Hey All, I have the following system
Amd Phenom 550, 16gb DDR3 Gskill Ripjaws, MSI 970a-G46 MB H5670 GPU, Cosair TX650 PSu. I can play BF4 on low settings now decently.
Which should I upgrade now? GPU or CPU My Budget around 150.00 US
Both should be upgraded IMO - You can do it for a reasonable amount too if you look for a sale. A quick check has an AMD 4300 (quad core) for $108 and then you can add, say, a xfx7850 for $140. All of this would be compatible on your current motherboard. Depends on your location, I checked NCIX for prices. Lots of other good video cards available for a reasonable price too
If you can spend ~$300 you could upgrade both and get a big performance boost for BF4
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/29Bvk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/29Bvk/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/29Bvk/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $293.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-20 09:16 EST-0500)
Just wanted to say thanks for all the advice. Haven't upgraded in a couple of years. But I'm having a blast playing BF4!!! Who says adults can't play!!!! LOL.
Well Guys, I plunked down the cash and purchased the MSI GTX 760 2gb and AMD FX8320 CPU. Can't wait to get home after work and put these bad boys in!!!!
Well Guys, I plunked down the cash and purchased the MSI GTX 760 2gb and AMD FX8320 CPU. Can't wait to get home after work and put these bad boys in!!!!