The thing about the new AMD FX line is that while they claim "X no. of cores," they really behave as if they had half of that number. So really, that "six-core" CPU is more like a three-core; you actually get better single-thread performance by disabling half of the AMD cores (leave 0, 3,and 5 up but kill 1, 2, and 4).
I say go with an Intel i5 CPU, like this one:
Core i5-2310
Holy fuck, there is a dirth of decent budget Intel-socket boards. This is the best I could dig up without going as far back as the awful P67 chipset:
ASRock H77 Pro4-M or ASUS P8B75-V
It's roughly $280 for the CP/Mobo pair, but the $30 trade-off is well-worth the huge performance boost. RAM is dirt cheap, so don't worry about having to stash too much away for it; I recommend Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600, but 1600 G.Skill is pretty good...look at the egg ratings. As for case, what strikes your fancy?
Regarding Planetside 2, the settings are currently capped at Medium, so even if you set it to High you won't see any difference. There are also rumours going around that Planetside 2's highest settings will slow PCs to a crawl with intentionally high levels of detail so that when the game ages it still remains visually competitive. So just know that even with this upgrade, you still may not be able to run it full blast. If the rumours are true, you'll need much higher-end set-up.
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