Need help on next build.

[bill761mac]

I am undecided. Motherboard went bad so I want to step up to a ddr3 board. Spent many hours/days searching. I'm on a budget max $600. I already have a tower and 700watt pwr supply, Windows 7 64, and a asus 560ti. Here are two set ups I have picked out. which is better or smarter?

1. -asus p8z77-v lk MB
-corsair vengeance 16gb ddr3
-Intel i5 3570k 3.4
-and my asus 560ti
OR
2. -MSI 970A-g53 MB
-8GB Kingston hyper blue (when I sell my 560ti, I will get another 8gb)
-AMD fX-6300 3.5 6 core cpu
-Asus R9 270x video card

My goal is to play b4 on ultra. Any suggestions would help. Is it worth going cheaper on other hardware to get the r9 270x? I know the r9 270x is getting old itself, buts all I can do for now. Thank you

 

[tonyzet]

if you want to game, the second build is just fine

Why do think that you need 16GB?

 

[michxymi]

You need a good GPU for Battlefield 4. With AMD you can get a pretty capable motherboard-CPU for around 200$. Spend another 70-80$ dollars for RAM and with the rest get the best GPU you can get. What's your case and PSU?

 

[ccky]

I would go with option #2. Or sell the 560ti and pair the other GPU with option #1.

 

[bill761mac]

Thanks guys. So far good info. Not shur if I need 16 GB or not. Some people say yes and others no.
I have a cooler master elite tower and a cool max 679 pwr supply.

 

[ccky]

Thanks guys. So far good info. Not shur if I need 16 GB or not. Some people say yes and others no.
I have a cooler master elite tower and a cool max 679 pwr supply.

If your only going to be gaming 8gb is enough.

 

[bill761mac]

Thanks ccky.

 

[bill761mac]

After collecting the great info I received I have decided to go with my option 2 build. Stick with 8GB Ram, and sell my 560ti and save up a little more and get a better video card than the R9 270X. Thanks again. Any suggestions on a video card For around $300