looking for a pc under 500 that will play battlefield 3 on recommended settings

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DiaSin

DiaSin

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That will absolutely NOT play BF3 AT ALL. That GPU is less powerful than the low end chip in my 4 year old laptop, and I get 25 FPS MAX in that game, usually below 20, on the lowest graphics settings at 1024x600 screen resolution.

Does it have to be prebuilt? Building your own is pretty easy. Someone who is better with prices than I am will probably build a parts list for you.
 
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Brandon Emery

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that sounds awesome if anyone can do that, im on a budget but i can stretch to 600 if neccesary.
 
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DiaSin

DiaSin

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Here. I had a go at it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.10 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $608.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-18 03:14 EDT-0400)
 
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feeblepenguin

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.80 @ Compuvest)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Apex PC-389-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $503.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-18 03:10 EDT-0400)

Here. Solid build, well rounded, but not sure if you need an os.
 
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Brandon Emery

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could i replace the cpu with the one DiaSin recommended? And also why would a dual core cpu with less Ghz be more costly than his quad core?
 
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