Should i upgrade for BF3?

I currently have a 4870, a q6600,asus g31 mobo, antec earthwatts 500w PSU, and gskill DDR2 memory. I am looking for a not extremely expensive upgrade in order to play BF3 and notice increased pc speeds. (monitor is 1440x900). should i keep the cpu and get a new mobo, or get something like the 2500k, probably a better case because of cooling, and a new video card?

we have no system req. yeat

I currently have a 4870, a q6600,asus g31 mobo, antec earthwatts 500w PSU, and gskill DDR2 memory. I am looking for a not extremely expensive upgrade in order to play BF3 and notice increased pc speeds. (monitor is 1440x900). should i keep the cpu and get a new mobo, or get something like the 2500k, probably a better case because of cooling, and a new video card?

westvufootball

Well since BF3 isnt coming out until November or so it makes more sense to wait since the new bulldozer chips and AM3+ bords will be out so youcan compare between sandy bridge and BD

ah, well do you believe i even need to upgrade based on games that are out now (Monitor is 1440x900)

For now i think you should be fine unless you've run into some games that give you trouble (besides crysis, metro 2033 etc)

im more worried about my motherboard and my cpu becoming outdated in the near future. also heat issues with my small case

ive been looking at the 560 hawk and an obsidian 650d although it is very expensive. also love the hyper 212 and the h50 look

I heard somewhere that all the gameplay so far was run on a computer with a Nvidia GTX 580. I'm assuming they used a gpu that wouldn't have any difficulties at all running it on the best settings. So they probably tried to go a bit overkill. I'm assuming a GTX 560 will probably get the job done on max on par with the likes of a 6850.

so i should just wait for the prices to drop with the release of bulldozer and get a gpu in the future before BF3?

and case suggestions

and case suggestions

westvufootball

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UDK9U6/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0M1PXGC96TQX1EFTZEDG&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

Just add some fans

System Requirements are:

OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7

Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz

RAM: 2GB

Graphic card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card.

Graphics card memory: 512 MB

Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version

And yes, you should, BF3 is gonna rock and I personally want the best out of it. I'm sure you do too.

so what gpu do you think

System Requirements are:

OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7

Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz

RAM: 2GB

Graphic card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card.

Graphics card memory: 512 MB

Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version

And yes, you should, BF3 is gonna rock and I personally want the best out of it. I'm sure you do too.

shred345

I currently have a 4870, a q6600,asus g31 mobo, antec earthwatts 500w PSU, and gskill DDR2 memory. I am looking for a not extremely expensive upgrade in order to play BF3 and notice increased pc speeds. (monitor is 1440x900). should i keep the cpu and get a new mobo, or get something like the 2500k, probably a better case because of cooling, and a new video card?

westvufootball

Also I highly recommend this case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233