Adivce: Should I Upgrade Components or Start New Build with Components of previous Build for Gaming

[Nessim Ibrahim]

I'm looking to Improve the quality and performance of my PC for gaming by either upgrading or start a new build using components from my upgraded pre-built PC.
With a budget of $500-600 dollars. Mainly play Battlefield 3 with 1080 x 1920 with medium settings and only achieve 40-50 FPS. Would like to be able to play BF# and Battlefield 4 with either high to ultra setting and a FPS of at least 50-60. Dont know weither to replace Motherboard and CPU and use with current componets or to just purchase a better Graphics Card. What would be my best option any advice?

Motherboard


H-RS880-uATX (Aloe)

Processor
AMD Phenom II X4 910

Ram
16 gb

Video Card
XFX - Ultra Overclock Edition Radeon HD 7770 1GB DDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card

Psu
XfxProSeries 1250W PSU
80+Gold Full Modular PSU with SolidLink™

Case
Coolermaster Haf X

HHD
Wd 2 X 3Tb Hd
Wd 1Tb Hd

Networking
LAN: Gigabit 10-Base-GT

Monitor
Samsung 27" 550 Series LED Monitor
running at 1080 x 1920

 

[Wolfshadw]

Given budget limitations, I'd probably go with a new AMD processor (AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition) and a new graphics card (EVGA Geforce GTX670). $474.98 before shipping.

Going the Intel route also means you need a new operating system and that's $90 out of your budget that could go towards a new graphics card. The approximately $200 you'd have left would not be enough to purchase a significantly better graphics card than the one you already have.

-Wolf sends

 

[Nessim Ibrahim]

Given budget limitations, I'd probably go with a new AMD processor (AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition) and a new graphics card (EVGA Geforce GTX670). $474.98 before shipping.

Going the Intel route also means you need a new operating system and that's $90 out of your budget that could go towards a new graphics card. The approximately $200 you'd have left would not be enough to purchase a significantly better graphics card than the one you already have.

-Wolf sends

If I were to increase my budget by an extra $200 give or take would i be able to have a significantly better build that is purchase a better Graphics card or would the results be just minimal?

 

[Wolfshadw]

Yes, you could definitely get a much better build if you could add a couple hundred to your budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($106.55 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($364.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $791.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-11 00:12 EDT-0400)

Save $30 if you can get your processor at Microcenter.

-Wolf sends

 

[Nessim Ibrahim]

Would the ASRock Z77 Extreme6 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard be compatible with those components as well.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Yes, it's compatible with your components, but since your previous motherboard was a Micro-ATX, I would expect your case will not accept a full ATX motherboard.

-Wolf sends

 

[Nessim Ibrahim]

I have a Cooler master Haf X, it can hold just about any size motherboard i believe or i might be wrong

 

[Wolfshadw]

Yeah, you're good to go then.

-Wolf sends