I plan to build a gaming PC which would play the games at very high settings with anti-aliasing at 1080p resolution on 22-24" monitors for the next 3-4 years. So it should run the ports of the games on PS4 and XBOX One along with AAA PC games.
I am new to overclocking but plan to do it to a moderate extent some time down the line. Extent of overclocking may be limited to as supported by Cooler Master Hyper 212 air cooler. 1. Budget & Location Within $1000 or 68000 Indian Rupees. Conversion - 1 USD = 60 INR.
I live in India. Products would be purchased from either of the following vendors - mdcomputers.in or flipkart.com. 2. Aim Gaming (Far Cry 3 or Crysis 2 and better)
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3. Monitors Single monitor. 1080p resolution. 22-24". No multi-monitor setup. 4. Peripherals No. Just the Processor, Motherboard, RAM, GPU, PSU, DVD RW, Cabinet, HDD. 5. Why are you upgrading? Newer games like Far Cry 3 do not run on my 6 years old C2D E6550/8800 GTS system. I did some research online and have short-listed few components and had some queries.
No part has been purchased, I am open to all suggestions.
1. Processor - FX 8350 or Core i5 3570K?
Considering i5 3570K is better for current games but with multi-cored consoles, it may change next year.
2. Motherboard - Asrock Z77 Exteme 4 for 3570k. ASRock 990FX Extreme4 for FX 8350?
3. RAM - Corsair Vengeance 1 x 8 GB DDR3 1600. (Will get another 1 x 8 GB after a couple of months.)
4. GPU - Sapphire HD7950 3GB Vapor-X or Zotac GTX 760 2 GB Amp Edition?
Preferring 7950 for 3GB VRAM and 384-bit interface.
5. PSU - Corsair TX650 V2
6. DVD RW - Asus 24x DVD RW
7. Cabinet - Corsair 300R or Cooler Master HAF 912 Combat?
Looks not important for me, performance is.
Short-listed 300R as I found it cheapest among those supporting long GPUs like 7950.
Should the PSU placed with fan towards the bottom to suck air from outside or to exhaust it to outside?
8. HDD - 1 TB Seagate 7200 rpm. (Will get SSD after 2 months, This one will be used for storage)
Future Plan - After a couple of months (Not to be included in the budget)
1. Corsair Vengeance 1 x 8 GB DDR3 1600
2. SSD - Need help
3. CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus or Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo?
4. A couple of 120 mm Cabinet Fans. Need help with ideal placement for best air-flow.
Please factor in the following -
1. Single monitor and at resolution around 1080p. If any of my picks are overkill, please suggest lower priced alternatives.
2. Upcoming AMD based 8-cored, 8 GB APUs in consoles
3. Planning for moderate overclocking later. No water cooling.
Thanks.