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Upgrading my PC
What is this computer going to be used for?
Doing some photo editing, and playing games like Battlefield 4, Arma III, DayZ, etc.
What is your budget?
500 USD
Where do you live? If in the US, do you have a nearby Microcenter?
In the US, but no Microcenter near me.
What is included in the budget?
CPU, RAM, GPU, PSU, and a Motherboard
Will you be overclocking?
I might, so I would like a motherboard and cpu that would allow it.
Will you be reusing any parts?
Case, hard drive, and disk drive
What OS do you want?
I already have one
Any specific case preferences?
Any other special features that you want in the build?
The motherboard needs to be Micro ATX
Doing some photo editing, and playing games like Battlefield 4, Arma III, DayZ, etc.
What is your budget?
500 USD
Where do you live? If in the US, do you have a nearby Microcenter?
In the US, but no Microcenter near me.
What is included in the budget?
CPU, RAM, GPU, PSU, and a Motherboard
Will you be overclocking?
I might, so I would like a motherboard and cpu that would allow it.
Will you be reusing any parts?
Case, hard drive, and disk drive
What OS do you want?
I already have one
Any specific case preferences?
Any other special features that you want in the build?
The motherboard needs to be Micro ATX
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($144.50 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $520.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 17:24 EDT-0400
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($144.50 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $520.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 17:24 EDT-0400
Do you know what kind of settings I can run those games on at 900p and at what frame rate?
Not sure about 900p, but the 270 can run a lot of games at 60fps in 1080p. I've seen people get 60fps on Ultra in BF4 with an inferior 260x card, but they probably overclocked it.
As a short answer to your question, the 270 is a good card, and it'll be fine playing just about any game. It might not play future games very well (such as GTA 5), but it should be fine with most, if not all games today.
As a short answer to your question, the 270 is a good card, and it'll be fine playing just about any game. It might not play future games very well (such as GTA 5), but it should be fine with most, if not all games today.
Well 900p is lower than 1080p and I don't tend to play games on ultra unless I can get a steady 60 fps so it would be fine for me, thank you.
You'll easily get those frames at 900p.
Ok
