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hellhusky

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Time for me to UPGRADE. with a small budget of $350. I need to know if this will run the game im most wanting to play DayZ!

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:Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2

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AMD A-Series A8-5600K 3.6GHz Socket FM2 Box

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4gb DDR3 DIM 1333.

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palit geforce GT 630 DDR3 HDMI 2gb

Would this here run DayZ/Arma3/Arma3 ect. Thanks!
 
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If you could list what your setup is at the moment. I'm going to make my recommendations, but it could be worse than what you have, not sure though.

CPU:Intel Pentium G860 3.0GHz Socket 1155
http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=923648

Mobo:ASRock Z77 Pro4-M The only reason i recommend the Z77 is if in the future you decide to get a 3570k or 3770k you can overclock, if you don't you could go for a cheaper B77 board, which doesn't come with overclocking capabilities.
http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=1184923
RAM:Corsair Vengeance Low Profile DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL9 2x4GB (8 gigs)
http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=916997
GPU: Keep your current GPU and just pair it up with your new processor.

Also, keep in mind Intel's new socket set gets released in a few month's, if not weeks. So it's just something to keep in mind
 
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my old Motherboard doesn't work anymore. the reason im getting new gear. And its about time for a upgrade. Are you sure its the best idea to use my old GPU as it is shitty. And im not planning on OC the cpu.

The Build i was thinking was :

MOBO : http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?e=1184919
RAM : http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=1434001
CPU : http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=896895
GPU : http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=1130317

how well would that work?
and would that Run DayZ smoothly?
 
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hellhusky

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there are also these components, if you could please check them out, and tell me if i should get one of these CPU'S/MOBO's/GPU's Insted! they are SECOND HAND though.

MOTHERBOARDS :
- :http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=586345953
- :http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=586555199

CPU :
- :http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=585935586
- :http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=586972380
- :http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=586881043
- :http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=587906801

GPU :
- :http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=587393182


do you rekon i should consider buying a 2ND hand CPU/MOBO/GPU. i wouldnt mind putting a bid on the Quad cores. but i wouldnt be able to go over 120 most likely.

thanks.
 
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I don't think i would buy any of those second hand CPU's or Mobo's except maybe the 2500. Reason being, all those other processors don't fit the 1155 socket. That Q6600 is the socket 775,i believe the I5 750 is the older 1156 socket, and that Xeon, i don't have a clue what socket that is.
Plus, those coming from people who have already owned them, if a pin is bent on the bottom from shipping, not to much can be done about it. Spend it on one that is packaged correctly

The 570 on the other hand, for that price if its working, HELL yea go for it. It's more around the range of the 650 ti boost, where as the 7750 is around just the normal 650. About a 4 tier difference in performance accordings to Tom's Charts

Oh, and a 570 should run it pretty damn smooth. I used to have a 550ti, it ran almost everything i could throw at it with decent settings. Not ultra, but it could handle some games in high. Now i got a GTX 670, and I'm fairly certain it just laughs at the games i play on ultra
 
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im going to be brutally honest here, for that amount of money i do not think you will be able to run dayz. its mental in terms of requirements and as for bf4 well lets just say on anything more than low unless they work miracles with the optimizing then theres no way you'll breach 20-25 fps
 
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So your saying a GTX 570 would not be able to run BF4? that's like saying a 650TI boost or a 7850 wouldn't be able to run it. And if it is because of the CPU, the the CPU is around the same as a Phenom II x4. Intel can do what AMD does with 4 cores with 2. So in no way would it hinder performance. It's not an I5 by any standard, but it is more than adequate
 
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i'm sorry what? I'm fairly certain if a program is multithreaded a amd 4 core will run circles around a dual core intel. And since bf3 is utilizing more then 2 cores for multiplayer, a 4 core amd would be the way to go. I find it funny people keep saying "buy intel or don't buy anything". Sure a i5 is great, but for 130 dollars less i get a 4 core amd cpu that will run everything basically matched with a decent video card at over 60+ fps (hell i'm still using a amd phenom II x3 720 BE and i've been playing all the new games like bioshock inf and tombraider at 60+fps) If you're on a budget go with amd, there is no need to pay extra money for less cores when the amd will do everything you need it to at more then anything you need.
 
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yep, i was thinking you wanted more bang for your buck, but the build you picked out at the begining will run it just fine.
update: mgiht run it fine on lower settings i thought the gpu was a 650 not a 630 like you wanted to buy, id reccommend getting a better gpu like the one i listed to make sure you can play it (it only 5 dollars more then the 630)
 
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hellhusky

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well. the thing is i got a friend of a friend doing me a favour. As im not the greatest with computers, he found that kit. For 350$ so i might just take that, if i went for the parts that you said, ill haft to pay for shipping ect. So will cost about 400 or so i'd say.
 
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