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9/4/12 at 11:28pm

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I want to play Battlefield 3 smoothly, this new Armored Kill expansion looks maD.Fun

I currently have a e8400 dual core with 2x5770 in crossfire. BF3 hates a dual core

I eventually want to get a fractal designs node 304 m-itx case with a 3570k on asrock z77 m-itx board with thermaltake AIO water cooler and GTX 670,

I can't afford to get a new gpu and new mobo/cpu/ram all at once... What should I do first for smooth BF3 goodness?

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9/5/12 at 1:42am

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I'd wait a little longer and get a board that can do SLi, if you have to upgrade now, go for the 3570K for now an upgrade your GPU later.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 3770K @ 4.8GHz	Asus Maximus V Formula	Zotac GTX680	AVEXIR Core 16GB 2400MHz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial C300 128GB	Lite-on DVD RW	Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2	Windows 8 64Bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
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Crucial C300 128GB	Lite-on DVD RW	Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2	Windows 8 64Bit
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9/5/12 at 2:45am

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seriously man. the 3570k with an asrock board and a 5770 should be great anyway. a GTX 670 would get bottle-necked like crazy. anyway you can save up for a new 670 after you have a new CPU and mobo

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 3570k	Asrock Extreme 6 z77	Gainward Phantom GTX 570 (waiting for GTX 780)	G.skill 16gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Western digital 2TB Hdd	LG 24x optical drive x2	2x bitfenix spectre green 120mm fans	Noctua NH-U12P
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
4x included case fans	Win 7 home premium 64bit	Asus 27" 1920x1200	logitech G510 gaming keyboard
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
silverstone 850W	Corsair Carbide 500r	logitech G400	razer goliathusXL
Audio	Audio	Audio	Audio
Razer Orca music/gaming headphones	Audio Technica ATH-M35	Audio Technica SJ11	Audio Technica SJ55
Audio	Audio	Audio	Audio
Audio Technica ATH M-50	Sony MDRZX600R	Sony MDR XB 700	Asus Xonar DX sound card
Audio	Audio	Other
Sony MDR-V6	Audio technica ATH M-35	Blue Snowball microphone
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 520M	Aspire 5740	Mobility Radeon HD 5650	Samsung 8GB DDR3
Hard Drive	OS	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Western Digital 2TB 7200RPM	Windows 7 64 bit	logitech G400	Razer Goliathus
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Intel Core i5 3570k	Asrock Extreme 6 z77	Gainward Phantom GTX 570 (waiting for GTX 780)	G.skill 16gb
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Western digital 2TB Hdd	LG 24x optical drive x2	2x bitfenix spectre green 120mm fans	Noctua NH-U12P
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
4x included case fans	Win 7 home premium 64bit	Asus 27" 1920x1200	logitech G510 gaming keyboard
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
silverstone 850W	Corsair Carbide 500r	logitech G400	razer goliathusXL
Audio	Audio	Audio	Audio
Razer Orca music/gaming headphones	Audio Technica ATH-M35	Audio Technica SJ11	Audio Technica SJ55
Audio	Audio	Audio	Audio
Audio Technica ATH M-50	Sony MDRZX600R	Sony MDR XB 700	Asus Xonar DX sound card
Audio	Audio	Other
Sony MDR-V6	Audio technica ATH M-35	Blue Snowball microphone
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 520M	Aspire 5740	Mobility Radeon HD 5650	Samsung 8GB DDR3
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9/5/12 at 2:48am

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The E8400 is such a horribly outdated processor. Upgrade your CPU first, you'll be able to feel that upgrade in more than just games, too

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Core i7 2600K	P8P67 PRO	XFX Radeon HD 6950	Corsair
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Corsair	OCZ Agility 3	Hitachi HDS722020ALA330	Samsung Combo SATA
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Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate	Dell U2711	Ducky DK9008G2 Overclock.net Edition, Cherry MX...
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Corsair TX850	Antec Three Hundred	CM Storm Spawn	QPAD HeatoN XL
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Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate	Dell U2711	Ducky DK9008G2 Overclock.net Edition, Cherry MX...
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Corsair TX850	Antec Three Hundred	CM Storm Spawn	QPAD HeatoN XL
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E-MU Tracker\|pre	Beyerdynamic DT-770 250 Ohm
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Intel Ivy Bridge 3210M	Intel HD 4000 Graphics	Soldered	Corsair Vengeance
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9/5/12 at 8:29am

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Drop down to a 7950 since you cannot afford it all. It might even be better to go with an AMD CPU (Price wise). Otherwise, save until you are ready to get it all because you are being severely bottlenecked in both situations. The 5770 really does not do BF3 justice. it is not a very good GPU, I owned one over a year ago and it was terrible, I could barely play Saints Row 3 on medium settings.
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable	ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
256GB Crucial M4	Old Laptop CD/DVD drive	Windows 7	picoPSU-150-XT
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4 x Purple LEDs	Power button	Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable	ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
256GB Crucial M4	Old Laptop CD/DVD drive	Windows 7	picoPSU-150-XT
Other	Other	Other
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