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shljet4
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Hello everyone,

I am planning to build my first mediocre gaming rig (under $1000) and was wondering if you guys can give me some feedback. I want to be able to play games such as Battle Field 3, Skyrim, and Borderlands 2 on medium settings with decent FPS. I also want to make sure my parts are compatible with each other and that I am not bottlenecking.

Here is a link to my lists of parts:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kddL

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CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($104.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($78.89 @ NCIX US)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($62.98 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card ($124.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $691.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Regards,

shljet4

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raphoenix
raphoenix
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shljet4,

All the components will work together ok I guess but is not a gaming Built.

Just a very inexpensive desktop.

AMD will introduce new processors on the 23rd of October 2012 if they don't go broke first.

http://news.softpedia.com/news.....9086.shtml

You might wait until then to choose your parts.

You will be looking for the NEW AMD FX - 8350 Unlocked CPU
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/.....-8350.html

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warlock
warlock
Posts: 4100

mediocre gaming rig . There you go.

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shljet4
Posts: 2

Raphoenix,

Thank you for the links to the article. Will take that into consideration. Hopefully they do not go broke -_-.

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