Custom Build - BF4 on a budget

Narizalah

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---Updated with v2 of the build due to feedback below ---

Hello, and thank you for reading my topic. I am currently a humble university student in the UK, but have (somehow) managed to pull together enough money to consider a mid range PC. My aim for this build PC is to be able to comfortably run the upcoming Battlefield 4 title - maybe not in Ultra settings, but to maintain a good 60+ FPS on low/mid graphics and provide an enjoyable experience for me.

Before I post these, I would like to inform you that this is in no way finalised and I am not experienced in building my own computers, it's merely a prospective set up that I think could run bf4 on a budget like mine, therefore, helpful feedback is very welcome!


My budget is £750 GBP, INCLUDING a monitor and OS.

I will continue to use my old speakers, keyboard and mouse for now.

This has been updated due to feedback in the posts below:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£172.53 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£40.97 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£41.45 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.46 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£60.57 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: LG IPS224V-PN 21.5" Monitor (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £720.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-28 20:02 BST+0100)

If you could recommend an area to improve, or have seen a part you don't like, what would you change?
 

Marcopolo123

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Bf 3/4 high-ultra settings 50-60+ fps 1080p no problem

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£156.36 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£73.11 @ Dabs)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£41.45 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£47.66 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card (£166.40 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.46 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£51.98 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.04 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: LG IPS224V-PN 21.5" Monitor (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £764.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-28 13:49 BST+0100)
 

l89

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this will be a better gaming build as for a gaming build gpu is the most important part so i chose a better one hd 7870 xt is a very good card and if u overclock it is as good as a hd 7950

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1b9rc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1b9rc/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1b9rc/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£69.95 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.49 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£74.44 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.19 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£218.67 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.16 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£51.98 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £692.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-28 13:54 BST+0100)

there is enough money left for a monitor choose 1080p and u will max out most of the games
 

Narizalah

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Many thanks for the reply, definitely considering some of these!