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robertwj

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I am on a strict budget and here is the list i have drawn up:

CPU: i3 2120 3.3GHz http://ark.intel.com/products/53426/Intel-Core-i3-2120-Processor-(3M-Cache-3_30-GHz)
Board: MSI - H61M-P21 (B3) http://msi.com/product/mb/H61M-P21--B3-.html
Graphics: MSI ATI R6850 1GB Cyclone Power OC Edition http://msi.com/product/vga/R6850-Cyclone-1GD5-Power-Edition-OC.html
RAM: 4GB DDR3
PSU: 500 Watt
Drive: 500GB Windows Drive & 1TB Slave Drive

Is this good enough to handle games like Battlefield 3, Need For Speed: The Run, Saints Row?
 
That CPU is probably going to freak out at the sight of BF3 (at any reasonable quality, that is).
 
its not worth it to buy a gaming rig on a budget these days... if you buy on budget you will always only be able to play the game 65%-75% of its potential...games are looking to good and you have to enjoy the game at full settings anything of R10k and upwards is going to be worth it...

just my opinion :D if i were you i would save R4000 more than what your budget is right now and do it properly... your rig will then last you about a year or so longer... ;)
 
At the moment i have:

CPU: E7400 2.8 Core 2 Duo
Board: MSI - G41
Graphics: MSI ATI R6850 1GB Cyclone Power OC Edition
RAM: 4GB DDR3
PSU: 500 Watt
Drive: 500GB Windows Drive & 1TB Slave Drive
 
There are G41 motherboards that use DDR3. You're gonna see a great improvement in gaming and general performance upgrading to the Core i3.
 
froot said:
That CPU is probably going to freak out at the sight of BF3 (at any reasonable quality, that is).
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What does the CPU have to do with decent graphics quality?
i3 chips perform at equivalent levels to its faster brothers at HD resolutions in BF3, minimum fps does suffer a tiny bit (around 5%) however. This is during single player, multi player will likely put some more strain on the CPU, however I do not think the difference will be that great.

@OP, if you can still find a phenom quad, that may be a viable alternative. Otherwise the i3 you're looking at is the only real choice at that price point.
 
The i3 2120 i have chosen is quite a good CPU, from benchmarks i have read it out performs some i5's. So i rate it is a great CPU for that price!

Just a thought. Seeing that i have an AMD ATI Card, should i just not go full AMD for my system? I can get a better CPU and board for the same price. I have never used an AMD system so i cant say if its decent or not
 
robertwj said:
The i3 2120 i have chosen is quite a good CPU, from benchmarks i have read it out performs some i5's. So i rate it is a great CPU for that price!

Just a thought. Seeing that i have an AMD ATI Card, should i just not go full AMD for my system? I can get a better CPU and board for the same price. I have never used an AMD system so i cant say if its decent or not
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You still haven't told us what your budget is :(
 
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