Hey all, I used to be big into PC gaming but life and family got in the way around 8 years ago. Went to console for most of that but would like to get back into PC gaming as well (mainly because of Arma 3). Anyways, I am so rusty and it's been so long I need a bit of help!
I mainly would like to be able to play Arma 3/DayZ Standalone along with maybe something like Eve Online. For Arm 3 I would hope to run at a pretty high setting with a decent FPS. I have spent 2 days trying to put a build together, but honestly don't know if the below is any good. Any recommendations, replacements, or upgrades I could do to the below? Trying to keep it around $700 if at all possible. Thanks so much for any help!
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JfG7
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.18 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($108.09 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.25 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $749.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 13:25 EDT-0400)
I mainly would like to be able to play Arma 3/DayZ Standalone along with maybe something like Eve Online. For Arm 3 I would hope to run at a pretty high setting with a decent FPS. I have spent 2 days trying to put a build together, but honestly don't know if the below is any good. Any recommendations, replacements, or upgrades I could do to the below? Trying to keep it around $700 if at all possible. Thanks so much for any help!
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JfG7
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.18 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($108.09 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Rosewill REDBONE ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.25 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $749.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 13:25 EDT-0400)