Is this gaming build good enough for modern games?

hardwarez · Jan 16, 2015

Will this build be sufficient to play modern games?(COD AW, CS-GO, The Witcher III, BF4 etc.)

CPU- AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard- ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Storage- Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card/GPU- XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card
Case- NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply- Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive- Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Keyboard & Mouse- Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (upgrading later)

Jonathan Cave · Jan 16, 2015

Yes it is good enough.

If you can afford a better CPU it will last you alot longer though. e.g. i5 4460

Xrunner98 · Jan 18, 2015

It's a pretty decent build however I would add a cooler like the cooler master 212 EVO

gwapito · Jan 19, 2015

Yup can play high to ultra settings with AA in 1080p with most recent games

Jonathan Cave · Jan 19, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.03 @ NCIX US)
Total: $734.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-19 12:03 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£130.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.03 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£43.54 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£31.15 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Total: £576.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-19 17:07 GMT+0000

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