build suggestions

[nokturrduk84]

My friend wants new budget gaming build & he asked me for help, as he's non-techy guy. So, I already chose some parts, but need suggestion on some parts. The chosen parts are:

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cpu: Intel Core i5-3470

mb: MSI H61M-P31/W8

ram: G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1600MHz

psu: FSP Group Gold aurum 550W 80+ gold

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So now, I can't decide which cooler to take. We won't overlcock cpu, but don't want intel's stock cooler either. 

And also we need video card. He's not hardcore gamer & he's got 19'inch monitor. I'm thinking something like GTX 660 or something equivalent to it from AMD.

 

What can you suggest us for those parts?

[Titanicium]

Budget gaming doesn´t tell us anything so what budget are we talking about here?

[ChillKyle]

A cooler master evo 212 and a MSI GTX 760 ITX should do you good.

[nokturrduk84]

A cooler master evo 212 and a MSI GTX 760 ITX should do you good.

Yep, I thought so about evo 212. It has 1k 5 stars in reviews on amazon. So, I think that cooler is good for us. GTX 760 is way too high for that build & all in all he has 19 inch monitor with no full HD resolution.

[Classrobbie]

Either
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Graphics-XFXAMD-HD7870N-AGDDR5-RAMPCIe-Mini-DisplayPort/dp/B007MJGMYA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1386927544&sr=8-2&keywords=XFX+Radeon+HD+7870+Graphics+card
 

Or you could go :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/DirectCU-Graphics-CrossFireX-Technology-Eyefinity/dp/B007RS49EG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1386927607&sr=8-3&keywords=Radeon+HD+7770+Graphics+card

cooling:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zalman-CNPS9700-LED-CNPS9700-led-Cooler/dp/B000JSFZPS/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1386927673&sr=8-9&keywords=cpu+cooler+zalman

 

very good and cheap options!

[ChillKyle]

Yep, I thought so about evo 212. It has 1k 5 stars in reviews on amazon. So, I think that cooler is good for us. GTX 760 is way too high for that build & all in all he has 19 inch monitor with no full HD resolution.

Whatr about a MSI R9 270 Twin Frozer? MSI lineup is well made and great for the pricepoint/overclocking

[Classrobbie]

Whatr about a MSI R9 270 Twin Frozer? MSI lineup is well made and great for the pricepoint/overclocking

The 270 is a good option

[ChillKyle]

The 270 is a good option

Yes indeed. I have the MSI GTX 760 Twin Frozer. The Twin Frozer lineup is super solid for cooling. Super silent and one click overclocking.

[Classrobbie]

Yes indeed. I have the MSI GTX 760 Twin Frozer. The Twin Frozer lineup is super solid for cooling. Super silent and one click overclocking.

Iv got the R9 270x Sapphire Toxic edition and its absolutely amazing for only £160 If you can stretch that much they wont need an upgrade for a LONG while, if not others suggested are very good options

[Classrobbie]

Yes indeed. I have the MSI GTX 760 Twin Frozer. The Twin Frozer lineup is super solid for cooling. Super silent and one click overclocking.

We have them graphics cards in the Computing Science Lab at college.... very good

[nokturrduk84]

I just checked benchmarks of r9 270 & gtx 660 & they are almost neck to neck, just r9 270 is little better & newer. And they are almost same price, so I think we're go with R9 270 & Hyper 212 EVO.

 

I also changed psu from 650 80+ gold to 550 80+ platinum, as I used power supply calculator web site & it said our computer gonna consume 324watts, so 650 was very overkill. Even 550 is overkill, but just for free room...

[Swegly]

Hyper 212 Evo and Gtx 670 DCUII. The reason I reccomend the 670 over the 760 is because it has approximately 5% better preformance.

[WoodenMarker]

Yep, I thought so about evo 212. It has 1k 5 stars in reviews on amazon. So, I think that cooler is good for us. GTX 760 is way too high for that build & all in all he has 19 inch monitor with no full HD resolution.

We could really use a budget...

Are you only shopping from Amazon or are you open to other US shops?

Did you but the parts you mentioned in the beginning already?

What about the storage/case?

What's so bad about the intel stock cooler? If you're not oc'ing it's enough and it's far from loud if you ramp it down with decent case airflow. 

[nokturrduk84]

We could really use a budget...

Are you only shopping from Amazon or are you open to other US shops?

Did you but the parts you mentioned in the beginning already?

What about the storage/case?

What's so bad about the intel stock cooler? If you're not oc'ing it's enough and it's far from loud if you ramp it down with decent case airflow. 

1. We can shop only from Amazon.
2. We didn't buy them yet.
3. We already have storage & case from current build.
4. Case is very cheap with bad airflow system, so stock cooler will be loud & temps won't be good as well.

[WoodenMarker]

1. We can shop only from Amazon.
2. We didn't buy them yet.
3. We already have storage & case from current build.
4. Case is very cheap with bad airflow system, so stock cooler will be loud & temps won't be good as well

What case do you already have?

[nokturrduk84]

Something like this, that brand, & it's not the exact model, but very similar from inside

http://www.codegenworld.com/piczoom.asp?max_id_search=11&min_id_search=41&pro_id_search=297

[WoodenMarker]

Something like this, that brand, & it's not the exact model, but very similar from inside

http://www.codegenworld.com/piczoom.asp?max_id_search=11&min_id_search=41&pro_id_search=297

We've asked for the budget for a while now...

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