not, you might end up needing a compatible CPU just to flash before the G3258 would even work. With EX flash 2, you can't flash the firmware without a cpu.
 
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I think I heard that Asus patched the bios and load it on all new outgoing motherboard from the factory. but yes you are right there might be some models without the patched bios
 
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I know of at least ten people recently who have come here and posted all mad because they just bought those setups and couldn't get them to post. Even the Tom's article about that setup clearly stated they had to update the BIOS first so it's a dice roll as to whether you get one with newer firmware or not. Some vendors might have ten or twenty old firmware boards sitting on their shelf and they're gonna ship those out prior to selling any newer versions.
 
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