Alright guys, I know how much people hate this type of threads but I need a bit of help here before I hit the purchase button. I bought ArmA 3 and although its a great game, I can barely run the game on the lowest possible settings. GTA V is right around the corner too so I want to have my PC ready for it, and as for GTA IV, I hate 18fps. nuff said lol. I was talking to one of my co workers about PCs and computer parts and he recommended me some parts that sound good but I'm a noob when it comes to stuff like this. I would like the help from the community to give me opinion about this parts. Are they good/bad? what games can it run? what parts are better than the ones I mentioned? etc. By the way my budget is and has to be less than 1,000.00. Not any higher than that please.

 

so this are the parts he recommends me:

 

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AM3+ motherboard

AMD Phenom II 955 @ 3.8 GHz

8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 DDR3

EVGA GTX 570

XFX 850w PSU Bronze

 

Total of $654.96USD

 

 

I also want a bigger case that would hold all the parts perfectly. Right now I  have a decent sized PC bought from Best Buy about 2 yrs ago and have been using it for gaming since then but I don't think it would all fit inside without been overcrowded with wires and stuff.

 

 

 

Edited August 20, 201411 yr by kpdofficer

 

Alright guys, I know how much people hate this type of threads but I need a bit of help here before I hit the purchase button. I bought ArmA 3 and although its a great game, I can barely run the game on the lowest possible settings. GTA V is right around the corner too so I want to have my PC ready for it, and as for GTA IV, I hate 18fps. nuff said lol. I was talking to one of my co workers about PCs and computer parts and he recommended me some parts that sound good but I'm a noob when it comes to stuff like this. I would like the help from the community to give me opinion about this parts. Are they good/bad? what games can it run? what parts are better than the ones I mentioned? etc. By the way my budget is and has to be less than 1,000.00. Not any higher than that please.

 

so this are the parts he recommends me:

 

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AM3+ motherboard

AMD Phenom II 955 @ 3.8 GHz

8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 DDR3

EVGA GTX 570

XFX 850w PSU Bronze

 

Total of $654.96USD

 

 

I also want a bigger case that would hold all the parts perfectly. Right now I  have a decent sized PC bought from Best Buy about 2 yrs ago and have been using it for gaming since then but I don't think it would all fit inside without been overcrowded with wires and stuff.

 

 You definitely could upgrade that GPU from a 570 to probably a 760 or a 770 by MSI that I have.Also I have a Antec case and the thing is huge.

 

Alright guys, I know how much people hate this type of threads but I need a bit of help here before I hit the purchase button. I bought ArmA 3 and although its a great game, I can barely run the game on the lowest possible settings. GTA V is right around the corner too so I want to have my PC ready for it, and as for GTA IV, I hate 18fps. nuff said lol. I was talking to one of my co workers about PCs and computer parts and he recommended me some parts that sound good but I'm a noob when it comes to stuff like this. I would like the help from the community to give me opinion about this parts. Are they good/bad? what games can it run? what parts are better than the ones I mentioned? etc. By the way my budget is and has to be less than 1,000.00. Not any higher than that please.

 

so this are the parts he recommends me:

 

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AM3+ motherboard

AMD Phenom II 955 @ 3.8 GHz

8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 DDR3

EVGA GTX 570

XFX 850w PSU Bronze

 

Total of $654.96USD

 

 

I also want a bigger case that would hold all the parts perfectly. Right now I  have a decent sized PC bought from Best Buy about 2 yrs ago and have been using it for gaming since then but I don't think it would all fit inside without been overcrowded with wires and stuff.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HZ9pQ7 A tiny bit above budget, but it will preform excellent. Let me know if you want a cheaper build.

Edited August 20, 201411 yr by aCoD Prodigy

Late reply but thanks guys.

 

@Boozer, So I'm guessing everything would run good.So if the GPU needs an upgrade, I'm going with 760 instead of a 570 then. Nice case by the way. 

 

@aCoD Prodigy, Its an ok price. A bit over my price but its ok. I would have to wait a bit longer to get it. I only get paid by-weekly and after bills are paid, anything left I would put aside for a new PC.

Edited August 25, 201411 yr by kpdofficer

EVGA GTX 760 is a good choice to balance performance with price. In my opinion, it is the best balance.

 

I'm not a big fan of AMD products, but I guess if you're going cheap AMD is the way to go. 

 

Just a suggestion, but I recommend you might want to hold off purchasing things, just a suggestion, but Intel Broadwell Processors and with that, the next gen Nvidia Processors will be coming out by the end of the year. Even if you don't buy the new stuff, the old stuff is discounted throughout the web. If you want to buy now, do it though. I can't promise deal shattering promises. 

Edited August 25, 201411 yr by Mr.Quiggles