Need help with a Gaming PC

[Maztzer]

Hello everybody,

 

My cousin asked me to build his new gaming pc.

 

The parts he already has are:

 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430

GPU: Sapphire Radeon AMD HD 6870 FleX edition

PSU: OCZ Modstream 600W modular power supply

 

For the other parts he has a budget of around 450 euros.

The CPU won't be overclocked, so no ''k'' series.

 

What I had in mind:

 

ASrock B75M-DGS iB75, SATA 600 RAID, USB 3.00

Corsair 2 x 4GB, PC 12800, CL11, XMS3

Intel Core i5 3570 3.4Ghz 6MB box

Toshiba 500GB SATA 600

 

Extra:

AOC LED monitor E2250SWDNK 21.5"

Creative Inspire A220

 

This sums up to about 481 euros.

 

Feedback is much appreciated, and what do you guys advice me to buy? 

 

 

Thanks in advance,

Maztzer

 

 

 

 

[SirReallySam]

If he really only needs 500gb of storage I would get two SSDs in Raid like two of these Samsung 840 Series 250GB :)

Will make his boot times SOO much faster :ph34r: like a ninja on speed.

Other than that seems pretty awesome. If he didn't already have that GPU I would've suggested a different one, but he already has it so... :)

[iAsuno]

i suggest to drop down to 3470 and get an H77 mobo. or go amd. 

what speed is the RAM? 

[Chakshu]

Get atleast ram rated at 1600MHz.

Get a 90 gig ssd install windoes and games on it so that they load faster.

Rest is good.

 

Would buy a k series porcessor If i were you.

[Chakshu]

i suggest to drop down to 3470 and get an H77 mobo. or go amd. 

what speed is the RAM? 

Going amd will be a great option will save some cash.

[SirReallySam]

Get atleast ram rated at 1600MHz.

agreed

[iAsuno]

looks like i could get a 3570 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4ey

[SirReallySam]

Just saying ssd's are much more expensive so he can't get them :/

that's  a shame, but a budget is a budget :D

[Maztzer]

If he really only needs 500gb of storage I would get two SSDs in Raid like two of these Samsung 840 Series 250GB :)

Will make his boot times SOO much faster :ph34r: like a ninja on speed.

Other than that seems pretty awesome. If he didn't already have that GPU I would've suggested a different one, but he already has it so... :)

 

As stated I'm on a budget. This is no option.

[Maztzer]

Get atleast ram rated at 1600MHz.

Get a 90 gig ssd install windoes and games on it so that they load faster.

Rest is good.

 

Would buy a k series porcessor If i were you.

 As stated I won't be overclocking, so a k series CPU and SSD is not possible. RAM can be done, but will be expensive. Any suggestions?

[Maztzer]

Going amd will be a great option will save some cash.

What CPU are you suggesting?

[Maztzer]

Swapped out the 3570 for a 3470. On 471 euros now. Thanks for the fast replies guys!

[iAsuno]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4ey

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4ey/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4ey/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£158.40 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI H77MA-G43 Micro ATX  LGA1155 Motherboard  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£52.99 @ Dabs) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.74 @ Aria PC) 

Monitor: AOC E2243FW 21.5" Monitor  (£101.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Speakers: Creative Labs Inspire T3130 25W 2.1ch Speakers  (£34.74 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £448.85

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-18 11:22 BST+0100)

[Maztzer]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4ey

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4ey/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4ey/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£158.40 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI H77MA-G43 Micro ATX  LGA1155 Motherboard  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£52.99 @ Dabs) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.74 @ Aria PC) 

Monitor: AOC E2243FW 21.5" Monitor  (£101.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Speakers: Creative Labs Inspire T3130 25W 2.1ch Speakers  (£34.74 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £448.85

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-18 11:22 BST+0100)

 

Where I live this is much more expensive :( shipping it will make it go far over budget..

[iAsuno]

Where I live this is much more expensive :( shipping it will make it go far over budget..

That's sad, prices are higher here too. can you provide a site or pricelist of the shop you are buying at?

[Maztzer]

That's sad, prices are higher here too. can you provide a site or pricelist of the shop you are buying at?

Yes, I'll probably be buying it from either 4launch.nl or azerty.nl

[YouRezz]

I dont have much experience with asrock mobos but if you're not gonna be overclocking it is as good as any :D

For a budget build id go amd all  the way

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4lA

  its around 390 eur :D  so prices cant get higher than your budget :D

[iAsuno]

question, what does OP=OP mean in 4launch?

[Maztzer]

question, what does OP=OP mean in 4launch?

it means it are the last ones, that's why they're a little bit cheaper :)

[Maztzer]

I dont have much experience with asrock mobos but if you're not gonna be overclocking it is as good as any :D

For a budget build id go amd all  the way

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4lA

  its around 390 eur :D  so prices cant get higher than your budget :D

Thanks alot, I will be looking at that now :)

[SirReallySam]

I dont have much experience with asrock mobos but if you're not gonna be overclocking it is as good as any :D

For a budget build id go amd all  the way

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4lA

  its around 390 eur :D  so prices cant get higher than your budget :D

Looks good to me :)

[YouRezz]

And for anyone still questioning the 8350- you can overclock it to all hell 

                                                                -performs simularly to 3570

Check out the showdown linus did a while ago bethween the two titans 8350-3570/ 3570 always won for a frame of two but that shouldnt be a problem :D

[Chakshu]

What CPU are you suggesting?

Amd Fx-8320 with a 970 mobo.

[Chris is awesome]

If you're on a budget the AMD option is a good idea, plus and FX8350 has been seen to perform as well as a 3570k. Another point is that AMD motherboards are cheaper.

[WoodenMarker]

How about this: http://gyazo.com/aaddb9f166596e794e5d9a411bc24df6

Subtotal is £413.68 so it should be under 500 after taxes and fees for sure.

 

The logitech x240 is a better speaker system than the other speakers here. I have the x24's and many agree they are better than even the newer "higher end" revisions of the same speakers.

 

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