Building a Gaming PC

[Burnincoal]

I am looking to build a pc that is capable of running Arma 2 and Arma 3 and the mods of these games and was wondering if this build would work for that. Or if you have any suggestions on a build that would be better for me. Looking to spend under $1000 and wanting to run them with decent settings. I do not need any 4k graphics.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6ZcJ4D

 

[CTurbo]

Better cpu
Better motherboard
Better video card
Better case
Better psu
Cheaper


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($194.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.59 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($159.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $907.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 22:32 EDT-0400

 

[CTurbo]

You could even get a R9 290


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($159.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $935.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 22:35 EDT-0400

 

[Burnincoal]

You could even get a R9 290


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($159.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $935.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 22:35 EDT-0400

Do I have to switch the CPU to make it compatible with the R9 290 or can I use the first CPU you suggested?

 

[CTurbo]

You do not have to switch cpus

 

[Burnincoal]

You do not have to switch cpus

I ended up building this suggested build. Many years later I am seeing that it is only allowing me to use 8gb of ram at a time instead of 16gb. Any idea as to why that would happen?

 

[JeckeL]

I ended up building this suggested build. Many years later I am seeing that it is only allowing me to use 8gb of ram at a time instead of 16gb. Any idea as to why that would happen?

Which suggested build, the post that was selected as the answer in this thread? If so, that list shows 8GB not 16...

If you do in fact have 16 GB memory plugged/seated in to your motherboard then either:

A) Your motherboard does not support one or two of the memory sticks you have plugged in, and is only showing the 8GB that you DO have plugged in
B) Whatever version of windows (assuming you are running windows) is limited to that much ram (i.e. you're using a 32bit version of windows 7... but I think it is limited to 4GB not the 8GB you claim to be showing, not sure though