850$ PC for Gaming

[ThaGamer]

Well im new in this pc building stuff, and I was going to buy one at a store but that I started to watch linus youtube channel and decided to build my own. After some research I put together all the pieces in my price range, Here's the config, I'm from Portugal btw pc parts here cost a fortune! So plz dont kill me :D.

Tell me what you think and what I can change on it without passing the 650€ or 850$ price range, also I am going with the 600W PSU not the 500W I dunno how I put this one there. I also need an OS but they are like 115€ for the Win7 64-bit wich are 150$ if Im not wrong.

[Dave :)]

Any reason going with 600W over the 500W? That rig won't pull alot more than 350W to be honest. It would save you a bit aswell.

[ThaGamer]

Actually the 600W is more 4€ than the 500W so that's why.

[Dave :)]

You could save 4 EUR and buy the cheaper one? A difference of 100W isn't going to 'futureproof' that rig. 500W is fine.

[Toby]

Yeah, it seems kind of pointless to spend money you don't need to, even if it's only 4€. I wouldn't be surprised if a really solid 400w, or a decent 450w could run that rig.

[allthatremains94]

I'd personally go with the 500W PSU and a 1TB HDD. Is that the cheapest DVD burner you can find?

[ThaGamer]

I'd personally go with the 500W PSU and a 1TB HDD. Is that the cheapest DVD burner you can find?

Well I already have a 250gb HDD form my old pc and I will add it to the new config, the optical drive is there just if I need it because it does not come handy nowadays, and yes its the cheapest I found

[allthatremains94]

I'd personally go with the 500W PSU and a 1TB HDD. Is that the cheapest DVD burner you can find?

Well I already have a 250gb HDD form my old pc and I will add it to the new config' date=' the optical drive is there just if I need it because it does not come handy nowadays, and yes its the cheapest I found[/quote']

What OS are you using, is that 250GB drive going to be your OS drive, and what are the specs of it?

[T345]

If you can stretch to a 7850 2gb it would be a good move, here is a benchmark

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=680

If you get a good card the 7850's can overclock like crazy

[Diarmuid]

Try Amazon, It could save you €50-100. The 3570 is €10 cheaper, 650 TI €133 and the better CX600 for €59

[killerx525]

You could get away without a optical drive to cut down on cost or spend that €18.90 on a better part.

[allthatremains94]

You could get away without a optical drive to cut down on cost or spend that €18.90 on a better part.

Agreed, it'd be better to just scrounge one up or to maybe even get a USB one later on, if necessary, so that you can easily move it around as you need.

[ThaGamer]

the first quote kinda fail I dunno why :)

[ThaGamer]

I'd personally go with the 500W PSU and a 1TB HDD. Is that the cheapest DVD burner you can find?

Well I already have a 250gb HDD form my old pc and I will add it to the new config' date=' the optical drive is there just if I need it because it does not come handy nowadays, and yes its the cheapest I found[/quote'] What OS are you using, is that 250GB drive going to be your OS drive, and what are the specs of it?

Im using XP on my old computer, win7 on my laptop, the HDD is only for OS but I have to check the specs.

If you can stretch to a 7850 2gb it would be a good move' date=' here is a benchmark [url']http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=680 If you get a good card the 7850's can overclock like crazy

I have to check that out, and I will change it if I think its worth

Try Amazon' date=' It could save you €50-100. The 3570 is €10 cheaper, 650 TI €133 and the better CX600 for €59[/quote']

Well I think amazon ends up being more expensive and the shipping costs are a lot higher than this one in my country, I also dont want to pay extra if the package gets stuck in the controll.

You could get away without a optical drive to cut down on cost or spend that €18.90 on a better part.

I just realized that I have 2 optical drives laying arround xD 19€ more to spend!

To save a little money you can lower the Memory Speed down to 1333Mhz. It won't noticeably effect gaming performance. Other then that the build looks fine. Good luck and have fun!

I really prefer the 1600Mhz ones and there is mnot much of a difference in costs form 1333Mhz to 1600Mz

[ThaGamer]

Well I found a 7850 for 165€ and I think I'm going to take it :D

[killerx525]

Well I found a 7850 for 165€ and I think I'm going to take it :D

Good choice!

[ThaGamer]

Well did a new config:

Sugestions?

[Dim]

Well I found a 7850 for 165€ and I think I'm going to take it :D

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.html

Generally, the 7850 is a very nice card. Excellent choice.

[James.]

Looks good. If you wanted to, you could save some money by dropping down to a 3470 and not too much of a difference in performance, but it looks to be a well balanced build. I have never heard of the psu brand before and thus would recommend the corsair in the original post instead, but if you trust its quality, ignore what I just said about it.

[ThaGamer]

Looks good. If you wanted to' date=' you could save some money by dropping down to a 3470 and not too much of a difference in performance, but it looks to be a well balanced build. I have never heard of the psu brand before and thus would recommend the corsair in the original post instead, but if you trust its quality, ignore what I just said about it.[/quote']

I don't know the psu brand either but it is 80plus certified, but I might go with the 500W Corsair cuz its cheap and more the enough.