What are good PC components under 400 dollars capable of running next-gen games?

PCGamer18714

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I just wanted to know what would be a good motherboard, gpu and cpu for next-gen gaming that is under 400 dollars. I would like to be able to play bf4 on ultra or mid high settings. Thanks!
 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2dcER
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2dcER/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2dcER/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M PRO4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($81.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $371.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 00:39 EST-0500)
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2dcER
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2dcER/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2dcER/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M PRO4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($81.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $371.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 00:39 EST-0500)
 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2dcHw
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2dcHw/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2dcHw/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.48 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $409.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 00:40 EST-0500)
 
dont know if you need any ddr-3 ram or if you had it. i added it to both builds. the 6300 fx is a faster cpu for a little more money. if you can wait the newer amd fm2 cpu are dropping and should be 20 percent faster then the older ones.
http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/63065-more-features-upcoming-amd-kaveri-apu-shown-leaked-slide/
 

PCGamer18714

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Thanks for the videos. I initially was considering the evga gtx 760 2gb but it seems that the radeon hd 7850 is much more affordable for my budget and will allow me to play bf4 with around 50 fps which was what i wanted. Thanks again for your help.