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Fuzzyco1

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Im trying to upgrade my computer so that i can play games on higher settings up to 1920x1080 without buying a new computer and what the biggest bottleneck of this system is.

My computer is a Dell XPS 420 with the q6600 core 2 quad 2.4GHz, 4 gbs of 800 ddr2 ram, a Gtx 750 1gb, stock motherboard and psu. My budget is about $300 and i would rather not go over that
but I will if I have to.

Thank you all in advance!
 
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Have picked this up from a tomshardware thread: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2212499/ram-cpu-graphics-card-upgrade-300.html

Battlefield 4 is actually a very demanding game and just a $350 max budget for a case cpu and gpu you brought one hefty order my friend.
Get the following.
Amd a10 6800k - $140
Msi hd 7770 ghz edition - $90
Corsair 300r case - $60
Arctic freezer 7 pro rev 2 - $25
These pricings are from newegg.
This is about $315 and about the best I can do seeing as you wanted it at $300 and wanted it to include a cooler and a case.
Run the gpu in crossfire with the a10 processors built in graphics and should reach pretty strong performance for your battlefield 4.
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the gpu is the horse power but wont perfom to its limit without a good cpu, i woud say that you should get a gtx 750ti. the cpu's socket is lga 775 and supported cpu's are no longer sold. if you want to change cpu you'll have to change the motherboard as well. may i ask what formfactor the motherboard has?
 
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I play chivalry, borderlands 2, sims 3, final fantasy 8, rust, doom 2 and surgeon simulator. Doom 2 is probably the most graphically intense game there.
 
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Im considering a q9650 quad core does that make any sense?
 
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The best now as it has high graphics is to upgrade you GPU, and also you CPU.

I will be black with a CPU and GPU within your budget. But it is going to be really hard.

 
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Have picked this up from a tomshardware thread: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2212499/ram-cpu-graphics-card-upgrade-300.html

Battlefield 4 is actually a very demanding game and just a $350 max budget for a case cpu and gpu you brought one hefty order my friend.
Get the following.
Amd a10 6800k - $140
Msi hd 7770 ghz edition - $90
Corsair 300r case - $60
Arctic freezer 7 pro rev 2 - $25
These pricings are from newegg.
This is about $315 and about the best I can do seeing as you wanted it at $300 and wanted it to include a cooler and a case.
Run the gpu in crossfire with the a10 processors built in graphics and should reach pretty strong performance for your battlefield 4.
 
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Fuzzyco1

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This is what i'l do it makes good sense and fits my budget (close enough) Thanks!
 
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No worries mate.
 
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