What should i upgrade for BF4?

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Kolby Pratt

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Operating System: Windows 8 64-bit
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
System Model: CM1745
BIOS: 5202
Processor: AMD A8-5500 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 12288MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 12254MB RAM
Page File: 6811MB used, 7170MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
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User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Card name: AMD Radeon HD 7470 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6760)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Type: Full Device
Display Memory: 6875 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1004 MB
Shared Memory: 5870 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: ASUS VS238
Monitor Id: ACI23FA
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
I want to be able to run bf4 with somewhat good graphics with high setting. I would like to spend about $400. Let me know. Thanks!
 
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Tom Tancredi
Eww on that PSu, wont' be powerful enough and looks to be a low cheapo. As I suggested, even with a GPU you still won't cut it for anything past 2010 gaming, it simply chokes on the APU as noted in this link review of them

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/A10-5800K-vs-Core-i3-3220-CPU-Review/1646/19

Last paragraph "lags behind its competitors in general process performance. The Core i3-3220 is faster than the A10-5800K for day-to-day operations". And to paraphrase the second to last paragraph, even in the gaming performance it is noted that while it did great in Starcraft II (a 2010 game made for low end systems) and okay on Far Cry 2 (2008) once you get to games past 2009-2010 (Bf3 was release end of 2011) the performance...
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Tom Tancredi

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ANY APU won't cut it for gaming like a FX-8xxx, i5 or best yet a i7 CPU. APU (Ax) are made for 'low power, low cost, low demand' PCs (i.e. Grandma can access Facebook) not GAMING. So you need to replace the entire system, which you CAN NOT GAME ON $400! Any good 'rig' to meet your demands (since you have to buy Windows too, the copy for this computer will be tied ONLY to that CPU/ Mobo) is normally around $700.

So for example Walmart i5 Desktop, $349, upgrade the PSU (600W $99) and add GPU (Nvidia 7xx or AMD Rx) $149-$499. Better 'long term' investment is Haswell i7 with same add PSU and GPU $599 http://slickdeals.net/f/6657778-lenovo-h530-desktop-pc-core-i7-4770-3-4ghz-haswell-8gb-ddr3-1tb-hdd-wifi-n-dvdrw-usb-3-hdmi-win-8-599-90-free-shipping-staples

If you have and will have 'Only $400' GO GET A CONSOLE.
 
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Tom Tancredi

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Eww on that PSu, wont' be powerful enough and looks to be a low cheapo. As I suggested, even with a GPU you still won't cut it for anything past 2010 gaming, it simply chokes on the APU as noted in this link review of them

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/A10-5800K-vs-Core-i3-3220-CPU-Review/1646/19

Last paragraph "lags behind its competitors in general process performance. The Core i3-3220 is faster than the A10-5800K for day-to-day operations". And to paraphrase the second to last paragraph, even in the gaming performance it is noted that while it did great in Starcraft II (a 2010 game made for low end systems) and okay on Far Cry 2 (2008) once you get to games past 2009-2010 (Bf3 was release end of 2011) the performance declines rapidly and FORGET anything just released (2013) as they don't work / unplayable (1-3FPS). Even if you added a GPU to a APU to try making up for it, the APU simply CHOKES the data that the GPU sits twiddling thumbs waiting for something to do.

Simply put APU is a nice tablet answer (the target market for the combination CPU+GPU processor) for low end, low cost, low power uses, but it won't be more then that marketspace.
 
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You need a different computer yes. This won't work, the OS (as a premade by Dell, Gateway, etc.) is non-transferable and you have to replace the Mobo, CPU, PSU, add a GPU, and they may not even fit in this specific case (happens with some makers occassionally) so yeah, different new computer. For gaming (with no OS in hand) your looking $700 minimum (for minimum best performance) to over $1000 depending on how much of a 'long term' investment (want it to last 5 years with no changes) to how much 'performance' you want out of it, since your making your specific investment.
 
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