A Few Questions About My First Build (Inc. Specs)

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Anna Lane

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Anything you would change? (Aiming to run BF4, Crysis 3 etc. On Ultra at 1080p)

Will a 2GB GPU suffice for upcoming games?

Any incompatibilities?

Could you recommend a case?

Do I really need 8GB? (I'll only be using one monitor and I won't be Multi-tasking)

Can I overclock it well later on?

Specs:
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Case: ??????????

Thanks.
 
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I'll use UK prices since that should be the closest for Ireland. Something like this.

MSI 970A-G43: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-970ag43
Asus M5A97 LE: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97ler20

HDD if this is any cheaper near you.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-hua721010kla330

The 270x will likely not be able to Crossfire with the 3xx series. The 270x won't be terrible, it is still a strong card, but for games like BF5 you will need to turn down your settings to something like medium-high which is not bad at all. I have the 7870 which is a similar card and I can max most games, with exceptions like BF4 and AC3.
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Overall not a terrible build, but I would change a few things. I have not heard good things about the ASRock 970 PRO3 - I've not used one myself but I have the Extreme4 which I've had issues with as well. You also should get the WD Blue 1TB, as the difference in cost is only about $10. The 270x is a decent card, but if you are future-proofing you may want to look towards the 280x or GTX 770. 8GB of RAM is plenty.
 
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Thanks. For a different motherboard what would you reccomend? (In the same price range). Good spotting that the hard drive is only 500GB. Sadly, the difference in price between a 500GB and 1TB is €40 (Ireland for you :p) and I'm on a budget of €500. Could I just get 4GB Ram and get another video card in the future? For example the 370X video card came out in 2014/15, could I crossfire that with my 270X to play Battlefield 5 (Or would there be incompatibilities like different architectures and clock speed deifferences)?
 
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I'll use UK prices since that should be the closest for Ireland. Something like this.

MSI 970A-G43: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-970ag43
Asus M5A97 LE: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97ler20

HDD if this is any cheaper near you.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-hua721010kla330

The 270x will likely not be able to Crossfire with the 3xx series. The 270x won't be terrible, it is still a strong card, but for games like BF5 you will need to turn down your settings to something like medium-high which is not bad at all. I have the 7870 which is a similar card and I can max most games, with exceptions like BF4 and AC3.
 
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Thanks. You seem very knowledgeable about these things, thanks for taking the time to check prices and all that :D . Last question though, should I drop the 8GB RAM and get the 4GB with the 40 Euros saved should I get this card: http://goo.gl/73QYsU instead. Will this future proof my PC as the XBOX/PS4 have 3GB of VRAM and most games are based off of them. In basic terms; Should I get a 4GB Video Card (270X) with 4GB Ram?
Thanks by the way.
 
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Many games are using over 6GB of RAM now. While you will still be able to play games like BF4, you will be better off with 8GB of RAM. A 2GB card should be enough for now and you can always add another card in Crossfire later if you need.
 
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