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Hey guys!

I'm getting into PC gaming and was wondering what this rig is capable of. I found it on a thread on this site (but did not want to bump a really old thread), and was wondering if you guys suggest I get it.

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Value case with USB III in front panel

NZXT Source 210 Elite White Steel with painted interior ATX Mid Tower Computer Case w/ Black Front Trim
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

80+ Bronze PSU with enough watt for the system

COUGAR A-Series A560 (CGR B3-560) 560W ATX12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Ultra Quiet Power Supply[/b
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Quad Core CPU that goes easily to 3.8 - 4.0 GHz on air

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

AM3+ CPU so you can upgrade if needed, with native USB & SATA III plus 8x / 8x Crossfire support

ASRock 870 Extreme3 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

8GB of high speed RAM

Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

6950 plays everything at 1080p with playable fps and also has low temperatures / power consumption

SAPPHIRE 100312-1GDP Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

And a 750GB HDD

HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 (0F13179) 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

709$ without rebates



Is this still a really good rig (best bang for my buck)? I would use it mostly for gaming (with a little bit a internet browsing and game development).

And I was wondering if it can run stuff like: Borderlands 2, AC3 (with a really low res. and low settings), and Arma 2 (with low res. and low settings).

Thanks so much for your help!

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I don't like Hitachi drives (not a very good failure rate), that 6950 is discontinued, that motherboard was a refurb link and is gone, I've heard bad things about the Cougar PSUs, and the Phenom II CPUs aren't worth buying in the light of current AMD and Intel CPUs that are much more efficient and similarly or better performing.

I wouldn't recommend that build even if all of its parts were available.

Instead, why don't you check this build out:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nb6W

Wow, shows how much I know! :)  Thanks for the info. So would this new build be able to run stuff like: Borderlands 2, AC3 (with a really low res. and low settings), and Arma 2 (with low res. and low settings).

Sorry, I'm really new to PC gaming! :p 

Thanks so much for your help!

LOL, It'll play all of those games maxed out texture settings in full 1080p and get excellent frame rates. The 7850 is a great card for 1080p, although it may have trouble getting more than a little if any MSAA in some of the most intensive games such as Sleeping Dogs in 1080p.
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