AMD FX-8320 & GTX 650 playing BF4 on ultra?

GDonPadlan · Sep 2, 2014

Hello, I am in the market for a new computer. I found a nice desktop manufactured by iBUYPOWER.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227507

As the page says, it has an AMD FX-8320 8-core 3.5 GHz CPU, Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 1GB, 400W PSU, and 8GB DDR3 1600 memory. What's convenient about this computer is that it's also wi-fi enabled, but reading the Customer Q&A, it only goes up to 2 mb/s.

I have two main concerns for this computer, though:
- How many frames will this computer get if I ran BF4 on ultra, high, medium, and low?
- Is the PSU too little for a computer like this? Should I upgrade or is it fine?

Before anyone says it, due to personal concerns, I most likely will not be able to build a computer myself.

Thanks in advance!
- Don

tiny voices · Sep 2, 2014

No chance. The gtx650 is a low end card. It might get 60fps at LOW in BF4 at 1080p.

That computer is RIDICULOUSLY overpriced.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 2, 2014

That power supply is too small and will be poor quality , the GTX 650 won't due ultra.

Alpha3031 · Sep 2, 2014

Here's a guide to what hardware you need: http://www.techspot.com/review/734-battlefield-4-benchmarks/page3.html

If you live near NCIX, buy the parts at NCIX and they will put it together for you for a small fee

Here's a guide to what PSUs to get: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html (tier 1 2 or 2 b recomended) Makesure the wattage is good enough with this tool: http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp (and leave at least 100 W or 20% headroom, which ever is more)

GDonPadlan · Sep 2, 2014

tiny voices :

That's alright for me, really. As long as it can play a high-end game at low graphics settings I'm 90% sure it can run other games that require less of a computer to play.

As for the PSU, since it's a no-name PSU and supplies only 400W, I guess I should replace it with a new one. Any good ones within the $50 or so price range?

tiny voices · Sep 2, 2014

Dude, if you are replacing the PSU for $50, you are paying $740 for the whole thing.

You can build a computer to play games 5x better for the SAME money.

There are plenty of games this will struggle with even at low settings. I own a gtx650 as a backup card and I can promise you plenty of games will not give you a good experience even at lowest settings.

This computer is a HUGE waste of money.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 2, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $34.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 23:13 EDT-0400

GDonPadlan · Sep 2, 2014

Not only is this cheaper than I expected, it's a nice one I don't think I could have found. Thanks!

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 2, 2014

Your very welcome , glad I could help.

tiny voices · Sep 2, 2014

You are failing to see that this computer is junk for the price and will BARELY run games when you could build one torun at high settings for the same price.

You WILL be disappointing with this computer.

Don't forget changing the PSU WILL void the warranty.

Alpha3031 · Sep 3, 2014

^^ What he said

Seriously, huge waste of money, and you won't even get warranty. If you accidentally fry your components while upgrading the PSU...

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