Good Build For Arma 3 and Battlefield 1 or 4

[Ironstrike]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/CxZf9W

Hey all does this build look good. Is there any improvements that could be made? Do you know of any better builds or compatibility issues? Any improvements have to be still kept with the whole pC being 1050 dollars. BTW i live in australia so this is in aud. Thanks for taking your time

 

[Samat]

This should be quite a bit more powerfull:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($274.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card ($219.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($136.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($137.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1023.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-25 20:34 AEST+1000

I didn't add a aftermarket cpu cooler, but you shouldn't need one with this cpu.

 

[Jester Maroc]

This would give you superior performance and also provides a great upgrade path for the future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($155.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($259.00 @ Umart)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($136.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($137.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1006.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-25 20:56 AEST+1000

Feel free to check GTX950 vs R9 380 benchmarks.

 

[Wayfall]

This would give you superior performance and also provides a great upgrade path for the future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($155.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($259.00 @ Umart)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($136.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($137.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1006.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-25 20:56 AEST+1000

Feel free to check GTX950 vs R9 380 benchmarks.

What FPS does this GPU actually get compared to say the GTX 980TI and new GTX 1080?

Also I say you could maybe bob the Intel Core i5-6500 instead of the i3 if the person want to play CPU demanding games.

 

[Samat]

Battlefield is quite cpu hungry, it's easier to upgrade the gpu than cpu later on although R9 380 is quite a bit faster compared to GTX 950.

 

[Jester Maroc]

This would give you superior performance and also provides a great upgrade path for the future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($155.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($259.00 @ Umart)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($136.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($137.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1006.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-25 20:56 AEST+1000

Feel free to check GTX950 vs R9 380 benchmarks.

What FPS does this GPU actually get compared to say the GTX 980TI and new GTX 1080?

Also I say you could maybe bob the Intel Core i5-6500 instead of the i3 if the person want to play CPU demanding games.

What FPS it gets compared to a GTX 980ti is GTX 1080 is irrelevant as those GPUs cost almost as much as this entire build. Not everyone are as fortunate to be able to splurge on top end GPUs.

@ Samat, I do not think the i3-6100 will bottleneck the system in any way as the GPU will run out of steam before the CPU becomes an issue. The 6100 is a tremendous CPU out of the box, and Arma/Battlefield do not really utilize the added cores in the i5, it is clock speed that matters most in this situation.

I do not feel there is a difference between upgrading a CPU/GPU. A little more effort to do the CPU, but if you build your system yourself, it is a basic skill that you should have and can easily repeat to upgrade the CPU.

 

[Ironstrike]

But wouldnt my cpu be very good a 4 ghz is extremely high and if my gpu is overclocked wont it be significantly better?

This would give you superior performance and also provides a great upgrade path for the future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($155.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($259.00 @ Umart)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($136.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($137.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1006.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-25 20:56 AEST+1000

Feel free to check GTX950 vs R9 380 benchmarks.

What FPS does this GPU actually get compared to say the GTX 980TI and new GTX 1080?

Also I say you could maybe bob the Intel Core i5-6500 instead of the i3 if the person want to play CPU demanding games.

What FPS it gets compared to a GTX 980ti is GTX 1080 is irrelevant as those GPUs cost almost as much as this entire build. Not everyone are as fortunate to be able to splurge on top end GPUs.

@ Samat, I do not think the i3-6100 will bottleneck the system in any way as the GPU will run out of steam before the CPU becomes an issue. The 6100 is a tremendous CPU out of the box, and Arma/Battlefield do not really utilize the added cores in the i5, it is clock speed that matters most in this situation.

I do not feel there is a difference between upgrading a CPU/GPU. A little more effort to do the CPU, but if you build your system yourself, it is a basic skill that you should have and can easily repeat to upgrade the CPU.

 

[Jester Maroc]

No, the i3-6100 is a better CPU. Plus, it opens the door for upgrading to i5/i7 later on. If you decided to go with an AMD CPU, you will need to replace the MB as well if you wanted to change to an i5/i7.