(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hey guys, i'm somewhat new to the computer building world and would like to build and purchase one of my own, mainly for gaming and holding all of my music and shit. I would like to play newer games like Arma 2 and 3 (when it comes out), BF3, and Skyrim on high settings if possible, and do so with a budget around $1,000 (including a monitor, keyboard and mouse). So I put one together and would like to know what you guys think. Any feedback is appreciated.

CAS: Cooler Master Elite 431 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window [-49]
C 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
COOLANT: Standard Coolant
CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.30 GHz Six-Core AM3+ CPU 6MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology [+0]
CS_FAN: Default case fans
FAN: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
HD 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
KEYBOAR AZZA Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
MONITOR: 24" Widescreen 1920x1080 ASUS VS247H-P LCD [+157]
MOTHERBOAR [CrossFireX] ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AMD 970 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3+ ATX w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI (Pro OC Certified)
MOUSE: AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse with Weight Adjustable Cartridge
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
POWERSUPPLY: 700 Watts - Standard Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready
SOUN HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+76] (HIS IceQ Edition [+0])
WNC: 802.11b/g/n 300Mbps PCI Wireless Adapter Network Card [+26]
PRICE: $1073

since that case is older and bad cooling e especially since you will be getting a high performance graphics card and buying a prebuilt is more expensive than 1 you build yourself. but if u must drop the watercooler to a reg fan that comes with the cpu and get a 7870

+ Get a Intel Ivy Bridge processor if you can. Intel i5 3570k does the job very well you can get good deals on it with a motherboard at microcenter.

ur saying for 100$ u can add 5fps when u can get a better gfx card such as a 7950 and add much more than 5fps to ur preformance

Thanks guys, I think I'm going to mix what you both said and build the computer myself to help me better understand how its put together and maybe upgrade it later on. I also think I'm gonna go ahead and get the i5 3570k processor as well since building my own pc is saving me a little cash.

with that money get a fx 6200 and a 7870 you will get much more preformance our of your computer a i5 adds 5 fps at most to a game the 7870 oer the 7850 is 15-20 spend your money wisly. i have had a i5 and phenom 2 gaming pcs theres no real diffrence since most modern games are graphics based

Okay, these may be dumb questions (keep in mind I'm new to this), but you don't think i'll have any trouble with the cpu keeping up with the video card? considering its a lot cheaper, i wont have problems with bottlenecking or anything like that? And second, do you have any suggestions on what motherboard I should get with that combination?

no maybe if u had two graphics cards but 1 is great the fx4100 gets alot of hate but i used it before and it holds up great. i used it with a 6870 i built for a friend and it still goes strong. btw the 6200 is alot stronger than a 4100 which is the entry level amd fx cpu

I might just be safe and spend the extra money to get an i5 and a 7870.