Is this a good PC setup?

Question

I'm looking to build my own computer for the first time and for a mix of standard use and gaming. I'm looking to play Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, Elder Scrolls Online, and a few other games, not necessarily on max settings, but on decent settings.

Case:
COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

CPU:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

Hard Drive:
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519

GPU:
GIGABYTE GV-N65TBOC-2GD GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125457

Power Supply:
CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

Do any of you guys have any suggestions?

Answer 1

Well its not that big of a deal, but you can save a few $ and get better memory

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148544

or

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186



also id recommend getting something like the fx4300 or fx6300

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286 is $124 after promo code, and since its free shipping, its not that much more then the phenom in price. But its alot better performance and overclocks alot better, and runs cooler and uses less power.



also you can save a few $ and get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131873 for $84 after promo. The gigabyte has an 8+2 power phase, so if you plan on doing larger overclocks it may be a better option. But this board with free shipping and a promo saves alot. and the fact your psu probably wont be able to handle overclocking it much anyways so.



by getting this cpu and board, you actually save $15 lol



also you can consider http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028 its only $4 more, but it has a $10 mail in rebate, so in the end you will save like $6.



For your case, you can get better for cheaper like

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108407

or

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018

they are both much better cases, and overall are cheaper (with shipping)





for graphics, if you want to upgrade id suggest a 7850 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-102-998&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo

its a little step up from the gtx650 ti boost, but its able to be overclocked quite nicely which makes the gap between them much larger. But for the price, the gtx650 Ti boost is quite good, as when the boost clock is higher its close to the 7850 at stock speeds.





lol i think i just completely changed the build in all aspects XD

oops, but they are only suggestions, i mean you dont have to take them.



also contrary to what you may read, windows 8 is quite a bit better then windows 7. so if you were going to buy an os, get 8 not 7.

Answer 2

It seems good different than some issues. you may desire to decide for a quad center particularly for a similar cost. you do no longer extremely want a valid card till you extremely pay interest to the sound. Lite On drives are often occurring to end working, i might exchange that too. you in addition to mght shouldn't want a 1000watt ability supply, a high quality 750 could be greater desirable than sufficient (laptop ability and Cooling is a good variety.) for the way lots you're spending, you have the flexibility to change to an i7 without spending too lots greater, and you will possibly merely could exchange your processor and motherboard, and in case you awnt somewhat quicker speed, paying for 2 500GB harddrives and RAID 0 them may be quicker.

Answer 3

This PC would be good enough to run most new games with settings on medium to high with decent FPS. You should be fine with the games you listed above :).