Heavy computer advice for a competitive BF3 player

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Posted: 18 Mar 2013 at 8:20pm

you can do what you want for half that price.

Key components would be 8gbs of ram, 2x gtx 680s in sli, and an i5 processor. Look at the Dreadnought lvl 2. Bf3 on pc has become much easier to run over the year with better drivers from both companies. I run it with 2x amd6970s in xfire and i never dip under 60fps on ultra settings on a 1920x1200 monitor. Check this out.

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Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (PhysX) (Overclocked EVGA)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Standard Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Automatic Overclocking
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
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Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
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Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

This will more than max out BF3 on max settings and more for a loooong time. and for nearly Half the price at 2700bucks.

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Posted: 18 Mar 2013 at 9:52pm

^^^ I would go with that, and put the rest of that money into getting a really nic keyboard, mouse and high res monitor(s).

Now, there is something I would change if you really insist on spending close to your limit on the tower alone. Going from 2700$ to 3700$ with the same specs, except upgrading the 680's to 690's, or Titans would get you closer, and probably keep your system relevant until Battlefield 7-8 comes out lol.

I also might suggest upping the ram to 16GB. 8 is fine for any game, but in a system of this caliber, it just seems lame to only have 8GB inside lol. Going up to an even higher level processor might be good to, although not vital. If you did, I would seriously suggest adding water cooling. Perhaps even using water cooling for your current build anyways.

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Posted: 18 Mar 2013 at 9:55pm

16gb of ram might seem lame but 8gb of ram in 2 lanes runs better than 16gb in 4 lanes, for gaming anyway. And on the gpu's i dont know but i dont think you can turn off half of a 690 card for games that dont support sli. Which at this point MANY games dont support it. Thats why i suggested sli two cards.

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Posted: 19 Mar 2013 at 4:04am

I would go with Solidus1833's build with a couple of changes. Sli 670 will give almost the same performance for less. Go at least Stage 1 overclocking. Add in HDD. The WD Black is the best. That SSD will load up real quick. Grab the free t-shirt.

Good luck.

Edited by bprat22 - 19 Mar 2013 at 4:05am

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Posted: 19 Mar 2013 at 4:18am

Originally posted by Defengar

^^^ I would go with that, and put the rest of that money into getting a really nic keyboard, mouse and high res monitor(s).Now, there is something I would change if you really insist on spending close to your limit on the tower alone. Going from 2700$ to 3700$ with the same specs, except upgrading the 680's to 690's, or Titans would get you closer, and probably keep your system relevant until Battlefield 7-8 comes out lol. I also might suggest upping the ram to 16GB. 8 is fine for any game, but in a system of this caliber, it just seems lame to only have 8GB inside lol. Going up to an even higher level processor might be good to, although not vital. If you did, I would seriously suggest adding water cooling. Perhaps even using water cooling for your current build anyways.

For keyboard, i recommend you check out the Max Keyboard Mechanical Keyboards, they are really good and i love mine.

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Posted: 19 Mar 2013 at 5:34am

All this advice is really helpful so far. To make sure I'd be getting the right thing. I'll be using the newest Benq 120hz 3d monitor but on 2d. I want the system to be able to run at 120hz without dipping. I also want the system to be pretty stable and last several years as it's not everyday you have a great amount of money to use for a ocmputer. Thanks so far for all the replies.

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