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MobileArmory300

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About a year ago I got my first gaming PC. At the time I had a very low budget so my PC isn't very future proof. So recently I've starting playing the Battlefield 4 beta and it's unplayable on Ultra and just bearable on High and this got me thinking about being able to play next gen games. My current GPU is a AMD Radeon HD 7770 and my CPU is a AMD FX 4100, I know it isn't a very good CPU, so my question is should I just upgrade my CPU and leave my GPU the same or does it need to be swapped out as well? I would like to be able to play Next-Gen games on highest settings.
 
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lazyboy947
well for bf4 u will need to upgrade both for best fps, but at the moment u should be able to play just fine, but u can get a fx 6300 for $110 which is a good upgrade for multi core games like bf3 and bf4, and get a gpu like a 760 or 7970 both around $250-300 and will max out all games out now and bf4 beta and means u dont need a new board. The price of amds 7xxx series have come down alot and when the R9 R7 cards come out nvidias should lower a little so could go cpu now and gpu later, but would probably gain most in a gpu upgrade now and overclock ur 4100 if u feel safe doing it and ur board can do it.
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well for bf4 u will need to upgrade both for best fps, but at the moment u should be able to play just fine, but u can get a fx 6300 for $110 which is a good upgrade for multi core games like bf3 and bf4, and get a gpu like a 760 or 7970 both around $250-300 and will max out all games out now and bf4 beta and means u dont need a new board. The price of amds 7xxx series have come down alot and when the R9 R7 cards come out nvidias should lower a little so could go cpu now and gpu later, but would probably gain most in a gpu upgrade now and overclock ur 4100 if u feel safe doing it and ur board can do it.
 
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Both your GPU and CPU won't be doing that great in BF4. The first thing I'd do is get a new CPU. Get something like the i5 4570. For ultra you'd want a better GPU too, but regardless you'd need a new CPU for smooth gameplay.

But upgrading either one will help. But make sure that your PSU can handle it first, as most "low budget" PCs don't have sufficient power.

Hope this helps. :)
 
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