I wouldn't put a Notebook CPU in a desktop. It might be more efficient and more quiet but if you want max settings and futureproof go for a full powered I7.

Asfar as GPU goes the 780 GTX and HD8970 should be right around the corner it might be good to wait for them, if you don't want to wait take the GTX 680. 

Its simple to put a PC together its like Lego. Just watch youtube vids.

Have a look at custom PC building websites. All the advantages of picking your own components, none of the hassle of assembling yourself.

It does turn out a little bit more expensive than building yourself, but considerably cheaper than buying prebuilt.

cool and the one they list there will run games on ultra (like Rome 2 and Crysis 3) and will for little while?

It's easy enough, everything just snaps together now. The only tricky part is maybe CPU onto motherboard but videos will help you with that.

If not, you may be able to pay a local shop to assemble it, or there are some smaller online retailers that allow you to fully configure a built system. These will be more expensive but probably cheaper than buying something advertised for gaming on Sony's website.

No, if you want to max out Crisis 3 you need a better GPU (GTX 680). Also a better powersupply 520 Watt is not that great. For RTS and stuff you should get an I7. And twice the ram to be on the safe side its dirt cheap anyway. Its not going to be that cheap. The listed one however is a good compromise if you have a thight budget. You have to know how much you can spent first and choose your components later.

You dont need too powerful GPU to run crysis 3 maxed, it's done on the same engine as Crysis 2 and console restrictions will hold it back. Unless they want to make PC version way superior in every way (more entities, larger maps, more visual effects, etc).

I would recommend getting a GTX 660ti or 7950 for now, and getting a new GPU in +3 years. (maybe +5 depending on next gen console specs). Those should be plenty good enough to run any game without any hitching for a looooong time.



just get an i5 CPU if u want to play Rome 2, that game most defo is gonna be a CPU hog. :)


Only PC game that actually needs horsepower is planetside 2 atm, and thats because it's a PC exclusive that pushes the hardware boundaries.

Unless money doesn't matter to you, spending $1000 now (still a lot) and a $300 upgrade in 2-3 years assuming discrete graphics cards still exist at that point (and AMD is solvent) is much better than spending $2000 now for something that still isn't future-proof, because that term does not apply to computers.

Don't do this. The next Nvidia and AMD GPUs are already power bound, and are still on 28nm so this won't improve. Expect 10-20% at best. Also right around the corner = March for AMD, even later for Nvidia.

And the next ones will be right around the corner after that :).