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I want to make sure my first PC can run BF4 on ultra settings, will this do? Also, what if i wanted to swap out that FX - 6350 for a 6300? Will BF4 still run on ultra? Im on a budget.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/24o3r

Another question, will this build run BF4 on ultra? This is my cheaper build with a better cpu.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/24eVM

Which gives me more bang for my buck, also factor in the future 'proofness' of each, thanks :)
 
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Go for your first build, the FX 8320 is just an fx 6300 with 2 extra cores (1 extra module), they are essentially the same exact chip, the FX 6350, on the other hand, has 1 less module than the FX 8320, but has a higher factory clock rate so it has stronger per core power than the 8320 (which will be important for gaming, even though BF4 uses multi-threads). So pairing that up with a HD 7970 will yield an overall more powerful machine (especially since your priority seems to be playing BF4 at Ultra)

I would also suggest getting a nice Cooler Master hyper 212 Evo CPU cooler and giving your FX 6350 a nice overclock for more performance, as the FX 6350 at 4.5 Ghz is said to be able to match an i5 Ivy Bridge in single thread performance...
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Go for your first build, the FX 8320 is just an fx 6300 with 2 extra cores (1 extra module), they are essentially the same exact chip, the FX 6350, on the other hand, has 1 less module than the FX 8320, but has a higher factory clock rate so it has stronger per core power than the 8320 (which will be important for gaming, even though BF4 uses multi-threads). So pairing that up with a HD 7970 will yield an overall more powerful machine (especially since your priority seems to be playing BF4 at Ultra)

I would also suggest getting a nice Cooler Master hyper 212 Evo CPU cooler and giving your FX 6350 a nice overclock for more performance, as the FX 6350 at 4.5 Ghz is said to be able to match an i5 Ivy Bridge in single thread performance, while keeping all the benefits of 6 integer cores.

Take a look at this chart from a benchmark of BF4
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the 7970 gets 41 FPS on 1920x1200 resolution average, and this with a system that has the i7 4770k at stock, however if you turn down MSAA (which is known to be severely taxing in this game) then you should have a smooth 60 fps average with the FX 6350 and HD 7970 setup
 
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Wow! thank you so much! Thats the first time i felt as though my build was complete but of course another question has risen...According to that chart, i can go $100 cheaper and buy a R9 270X 2GB and get 60 fps?!! How can this be? I thought more expensive meant more powerful.

So does this mean that the x270 will perform better than the 7970 in all(most) games??
 
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Hey, what book do i get to learn all of this?
 
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lol not a book but definitely a lot of reading, I spent about 2 ish months lurking here on Tom's reading info on various parts lol, eventually you are just able to reference it like you would a book

hands on also helps, I've never built my own computer before but I've opened up Dells and HPs for upgrades before and pretty much know what goes on inside
 
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aw man bro i hope you get to build your own soon, i hope wi will be able to this year.
 
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