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Right, so I am planning on building a gaming rig and I don't know If my components are the best choice. 

 

ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Desktop+Memory-_-N82E16820145345&gclid=Cj0KEQiA4OqnBRDAj9aazvPji9ABEiQANq28oNmarV0IV78D2HCSgmOsSKtVgaeNOOsupSTyYecOCzYaAhUC8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds $66 mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128536&cm_re=775_motherboard_ddr3-_-13-128-536-_-Product $69 cpu http://www.upgradebay.com/Products/ProductInfo.aspx?rid=26&ProductID=168910972&utm_source=googlepepla&utm_medium=adwords&utm_content=pla&gclid=Cj0KEQiA4OqnBRDAj9aazvPji9ABEiQANq28oH_7W5Ek-XIKbAho58jfrq82qgwCmJssaZ3M8swolFAaAtHx8P8HAQ $70 GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121913&cm_re=960-_-14-121-913-_-Product $209 psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438038&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Power+Supplies-_-N82E16817438038&gclid=Cj0KEQiA4OqnBRDAj9aazvPji9ABEiQANq28oAoCBYLEu310j_11ZqsFxTTjCMqaxsBtuUbZMkS441gaAqX28P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds $30 hard drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339 $55 cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835856008&cm_re=heatsink-_-35-856-008-_-Product $20

Should I go with a more recent cpu or would this GPU CPU Combination yield nice frame rates In popular pc games with semi high settings 

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I think the cpu will come a bottleneck maybe something like a Pentium G3258

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Here:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.85 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($163.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: HEC Vigilance MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $490.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 14:54 EDT-0400

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Here:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.85 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($163.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: HEC Vigilance MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $490.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 14:54 EDT-0400

 

Damn! Thanks so much

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This is what id suggest, Both of these would be good overclockers.

AMD: Will suit better for AAA games and multitasking which make use of 6 cores, Recommended
 

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $506.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 14:58 EDT-0400


Intel: Better single core performance, Suits better for Indie games and other games that only use 1-2 cores. But there are No problems when playing AA games, Highly recommended.

 
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $497.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 15:00 EDT-0400

 

My Gaming PC

|| CPU: Intel i5 4690@4.3Ghz || GPU: Dual ASUS gtx 1080 Strix. || RAM: 16gb (4x4gb) Kingston HyperX Genesis 1600Mhz. || Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait edition. || OS: Win10 Pro
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This is what id suggest, Both of these would be good overclockers.

AMD: Will suit better for AAA games and multitasking which make use of 6 cores, Recommended

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $506.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 14:58 EDT-0400

Yeah....

 

...aside for the 6$ overbudget + 50$ MIR and the absolute lack of a CPU cooler to allow any OCing.

Want to help researchers improve the lives on millions of people with just your computer? Then join World Community Grid distributed computing, and start helping the world to solve it's most difficult problems!

 

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This is what id suggest, Both of these would be good overclockers.

AMD: Will suit better for AAA games and multitasking which make use of 6 cores, Recommended

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $506.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 14:58 EDT-0400

Intel: Better single core performance, Suits better for Indie games and other games that only use 1-2 cores. But there are No problems when playing AA games, Highly recommended.

 
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $497.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 15:00 EDT-0400

 

Thanks so much, Think ill be going with the AMD one.

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Thanks so much, Think ill be going with the AMD one.

if you are okay with this:

 

 

Yeah....

 

...aside for the 6$ overbudget + 50$ MIR and the absolute lack of a CPU cooler to allow any OCing.

 

 

Then go for it.

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Yeah....

 

...aside for the 6$ overbudget + 50$ MIR and the absolute lack of a CPU cooler to allow any OCing.

I meant that the motherboard allows OCing, The difference with overclocking on the stock cooler even on the G3258 would probably not give more than 2-7% more performance.

My Gaming PC

|| CPU: Intel i5 4690@4.3Ghz || GPU: Dual ASUS gtx 1080 Strix. || RAM: 16gb (4x4gb) Kingston HyperX Genesis 1600Mhz. || Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait edition. || OS: Win10 Pro
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