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What is the highest setting I can run Battlefield 4 and Crysis 3 on?

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December 31, 2013 6:29:41 PM

I am going to be building my first gaming PC and I need to know if these are good enough to run BF4 and Crysis 3. Also, what is the highest setting they can run on smoothly.

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600

And if it matters the OS is Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM 64-bit and the motherboard is an ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2

Thank you

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December 31, 2013 6:40:09 PM

Don't pair an APU with a dedicated card if you're not going to be using the integrated graphics it provides

With that setup you'd be playing Crysis 3 comfortably at high settings and BF4 at a mix of high-ultra settings

You'd be better off getting a better CPU for the money

Also, 8GB of DDR3 RAM is sufficient for gaming, a single stick will do since you won't see much difference with a dedicated GPU and also allows for a future upgrade to 16GB using another 8GB stick

Might want to consider a decent cooler as well

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $355.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-31 21:50 EST-0500)

Choice of drives, case and the video card are up to you, depending on your budget
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December 31, 2013 6:40:16 PM

You should get a FX-6300 as it is better. If you aren't planning on using the integrated video card on that APU, there is no point.
I suggest you stick with (2 x 4GB) memory because 16GB is uncessary for gaming purposes and the money could instead go into a much better video card.
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December 31, 2013 6:44:19 PM

As mentioned. If you are getting a 270x then don't get a A10. Instead get a fx-6300, or even better a fx-8320.

With those CPUs you should be able to play BF4 on High with 55+fps.

I'm not sure about Crisis 3 though.
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December 31, 2013 8:22:20 PM

rolandzhang3 said:
Don't pair an APU with a dedicated card if you're not going to be using the integrated graphics it provides

With that setup you'd be playing Crysis 3 comfortably at high settings and BF4 at a mix of high-ultra settings

You'd be better off getting a better CPU for the money

Also, 8GB of DDR3 RAM is sufficient for gaming, a single stick will do since you won't see much difference with a dedicated GPU and also allows for a future upgrade to 16GB using another 8GB stick

Might want to consider a decent cooler as well

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $355.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-31 21:50 EST-0500)

Choice of drives, case and the video card are up to you, depending on your budget

Thanks for taking the time to put all that. It helps a lot
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December 31, 2013 8:37:58 PM

If you're willing to spend an extra $20-30 on a better motherboard for overclocking

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a99fxpr...

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-990fxex...

Don't worry about dual channel ram unless you're actually using an APU, the performance loss with a single stick is minimal anyway and allows for maximum upgradeability in the future

And yep, the Antec HCG PSU down below definitely allows for plenty of headroom when it comes to overclocking and future upgrades
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December 31, 2013 9:33:08 PM

Overclocking a FX-8xxx consumed a lot more power than a Intel cpu. So add a little extra power. Also, grab dual channel RAM. Lastly Asus makes quiet and fast GPUs.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2tCwZ
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.05 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $614.98
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