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=N82E16819115072
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7970:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150596
RAM: G-SKILL Ares 8GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546
MOBO: MSI Z-77:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130643
SSD: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120 GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226236
PSU: Rosewill 750W:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182133
Hard Drive: Seagate Baracuda 750 GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148702
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
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=N82E16819115072
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7970:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150596
RAM: G-SKILL Ares 8GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546
MOBO: MSI Z-77:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130643
SSD: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120 GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226236
PSU: Rosewill 750W:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182133
Hard Drive: Seagate Baracuda 750 GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148702
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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