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harryoui

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I'm planning on building this computer: this computer would hopefully be able to run Arma III and Total War: Attila.

This is my build so far:
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GRAPHICS
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti @ $189.99*

PROCESSOR
AMD Phenom II X4 975 @ $177.00*

RAM
2x Memory Master 2gb 800MHz DDR2 RAM @ $10.70* ea.

MOBO
Asus M4N78 PRO @ $89.99*

HDD
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB @ 51.99*
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I believe this meets the recommended system requirements for both of these games thus far.

I'm not 100% sure about the HDD or the MOBO, and I don't know about the case or the power supply. The power supply would need to be compatible with Australian power supply

Any and all advice is appreciated, mainly looking for hardware suggestions, compatibility errors; fairly general and all round. Aiming for under $800.

Thank you so very much :)
 
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OK you should get a better mboard than that. One that takes DDR3 (not 2) RAM at 1600Mhz or higher. Also an AM3+ socket rather than AM3. You can get a basic one for £35 here in the UK. look for the AMD 970 chipset as a starting point.

4Gb RAM is going to bottleneck performance, you should try and get DDR3 8Gb.

HDD is not really an issue, as long as its 7200 rpm, HDD's dont affect performance much anyway.

If you can afford it, see if you can get an Nvidia GTX960, its the cheap card in the 9xx series.

With an AM3+ board you could look into getting an AMD-FX 8xxx CPU, not too much more pricey than the phenom and will run games better.

If you can find these parts within budget, they will make a great mid range rig. You'll be able to...
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OK you should get a better mboard than that. One that takes DDR3 (not 2) RAM at 1600Mhz or higher. Also an AM3+ socket rather than AM3. You can get a basic one for £35 here in the UK. look for the AMD 970 chipset as a starting point.

4Gb RAM is going to bottleneck performance, you should try and get DDR3 8Gb.

HDD is not really an issue, as long as its 7200 rpm, HDD's dont affect performance much anyway.

If you can afford it, see if you can get an Nvidia GTX960, its the cheap card in the 9xx series.

With an AM3+ board you could look into getting an AMD-FX 8xxx CPU, not too much more pricey than the phenom and will run games better.

If you can find these parts within budget, they will make a great mid range rig. You'll be able to play in High/Ultra at 1080p for those games.
 
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This is a complete build, the memory is much more expensive then the DDR2 memory you found, but also modern and correct for a gaming PC. This list includes parts you left out such as the power supply, case, optical drive (optional), etc.

This build will be relevant much longer then the build you are considering. If you remove the extras I added to this build the price in Australian dollars is about 150.00 more. You can save some money by going with a less expensive case or reusing an old ATX compatible case.

If you can afford and can find it I recommend an AsRock Extreme6 990FX and a AMD Radeon R9-280X or nVidia 960.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($145.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Black Edition Video Card ($195.00 @ Umart)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1002.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-25 22:15 AEST+1000
 
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