Advice on optimizing new build with salvaged GPU + PSU

ajaytech

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Jul 7, 2012
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Hello everyone.

So I'm a Canadian here with a 7850 GPU and a good PSU ( Forget the name but it's solid). Essentially, I have a flexible budget of around $580 to build a new pc, incorporating the previous parts. This build will mainly be used for gaming, alongside general pc things.

Here's what I'm planning to make it, I'd love your criticism!

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
GPU: AMD 7850
Ram: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case

So buying all the above will run me about $573. Is this a good build? The processor is skylake but 3.2ghz sounds a bit low.

Also what kind of performance would I able to expect with that? My current cpu is utter garbage ( Phenom 1 2.2ghz quad) and I can run Civ 5 decently well, Medieval 2 well-ish and modded skyrim OK. Would this build allow me to run Rome 2 nicely?

Thank you for your time