Battlefield 4 Rig - Ultra Settings with average 50-60FPS - Suggestions

[liamcn]

Hey everyone, :taz:

I'm looking to order a gaming rig that can handle Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings quite comfortably for the best price possible.

Do any of you have the game, have any suggestions or know what might work well?

My top end budget is £1500 but I would appreciate less than that if i can achieve the same/similar results.

The build below is just a starting point - please point out anything that isn't really needed or something that would really improve performance (I'm willing to spend a bit more if it's REALLY worth it!):

FIRST TRY:

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R4 BLACK PEARL QUIET MID-TOWER CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4820K (3.7GHz) 10MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH X79: SOCKET 2011, R.O.G

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW

Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ MODULAR TXM-850 V2-80 PLUS® (£99)

Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA2011 STANDARD CPU COOLER

Extra Case Fans
1 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£5)

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)

Sound Card
Asus Xonar DGX 5.1-Channel Gaming Audio Card (£27)

Can i just say I really appreciate you help in advance!

Liam :tt2::stuart:

 

[tom_gr7]

i'd go for this mate, more expensive but much stronger, and you can add another 780 when the prices drop a little more (they already have dropped a bit)

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R4 BLACK PEARL QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4770k (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB2.0, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Free Item
FREE ASSASSINS CREED BLACK FLAG & MORE with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£159)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DGX 5.1-Channel Gaming Audio Card (£27)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,511.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-pc/k86vfoeRLf/

 

[SlimCini]

For less than £1500 you should be going for a 780 build:

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB2.0, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Free Item
FREE ASSASSINS CREED BLACK FLAG & MORE with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£159)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,387.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-pc/zDOBWXx_Sy/

Ready for another 780 to go in there in SLI...

 

[liamcn]

i'd go for this mate, more expensive but much stronger, and you can add another 780 when the prices drop a little more (they already have dropped a bit)

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R4 BLACK PEARL QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4770k (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB2.0, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Free Item
FREE ASSASSINS CREED BLACK FLAG & MORE with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£159)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DGX 5.1-Channel Gaming Audio Card (£27)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,511.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-pc/k86vfoeRLf/

Thanks so much mate I'll look in to it!

 

[liamcn]

thanks again for the suggestions. It's just the decision between the i5 and i7. Aside form gaming i'd be doing some graphics work so I'd have to go for the i7. Do you think the motherboard i chose was too overkill?

 

[liamcn]

nice, thanks. I'd jusst need the i7 I feel for my needs away from Battlefield.

 

[liamcn]

I hear nVidia are bringing out a 780 ti? should i wait for that or go for the 780 as current?

 

[bigben]

Do you think the motherboard i chose was too overkill?

Yes.

I would go for what Tom suggested although both suggested specs would be beasts for gaming.

 

[liamcn]

Should I wait for the 780 ti version or go ahead now? Will there be much difference?

 

[SlimCini]

Little difference in 1080p gaming between 780 or 780ti I don't think. They'll both beast most games for a while.

Tom's build is great for an i7 PC, though for £1499 I'd suggest going for the Vanquish Enforcer in the review section. Gives you some overclocking options, 16Gb RAM for your graphics work, bigger SSD. You can't configure the review builds though so you'd have to sacrifice the soundcard (or buy one separately and fit it yourself if you really want/need it).

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ max 4.40GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB2.0, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Free Item
FREE ASSASSINS CREED BLACK FLAG & MORE with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
4x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ROM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ MODULAR TXM-750 V2-80 PLUS® (£89)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,499.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[TheKeir]

Should I wait for the 780 ti version or go ahead now? Will there be much difference?

You're on a budget and the 780 ti will be a couple hundred more pounds than the regular 780. You do the maths

As for i5 vs i7 - bear in mind that the i5 is not a low-range chip. It is perfectly capable of handling demanding programs, obviously it's not quite as quick as the i7 range but it is quite fine, and at a significantly lower price point.

