mistersprinkles
Active Member
I don't know why people are telling you that this system will only get you mid-range performance. In actuality, overclocked to a nice 4.5Ghz, your i5 will be as powerful as a modern i5 non K CPU. The only bottleneck on that system is that you are limited to PCIE 2.0 due to the crappy motherboard. With a mid-range GPU that shouldn't hurt you.
Get yourself a good CPU cooler such as a liquid AIO cooler (make sure it will fit your case. Most cases will fit the 120mm coolers, not all cases will fit the 240/280++mm coolers). A corsair H80i GTX would be a good bet. If you prefer not to have liquid cooling, pick up a decent air cooler. Even a cheap cooler like a Cooler Master Hyper 212 will make a real difference and allow you to overclock significantly.
I suggest that you get either a GTX 1060 or an RX 480 video card. Do not get the "reference" coolers (the ones with a single blower fan). Opt for a custom cooler such as an MSi Twin Frozr, a Gigabyte Windforce, an ASUS Strix, etc etc. These cards are not only a few bucks cheaper (usually), they also offer better cooling and often, quieter operation.
If I were in your shoes I would pick up a Hyper 212 cooler and a GTX 1060 GPU and call it a day.
Yes, you will definitely get 60FPS in most games no problem. Don't go nuts with anisotropic filtering and anti aliasing, and stick to high (rather than ultra) settings and pretty much anything will run at 60FPS for you especially if you are playing at 1080P resolution.
I hope this helps.
Get yourself a good CPU cooler such as a liquid AIO cooler (make sure it will fit your case. Most cases will fit the 120mm coolers, not all cases will fit the 240/280++mm coolers). A corsair H80i GTX would be a good bet. If you prefer not to have liquid cooling, pick up a decent air cooler. Even a cheap cooler like a Cooler Master Hyper 212 will make a real difference and allow you to overclock significantly.
I suggest that you get either a GTX 1060 or an RX 480 video card. Do not get the "reference" coolers (the ones with a single blower fan). Opt for a custom cooler such as an MSi Twin Frozr, a Gigabyte Windforce, an ASUS Strix, etc etc. These cards are not only a few bucks cheaper (usually), they also offer better cooling and often, quieter operation.
If I were in your shoes I would pick up a Hyper 212 cooler and a GTX 1060 GPU and call it a day.
Yes, you will definitely get 60FPS in most games no problem. Don't go nuts with anisotropic filtering and anti aliasing, and stick to high (rather than ultra) settings and pretty much anything will run at 60FPS for you especially if you are playing at 1080P resolution.
I hope this helps.