Will This Meet Standards?

Kobe K · Dec 19, 2014

Hello for the holidays im looking to buy some PC parts and get into PC Gaming.

Will this be able to run modern games such as BF4 and COD:AW ? All the other blank part spaces I already have bought.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D6cqVn) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D6cqVn/by_merchant/)

**CPU** | [AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox) | $134.98 @ OutletPC

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga78lmtusb3) | $44.99 @ Micro Center

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl) | $59.99 @ Newegg

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp43757kr) | $109.99 @ Newegg

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | $29.99 @ NCIX US

| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $379.94
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-19 22:45 EST-0500 |

Darkbreeze · Dec 19, 2014

At low settings, maybe even medium settings, it's probably ok. If you don't plan to overclock at all, that motherboard will be ok. If you plan to overclock, you need a different motherboard. That motherboard has poor thermal qualities. The Gigabyte 970A-UD3P is a much better board for budget overclocking. Are you planning to overclock? Did you buy an aftermarket cooler?

That GPU is also just about as low end as it gets on the green team for PCIe graphics on cards that are actually anywhere near gaming capable. What is your actual budget for the five items above that are lacking in your build?

Kobe K · Dec 19, 2014

Darkbreeze :

The max im wanting to go is about 400-410$. Right now I dont plan on overclocking. I was looking at test videos and that exact GPU was able to play on Advanced Warfare on Ultra. Not sure if that was true though. Nothing was overclocked.

Darkbreeze · Dec 19, 2014

There is no way a GTX 750 TI can play with ultra settings on anything more demanding than Minecraft, at least, not in most cases. What resolution are you planning to game at? You might game at 10-20 FPS on AW with ultra settings, but that would play terrible.

Kobe K · Dec 19, 2014

Darkbreeze :

Looking for 1280 x 1024 resolution.

Heres also the video proof I talked about:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXxKh5mINIM

Update: Actually this guys entire YT channel is dedicated to the 750Ti FTW Edition: https://www.youtube.com/user/Johnniebutterz/videos

Darkbreeze · Dec 20, 2014

That's crap. This would be much better for the money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $401.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-20 00:05 EST-0500

Darkbreeze · Dec 20, 2014

The R9 270x has almost double the gaming horsepower of the 750 TI FTW.

http://www.hwcompare.com/17287/geforce-gtx-750-ti-vs-radeon-r9-270x/

Darkbreeze · Dec 20, 2014

You can buy what you want. Believe anything you see on Youtube. Most of us that do this here at a high level, do it for a living and have no reason to try and steer you down the wrong path. If you think the 750 TI is enough for you, then it is.

Kobe K · Dec 20, 2014

Darkbreeze :

Im going to go with your build. I appreciate the help

Darkbreeze · Dec 20, 2014

No worries. I think you'll be much, much happier when you see how much better the 270x is. Now, if you went with the GTX 760, which is much more capable than the 750 TI FTW, different story. The GTX 760 is just slightly better than the 270x, in some areas, but it also starts out about thirty bucks more. For the price range, the 270x is a very good choice.

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