600 GBP is about $978 USD as of writing this.
Here is info on cards tested with this game in beta, and this is a good reference for the released game to whow which were better or worse etc.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-4-graphics-card-performance,3634-3.htmlAlso minimum system requirements found on google for this game are: Quadcore CPU, 4GB RAM, DirectX 11, and video card with 512MB Video RAM andAMD Radeon HD 3870 or nVidia GeForce 8800GT or better. *System below is beyond minimum requirements to play game.
Building a computer for the first time can be tricky and risky. As a suggestion, I'd suggest buying one off the shelf and adding a powerful video card and more powerful power supply to it, as for this way if you run into troubles you can simply return the computer and get another after removing video card and putting other power supply (PSU) back into it to send it back as original defective under usually a 1 year warranty.
Building a system from the ground up if you have any problems you will have to deal with many different companies and varying RMA support processes to send parts back when there are problems etc, as well as buying an off the shelf name brand you know that the hardware other than video card and power supply are an engineered match and not a pieced together gaming rig in which sometimes you can run into problems.
Here is a suggestion below if you want a gaming rig that will play this game with no problems out of the box and save you some money as well. However I would swap out the PSU unit at the get go for a better power supply because I dont really like 500 watt power supplies for a gaming build. I'd suggest replacing it right off with a 650 watt PSU. This system also allows room to expand later if you want a more powerful CPU, more RAM, or better video card down the road. It also has that gaming rig look to it vs just a regular computer tower. Its specs are beyond the minimum system requirements for Battlefield 4 and it comes with a 1 year warranty.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229285 My brother bought a similar gaming system and he has had good luck with it not having to make any modifications to play Crysis 3 etc. His time of ownership is about 18 months and he uses it every day for many hours of use.
Here is the PSU I'd go with for this system:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020This system + 650 watt PSU can be purchased for around 390.77 (GBP) or $636.96 (USD) ... you also would be essentially building it partially since it will be built custom with a better stronger power supply than the cheap PSU that comes with it. This is a bargain Gaming Build and they probably should have gone with a better PSU than try to shave off an extra $20 off the sticker price etc. ** Also with this build you do not need to buy a powerful video card for the build because it already comes with one that is powerful enough to play the game well as part of the system purchase.
Below are system specs and the most important are the fact that this motherboard is the AM3+ with FX CPU support for the FX-4xxx ( 4-core ) and so it should support the FX-6xxx series ( 6 core ) and FX-8xxx series ( 8-core ) CPU upgrade of the future as well as the motherboard can take 16GB RAM, and with PCIe 16x you can throw just about any video card into this build and get many years of gaming out of it and are not buying into a build that has limited upgrade options.
Brand CyberpowerPC
Model Gamer Ultra 2098 (GU2098)
Type Gaming & Entertainment
Processor AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz
Processor Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Cache Per Processor 4MB L2 Cache
Memory 8GB DDR3 1333
Hard Drive 500GB SATA II 3.0Gb/s 7200RPM
Optical Drive 24x DVD+/-R, +/-RW Dual Layer Drive
Graphics AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB
AudioSound card - Integrated
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet
Power Supply 500W
Keyboard USB Gaming Keyboard
Mouse USB Gaming Mouse
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Special Features AZZA Orion Gaming CaseCPU
CPU Type AMD FX-Series
CPU Speed FX-4300(3.80GHz)
L2 Cache Per CPU 4MB
L3 Cache Per CPU 4MB
CPU Socket Type AM3+
CPU Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core ProcessorGraphics
GPU/VGA Type AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB Memory
Memory Capacity 8GB DDR3
Memory Speed DDR3 1333
Memory Spec 4GB x 2
Memory Slot (Total) 2
Maximum Memory Supported 16GB
Hard Drive HDD Capacity 500GB
HDD Interface SATA II
HDD RPM 7200rpm
Optical Drive Type DVD±RW
Optical Drive Spec 24x DVD+/-R, +/-RW Dual Layer Drive
Audio Chipset Integrated
Audio Channels 7.1 Ch AudioCommunications
LAN Chipset Integrated
LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Front Panel Ports
Front USB2
Back Panel Ports
PS/2
Video Ports 1 VGA, 1 DVI, 1 HDMI
Rear USB 6 ports
RJ45 1 port
Rear Audio Ports Yes
PCI Slots (Available/Total) 1x PCI-e 16x
1x PCI-e 1x
1x PCI
Mouse Type USB MouseKeyboard
Keyboard Type USB KeyboardPhysical Spec
Dimensions 20.00" x 17.00" x 7.5"
Weight 30.6 lbs.
Warranty:
Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
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