$750 build for bf3

I'm not sure you can max out at 750 with quality parts. But you can do at least high settings.

You can, but not without sacrifice. (Note: this probably wont do max settings, but it would do med-high)

Case at minimum will cost $60. HAF 912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

CPU will cost $125. i3-2120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PSU will cost $70 unless you get cheap and nasty off brand crap. Corsair 600W Builder series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Motherboard will cost you $80 at minimum. Biostar Z68
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

HDD will be $65 for a 500GB drive (refurbished no less). Caviar Blue 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

RAM will cost $45 for a decent 8GB kit. G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1600Mhz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

This leaves you with $350 to spend on the GPU. Gigabyte HD7870.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

So while possible, I had to cheap out on every component except the GPU, you may just have to re-arrange your priorities.

Honestly I play on a setup close to this one. I play on high settings NFP. Say what you want about it but it's more than capable.

Chalk you like the HAF to much =D

yep, there awesome.

And the 912 is the cheapest case of good repute, so it my instant solution for budget case problems.

I had this one pointed out to me in another thread for budget gaming.

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=57910&vpn=Z9%20Plus&ma...

Not a bad case if you ask me. Plus I think it looks better than the HAF.

With a 7870 you can play bf3 on ultra with 2x AA, just disable motion blur its a resource waste and its not needed at high fps and looks ridiculous.

i have a phenom II 955 with a 7870 and it runs at 60fps with a min of 45 usually.

Heresy!

Goddamn that case has everything and it does actually look good. That may just topple the 912 from my budget position since its only $5 more on Newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Yeah I like it a lot. RIP 912. Good riddance.

Will this be able to do on high settings:


I5 2500K
SAPPHIRE HD 6950
Western digital caviar green 1tb
Cooler master 500watt
BitFenix Merc alpha
G.skill Sniper 8gb 2x4 1333
Lg dvd burner 24x dvd+r
Samsung s22a/b300 led 21.5 1920x1080
Asus p8h61

CPU & Optical Drive: $$223.98 - i5-2500K & Samsung (Better CPU can be overclocked as well.)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...

Motherboard & HDD: $154.98 - Biostar TZ77B & Seagate Barracuda 500GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...


Case & RAM: $$83.98- COOLER MASTER HAF 912 & Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...




PSU: $59.99 - Corsair CX500 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... (PSU has promo offer)


GPU: $249.99 - SAPPHIRERadeon HD 7850 OC 2GB (Free DirtShowdown coupon w/purchase, limited offer value:$59.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Total (Excluding Rebates, Prmos): 773 USD

Possibly, but there is some flaws here.

Don't get a Green Drive for your main HDD. most of them run 5400RPM which is very slow.
If you're going to run an h61 board you dont need a K series processor. Get a 2400.
The Sapphire is a good card depending on what you're paying for it. If you're buying new at $220, then I suggest getting the GTX 480 for $200 on newegg. It's a faster card and performs a lot better (I went from a 6950 to a 480)

Thanks but what hdd will i get and what brand of gtx 480

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.27 @ Compuvest)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($227.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ 600W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $728.60

Im buying a hd 6950 2gb 256bit and will the psu be enough

You can get a blue drive from WD they work good too.

EVGA makes a 480 on newegg for 199.99. Dont be scared by it being 2 generations old. This thing is a slam dunk in price vs performance. It still smokes a lot of the 7000 series AMD cards for the price.

It is faster than the card bigcyco linked which is 27.55 more in price. Of course the 480 does use more power and gets hot. But the card is rated to get hot. I use one overclocked on air and it just smokes. If you know how to OC you can get these things about the same specs as a 580.

Yes, AMD cards are always pretty low in power. You'll be fine.

Looking about 200w Max TDP with the 6950 2gb

So i will grab a i5 2400 and a hd 6950 will that be enough or i will change the gpu to gtx 480 im not scared that its generations old im scared at will it break my pc or not

with a 500w PSU get the 6950. The 480's are known to push the limits =)

But yeah 2400 and 6950 will get you to high settings.

A 480 will violently beat up a 6950 lol

Thanks guys for answering

What psu will i get for a gtx 480

I'd get a 600w just to be safe. You probably wont get close, but it seems you're buying cheaper branded PSU's. So I would get 600w. If you were getting a Seasonic or something I'd be comfortable telling you that you'd be fine at 500w.

Will it not break my pc

My psu is a corsair cx 500

No it won't break your computer. If it hit the power threshold it would most likely just power down your computer. But honestly you wont hit it.

The system you have built would not probably pull more than 350w at full load. But I'm being lenient with your PSU. If you want a lower wattage PSU for your build invest in a good branded PSU.

Think of it like this.

You're trusting 600+ dollars of hardware on this one piece of hardware. Say you spend $50 on it, and it fries your mobo/cpu. You just wasted more money replacing all 3 of those rather than investing in a good PSU to begin with. I've seen this happen at Lan parties. One guys crappy PSU that's overloaded on one power source. Trips a breaker and fries 3 computers. Don't be that guy!

You should be good then, Corsair makes good stuff.

this would be good enough http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

So this is my final specs:


I5 2400
EVGA GTX 480
Western digital caviar blue 500gb
Corsair cx500
BitFenix Merc alpha
G.skill Sniper 8gb 2x4 1333
Lg dvd burner 24x dvd+r
Samsung s22a/b300 led 21.5 1920x1080
Asus p8h61

Will this be able to run it on high setting and what framerate

Should work.

considering I use the same GPU with a worse CPU and I run on high-ultra you should be fine. I can't tell you the framerate though.

Im gonna close this thing very special thanks to eqwoody and bigcyco1 without u guys i should have a ugly pc a guy recommended a 6670 and a core 2 to run bf3 on ultra thanks guys

Buy this when you can afford it will make the GTX 480 run cool GPU COOLER:GELID Solutions GC-VGA02-01 1 Ball, 1 Sleeve VGA Cooler ICY VISION
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

no problem your very welcome!  

Haha no problem. Maybe now I can go to bed. Good luck with your build. If you have any questions while building feel free to send me pics with the problem and any questions you have.