Budget PC build for BF4 < £500?

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Is it possible? I'm not obsessed with graphics but would like to be able to run the game on acceptable settings. Smooth gameplay is more important to me than graphics. I plan to build the machine myself. Thanks.
 
 
Would recommend a 990 chipset & 8GB of RAM min for gaming:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x MSI 990XA-GD55 AMD 990X Chipset (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £30
1 x Silverstone Argon SST-AR02 CPU Cooler - 92mm (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1150 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £27.95
Total : £503.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
snips86x said:
Would recommend a 990 chipset & 8GB of RAM min for gaming:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x MSI 990XA-GD55 AMD 990X Chipset (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £30
1 x Silverstone Argon SST-AR02 CPU Cooler - 92mm (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1150 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £27.95
Total : £503.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Well said, the 970 boards aren't great, the 990's are well reccomended espeically if overclocking. :)

Getting 4GB of RAM now-a-days is a bit silly really.

i'd swap the AR02 out for the AR01, bigger fan for £1 or so more. :)
 
The 970s are all right (they can take a 6300 to 5GHz with a good chip and decent cooling), but the 990 boards are better. I was just looking at minimum cost there.
 
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OK thanks. So do you think my budget is realistic and will the game play OK with this setup? What kind of FPS am I likely to get and could I play on medium settings at least?
 
I'd imagine the minimum recommended spec (for reasonable performance) will be something like this. If you're concerned about the graphics settings you could spend a bit extra on a 7870.
 
bagemup said:
Is it possible? I'm not obsessed with graphics but would like to be able to run the game on acceptable settings. Smooth gameplay is more important to me than graphics. I plan to build the machine myself. Thanks.
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I would keep saving and get something a bit better. As the game(BF4) is not due until the end of October beginning of November, that gives you about 3 months to save up another couple of hundred quid.
 
Yea I'll maybe so what I can save in the mean time. I couldn't see a disc drive in that recommended setup. Is it included with the tower?
 
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