New Gaming PC

[raysfan98]

I have recently been looking to build a budget gaming rig for about $500. I am only in high school so my budget is very tight! I am looking to play Battlefield 4, Arma III, Day Z and even some racing games. I really want to play these games at about 60fps on high settings at 1080p. I really don't know much about PC's and building them so I need advice. I have made 2 builds of different variations. I have build 1(http://pcpartpicker.com/user/raysfan98/saved/vwnXsY) which is where I have a more expensive CPU than the video card. And I have build 2(http://pcpartpicker.com/user/raysfan98/saved/JHKnTW) which is a more expensive video card than a CPU. So, What do you guys think spend more on the GPU or the CPU?
All suggestions are welcome,
-Thanks! ^_^ -

 

[haribalachander]

i would advice you to go with the core i5 rig .. u can play most games at 1080p with low or medium settings..
the amd cpu is too weak to handle demanding games even though the gpu is powerful..

 

[johnnyp23]

definitely spend more on the video card, it will have a bigger impact on performance.

 

[raysfan98]

Thanks for the response, however I truly believe the R9 270x can easily handle almost any game at high settings, why do you think you could only get low-medium settings out of this?
Thanks for the suggestion! ^_^

 

[iron8orn]

The 270x will do ultra in bf4.

Look at your price differences... you can get the i5 and the 280 for little more. If it means waiting a few more weeks.. I think it would be worth it.

 

[haribalachander]

for getting a minimum of 60fps that you mentioned u need to tone down the settings a little..