Will this build play new games with decent fps and will work w/o problems?

saintequila · May 5, 2015

CPU: Intel Core i3 4160 3.6Ghz 2-Core
MOBO: ASRock H81M VG4
GPU:Zotac GTX 970
RAM:G.Skill RipJaws X (dual) 2x4gb
CASING: pending maybe from cooler master
HDD: WDC Caviar Green1tb
PSU: Corsair CX500M

its a budget build I just want to know will it be worth it by playing latest games

RCFProd · May 5, 2015

Nice build. Couple of improvements:

Replace the WD Green with WD Caviar Blue (More reliable and faster than Green).

Replace the Corsair CX500M with the XFX TS 550w (The Corsair CX is not intended for gaming builds).

Gamingspecialist · May 5, 2015

Also i3 isn't as good as i5 for current games.

saintequila · May 5, 2015

Gamingspecialist :

I know but thats just my budget, maybe I can upgrade it when I get enough cash

saintequila · May 5, 2015

RCFProd :

consider it done for the HDD but what if I replace the PSU with the Seasonic S12II 520w

Gamingspecialist · May 5, 2015

If cash is tight I would get and AMD FX CPU by far. Reliable and very well priced. Plus they have alot of cores and new games a starting to use more.

saintequila · May 5, 2015

Gamingspecialist :

if im going for AMD, id choose the FX 6300 with the gtx 970 zotac will it bottleneck?

bradsctt · May 5, 2015

Another option could be to drop down to a GTX 960, and then get something like an i5 4460.

Yes, the FPS will be lower than on a GTX 970 (In most cases the difference will be about 5-10 FPS at 1080p, you would still have over 60FPS in most titles), but you get the strong per core performance of Haswell, while also having more physical cores than the i3.

Dropping down to a 960 would also leave you some extra cash, which could be used to grab an SSD or better motherboard.

RCFProd · May 5, 2015

To be fair I think he has made a good choice on getting an okay CPU with a great CPU. It's better than most people think.

Don't change to FX-6300 mate. Keep the i3-4150.

The S12II 520w like you said would be very good.

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