Building a pc for Shogun 2 total war - 600$ - need help

afrec052

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Hi guys, my computer has no chance of handling Shogun 2 TW - and I absolutely want to be able to play this game with good fps on the highest settings.

I want to build a new computer, I already have an old case, a good mouse, keyboard and monitor and hardrive. My budget is around 550-650$ - including taxes and shipping.

I'm looking at -
CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

There is a promotion right now at New egg and I'm looking at getting
both a mother board and a processor off of it
http://promotions.newegg.com/intel/11-1284/index.html?cm_sp=Homepage_SL-_-intel%2F11-1284-_-http%3A%2F%2Fpromotions.newegg.com%2Fintel%2F11-1284%2F270x120.gif
what processor and motherboard do you guys suggest?

I really have no idea what to get for a video card

I'm also thinking of getting 4 gigs of ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220567

What do you guys think? I would really appreciate any and all suggestions.