upgrading a budget pc help

sefros

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So I built a budget pc for each of my boys because they wanted to get into pc gaming, now I want to start upgrading them slowly and was wondering what I should get. Ideally I want to spend about $150 each at most.

the build is
AMD A10-5800K APU 3.8Ghz
MSI A55M-E33
Rosewill fbm-01
Antec Basiq 350
4GB G.Skill DDR3 @1600
1080p resolution

I know the ram and card need to be upgraded especially since they want to be able to play bf4 on it. It doesnt have to be highest settings, but at least medium or better would be nice.
 
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This if you can go over budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $189.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-30 11:40 EDT-0400

otherwise a gtx 750 ti is the most that would work with your power supply. If you go the 750 ti route make sure that it is a version that does not require a 6-pin power connector from the PSU

Pr3di

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Well, in the 150$ area, you can get a entry-level GPU that will run BF4, but not at high settings.
Your options are either a GTX 750TI, which is a low-power card and will work with your current PSU, or a R9 270, which is better in performance, but I`m not sure it would be recommended to use it with the PSU that you currently have.
 

numanator

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This if you can go over budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $189.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-30 11:40 EDT-0400

otherwise a gtx 750 ti is the most that would work with your power supply. If you go the 750 ti route make sure that it is a version that does not require a 6-pin power connector from the PSU
 
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