$600 new build.

[Cozgo]

Budget- $600
Resolution- 1920x1080 desired
Games / Settings Desired- battlefield 4 on highest setting possible with budget
Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc)- none
Country- USA
Parts that can be reused- none, building from scratch, first time too
Do you need an OS?- no
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)?- no

I've looked and am completely lost on what to start with. Someone stated an amd fx-8350 or fx-6300 series but I also see a lot about Intel. Not sure what will have the best bang for my money and dare I say last longer with new games.

Thank you for your time and help.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill Challenger-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $581.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-04 20:48 EST-0500)

[Cozgo]

Thanks for the speedy reply and nice spec. I see lot of talk of quad core or more processors, do you think it would be better to extend my budget for one?

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The only thing I see worth getting over the above would be this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $309.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-04 23:53 EST-0500)

An aftermarket CPU cooler would nice but can be left out for now.

Enermax ETS-T40-TB is cheap and decent enough performance.

[Cozgo]

Thank you for the help