BF4 brought me back
Posted: November 7th, 2013, 10:07 pm
Hey guys,
Been a couple years, I think. I swear I had a forum account. Not sure what happened so I spun up this new account.
Anyway, having a heck of a time playing BF4. I crash a lot. I die a lot. It's frustrating. My game is pretty laggy. Got a new monitor today. Believe it or not, it helped. More than I thought it would.
Decided it was time for a hardware refresh, so I ordered a bunch of crap and I'll build it out next week.
Oddjob encouraged me to post the specs on what I'm cooking up. A bit overkill on the motherboard choice. There are cheaper options. Don't really need two SSDs. And could easily get away with the EVO SSDs rather than the Pro. Would save money. 8 GB RAM would probably be plenty as well. This is kind of a "more money than sense" build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($549.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2112.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-07 23:05 EST-0500)
Been a couple years, I think. I swear I had a forum account. Not sure what happened so I spun up this new account.
Anyway, having a heck of a time playing BF4. I crash a lot. I die a lot. It's frustrating. My game is pretty laggy. Got a new monitor today. Believe it or not, it helped. More than I thought it would.
Decided it was time for a hardware refresh, so I ordered a bunch of crap and I'll build it out next week.
Oddjob encouraged me to post the specs on what I'm cooking up. A bit overkill on the motherboard choice. There are cheaper options. Don't really need two SSDs. And could easily get away with the EVO SSDs rather than the Pro. Would save money. 8 GB RAM would probably be plenty as well. This is kind of a "more money than sense" build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($549.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2112.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-07 23:05 EST-0500)