 

[baron75mk2]

Go for any of the builds mentioned here , they are all strong , but i would advise going for the I5 as mentioned above , this will save cash & they are very capable processors , secondly you could drop that SSD , its not needed at all , with the processor & the saving from this your nearly on your way to another GTX780 in SLI & believe me you wont have to worry about framerates anymore on anything for a very long time with two of these beasts running your games.

Say hello to maxed out everything & everything at 60fps - gauranteed !!

Makes a lot more sence than the I7 & the SSD as nither of them will benifit your games at all , but two GTX-780s (sli) sure will !!

Only thing is that battlefield 4 wont SLI properlay at the moment , but thats only temporary as nvidia will bring out a better sli profile soon.

 

[liamcn]

Very true, thanks for your help

 

[baron75mk2]

Very true, thanks for your help

Anytime , i think your going to love this rig when you get it

 

[liamcn]

Little difference in 1080p gaming between 780 or 780ti I don't think. They'll both beast most games for a while.

Tom's build is great for an i7 PC, though for £1499 I'd suggest going for the Vanquish Enforcer in the review section. Gives you some overclocking options, 16Gb RAM for your graphics work, bigger SSD. You can't configure the review builds though so you'd have to sacrifice the soundcard (or buy one separately and fit it yourself if you really want/need it).

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ max 4.40GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB2.0, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Free Item
FREE ASSASSINS CREED BLACK FLAG & MORE with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
4x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ROM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ MODULAR TXM-750 V2-80 PLUS® (£89)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,499.00 including VAT and delivery.

Thanks so much for all the suggestions! Though this is definitely my favourite - looks perfect for my needs. Whats more I already have Windows 7 sorted so that's an extra saving on £1499.

Really appreciate it mate!

 

[vanthus]

Don't forget at least silver warranty.

 

[liamcn]

Anytime , i think your going to love this rig when you get it

I really can't wait!! Yeah I'm really looking forward to see how the game looks as they even better the performance with the cards - it already looks amazing!

 

[keynes]

Whats more I already have Windows 7 sorted so that's an extra saving on £1499.

You can't modify the spec on the review section otherwise the discount will be taken away.

 

[SlimCini]

I have to say that if you're gaming on one 1080p screen at 60Hz then SLIing is not really worth it in terms of diminishing returns in your value for money. Whereas if your graphic work is pretty intensive then an i7 would certainly be useful I'd have thought (as would 16Gb RAM probably). And an SSD is always useful regardless of what you use a computer for. Boot times for an SSD compared to HDD are significantly improved regardless of how good an HDD may be.

Increased frame rates from 1 x 780 to 2 x 780 on a single 1080p screen is not going to give you significantly different visible results.

I'd say, for the uses you've described so far... an SSD and i7 would be more worthwhile investments than a 2nd 780.

Either way, the best value for money build close to your budget with the things you want is the Vanquish Enforcer. You could build your own and save money by getting an i5, no SSD etc. but the chances are your configured build will probably still be at least as expensive as the review Vanquish anyway so you may as well go for that.

 

[baron75mk2]

Increased frame rates from 1 x 780 to 2 x 780 on a single 1080p screen is not going to give you significantly different visible results.

http://www.bf4blog.com/battlefield-4-retail-gpu-cpu-benchmarks/

54 & 77 fps on 1X GTX-780 (1080p) no AA - Vs 90 & 116 fps on 2X GTX-780 SLI (1080p)
39 & 61 fps on 1X GTX-780 (1080p) 4X AA - Vs 80 & 102 fps on 2X GTX-780 SLI (1080p)
Testing at maximum quality settings 1920×1080 MSAA 4X resolution 200% 14 & 20 fps on 1X GTX-780 (1080p) Vs 26 & 35 fps On 2X GTX-780s

Huge differences & this is with no v-sync turned on , turn it on & the fps is going to drop across the board , so it will be the difference between 60fps at all times with 2X GTX 780s & big frame drops all over the place (with AA turned on that is) with 1X GTX 780.

& if you game on a 120hz monitor the differences are even higher.


Boot times for an SSD compared to HDD are significantly improved

Yep & for all that cash , thats where it ends , no extra perfomance in games (maybe better loading times)