Would this PC be good for gaming?

[Ratohnhaketon]

I'm planning on getting myself a brand new PC soon, since I'm currently using a really crappy HP Pavilion tx2000 notebook. It's really slow and overheats quickly, trust me.

Anyways, I've been picking out parts for a new PC (On a budget!) and I'd like to know what do you think, and if you believe it could run games like Skyrim, Assassin's Creed III and similar things.

CPU: Intel Core i5 650 3.2Ghz 4MB Cache Tray OR Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 3570 Socket 1155 6MB 3.4Ghz Tray
GFX: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 550 Ti Overclock OR Sapphire 7770 1GB GDDR5 PC EDITION
8GB RAM

I'm also open for suggestions!
Nothing too big and expensive though, I'm not /that/ big of a gamer. Especially now that I'm really stressed out with school and work. :c

Thank you in advance!

 

[simon12]

Why would you get a 1st generation i5 with a new PC when 3rd generation is out now. A 550Ti is a good entry level card but is rarely good value compared to others so unless you are getting it much cheaper than it usually is don't get it, Redeom 6850s & 6870s (alot better) are selling very cheap in the UK at the moment. If you let us know your budget and what country you are buying in you will get better recommendations.

 

[Ratohnhaketon]

Why would you get a 1st generation i5 with a new PC when 3rd generation is out now. A 550Ti is a good entry level card but is rarely good value compared to others so unless you are getting it much cheaper than it usually is don't get it, Redeom 6850s & 6870s (alot better) are selling very cheap in the UK at the moment. If you let us know your budget and what country you are buying in you will get better recommendations.

wAAAIT, editing the message because I had a brain fart when I typed it.
I'm from Israel, so converting my currency to USD would be about $940 or 595 pounds. I'm willing to go a bit off limit, though!

Also, what do you mean 3rd gen? I'm sorry haha, It's my first time picking my own parts for a PC.

 

[simon12]

This is a good build for $1060 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc-overclock-benchmark,review-32507.html you could drop $100 by getting a 660Ti or Radeon 7950 or 7870 whichever fits best into your budget. If things are more expensive there look at this $500 one and maybe upgrade the CPU to an i3 2100 and the GPU to a Radeon 7850 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-pc-overclocking-pc-building,review-32506.html

 

[simon12]

Forgot to answer the 3rd generation bit, 1st generation core i series had 3 numbers in the model and are quite dated now, second generation (known as sandy bridge) had 4 numbers starting with a 2 ie i3 2100 & i5 2500, the newer 3rd generation (known as ivy bridge) are currently only released in i5 and i7 have 4 number starting with a 3 ie i5 3570.

 

[Ratohnhaketon]

Forgot to answer the 3rd generation bit, 1st generation core i series had 3 numbers in the model and are quite dated now, second generation (known as sandy bridge) had 4 numbers starting with a 2 ie i3 2100 & i5 2500, the newer 3rd generation (known as ivy bridge) are currently only released in i5 and i7 have 4 number starting with a 3 ie i5 3570.

Aha, I see!
I'm looking at those and the Radeon cards right now, I'll update this soon with the new parts. ^_^

 

[Ratohnhaketon]

How about this?
CPU: Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 3570 Socket 1155 6MB 3.4Ghz Tray
GFX: Sapphire 7770 1GB GDDR5 PC EDITION

 

[simon12]

That is a very strong CPU compared to the GPU. In the UK the CPU costs £178 and the GPU £98 on a Gaming PC this budget should be the other way round ie i3 2120 £90 and Radeon 7870 £180.

 

[Ratohnhaketon]

That is a very strong CPU compared to the GPU. In the UK the CPU costs £178 and the GPU £98 on a Gaming PC this budget should be the other way round ie i3 2120 £90 and Radeon 7870 £180.

You're right! Hmm, but will a dual core actually be enough?

 

[simon12]

The only game I can think of where an i3 2120 will hold back a 7870 more than a tiny bit is battlefield 3 on large multiplayer maps and even then I am not sure if the i5 with a 7770 will run better (I suspect not). Though many games can now use 4 cores I don't think theres any that need it (except BF3 on large multilayer maps) while they can all use better graphics cards. On the flip side the graphics card is easier to upgrade in future.

 

[Ratohnhaketon]

The only game I can think of where an i3 2120 will hold back a 7870 more than a tiny bit is battlefield 3 on large multiplayer maps and even then I am not sure if the i5 with a 7770 will run better (I suspect not). Though many games can now use 4 cores I don't think theres any that need it (except BF3 on large multilayer maps) while they can all use better graphics cards. On the flip side the graphics card is easier to upgrade in future.

Hmmm, I'm not planning on playing BF3, but I'll take this in mind!
Thank you so much for the tips, I'll keep asking around and researching before I buy the parts. ^_^

 

[Sunius]

Parts in israel should be priced similarly to UK. This build should fit your budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-2380P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P25 (B3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£32.28 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Grey 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£28.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£197.89 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake VK90001N2Z ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.05 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply (£34.96 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.67 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) (£72.94 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £614.24
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-29 21:33 BST+0100)

 

[Ratohnhaketon]

Best answer selected by Ratohnhaketon.

 

[Ratohnhaketon]

Parts in israel should be priced similarly to UK. This build should fit your budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-2380P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P25 (B3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£32.28 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Grey 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£28.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£197.89 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake VK90001N2Z ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.05 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply (£34.96 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.67 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) (£72.94 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £614.24
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-29 21:33 BST+0100)

Oh! I'm totally saving this list!
Thank you so much! <3

 

[Sunius]

Glad I helped .