Upgrade mu GPU or Start Again

SavageGhost · Jul 30, 2013

Hi,

I have just started to get back into PC gaming after a while out and want to know based on the newer games coming out like BF4 what the best route would be - upgrade my old system or start again!

Current System:
Power - Zalman 750W PSU

CPU - Intel Quad core Q6660 2.4Ghz (Overclocked to 3Ghz)

Graphics - BFG GeForce GTX 260

Motherboard - ASUS P5B Deluxe

Memory - 8GB 800MHz Dominator XMS2

HDD - 60Gb OCZ Vertex SSD (OS + Games)
HDD2 - Seagate 250GB (Data)

OS - Vista Pro 64bit

Hope you might have some suggestions I am willing to spend about £200 ($320) upgrading my GPU if the CPU can take the newer games otherwise I'll have to save up to spend about £800 ($1300) on a new CPU/Board/Mem/GPU combo.

If I have to start again, am I better of going i5 and getting a better GPU?

the games I am playing are WoT, CM etc but want to start playing BF4 when it comes out plus other 1st person games.

Thanks in advance.

Sav.

SlitWeaver · Jul 30, 2013

Personally, I would recommend starting again if you have the money. I would go with an FX-8350 (AMD) on the AM3+ socket 990FX motherboard or an Intel 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU and motherboard. I would get a i5-3570K because an i7-3770K is pretty much a waste of money. Anyway, yeah, I'd start from scratch

Maxime506 · Jul 30, 2013

This knight could overkill the upcoming BF4:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1mgPL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1mgPL/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1mgPL/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£121.00 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£67.49 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£194.90 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£77.12 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£12.97 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £756.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 13:22 BST+0100)

hubbardt · Jul 30, 2013

According to BF4CENTRAL.COM the recommended CPU is 'Quad core CPU (Intel Core i5 or i7) at 3 Ghz'

you could just upgrade your GPU for now and when you have the cash upgrade the rest but will eventually have to refresh your entire build

Krystian Michalak · Jul 30, 2013

Hi i think you should start again but if you dont have the money i would go AMD all the way and just keep your power supply and case.

hubbardt · Jul 30, 2013

Krystian Michalak :

i5 is an overclocking monster though

Krystian Michalak · Jul 30, 2013

hubbardt :

Oh yeah of course but if you are short with money and if you are not planning to OC i would go with AMD they have pretty good CPUs for a low price, and they can OC aswell.

theonerm2 · Jul 30, 2013

Recommended changes:

Power - Zalman 750W PSU---- Keep

CPU - Intel Quad core Q6660 2.4Ghz (Overclocked to 3Ghz)---- Upgrade to FX 6300

Graphics - BFG GeForce GTX 260 ---- Upgrade to GTX 760

Motherboard - ASUS P5B Deluxe ---- Upgrade to AM3+

Memory - 8GB 800MHz Dominator XMS2---- Upgrade to 8GB 1600MHz DDR3

HDD - 60Gb OCZ Vertex SSD (OS + Games)----Keep
HDD2 - Seagate 250GB (Data)----Upgrade to 1TB

OS - Vista Pro 64bit---- Upgrade to Windows 8 64 bit

You can keep your current system and buy the parts as you can afford them. The Core 2 Quad Q6660 at 3GHz can play Battlefield 3 which means it might be able to play Battlefield 4 considering the engine for Battlefield 4 will be the same. Selling your old parts might help a bit with the cost of upgrading.

SavageGhost · Jul 30, 2013

Thank you all for your speedy input

- looks like I will have to upgrade most of the key items to get a decent performance in the new games.

Looks like AMD CPU is a good bet for value for money and the GTX 760 is good value for performance item for the GPU.

Thanks
Sav

theonerm2 · Jul 30, 2013

SavageGhost :

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1mhNl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1mhNl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1mhNl/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£81.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£77.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.92 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£194.90 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.59 @ Aria PC)
Total: £511.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 14:57 BST+0100)

Those parts combined with some old parts will do great.

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