Is this a good pc for gaming

[jebb7]

Hello, im custom building a gaming pc, want to run games like gw2 on max settings. wondering if this a good pc for $1400 that will be able to run new games on max settings

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Quad-Core 3.60 GHz 10MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011==

HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)

MOTHERBOARD: (SLI/CrossFireX) Asus P9X79 Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX w/ UEFI BIOS, 7.1 HD Audio, Intel GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III RAID, 3 Gen3 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI [ 95]

VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB 16X PCIe Video Card

PSU: 750 Watts - Thermaltake Smart Series SP-750M 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply

 

[James McKeane]

Hello, im custom building a gaming pc, want to run games like gw2 on max settings. wondering if this a good pc for $1400 that will be able to run new games on max settings

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Quad-Core 3.60 GHz 10MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011==

HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)

MOTHERBOARD: (SLI/CrossFireX) Asus P9X79 Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX w/ UEFI BIOS, 7.1 HD Audio, Intel GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III RAID, 3 Gen3 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI [ 95]

VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB 16X PCIe Video Card

PSU: 750 Watts - Thermaltake Smart Series SP-750M 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply

My opinion is to downgrade the CPU to a 2500k with an AsRock Ex3 Gen3, get a 1tb Sata II, and re-budget the savings towards a 7850 or a 7870 and a SSD for the OS. If that doesn't all fit in budget wise, then downgrade the cpu further to a i3-2100/2120

 

[Pezcore27]

I'd start using this build as a reference: SBM Newegg Customer's Choice PC

and replace the MOBO with this: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

This puts you right around $1425-1450 depending on price fluctuation. Ideally you would swap the 2 560ti's for a gtx 680, but that adds around another $50 to the build.

 

[jebb7]

Im building it on cyberpower and the pc im building off of gets free same day shipping so the options are kind of limited, so i cant downgrade the CPU at all, and is the 7850 much better than the 56?

 

[James McKeane]

Im building it on cyberpower and the pc im building off of gets free same day shipping so the options are kind of limited, so i cant downgrade the CPU at all, and is the 7850 much better than the 56?

For 2GBDDR5, not noticeably. If the cost increase isn't much (like 40 bucks), then get the 7850. If you locked in by the deal, and its cheaper, then take the 560.

 

[jebb7]

well i built it off another 1 without the free shipping and made this, downgraded the cpu and upgraded the gpu and power supply

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2550K 3.40 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)

HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)

MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX] Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard LucidLogix Virtu and Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID,2 3 PCIe Gen2, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 3CI (All Venom OC Certified) [+5]

POWERSUPPLY: 850 Watts - Thermaltake Smart Series SP-850M 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply

VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+260] (EVGA Superclocked)

will this be better

 

[l0v3rboi]

well i built it off another 1 without the free shipping and made this, downgraded the cpu and upgraded the gpu and power supply

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2550K 3.40 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)

HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)

MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX] Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard LucidLogix Virtu and Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID,2 3 PCIe Gen2, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 3CI (All Venom OC Certified) [+5]

POWERSUPPLY: 850 Watts - Thermaltake Smart Series SP-850M 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply

VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+260] (EVGA Superclocked)

will this be better

Looks better than the first one. That 580 will perform significantly better compared to the 560.