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Casper Gross

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I am currently having a computer with the following specs:

Motherboard:MSI 870a-g54
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955
Ram: 8g
Grapic card: Raedon 6900 HD 1G
Power supply: 500W

I am looking for an upgrade that would benefit my computer the most. I am looking for components, that will make my PC run BF4 smoothly in high/ultra settings. What should i aim for firstly? And if i invest in a R270x/R280x (New released cards) Will they be able to run smoothly with my current processor?
 
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Christopher MacQueen

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Your processor will bottleneck past the 7850. Your vid card won't handle and is an issue. Your PSU could use a boost likely also but depends on your card. Whats the speed of your ram? 8gb can be alright but speed.

I'm in about the same boat as you are. Looking at a major upgrade as well with similiar specs but a better PSU and 16gb of 1333mhz ram. and a little better CPU. I'm thinking you'd need new CPU, new Vid card, faster ram. Maybe new PSU.

In the end I'd have to say CPU and Vid card together, get ram later. New CPU will be held back by low vid card, new vid card bottlenecked by old CPU. Then prey that don't need a better PSU. Mobo I think would handle fine.

Lets see what pro's say ;)
 
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get a good gpu first. the phenom ii x4 955 is no slouch in gaming but you'll be needing a better one if you wish to play bf4 in full capacity. get bf4 first and play it for a little while and decide on whether or not you can make compromises in details or not before upgrading your cpu. but its safe to say that you'll be needing a new card with a higher vram (2gb minimum. 3gb is recommended) like a 7950 or 760.
 
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1: What is min-max bugdet
2: Do you have any hate/love to either Intel or AMD
3: Get ram at 1600MHz. Bloody dirt cheap atm by the fact that DDR4 is coming. (I recommend Kingston or Corsair)
4: a 650 Gold+ PSU would do the trick. If you don't want to OC insanely and not do Crossfire/SLI
 
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Casper Gross

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Thanks for the replies. I haven't exactly made a budget, since i probley will be ordering a peice once every 14 days. Im just wondering, what would be wisest to upgrade first. Many have suggested that i started with my grapfic card, but i'm kinda lost on which i should choose.
 
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Casper Gross

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And would this package be suitable and bring more performence? cost 290 dollars

•783156 - AMD A8-6600K Quadcore 3.9-4.2GHz, Radeon HD8570D

•764990 - Gigabyte GA-F2A75M-D3H, Socket-FM2, A75 Chipset, SATA 6Gb/s, USB3.0, VGA, DVI, HDMI, UEFI

•585022 - Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600Mhz 8GB (2x4GB)
 
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No. The AMD A-CPUS are for mid-end gamers. Those who do not wish/need to have ultra settings. but a mid-semi high settings on normal games.

What you need is a pure cpu. Something like the FX8350 or I5/I7

As others have said. Go for the GPU and PSU (keep Crossfire/SLI in mind). Then replace CPU and MOBO and RAM. If you still feel like that GPU is not kicking hard enough for you. Then throw an extra GPU in. Hell 2x 7970 is at the same price as 1 GTX 780.
 
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with that money, you can buy either a 7870, a 760, a 7950 or for just +$10 or so more a 7970 or an r280x. gpu's that'll raise the bar of your current gaming rig. buy a new gpu now, then upgrade your cpu/mobo down the line when it starts to choke your framerate under 30fps. that is the way of a thrifty gamer. it doesn't always have to be the best, sometimes the "just enough" is the smartest move value wise bang-per-buck.
 
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Casper Gross

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Would a AMD Raedon HD 7950 GIGABYTE, 3072 MB for the price of 220dollars, be a fair price? Or should i go with the new released 270x/280x? And would i be able to run with my 6950HD amd raedon + one of the new graphic cards? I know i got space in my motherboard, my would it show any increase in its performance?

And would it be a good option to pair it with an I7-920
+Motherboard = Asus P6X58D-e´ I can get the parts pretty cheap, so that's why i am wondering.

Or should i go after a I5-3550, which i've heard, should be very solid for gaming?

Alittle info about my current RAM:

DDR3
8 GB
dual
NB frequency: 2000 mhz
DRAM frequency: 666,7 mhz



Sorry I've got many questions :)
 
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