Battlefield 4 requirements?

Basically, I’m currently stuck with a total toaster of a computer. I can run Battlefield: Bad Company 2, but Grand Theft Auto IV has to be on low-to-medium settings just to function. It’s nothing fancy, just some older titles, but the lag is starting to get under my skin. I’ve decided it’s time for a new PC, though I don't plan on building it myself from scratch. I need a bit of guidance here. Ideally, I want a setup that handles Battlefield 4 on High settings—I don't care much about shadows, so I'll keep those on Low (unless Ultra is doable, but High is fine by me). At a resolution of 1280x768, I really just want to stay above 50 fps, except maybe during heavy combat when the screen is choked with smoke and explosions. I’ve been digging through eBay, but extra eyes on this would be appreciated. I stumbled upon this:
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The issue is that people on eBay aren't always transparent about the actual specs inside the box, and local marketplaces haven't been very helpful either. I don't need any peripherals. Can anyone send me some better links? My budget is roughly $1000

My current setup:

E4600 2.4 GHz AMD Radeon HD 4650
ATI Radeon HD 4650 1gb
2GB DDR3 Kingston ram
500 GB SATA hard drive (I think)

I think you missed some of the most important details here 😛

What's your current setup look like? And what kind of budget are we working with?

There it is, I finally finished it.

There are several different ways to go about this, but I think this setup would give you the best bang for your buck:

1 x Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-S1, AMD A68H, 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM
1 x AMD Kaveri Athlon II X4 840 3.10GHz Processor
1 x 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston DDR3, 1600MHz, CL11, Value
1 x TOSHIBA 1TB, 7200rpm, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB, DT01ACA100
1 x FORTRON 400W Power Supply, HEXA Plus 400, 12cm fan
1 x MS KNIGHT midi tower case (no PSU)
1 x XFX R9-270A, R9-270A-CDFC, Double Dissipation Edition 925M Boost

$1048 reddit.com

$50 It’s a bit overpriced, and the CPU cooler might be a little noisy. You're only looking at 4 GB of RAM right now, but I honestly think it's worth it because that GPU tucked inside is actually quite powerful. Adding more RAM later is easy enough, and you can always swap out the cooler if the noise starts getting annoying. This rig should handle everything on high-ultra settings at that resolution smoothly.

At that resolution, I suspect a more powerful CPU might actually be more important than the graphics card itself.
You'll probably end up using your current case, hard drive, and 2GB of RAM for this build. Let me know what kind of power supply you're working with; there's a chance you won't even need to buy a new one.

1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL11, Value
1 x Intel Core i5-4460 (3.20GHz,1MB,6MB,84 W,1150) Box
1 x Asrock H81M-VG4 R2.0, Intel 1150 Socket H81
1 x XFX R7-260X-CNF4, Core Radeon R7 260 x 1100 m boost 2GB DDR5
1 x FORTRON 400W, HEXA Plus 400, 12cm fan
$1101

Check your power supply (open up the case and snap a photo of the label)

Here’s my take for $1000 regarding the PSU. Your hard drive is definitely SATA (so that stays), your RAM stays, and the case should be fine too (an mATX motherboard, small cooler, and a short GPU will definitely fit).



If you swing by Micro Center with your components, they'll likely put it all together for free since they're known for being super helpful and flexible.

By being a member of the PC enthusiast forums, you get a 3% discount ($31 off the top figure listed below).

With this setup, you'll get the best possible Battlefield 4 performance. An Athlon 840 would just bottleneck an R9 270 in multiplayer, and this card is actually more powerful than a 260X while being almost $100 cheaper than the other suggestion. I'm assuming you're playing multiplayer, since that's really what that game is built for. If you're strictly sticking to SP, it's a different story and the first option might work.

Regarding the resolution—is that the maximum your monitor supports, or did you pick that lower resolution because your current PC is struggling?

This is top-tier resolution. It’s a massive screen, but honestly, it’s exactly what I want for gaming 😁