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Hey guys, I'm planning on building my first pc, that i want to use primarily for gaming. Here is the set-up that I got so far:

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4GHz
GPU: MSI R9 380 4GB
RAM: G.Skill 8gb Ripjaws (2x4GB)
SSD: 250GB 840 EVO
HDD: SEAGATE BARRACUDA ST1000DM003 1 TB

Now, the only part that remains is the motherboard. I got a budget of around 700-800 euros ( around 850 dollars)

So I'd really appreciate it if any of you could recommend me some motherboards around 100-150 euros. Or maybe any of you got any tips on my current build, I would really like to hear them.

Also, would I be able to get 60fps on high-ultra on Battlefield 4 with this setup?

Thanks in advance!

(Also, I will decide on a case and power supply after I find my desired motherboard)


 
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I do not recommend FX, for a gaming system, at this time. It is over 3yrs old, and on a dead platform. If you insist on sticking with AMD, then this is the board I would go with.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€93.10 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €93.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-04 23:01 CET+0100

Personally, I would build it something more like this, so you have the latest gen hardware.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (€189.58 @ Mindfactory)...
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I do not recommend FX, for a gaming system, at this time. It is over 3yrs old, and on a dead platform. If you insist on sticking with AMD, then this is the board I would go with.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€93.10 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €93.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-04 23:01 CET+0100

Personally, I would build it something more like this, so you have the latest gen hardware.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (€189.58 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€80.89 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€47.54 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€75.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€52.41 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (€216.90 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case (€51.91 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€69.90 @ Caseking)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (€14.17 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €798.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-04 23:08 CET+0100
 
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Thank you for your reply. Just got 1 question: if I switched the gpu of your build with a EVGA GTX 960 4GB, would I be getting good performance on BF4 High-Ultra?
 
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