bf3 peformance increase from this build????

[Steviep3488]

i was wondering if anyone could help me decide to buy this cheap pc to replace my current rig.


current rig it;
phenom ii x4 940 at stock 3ghz
has eco alc coolit water cooling on it
4gb ddr2 1066 ram
6950 1gb version at stock speeds
rest is standard stuff whic i can use if i buy this.
1tb hdd + 500gb hdd
800w psu
dvdwr


phenom ii x4 850 at 3.3ghz
2gb ram 1333 ddr3 ...... but i will buy 2x 4gb chips as its cheap ram.
500gb hdd
dvdwr

both my current rig and this new one have cheap motherboards in them but will i see an increase using 8 gb ddr3 as opposed to 4gb ddr2

i found this benchmark proving cpu doesnt really matter if its a quad core.

http://www.techspot.com/review/458-battlefield-3-performance/page7.html

I know phenom 850 doesnt have l3 cache but neither does athlon x645 and its 2fps behind i7 2600k

also on this passmark benchmark the 850 beats my 940

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

So will it be a good move as it will cost me next to nothing but i get ddr3 ram upgrade and slightly faster cpu. i only play Battlefield 3 and bad company but not any more really so l3 cache doesnt bother me too much as like i said its not utilised in bf3.



any ideas?

 

[Steviep3488]

This is sideways at best, not worth the money. 8 GB wont bring any tangible benefit, what sort of performance you getting currently? If you are struggling a little, tweak the anti aliasing, and overclock the CPU.

You can run the game and bring up task manager to see CPU usage. Also type render.drawfps 1 in the console to show FPS.

its playing well to be honest. on medium with a few high setting 1920 x 1080
aa off motion blur on fov 90
getting a steady 60fps
recording with fraps getting a steady 45 fps

cant complain but my system is upgraded to its nuts.

can go ddr3 without changing cpu which entails changing motherboard. so its a bundle deal and that pc is only £200. i could probably get that for mine.

but would it be worth it?

Im just thinking if and when i do want to upgrade cpu then im on an am3 system and have more options but with my current rig its whole jobby next time i upgrade.

 

[Steviep3488]

so do you reckon i should stash the cash and look towards a new build over the next yr or so?