Which one of those can play BF3 at Ultra?

[steampunkhand]

Here's my current specs for my next build:

MSI G45 Z77 Motherboard

ADATA (2x2)GB XPG Gaming series RAMs

Gigabyte Superb 720W PSU

Gigabyte GZ-X9 case

but here's the problem

Core i5 3450+MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr

or

Core i3 2100+MSI Radeon 6970 Lightning Series

Which config should i choose?

Budget cap: around 700$

Resolution: 1440x900

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

Both can at that res, although the 2100 might struggle slightly in multiplayer.

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

For Ultra ..you NEED a better graphics card....

All the best Brett

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

Hi

For Ultra ..you NEED a better graphics card....

All the best Brett

I disagree. I can max out BF3 with my 560 (non-Ti) at 1280x1024 (slightly more pixels than 1440x900) with framerates well above a 30 FPS minimum (around a 45 FPS min, actually and nearly 60 average). Yes, it's OC'd, but either one of the cards he suggested can absolutely do Ultra at 1440x900. Hell, they can do Ultra with reduced AA at 1080p.

 

[steampunkhand]

UPDATE

Here's the specs now

Asus P8Z77M

Asus Radeon 7850 DirectCUII

Kingston HyperX 2x4GB @1600mhz

Huntkey 700W PSU

 

[steampunkhand]

What about that?

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

That PSU is junk. Basically a 500W unit. AND you don't need a 700W PSU anyway. Just get a MUCH better quality 550-600W unit (honestly even a good quality 600W unit is a bit overkill).

Look for Seasonic, Corsair, Silverstone, Antec and PC P&C.

Otherwise, you're looking pretty good.

 

[13thmonkey]

concurr with psu issues. should be good with that spec.

 

[steampunkhand]

I wanted a Thermaltake PSU in the beginning but it's not available in my country

the available were Gigabyte, XFX, and Huntkey But I'm now left with the last two

I'll go with the XFX 650W.

Now what is the best case I can get for 30$?(or less)

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

I'm not a case guru (just don't have much real knowledge about most of them), so I can't really help you there.

 

[steampunkhand]

That PSU is junk. Basically a 500W unit. AND you don't need a 700W PSU anyway. Just get a MUCH better quality 550-600W unit (honestly even a good quality 600W unit is a bit overkill).

Look for Seasonic, Corsair, Silverstone, Antec and PC P&C.

Otherwise, you're looking pretty good.

Anyway, thanks for the help about the other specs

 

[13thmonkey]

to give you a clue about power usage, from the wall I pull about 300W when gaming, and thats a gtx470, GT220, I5-3750 (@4.3), 2x hdd, 6x120mm, xifi card

your's will use less power, quality is a better choice than size.

 

[popatim]

You havent said where you live so we cant suggest cases that are under 30 there...

 

[steampunkhand]

You havent said where you live so we cant suggest cases that are under 30 there...

I live in Jordan

 

[popatim]

How about you just give us a list of what you can find locally and well make suggestions from that.

 

[steampunkhand]

There's a lot of cases here, too many to be put on a list
but here's what I'm focusing on:

Gigabyte GZ-X9
Antec One Hundred
Bitfenix Shinobi

 

[mace200200]

That 570 should be able to max out BF3 no problem, then the fps would mostly depend on the CPU I think that I3 would do fairly well though.

 

[steampunkhand]

I know, but I chose the Radeon 7850 just because it's better and the price is close to the 570 too

 

[popatim]

The Shinobi is pretty nice if you dont mind the top mounted usb/audio ports.

 

[steampunkhand]

Best answer selected by steampunkhand.

 

[steampunkhand]

That's pretty much all since I already got a hard disk, and an optical bay, no need for an SSD.

Thanks!