A few questions

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Hello forum! I sort of have a few questions on a build that I use. Let me start off by listing what the specs of my PC are currently.

  • GPU: MSi Radeon 7870 HAWK
  • CPU: AMD Phenom 965 II x4 Black Edition
  • RAM: 8gb of DDR3 1600 MHz

I was wondering if this could run BF4 at like high with good FPS (like 60+). Also, when the time rolls around (Christmas) I am thinking about upgrading, I will have a $400 budget at Christmas time. Do you think I should get a better CPU or GPU to play these new games such as BF4? Thank you for your time if you read this, I would really appreciate some feedback from you wonderful people.

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i'm kind of just putting something together than will run greatly that isn't based on a budget cause you haven't stated one. 

your ram is fine and will be fine for a long time. 

 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1CJD4 should do the job for bf4 on a single monitor. 

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I don't have the money to upgrade both parts, that's why I asked if I should upgrade my CPU or GPU to be able to play BF4 or these next gen games.

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Add another 7870 and you should be golden. You might notice some bottlenecking with the Phenom II X4, though. I would consider upgrading to at least an X6 at your earliest convenience.

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That is what I was planning on doing, I was going to upgrade to an 8350 at Christmas time. I will still probably have enough for another 7870, but my 7870 is discontinued ;___;

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Bump? I didn't see any rules about bumping so bump I guess lol

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The 7870s are still available at a lot of retailers.  I do believe you can crossfire the HD 7870 and an R9 270X, as they're basically the same card.  7870s are usually cheaper, though.

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That seems like a good option for me, I would love to know if I can in fact crossfire those 2 cards.

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Yep, they do CF.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/63551-will-crossfire-r9-280x-hd-7970-scaling-tested.html

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Really? He stated $400 in the above post and you quote something for $129 more? -_-

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If you have a motherboard that is FX compatible (not all older mobo's are) I would get a FX6300 six core to go with your 8GB RAM and then another 7870 to xfire, or 280x as mentioned.

FX 6300 6 core.

8GB RAM

Two 7870's in Xfire

 

That will run anything for a few years yet.

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Yeah, and make sure your motherboard is up to par for the power draw of the FX-8350.  You need pretty decent cooling and VRMs to make sure your motherboard doesn't die on you.

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I mentioned the 6300 6 score, not the 8350 8 core - but your comment is still valid none the less.

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I have no idea why I referred the the FX-8350.  Weird of me...