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October 27, 2013 11:56:33 AM

Hello,

I'm not the most tech savvy person, so my transition from console (xbox 360) to PC gaming was very nerve wracking because, while I had the budget to explore some options, all of the part specs were in a foreign language to me. Through some research and guidance from people on here and other forums, I managed to piece together a build from newegg.com and had a friend help me put everything together. Mind you, this was May of 2012. So now that we're about a year and a half out from my build, I was looking for some insight on potential future upgrades (not necessarily quite yet, but in the nearish future, if deemed necessary).


As far as my gaming goes, I'd really like to be able to play some of the more demanding games on high / ultra settings. My next game purchase and pretty much the only thing I'll be playing for a while is Battlefield 4. With that in mind, a.) will these specs allow smooth play on the more demanding settings? b.) do you have any suggestions of quick / cheap alternatives to optimize the overall build c.) anything else worth mentioning??



Current Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7970:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

RAM: G-SKILL Ares 8GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

MOBO: MSI Z-77:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

SSD: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120 GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PSU: Rosewill 750W:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Hard Drive: Seagate Baracuda 750 GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


While going back and relinking all of these, I've noticed that a lot of the pieces have significantly lower user reviews now than when I originally purchased them , unfortunately =/. So yeah, if anyone with good gaming insight could let me know what they think about how this build will hold up with upcoming games, mostly Battlefield 4.

And if there are any suggestions, PLEASE enlighten me! I really appreciate anyone who takes the time to read this! I hope some people out there will have some stuff to say! Thanks again

-Ryan

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October 27, 2013 3:48:17 PM

That's an excellent build and should be able to run most games at maxed settings (low aa) for a few years. It should run BF4 at 60+FPS at 1080p. Quick suggestion could be getting an aftermarket CPU cooler in case you decide to overclock in the future, other than that it looks good to me.
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October 28, 2013 5:23:24 AM

Why not get an ivybridge or Haswell i5?
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October 28, 2013 5:26:32 AM

Because those are his current specs it seems, it's not a new build
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October 28, 2013 5:33:50 AM

Sorry I should have read it in full, in that case rolands suggestion makes sense, overclocking with a new cooler and maybe later adding a second 7970 (unlikely you will need one this year) makes sense. Do not buy a ivy or haswell i5 like I suggested you can get all the performance increase from overclocking.
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October 28, 2013 5:39:09 AM

To be honest that PSU outputs 46A and a second 7970 wouldn't be a good idea, unless a PSU upgrade is also on the way
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