Building a Gaming PC

Gaming + AMD FX = game over

I had a bulldozer set up, wasnt impressed, guild wars 2 barely run on it

I agree with gamble1984. Stay away from AMD - Just my two cents worth.

The spec seems a little small. If you really want to play some hardcore games, this spec mught be a little light on.

I'd be more inclined to look at memory running at 2133+ MHZ (yes, I know CPU SPD typically runs at 1600).

For a graphics card, a 7950+ or GTX 670+ would be a good starting point.

For a PSU - 500W is way to small. Try 650+ at least.

You don't say which Seagate drive. Check out the performance ratings at Passmark. All drives are not created equal, and they will be a bottle neck.

You also might want to look at an aftermarket cooler.

And for CPU, a K-series might be the way to go. Such as I7-3770K. That way you can crank it up and maybe get a few extra FPS.

You also didn't mention what your budget is.

The system spec I am running is what my kids run for their gaming systems. Except for the number of monitors, and they also only have one Blu-ray drive.

Again, just my two cents worth. I'm sure there are other gaming experts that will chime in with their thoughts.

Yeah a budget would be great, and only and i mean ONLY get an i7 if your using programs with hyperthreading, games do not use it so dont waste the extra money - the i5 3570k is easily the best gaming chip out there at present which is value for money

Ive tried doing this, i can do an AMD set up, but it wouldn't be a brilliant gaming rig, but to go intel, a full rig on $600 is pushing it.