Parts for Gaming PC

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  • karlsanada10 wrote:

    Really now? 5770 is outdated and will be having a hard time in the near future.
    I guess you could go higher, the 5770 with the i5 would be for a budget of 750-1000 dollars depending on other components you get with it. But they arent that out dated, they can run games like Starcraft 2 and Battlefield 3 at a very high and stable framerate, and will also have no bottlenecking effect.

    The post was edited 1 time, last by Roqj ().

  • 5770 is not that good. Heck, do you even know there's a new 7xxx card?

    i5-2500K $220
    Asus Radeon HD 7850 (Dual Fan) $260
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 $140
    G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDr3 1600 $60
    SeaSonic M12II 620w 80+ Bronze $90
    COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO $35
    Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA III $80

    $885

    EDIT: Your case is your own preference. Carbide 400r is a good case and one of my favorites. I think you can add SSD for this.:) Did I forget something? You can also add a WDC Green 1TB SATA III if you want. it's $100 I think.

    Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB $100
    GIGABYTE GV-R787OC-2GD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit $360 (UPGRADE)
    Corsair Force Series 3 60GB $80
    i7-2600K $310 (UPGRADE)
    Corsair Carbide Series 400R $100

    $1355

    For full setup. Add the things I edited.:D

    The post was edited 2 times, last by karlsanada10 ().

  • karlsanada10 wrote:

    5770 is not that good. Heck, do you even know there's a new 7xxx card?

    i5-2500K $220
    Asus Radeon HD 7850 (Dual Fan) $260
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 $140
    G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDr3 1600 $60
    SeaSonic M12II 620w 80+ Bronze $90
    COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO $35
    Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA III $80

    $885

    EDIT: Your case is your own preference. Carbide 400r is a good case and one of my favorites. I think you can add SSD for this.:) Did I forget something? You can also add a WDC Green 1TB SATA III if you want. it's $100 I think.

    Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB $100
    GIGABYTE GV-R787OC-2GD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit $360 (UPGRADE)
    Corsair Force Series 3 60GB $80
    i7-2600K $310 (UPGRADE)
    Corsair Carbide Series 400R $100

    $1355

    For full setup. Add the things I edited.:D
    You do state some good hardware here, due to me not knowing what the general stores one should buy from in the US I can't really check the prices on hardware which probably differs a bit compared to Sweden.

    But if I would comment the parts you've stated:

    I5-2500K or I7 2600K is what i believe one should definitely go for.

    I think that you should look for a different graphics card than the one stated, maybe a 7950. But don't rule out the used market because you can make a really great bargain on some new components where the owner might have changed his/her mind and have not used the part for a particular long time.

    Motherboard should be fine, just make sure that it support all the features you might need in the future, SLI/crossfire etc.

    Ram is fine.

    I don't know anything about the powersupply, just make sure it's from a known manufacturer with good ratings and such.

    The CPU cooler is fine, built a system for a friend with the same and it won't be in the way for RAM or anything.

    The SSD is to small to support both OS and games, it's really easy to fill those GB if one is not carefull with how to organize your stuff on different hard drives. Atleast that's my own opinion.

    Lastly I would use either WD Caviar Green or the Black version, 1TB.

    I think there might be some room for different configurations but I would like to know which site you are going to buy from so I can see what they have in stock and the prices.

    Edit: Chassie is personal but be sure to get one with good airflow, ability to watercool if that's something that will happen in the future.
    Asus P8P67 Deluxe | 2600K @ 4,2GHz + NH-D14 | 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz | GTX 580 Twin Frozr II | Corsair Force GT 120 | WD Caviar black 1TB | Corsair AX 850W+ | Thermaltake Level 10 GT | Asus Xonar D2X |

    The post was edited 1 time, last by Sloghunt ().

  • Processor: intel core i7 2670qm

    Wait, isn't this for laptop? 8| Get 2600K and a Z68 mobo.:) Seriously, you will not be disappointed.

    @Sloghunt:

    He should buy a 1TB WDC Green and 500GB WDC Blue. Black isn't necessary. 60GB SSD is fine. Put your OS, and some software like Vegas pro there and put the rendered vids to your 1TB WDC Green.

    And the powersupply is pretty good. 5yrs warranty and it's modular.:D 7870 is fine I think. or he should wait for 660 ti.

  • Bladedplane wrote:

    So the parts i've decided on so far is

    Processor: intel core i7 2670qm

    GPU: Asus Radeon HD 7950

    cooling: Hydro series H80

    RAM: Kingston technology hyperX

    Thanks for all the help so far :)

    1. Why would you get a slower cpu that is ment for laptops?
    2. Personally id use a noctua aircooler (main reason is reliability)
    3. Id suggest Corsair cl9 1600Mhz Vengeance LP (simply coz i own a pair myself and they work great)
    Fractal Design R3, Win7, I7 2600k @ 4,6GHz, Noctua NH-U12P, 16Gb vengeance LP,
    Nvidia GTX 780 , Asrock P67 pro3, Force GT SSD 120GB, BenQ 24" (LED) + Hyndai 22", Logitech G110, Qpad QH-90, Razer Deathadder 2013

  • Inzanityinc wrote:

    Bladedplane wrote:

    So the parts i've decided on so far is

    Processor: intel core i7 2670qm

    GPU: Asus Radeon HD 7950

    cooling: Hydro series H80

    RAM: Kingston technology hyperX

    Thanks for all the help so far :)

    1. Why would you get a slower cpu that is ment for laptops?
    2. Personally id use a noctua aircooler (main reason is reliability)
    3. Id suggest Corsair cl9 1600Mhz Vengeance LP (simply coz i own a pair myself and they work great)
    1. You should get either the 2500K or 2600K.
    2. I second that, I have the noctua nh-d14 and it's awesome.
    3. I have those to and I haven't had a single problem with them.
    Asus P8P67 Deluxe | 2600K @ 4,2GHz + NH-D14 | 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz | GTX 580 Twin Frozr II | Corsair Force GT 120 | WD Caviar black 1TB | Corsair AX 850W+ | Thermaltake Level 10 GT | Asus Xonar D2X |

  • Sloghunt wrote:

    Inzanityinc wrote:

    Bladedplane wrote:

    So the parts i've decided on so far is

    Processor: intel core i7 2670qm

    GPU: Asus Radeon HD 7950

    cooling: Hydro series H80

    RAM: Kingston technology hyperX

    Thanks for all the help so far :)

    1. Why would you get a slower cpu that is ment for laptops?
    2. Personally id use a noctua aircooler (main reason is reliability)
    3. Id suggest Corsair cl9 1600Mhz Vengeance LP (simply coz i own a pair myself and they work great)
    1. You should get either the 2500K or 2600K.
    2. I second that, I have the noctua nh-d14 and it's awesome.
    3. I have those to and I haven't had a single problem with them.

    2. i have the Noctua NH U12P and it preforms awesomely (max 70c when rendering, 100% usage on all 8 cores for 10 min+)
    Fractal Design R3, Win7, I7 2600k @ 4,6GHz, Noctua NH-U12P, 16Gb vengeance LP,
    Nvidia GTX 780 , Asrock P67 pro3, Force GT SSD 120GB, BenQ 24" (LED) + Hyndai 22", Logitech G110, Qpad QH-90, Razer Deathadder 2013