Need help choosing parts for a BF4 build

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hi i need help choosing parts for my new build, i want to essentially build my new rig round BF4 i have a £1000 budget ($1600) any suggestions on what parts i should get.

thanks.  

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*****BF4 sorry 

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Do you have any parts already or are you starting completely from scratch?

 

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i am starting from scratch 

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CPU: Intel or AMD?

GPU: NVIDIA or AMD?
 

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not fussed on the cpu but i would like to try the R9 280X gpu 

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he wants amd if he just wants to game....

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Well I went on newegg and poked around a minute:

So everything with a star was just from a kit. I didn't put much thought into these, just an example but I got the 280x in there you mentioned. Total cost was $1.1k with shipping (US).

*Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case, support up to E-ATX / XL-ATX, come with Four Fans - 1 x Front Red LED .
Noctua NH-U12S 120x120x25 ( NF-F12 PWM) SSO2-Bearing ( Self-stabilising oil-presure bearing ) CPU Cooler
GIGABYTE GV-R928XOC-3GD Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
*Rosewill TACHYON -750 750W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS PLATINUM, ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, SLI/CrossFire ...
*ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
*AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor
*Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
*x2Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model 996770

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Sorry for the messy list.

 

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maybe somthing like this http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Jexa/saved/2FsE

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For Battlefield 4, you want to get one of these builds (read the bottom of this comment cause I made a few mistakes):

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Sheepyy_/saved/2Fw8

Pros:

  • Intel chip gets slightly better performance in most games, not sure about BF4 though
  • Intel Motherboard has better upgradability of CPU (i7 later on)
  • Will definetely play BF4 on Ultra at around 60fps... probably much more once mantle is out
  • Good overclocking. Not the best but it's pretty decent for the price of the motherboard.
Cons:
  • Intel is slightly weaker than FX 8350 in very few games.
  • Costs more

or

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Sheepyy_/saved/2Fw9

Pros:

  • FX 8350 is better in a few games.
  • Will definetely play BF4 on Ultra at around 60fps... probably much more once mantle is out
  • Good overclocking. Not the best but it's pretty decent for the price of the motherboard.
  • Costs less for almost equal performance
Cons:
  • Intel is better than FX 8350 in quite a few games
  • No upgradability past the 8350

READ:

Damnit forgot to include an SSD in the builds -_- get a Kingston HyperX 3K something, they're great (look at Logan's build videos for other good SSDs)

or you could get a nicer case idk, I just re-used build links from another build I suggested a while ago.

Cases I recommend:

  • Fractal Design R4
  • NZXT Tempest 210 (if you're on a budget)
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  • Overly expensive case, you can get much better for the price
  • He can afford a 990X/990FX motherboard at this price
  • Way too much to pay for 8GB of RAM
  • 5400 RPM HARD DRIVE?! Not even a good one either, WD's good HDDs are their Caviar Drives
  • Way too much to pay for 650w... there is no need for Gold certification at this price point.. especially EVGA, they make pretty bad PSUs
  • He didn't mention needing a monitor and he could've gotten a better one @ £1000 budget (Hanspree are generally pretty bad. Viewsonics are much better low-price Monitors)