Gaming PC Build - Opinions needed!

[Jim Teh Greek]

Hello!

Some days ago I started my search, aiming to find neat hardware that would make a gaming PC. I found some, and I need your opinion about their quality and performance.

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Motherboard - ASUS F2A55-M LE RETAIL

http://www.asus.com/Motherboard/F2A55M_LE/

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CPU - AMD A8 5600K 3.6GHZ BLACK EDITION BOX

http://reviews.cnet.com/processors/amd-black-edition-amd/4507-3086_7-35452908.html

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GPU - MSI R7770-PMD1GD5 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E RETAIL

http://www.msi.com/product/vga/R7770-PMD1GD5.html

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RAM - KINGSTON KHX1600C9AD3B1/2G 2GB HYPERX DDR3 BLU (x2)

2GB each (two in total, so 4GB total), 1600MHz DDR3 240-pin DIMM

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With the CrossFireX ready motherboard, I assume I will have a faster GPU, won't I? Will this PC be able to play games from 2012 to 2014 on high graphics and zero lag? And how many watts should the power supply have? Opinions in general?

Every answer is appreciated. Thank you!

 

[lostgamer_03]

Not even close. The Radeon 7770 is a budget GPU, same goes for the CPU. You won't be able to play the latest demanding games at 1920x1080 resolution with high settings, without lag. However, it might be possible in some, but as in games as Far Cry 3 alike you won't.

You get what you pay for in most situations, and you don't get a lot by buying such low-end hardware. I'm sorry to tell you.

 

[Jim Teh Greek]

Can you suggest me a good combination at lowest cost possible?

 

[tiny voices]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO Leggara Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $578.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-07 11:31 EST-0500)

This will game at high settings now. We will never know about the future.

 

[Jim Teh Greek]

Is this tested?

Also, I already have a HDD of 0,5 TB, Case, power supply and optical drive. I guess they will do too, right? But that's a nice fan the case has. Case is on my list now .

 

[marshallbradley]

tiny voices has apretty good build there. Don't buy an XFX product though, their 7xxx models are noisy and don't run very cool. Better to get something with dual fans, it will be quieter and perform better:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr785oc1gd for example. The dual fans will run slower and so can remain more quiet.

If silence isn't at all an issue, for example if you wear headphones a lot, go with the XFX and save yourself the $20. I must say though that with my last XFX card, people were saying it was bugging them to Skype me because of the coil whine while gaming.

Otherwise +1 to tiny voice's build. Intel i3s are also an option at this price point, and it does run better for games which are poorly optimized for multiple cores, but I feel like in the future, as games become more and more like Crysis 3, 6 cores will surpass the 2 from the i3.

EDIT: It's hard to have a 100% tested build which you can definitively say will run games on high for the next 2 years, as we don't really know what the future of PC games will bring. You can always look up benchmarks for the 7850 and the FX-6300 to get some idea of what sort of performance you should currently expect.

M

 

[tiny voices]

Is this tested?

Also, I already have a HDD of 0,5 TB, Case, power supply and optical drive. I guess they will do too, right? But that's a nice fan the case has. Case is on my list now .

What PSU do you have?

 

[Jim Teh Greek]

What PSU do you have?

Don't remember name, but it's 600 or 650 watt.

 

[tiny voices]

Really need the brand to be able to tell if its reusable or not.