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Hi,

I've never built a PC before, i have been using "factory"-models from HP, Acer etc.

This is the rig i consider:

Case: Fractal Design R3 Black Pearl

PSU: Bequiet 530W 80+

Intel Core I5 3570K 3.4GHZ

8GB DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaws PC1600

Asrock Z77 Extreme4

1TB 7200RPM

ATI HD7870 2GB DDR5

And some random optical drive.

I might buy an aftermarket cooler to overclock.

Will this be able to run BF3 and if yes, on max graphics or do i have to play with them on minimum?

 

Hope you guys will help me :)

 

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Can noone help?

 

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give people time sheesh

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Sorry

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You should be able to run BF3 as well as any other game that you want to play just fine.

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Hello Fishfillet,

Your rig looks fine but if I were you i'd look at 3 things:

  1. A Solid state drive (SSD), it makes your pc boot a lot faster than a standart hard drive. Since they have gone under the dollar per Gb mark they arent that expencive anymore. You can get a 128Gb samsung 830 series SSD for under 100 dollar.
  2. You might want to take a look at the 2500k, this is a older series processor but it overclocks higher than the current i5 that you chose. There is a downside to it, you don't get the features of ivybridge.
  3. The power supply you chose is a good one but i'd take a look at the XFX Pro 550W since the part are made by seasonic (one of the best).

Those are the 3 points that I'd take a look at. 

 

Greets, 

Daniel

Edit: Battlefield 3 should be no problem with most of todays graphics cards.

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Alright thx.

1. I might buy a SSD later on, when i et some spare cash :)

2. Im not sure that i will overclock a lot since om new to pc building :)

3. I might upgrade the PSU later because i consider buying another GPU and running crossfire :)

 

You said it can run BF3, will it run it on everything cranked up to max?

thx :D

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You should be fine on ultra settings, most of the new card can pull that off. The 7870 can pull it off at 50+ fps according to benchmarks. You might want to take a look at non-reference cards though. The reference will run a bit hot sometimes and the non-reference have little benefits like factory overclocks (totally stable and stress tested). I'd suggest taking a look at Asus, XFX and MSI, I personally will go for XFX for their life time warranty.

- Daniel

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Ok thx :D

Is this card good for crossfiring? :)

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Sure it is! AMD optimized multi-GPU really well so you won't have any problems there!

-Daniel

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Do all games support crossfire? :)

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nope, not all that many do....

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Can you name some big titles that dont?

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If you wan't more GPU power, you could always swap that i5 for a FX-6300 and get a 7950 instead. You will see little to none FPS loss, and probably a lot of times you'll see more FPS. What is your budget anyway?

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I actually dont have a budget. But it's a bundle in a store almost next to my house. They assemble it and make sure it works. But i can ask them if i can change parts in the rig :)