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Hello! I have a moderate gaming PC (I would say) and as Christmas is coming up I'm looking for some improvements that could be made!

Please feel free to suggest any improvements that you think will be beneficial but I only have around £150 budget!!! I want to run games like battlefield 4 at decent settings so please help!

This is my PC:

Motherboard: Gigabyte B85m D3H

Graphics: Sapphire R9 270X

CPU: Intel Pentium g3258 (@4.2ghz)

RAM: Corsair LP 8gb module

PSU: Corsair 500W modular

Many thanks!

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How much is an i5-4460?

 

 

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Hello! I have a moderate gaming PC (I would say) and as Christmas is coming up I'm looking for some improvements that could be made!

Please feel free to suggest any improvements that you think will be beneficial but I only have around £150 budget!!! I want to run games like battlefield 4 at decent settings so please help!

This is my PC:

Motherboard: Gigabyte B85m D3H

Graphics: Sapphire R9 270X

CPU: Intel Pentium g3258 (@4.2ghz)

RAM: Corsair LP 8gb module

PSU: Corsair 500W modular

Many thanks!

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Get an SSD!!!

or new CPU

Join da discord 

 

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i5

 

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The linus tech tips forum starter kit is an i5 and a H100i with a Z97 and which ever GPU seems to be the favorite at the time tbh.

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The linus tech tips forum starter kit is an i5 and a H100i with a Z97 and which ever GPU seems to be the favorite at the time tbh.

 

Actually, best value lies at the 4440/4460 with a H97/H81/B85 mobo, stock cooling.  4690K, Z97, and decent cooler are for those with that extra $100-$150 to splurge on.

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Actually, best value lies at the 4440/4460 with a H97/H81/B85 mobo, stock cooling.  4690K, Z97, and decent cooler are for those with that extra $100-$150 to splurge on.

 

I'd rather have an unlocked i5 and z97 board so I can overclock but that's just my preference.

 

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Hello! I have a moderate gaming PC (I would say) and as Christmas is coming up I'm looking for some improvements that could be made!

Please feel free to suggest any improvements that you think will be beneficial but I only have around £150 budget!!! I want to run games like battlefield 4 at decent settings so please help!

This is my PC:

Motherboard: Gigabyte B85m D3H

Graphics: Sapphire R9 270X

CPU: Intel Pentium g3258 (@4.2ghz)

RAM: Corsair LP 8gb module

PSU: Corsair 500W modular

Many thanks!

 

An SSD and an i5 if you can would make your system snappier tbh. Christmas is round the corner.

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Sure it includes an i5 but a H100i... hell naww.

 

Literally every time someone asks about a cooler the H100i is mentioned or the GTX.

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You only mentioned one game BF4.

 

After all the responses to your question, how can you even ask?  A fast quad core will give you access to every game on the market, yes.

Yes I understand this, but I was asking if my 270x would be enough for games that use more than two cores. 

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You know what I mean when I say "run" I mean at good frame rate but okay thanks anyway

 

You have have to turn down shadow resolution/quality, and anti-aliasing in every demanding title for better FPS... probably certain lighting effects as well.  I am betting textures can stay at high/ultra in most cases.

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