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Just wanted to know if these specs are good enough to play games like Skyrim (high graphics) GTA V (high graphics) 

 

Intel Core i3-4170 3.7Ghz Dual Core Processor

MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Corsair Vengance 16GB DDR3 2133 Memory

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB

Asus Geforce GTX 750ti 2GB

Corsair SPEC-01 Gaming Case

Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Semi Modular PSU

 

Anything i can improve?

Are there any bottlenecks?

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Just wanted to know if these specs are good enough to play games like Skyrim (high graphics) GTA V (high graphics) 

 

Intel Core i3-4170 3.7Ghz Dual Core Processor

MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Corsair Vengance 16GB DDR3 2133 Memory

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB

Asus Geforce GTX 750ti 2GB

Corsair SPEC-01 Gaming Case

Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Semi Modular PSU

 

Anything i can improve?

Are there any bottlenecks?

 

That PSU is trash, get an EVGA G2/XFX/Seasonic.

That SSD is trash, get a Samsung 850 EVO/ADATA SP600/HyperX Fury instead.

Why the hell are you getting 16GB of RAM?! Get 8GB and a better CPU or GPU.

Get a H97 motherboard.

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

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it can do gta 5 fine, take it from someone who's used a 7850 at medium-high at 50fps

he is asking for high settings and i editted my post :P

 

 

 

 

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Just wanted to know if these specs are good enough to play games like Skyrim (high graphics) GTA V (high graphics) 

 

Intel Core i3-4170 3.7Ghz Dual Core Processor

MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Corsair Vengance 16GB DDR3 2133 Memory

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB

Asus Geforce GTX 750ti 2GB

Corsair SPEC-01 Gaming Case

Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Semi Modular PSU

 

Anything i can improve?

Are there any bottlenecks?

 

What is your budget?

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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Just wanted to know if these specs are good enough to play games like Skyrim (high graphics) GTA V (high graphics) 

 

Intel Core i3-4170 3.7Ghz Dual Core Processor

MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Corsair Vengance 16GB DDR3 2133 Memory

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB

Asus Geforce GTX 750ti 2GB

Corsair SPEC-01 Gaming Case

Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Semi Modular PSU

 

Anything i can improve?

Are there any bottlenecks?

That power supply is SATAN! #NOJOKE.

Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it.

How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive

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Skyrim, yes GTA V no due to it is a very VERY demanding game. I suggest if you want to play it like that you'll need a 1000 dollar plus budget

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Get a different SSD. Adata's SSDs are going for good prices at the moment. the V300 is the consumer-trap of SSDs. Never buy an SSD that is sold at Staples.

 

That PSU is questionable. One from EVGA or Antec would be better.

 

As far as gaming goes... just don't try running those games with any filters. I would try finding a cheap Pitcairn or Tahiti GPU.

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he czex fancy seeing you here :)

 

Do I know you? May you please refresh my memory? I'm sure it's obvious. 

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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I was in the position of OP and you helped me :)

 

Oh, yes! I remember now.  :)

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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Just wanted to know if these specs are good enough to play games like Skyrim (high graphics) GTA V (high graphics) 

 

Intel Core i3-4170 3.7Ghz Dual Core Processor

MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Corsair Vengance 16GB DDR3 2133 Memory

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB

Asus Geforce GTX 750ti 2GB

Corsair SPEC-01 Gaming Case

Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Semi Modular PSU

 

Anything i can improve?

Are there any bottlenecks?

That power supply will cause more harm then good. Buy an RM or a HXi series one if  you can (I'm speaking from experience here, please trust me)

Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it.

How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive

Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present)

 

Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022

Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023),

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That PSU is trash, get an EVGA G2/XFX/Seasonic.

That SSD is trash, get a Samsung 850 EVO/ADATA SP600/HyperX Fury instead.

Why the hell are you getting 16GB of RAM?! Get 8GB and a better CPU or GPU.

Get a H97 motherboard.

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Is this any better?

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attachicon.gifPC I want.png

 

Is this any better?

World's better!  :)

 

EDit: Wait a second! Hold up, no just no on the graphics card. What's your budget again?

The cheapest GPU i recommend to anyone (despite their budget) is an R9 270. That is great value for money and good performance.

 

EDit 2: If you really want Great GTA V performance then upgrade the i3 and also get a 380

 

GTA V is really CPU focussed although graphics do play a part. FOr GTA, i5 + 380 4GB (GTA loves VRAM)!

Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it.

How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive

Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present)

 

Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022

Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023),

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attachicon.gifPC I want.png

 

Is this any better?

Much better, although what @AluminiumTech said still applies.

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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If you follow all my suggestions then'll you be golden  :) . i5-4440/4460 will be fine. (4570S if you care more about power bill) .

R9 380 would be great. Personally I like MSI so i would reccomend getting an MSI OC R9 380.

Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it.

How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive

Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present)

 

Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022

Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023),

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World's better!  :)

 

EDit: Wait a second! Hold up, no just no on the graphics card. What's your budget again?

The cheapest GPU i recommend to anyone (despite their budget) is an R9 270. That is great value for money and good performance.

 

EDit 2: If you really want Great GTA V performance then upgrade the i3 and also get a 380

 

GTA V is really CPU focussed although graphics do play a part. FOr GTA, i5 + 380 4GB (GTA loves VRAM)!

Thanks  :)

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Thanks  :)

With GTA your gonna want to stay around high settings with 2x MSAA and not go really above that though.

Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it.

How to setup MSI Afterburner OSD | How to make your AMD Radeon GPU more efficient with Radeon Chill | (Probably) Why LMG Merch shipping to the EU is expensive

Oneplus 6 (Early 2023 to present) | HP Envy 15" x360 R7 5700U (Mid 2021 to present) | Steam Deck (Late 2022 to present)

 

Mid 2023 AlTech Desktop Refresh - AMD R7 5800X (Mid 2023), XFX Radeon RX 6700XT MBA (Mid 2021), MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon (Early 2018), 32GB DDR4-3200 (16GB x2) (Mid 2022

Noctua NH-D15 (Early 2021), Corsair MP510 1.92TB NVMe SSD (Mid 2020), beQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm x2 & 120mm x1 (Mid 2023),

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