Gaming system for around $600?

TheAmazingDoge

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I'm looking for a decent gaming system that can run bf4 at decent settings above 60fps, I can build it myself and here are some parts I picked out. I'm not sure if they are the best, but here they are.
$190 CPU - i5-3470 Ivy Bridge
$130 GPU - Radeon hd 7790
$90 Mobo - ASUS P8B75-V
$25 PSU - CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W ATX12V
$68 HDD - WD blue 7200rpm 1tb
$75 RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 2133mhz
$60 Case - Corsair Carbide Series 200R
Thanks :)
 
Solution
GPU 7790 is too weak for BF4

here is an AMD alternative, with 7870XT

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case:...
GPU 7790 is too weak for BF4

here is an AMD alternative, with 7870XT

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.56 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $579.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-03 12:41 EST-0500)
 
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This looks pretty good, I looked up some benchmarks and people are getting 45fps on ultra, so I could probably get 60 on high/medium. I'll still leave this thread open for a day to see if anybody else has any build that can beat this one. :)
 


I know, and there were some benchmarks for bf4 which it makes a HUGE difference. 2133mhz ram gives upwards of a 10% increase in performance compared to 1600mhz