looking for gaming build exclusively for battlefield 4 I am on a budget of $700. Not including Peripherals

stohltrain · Sep 23, 2015

I am looking for help on a gaming build exclusively for battlefield 4 I am on a budget of $700. Not including Peripherals. I currently am running what I believe is my last mistake in buying a prebuilt sytem from alienware x51-r2

noobgamer40 · Sep 23, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.55 @ B&H)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $729.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 14:34 EDT-0400

ben001 · Sep 23, 2015

Well, still you can save few more dollars:-

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/88KLmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/88KLmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $689.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 15:37 EDT-0400

stohltrain · Sep 23, 2015

noobgamer40 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.55 @ B&H)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $729.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 14:34 EDT-0400

stohltrain · Sep 23, 2015

noobgamer40 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.55 @ B&H)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $729.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 14:34 EDT-0400

Do you think I could use the i5-4430 3.0ghz processor I currently have in my alienware?

Mercian · Sep 23, 2015

Yes, a good CPU. Why don't just update your PC's graphic card and possibly the PSU.

stohltrain · Sep 23, 2015

Mercian :

its an alienware x51-r2 it uses an external psu the highest I can get is a 330watt....It doesn't appear that I can upgrade the graphics card with 330watt psu.

stohltrain · Sep 23, 2015

Mercian :

I have considered just buying a new case and adding a psu there but as I am not by any means I computer guru not sure if it would all come together

Mercian · Sep 23, 2015

I would not pull your Alienware apart, if you check on ebay you can see you can get a tidy sum for it.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=alienware&_osacat=171957&ssPageName=GSTL&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR5.TRC2.A0.H0.TRS0&_nkw=alienware+x51-r2+&_sacat=171957
Not your exact model but you get the picture. The whole is worth more than the sum of it's parts it seems. What GPU does it have now?

stohltrain · Sep 23, 2015

Mercian :

It currently has a gtx 645

stohltrain · Sep 23, 2015

Mercian :

I would not pull your Alienware apart, if you check on ebay you can see you can get a tidy sum for it.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=alienware&_osacat=171957&ssPageName=GSTL&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR5.TRC2.A0.H0.TRS0&_nkw=alienware+x51-r2+&_sacat=171957
Not your exact model but you get the picture. The whole is worth more than the sum of it's parts it seems. What GPU does it have now?

GTX 645 running everything on low getting crushed in game......... on bf3 it ran very well....... just not enough for bf4

Mercian · Sep 23, 2015

You can get a GTX 750 ti without power connectors in small form that should fit. It is a half decent card and uses about the same power as a GTX 645 but with much better performance.

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