Cheapest possible computer to play BF4 at ultra going 60fps

iamE · Nov 25, 2014

My friend has played consoles all his life and has played on PC before. He is interested in the ultra graphics for BF4 because it's his favorite and I'd like to know the cheapest possible way he could get that ultra with 60fps.

Coolboy951 · Nov 25, 2014

at what resolution?

iamE · Nov 25, 2014

Coolboy951 :

720p or 1080p. He doesn't know the difference. But lets just say 1080p.

Coolboy951 · Nov 25, 2014

This is the cheapest one that you can get over 60fps with at ultra 1080p
https://www.digitalstormonline.com/configurator.asp?id=995475
you wont find cheap pc that can run bf4 at ultra since they require really good CPU, and GPU

iamE · Nov 25, 2014

Coolboy951 :

No I'm building it for him. I'm just not good at picking out parts.

Coolboy951 · Nov 25, 2014

Ohhh okay can you please give me a budget that you don't wanna go over?

iamE · Nov 25, 2014

Coolboy951 :

750. If you can't do that then 800.

Coolboy951 · Nov 25, 2014

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877&cm_re=Sabertooth_990FX-_-13-131-877-_-Product

Cpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285&cm_re=Cpu-_-19-113-285-_-Product

PSU:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182133

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339&cm_re=western_digital-_-22-236-339-_-Product

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353026&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=PPSSBGDRYLXVJN-_-11-353-026-_-Product

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125490&cm_re=280x-_-14-125-490-_-Product

This setup will basically run 90% of the games at 1080p with over 60fps and with mantle on bf4 youll get an extra 30-50Fps

iamE · Nov 25, 2014

Coolboy951 :

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877&cm_re=Sabertooth_990FX-_-13-131-877-_-Product

Cpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285&cm_re=Cpu-_-19-113-285-_-Product

PSU:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182133

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339&cm_re=western_digital-_-22-236-339-_-Product

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353026&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=PPSSBGDRYLXVJN-_-11-353-026-_-Product

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125490&cm_re=280x-_-14-125-490-_-Product

This setup will basically run 90% of the games at 1080p with over 60fps and with mantle on bf4 youll get an extra 30-50Fps

Does the card have hdmi so my friend can hook it up to his tv?

frag06 · Nov 25, 2014

I'd go with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $748.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 19:51 EST-0500

The 290 will be faster and the i5 will perform better in most games.

Btw, Mantle is not going to give you an extra 30 FPS. On most systems, you'll get an extra few FPS, if that.

Coolboy951 · Nov 25, 2014

iamE :

Coolboy951 :

Does the card have hdmi so my friend can hook it up to his tv?

Yes Most graphics card do and I know for sure this one does

Coolboy951 · Nov 25, 2014

frag06 :

Actually it gives you more than a few because bf4 uses so much CPU that when you turn on mantle its basically using my gpu than cpu so it takes the stress of the cpu

frag06 · Nov 25, 2014

Coolboy951 :

frag06 :

Actually it gives you more than a few because bf4 uses so much CPU that when you turn on mantle its basically using my gpu than cpu so it takes the stress of the cpu

Mantle is geared more toward lower end processors, it's not going to make much difference with a high-end processor. You can see a review here.

I've seen benchmarks showing an average gain of 10 FPS, but even that isn't much.

Coolboy951 · Nov 25, 2014

10 fps is a lot to some people I wouldn't mind having an extra 10 fps

iamE · Nov 25, 2014

Coolboy951 :

Is it possible to build one like those for 600? If not, okay.

iamE · Nov 25, 2014

frag06 :

I'd go with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $748.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 19:51 EST-0500

The 290 will be faster and the i5 will perform better in most games.

Btw, Mantle is not going to give you an extra 30 FPS. On most systems, you'll get an extra few FPS, if that.

I kinda want mantle for my friend because it's what future games will be based on.

Coolboy951 · Nov 25, 2014

Get this MOBO instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131872R&cm_re=Asus_M5A97_R2.0-_-13-131-872R-_-Product

This gpu will preform the same but its not as good as the 280x
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202099&cm_re=R9_280-_-14-202-099-_-Product
I forgot to mention the ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416&cm_re=8gb_ram-_-20-231-416-_-Product

if you get these it will cost you around 640$

Coolboy951 · Nov 25, 2014

Get this ram instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313345&cm_re=8gb_ram-_-20-313-345-_-Product

And this will cost you at least 595$!

frag06 · Nov 26, 2014

For about $600:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.19 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($168.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $595.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 11:05 EST-0500

Or, as an edit to my previous build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.19 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $676.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 11:03 EST-0500

Automatiic · Nov 26, 2014

Don't listen to coolboy. Everyone knows AMD CPUs are absolutely, undeniably inferior to Intel CPUs for gaming. Stick with Intel for your CPU and go with the R9 290. Frag's build is solid.

Coolboy951 · Nov 26, 2014

Automatiic :

Hes focused more on bf4 and bf4 is hardware partners with AMD so hes gonna have a better expirence with AMD

Automatiic · Nov 27, 2014

Coolboy951 :

He may be playing BF4 now but he will eventually move on to other games. Also, AMDs GPUs have a slight edge in BF4 due to their partnership but their CPUs see no benefit and are terrible all around.

Coolboy951 · Nov 27, 2014

Automatiic :

Coolboy951 :

He may be playing BF4 now but he will eventually move on to other games. Also, AMDs GPUs have a slight edge in BF4 due to their partnership but their CPUs see no benefit and are terrible all around.

you wont see a big boost between intel and amd intel has 2-3 more fps than amd usally with their expensive ass cpus

iamE · Nov 28, 2014

So will all of these builds play BF4 at 60fps on ultra?

Robertwhyte · Nov 29, 2014

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/VTX3D-280-X-Edition-Graphics-Express/dp/B00IY182ZM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416982209&sr=8-2&keywords=r9+280x For the GPU

£481
$750

Will run BF4 at ultra 1080p no problem at 60 to 70FPS

Cheapest possible computer to play BF4 at ultra going 60fps

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