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That_one_guy2013

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Want to still play battlefield 4 on 30 FPS+ on Med-High settings

I also want some help with the motherboard, I'm not familiar with them so im turning to you helpers

Id also like to know if will need some cooling parts, or thermal paste.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($72.39 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.04 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card ($144.99)
Case: Logisys CS368BB ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($21.92 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($91.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $524.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-03 10:36 EST-0500)
 
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This'll do ok for what you're looking at. Kept it under $500. And you don't want to keep psu's that come bundled with cases, very rarely are they good quality.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.58 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($130.68 @ Mwave)
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This'll get you what you're looking for at that budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.58 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $570.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-03 10:53 EST-0500)
 
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Have a Microcenter near you?

CPU & MB: [urlExt=http://www.microcenter.com/site/products/amd_bundles.aspx]FX6300 & Gigabyte GA-789LMT-USB3 - $110[/urlExt]
MEM: [urlExt=http://www.microcenter.com/product/397320/8GB_DDR3-1600]DDR3-1600 8GB - $67[/urlExt]
GPU: [urlExt=http://www.microcenter.com/product/402812/01G-P4-3652-KR_NVIDIA_GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_1024MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card]EVGA GTX 650Ti - $150 after rebate[/urlExt]
HD: [urlExt=http://www.microcenter.com/product/426812/1_TB_7200_RPM_35-inch_Internal_Desktop_Drive_(Refurbished)]Hitachi 1TB- $50[/urlExt]
Case: [urlExt=http://www.microcenter.com/product/323929/V3_Black_Edition_ATX_Mid_Tower_Computer_Case?rf=Search+Results+Top+%3e+Feature+2+%3e+Computer+Case+Top+2]Thermaltake V3 - $37 after rebate[/urlExt]
PSU: [urlExt=http://www.microcenter.com/product/369035/Basiq_Series_VP450_450_Watt_ATX_Power_Supply]Antec VP-450 - $45[/urlExt]
OPTICAL: [urlExt=http://www.microcenter.com/product/420410/24X_Internal_DVD_ReWritable_Drive_SATA]LG DVD-RW 24x - $16[/urlExt]

Total: $475
 
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That_one_guy2013

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no

 
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That_one_guy2013

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Im looking for something with similar performance, but a lower price. I would much rather have windows 7 than 8. The case i chose came with a PSU

 
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This'll do ok for what you're looking at. Kept it under $500. And you don't want to keep psu's that come bundled with cases, very rarely are they good quality.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.58 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($130.68 @ Mwave)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $492.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-03 13:35 EST-0500)
 
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