Upgrade For BF3?

[Hyper]

Hi all,

Im sure you see these topics a fair bit recently but im totally out of touch since I stopped playing BF2 around 2008 but have had BF3 pre ordered since march knowing I would have to upgrade before hand.

My system is the following spec:
Core2Duo at 3ghz.
4GB PC8000 Ram (I Think)
Nvidia 8800GT 512mb
Corsair 520W Modular PSU
Dell S2409W

Its been that long since I last upgraded I cant even remember the model of my motherboard off hand but no doubt that will need upgrading aswell because the socket would have changed?

Im looking to spend around £400 if that is possible for a system that should handle BF3.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as im totally out of touch nowadays but this current system has done me proud since building it when i left school in 2007!

Thanks, Sam

 

[Hyper]

Upped my budget in the sense I may aswell do thinks properly and I am thinking of this spec:

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £144.98
(£120.82) £144.98
(£120.82)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)

(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £78.49
Total : £470.94

Then will upgrade my graphics card just before BF3 is released (thinking of a 560TI).

Think I will be okay running this setup along with a Corsair 520W PSU?

Thanks, Sam.

 

[Hyper]

I have wanted a SSD for a while and since this is the first time I have done a new build since I left school in 2007 I feel now is the time to get one.

When the time comes I might put a bit extra into a graphics card anyway depending on performance.

Thanks for all the advice so far though

 

[Hyper]

System now built and all ready for battlefield 3 minus a graphics card,

Think its worth waiting until just before release before buying one?

At the minute im looking at the 560ti but im not sure if it will be upto the challenge especially running at 1920x1080.