What CPU do i need for these games?

I need helpz · Dec 26, 2013

Well, im a beginner to building a gaming computer and my budget is below $600 USD. I want to play BF3,BF4, Starcraft, LOL, and other awesome games. I want to run them all on high settings. For more information, I also want it to be compatible to future upgrades. Please give me a good build for the computer. Thank You

animal · Dec 26, 2013

will be VERY difficult to put together a build on that budget that will run those games at high/ultra settings while maintaining a decent frame rate on that budget.

I need helpz · Dec 26, 2013

animal :

Yes, animal I try not to be too greedy, but i still want them

. Is AMD Athlon II X4 750K good then? Or maybe a FX series?

jghaverty · Dec 27, 2013

You're not getting those games at high/ultra with playable rates for under 600$. Sorry, just not feasible right now.

You're also at a bad time, because intel has a brand new architecture (haswell... $$$) and amd will not be upgrading their FX line (meaning $$$ to upgrade).

So, you can get 600$ system, but it wont play wonderful at ultra settings on most modern games... Theres just no way.

I need helpz · Dec 27, 2013

jghaverty :

Im a newbie what is the new architecture (Haswell)

animal · Dec 27, 2013

4th generation processors made by Intel

jghaverty · Dec 27, 2013

I need helpz :

Seemingly, an overpriced development with no huge gains of the product it replaces, especially on the overclocking front... but im sure some will disagree with me

In3rt1a · Dec 27, 2013

What resolution do you want to play at, and do you need peripherals (monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc).

In3rt1a · Dec 27, 2013

Here is a budget build you could use. It still goes 150 dollars over, but it should be able to play battlefield 4 at high settings. I typically recommend intel over amd (yep, fanboy here), but you have a pretty strict budget. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/IN3RT1A/saved/3fTA
If you can wait a while and save up some more money, then use the linked build but swap out the motherboard and cpu for an i5 4570 and some 1150 motherboard. Honestly, you won't regret it if you wait and invest some time and money in your build. I was in your position two months ago, but I now have a monstrous gaming rig

jghaverty · Dec 27, 2013

private parts list mate.

In3rt1a · Dec 27, 2013

jghaverty :

Bullocks, thought I had that turned off. Try again!

jghaverty · Dec 27, 2013

a10 over the 8320? Its solid, but its considerably over budget as well!

In3rt1a · Dec 27, 2013

I think if he wants to go any higher than that in terms of price, you might as well go with an i5.

jghaverty · Dec 27, 2013

Not really, 8320 and Am3+ mobo cost me 189$ this evening lol. Any i5 cpu alone will cost more hten that, then another 120$ for the mobo.

The only game he will have issues with, is BF4. The other games I can run on ultra at high fps on my system right now! BF4 on the other hand... that thing just chews me up and spits me out.

jghaverty · Dec 27, 2013

Not really, 8320 and Am3+ mobo cost me 189$ this evening lol. Any i5 cpu alone will cost more hten that, then another 120$ for the mobo.

The only game he will have issues with, is BF4. The other games I can run on ultra at high fps on my system right now! BF4 on the other hand... that thing just chews me up and spits me out.

In3rt1a · Dec 27, 2013

Wait, just checked 8320 price, you might be right. Not very educated in terms of amd

In3rt1a · Dec 27, 2013

Is your battlefield 4 issue a cpu bottleneck or gpu?

jghaverty · Dec 27, 2013

CPU!!!!! Im running an intel e5800 right now haha. Surprised the damn game loads at all right now!

Unless mantle kicks serious buttocks, I will be doing an entirely new build in a few months, but right now, my e5800 is just NOT cutting it anymore. It was fine for a long time ,but now its just unusable :-/ I get like 60 fps until things start shooting, then im down to 3-8 fps haha

I need helpz · Dec 27, 2013

In3rt1a :

nope i dont need monitor and mouse etc. i have emm. check this out tho. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfGE4i_A6E4
he have a good and affordable desktop, and he can run them on high :$

jghaverty · Dec 27, 2013

Lets be clear.

1) that build is 650$ as is. If you need a copy of windows, thats even more.
2) that build is dead now. BF4 and PS2 are bringing games into an entirely different world. You can play those games on high, sure. On single player, in low resolution, which... if you want to play bf4 on multiplayer on that machine on high settings, it aint happening lol.
3) thats single channel ram, which is inferior to dual channel
4) that solution has ZERO growth room. You can spend the money, but you are stuck with all of that stuff.

Id recommend saving up, but thats just me.

jghaverty · Dec 27, 2013

Lets be clear.

1) that build is 650$ as is. If you need a copy of windows, thats even more.
2) that build is dead now. BF4 and PS2 are bringing games into an entirely different world. You can play those games on high, sure. On single player, in low resolution, which... if you want to play bf4 on multiplayer on that machine on high settings, it aint happening lol.
3) thats single channel ram, which is inferior to dual channel
4) that solution has ZERO growth room. You can spend the money, but you are stuck with all of that stuff.

Id recommend saving up, but thats just me.

In3rt1a · Dec 27, 2013

BF4 is really cpu intensive, and that cpu most likely won't cut it. That gpu is fine, but that motherboard doesn't have a single pci 3 slot, meaning it will bottleneck any graphics card better then what is already in there. In addition, that motherboard is operating on an FM2 socket, and I believe (i could be wrong) that this socket type isn't going to get any new processors. And, like jghaverty said, that is single channel ram, (i.e., a one 8gb stick) which is slower than 2x 4gb sticks, something to keep in mind when creating you build. Again, the more you save up, the better the build you're going to have. If you can scrap together the money, here is a solid build that can be expanded upon in the future that will keep you happy for a while (revised from last night at 2 in the morning when I was half asleep

) http://pcpartpicker.com/user/IN3RT1A/saved/3g89

Morbus · Dec 27, 2013

It's perfectly doable. As long as 600$ is for the whole tower only, not the screen and keyboard and mouse. My suggestion:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2r7Cg

Try a used graphics card though. It's a Mini ATX, but it'll go just as fast and you'll save a few bucks.

I need helpz · Dec 27, 2013

jghaverty :

if i get the fx 8350, would it run well and please tell me a good bottleneck for fx 8350. and what motherboard should i get and what fan i need. thanks

In3rt1a · Dec 27, 2013

It would run alright, but hwat do you mean by a good bottleneck? You don't want bottlenecking...

What CPU do i need for these games?

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