Question

[dazzyayan]

Hi, I'm planning on buying a new pc with the specs below. I'm wondering if a computer of these specifications could run games such as Arma II, Battlefield 3, Minecraft and Call of Duty MW3 on high (not ultra) graphics with a good ammount of FPS:

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3470 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-M: MICRO-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

Also is the triple heat pipe CPU cooling required or would the standard Intel fan be enough to keep the CPU well cooled?
Thanks in advance to all the replies.

 

[keynes]

What is your budget? The triple copper heatpipe would be a good choice for a gaming pc. I'd also consider a better case for good airflow/cooling and a caviar black as the main drive since it is faster than the standard hdd you selected.

 

[baron75mk2]

If the budget will allow it consider a GTX 670 & a bigger psu (i recommend a 750w corsair) , this will ensure good fps across most games out at the moment

 

[topcat5665]

I would say get a 650w PSU or above. The 560 should play most games on high with a good FPS (not ultra). If it is within your budget then I would also recommend a 560ti, but I would say that the 650w power supply is the highest priority before upgrading anything else on this machine.