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Hi all,

I have an AMD Phenom II x4 3.01 GHz processor with a 2GB Radeon 5800 series graphics card.

I typically play games like Battlefield 4, Rome Total War II and generally notice struggles. Any help would be appreciated Thanks!
 
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If you could provide this forum with a more detailed information about your hardware, then it is possible to give some advice about what your option would be to upgrade everything at once or in a step by step path.

Use HwInfo64/ (software) which will show you what hardware you have today on your system.

We would also need to know if you have enough power from your power supply unit for a more demanding processor and video card. What is your case and would you like to go to a smaller firm factor like micro ATX or even miniITX for mainboard?

Do want to be able to over clock your system or just keep it at standard clock? Do you plan to build it your self or purchase a ready built system?







 
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Z87 board
i5 4670k
8gb corsair vengeance 1600
gtx 770/760
Coolermaster hyper 212 evo/plus

That's basically the most bang for your buck that you can get at the moment, dependent on where you buy this should run you about €680 with the gtx 770 and about €610 with the gtx 760, both will slash through basically anything you can throw at it. I have this exact setup and I'm running Dayz standalone (a really poorly optimized game with a really cpu hungry engine) maxed out at over 60fps.

Try to give us a budget for more detailed advice.
 
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pandamonium888

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Ah Sorry guys, The forum wasnt fwding the emails properly. Im unfortunately away from my gaming computer but will give full readout of specs per /u/Quest_Skyrim 's request. As far as budgetary, Sub $1000 is my budget.

Thanks everyone for the input thus far
 
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Per your request. I'd be planning to build it myself and probably just keep it at standard clock. As far as a case, I'd go ahead and use my current one which is a behemoth, so sizewise, not an issue. I have a 500 Watt Thermaltake Purepower 2.0. Im not even sure if thats sufficient anymore.

Thanks in advance for your help.
 
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Here is a suggested build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $948.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 23:40 EDT-0400)
 
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This is a small critique on IDontUnderstand's build, I would rather go with a full ATX mobo That was sli capable so you could have more options, Good companies to look for with motherboards would be gigabyte, asus, and potentially AsRock depending on the motherboard. If you do plan on Sli'ing in the future you will want something along the lines of a 750W psu ( i recommend any corsair power supply - they are some of the best), However if you do not want to sli the benefits of the ATX mobo will still benefit you because of the greater amount of PCI-E ports, but a similar 500W psu will be fine if you do not SLI.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $941.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 00:27 EDT-0400)

Full atx mobo. Recycle som parts from previous build like case, optical drive etc.
 
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There are microATX MB that support both SLI and Crossfire on Z87 chipset, although this chipset in general is probably a bit more expensive then those suggested so far.

One MB I am look into myself are this: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z87M%20Extreme4/




I would recommend OP make sure what the local prices will be between different versions of i5 CPU:s as here in Sweden an i5 4670K might sometimes be cheaper then one of those version that is with a locked multiplier, which make those option less interesting even for people that do not want over clock their processor.

Another option worth to look at is the Xeon E3-1230v3 (make sure it is version 3 [v3] as it is for LGA1150 socket). It is almost identical to i7 (4 core/8 Threads) and in the same price range as i5 4670K. Xeon does not need to be run with ECC (error correction) modules. This particular version of Xeon does not have integrated video (intel HD 4600) and have a max clock at 3.7 (take a look at the link to Intel's page for more information; there should one benchmark in German if you google for it).

http://ark.intel.com/compare/75048,75462,75056,75055,75054

If you go for an Xeon E3-1230v3 or some of the faster version, make sure that it is supported from your MB vendor and/or at least is listed among those. That MB from AsRock which I linked to have it on its list for supported CPU.
 
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