NEED HELP for new PC build?

Dane

want to build a gaming PC because my current PC sucks. It is an HP a6700y (dont be jealous of my GPU, Geforce 6150se)
i would like this PC to run Arma 2 and 3 on high settings. Other games like BAttlefield 3 would be nice to play on high to ultra too.
Please giv advise because i do not know how this stuff works. i know only the basic componets ( CPU,GPU,Mobo ect.)



Approximate Purchase Date: Summer of 2012

Budget Range: $850 After Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: General > Gaming > Photos
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS ( my OS is Windows Vista i most likely wil upgrade to 7 or 8 when it comes out.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, microcenter.com

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: processor above 3.0 ghz quad core or better

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: N/A

Additional Comments: Preferred GPU GTX 560 ti or GTX 570
those intel CPUs are expensive i was looking at a amd phenom II x4 3.5 Ghz is that good for gaming and i think i am going to try to go with a 570

Answer
*** Update ***

It's hard to recommend AMD for a new build, because Sandy Bridge performs so much better.

The low-cost Phenom II X4 8xx models aren't even real Phenoms, just renamed Athlons without L3 cache. Their performance suffers in CPU-intensive games like Starcraft 2 and Skyrim.

The Phenom II X4 970 is probably AMD's best bang/buck processor for gaming, but even the Core i3 2100 matches it's performance in most titles. And nothing from AMD touches the Core i5 2400 or higher.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/20
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-560-ti-448-core-benchmark,3082-4.html

But if you wanted to go with AMD to keep costs down, you'd be looking at:

GPU - HIS IceQ X Turbo Radeon HD 6950 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161372

CPU- Phenom II X4 970
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103894

Mobo- Gigabyte GA970A AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519

Power supply- Seasonic S12II 620W 80 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

RAM- G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

HDD- Seagate Barracuda 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

DVD Burner - free with hard drive, promo offer

Case - Cooler Master HAF 912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

That's $810, you could double your RAM to 8gb for $30 more. The Radeon HD 6950 generally outperforms the GTX 560 Ti, especially in Battlefield 3. The overclocked 2gb model linked above will almost match a GTX 570.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/battlefield-3-vga-and-cpu-performance-benchmark-test/6

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Definitely a Core i5 2400 or 2500K system... I'm thinking a classified edition 448 core GTX 560 Ti, if not a GTX 570...

is this a good gaming pc?

Wyatt

cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1EKQBU)

Back-To-School 2012 (NO MONITOR)
*BASE_PRICE: [+515]
BLUETOOTH: None
CAS: Cooler Master Elite 431 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window
CASUPGRADE: None
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: None
COOLANT: Standard Coolant
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.00 GHz Eight-Core AM3+ CPU 8MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology [+94]
CS_FAN: Default case fans
ENGRAVING: None
ENGRAVING_MSG:
FA_HDD: None
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)
FREEBIE_CS: None
FREEBIE_MB: None
FREEBIE_VC: None
GEAR1: Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard [+79]
GLASSES: None
HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+45] (Single Drive)
HDD2: None
HEADSET1: Razer Tiamat Elite 7.1 True Surround Sound Gaming Headset [+166]
IEEE_CARD: None
IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
KEYBOARD: AZZA Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard
MEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR3/1333MHz Dual Channel Memory [+48] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MONITOR: None
MONITOR2: None
MONITOR3: None
MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX/SLI] MSI 970A-G46 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard w/ UEFI Bios, OC Genie II, Winki 3, 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB 3.0, SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI [+5]
MOUSE: AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse with Weight Adjustable Cartridge
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
NOISEREDUCE1: Power Supply Gasket [+5]
OS: Microsoft® Windows 8 (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK: Extreme OC (Extreme Overclock 20% or more) [+49]
POWERSUPPLY: 700 Watts - Standard Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready [+8]
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: None
TEMP: None
TVRC: None
USB: None
USBFLASH: None
USBHD: None
USBX: NZXT Internal USB 6-PORT Expansion Module [+19]
VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+167] (HIS IceQ Edition [+9])
VIDEO2: None
VIDEO3: None
WNC: None
_PRICE: (+1209)
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Answer
That's a pretty sweet rig, should definitely chew everything you throw at it.
Best way to score these kinds of setups in terms of power is to benchmark it and compare with other gaming systems.

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