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Thread ID: 135199	2013-10-07 04:56:00	Gaming PC Build! Need advice :)	LiMiT (16997)	Press F1

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1355252	2013-10-07 08:10:00	That'll do it :D Re inphinity's comment ---- looking at the site mentioned in the first post, the PSU is FSP RA-450S & HDD either Western Digital or Seagate. Ah, well, either way, nVidia's reference design for the GTX760 calls for a 500W PSU. Now, while a 450 will probably run it... not really ideal, especially given the FX-8350 is a 125W unit, compared to 84W of the i5-4670K. PSU is one of the areas imo you don't want to skimp in. Go for a decent 550 or so and you'll be fine.	inphinity (7274)
1355253	2013-10-07 08:17:00	If you picked those parts (ie not a pre-built system) you might as well get a FX-8320. $90 isn't worth the extra clocks.	icow (15313)
1355254	2013-10-07 08:44:00	If your building a gaming rig always go for a better gpu if you can get a worse CPU. An i5 sandy bridge with a 7970 and a i5 haswell with a 7970 preform with negligible difference. The CPU is becoming more and more irrelevant for gaming.	Slankydudl (16687)
1355255	2013-10-07 08:50:00	Ah, well, either way, nVidia's reference design for the GTX760 calls for a 500W PSU. Now, while a 450 will probably run it... not really ideal, especially given the FX-8350 is a 125W unit, compared to 84W of the i5-4670K. PSU is one of the areas imo you don't want to skimp in. Go for a decent 550 or so and you'll be fine. :) Totally agree, I was just advising of the brands. :) Agree, a under powered PSU will cause all sorts of problems.	wainuitech (129)
1355256	2013-10-07 11:14:00	To agree with others; i5 GTX 760 4-8GB RAM SSD if you can fit it in the budget Decent quality power supply 500-600W, you want to remember the capacity degrades over time due to component ageing and give yourself some headroom. Also, not to start an intel vs AMD argument (please) for gaming purposes the i5 is just better. Consistently higher framerates in most games, higher IPC meaning better single threaded performance, cooler running, and uses less power(bonus). The difference is not huge though and an AMD machine will game very well, but personally I'd go for what is better over any brand loyalty/prejudice. If you look at the toms hardware charts for best gaming CPU's for the money (linked in the other thread) you will see the top tier is all intel and all the current i5's and upwards are all lumped in together as roughly equivalent (because games don't benefit noticeably from an i7 or more cores for the most part over an i5). My main machine is an i7 3770/ HD7970 combo and my backup is an i3 3220/650Ti boost combo. Most games play about the same on them at 1080P with the 650Ti proving to be the weakest link and needing the graphics turned down a bit on some titles. There are games that benefit from the extra CPU horsepower but they are the exception so far and the i3 pisses me off by matching my i7 most of the time. I think you'd be perfectly happy with any haswell i5 and I'm not sure overclocking is worth the effort for a few extra theoretical FPS you will never notice.	dugimodo (138)
1355257	2013-10-07 21:56:00	Alright so what ive decided on so far.. CPU: i5 4670k GPU: GTX 760 Motherboard: Suggestions? RAM: 8GB (need suggestions on which type to get) HDD: 1TB (need suggestions on which type to get) PSU: 550W CASE: Suggestions? Thanks Blake	LiMiT (16997)
1355258	2013-10-07 22:02:00	ASRock board, more features for the price...	SolMiester (139)
1355259	2013-10-08 00:31:00	Motherboard: Suggestions? RAM: 8GB (need suggestions on which type to get) HDD: 1TB (need suggestions on which type to get) CASE: Suggestions? Thanks Blake Asrock, Asus, or gigabyte for the board, just get the cheapest one with the chipset you want. More expensive models overclock better but I'm not sure it's worth the premium personally. RAM DDR-3 dual channel kit probably 1600 or better - don't stress to much the gains in performance from RAM speed are small and won't effect your games noticeably, I like kingston but most brands are quite good, Corsair and G.skill are good brands IMO also. HDD - WD Blue would be my pick edit; or one of these www.pp.co.nz for near SSD boot up times	dugimodo (138)
1355260	2013-10-08 01:01:00	Ram is ram. I'd go with 1600mhz stuff as it seems to be the sweet spot at the moment. Just make sure it has a lifetime warranty and you'll be sweet. Also +1 for asrock motherboards, recently had the pleasure of using on of these: www.asrock.com I'm very impressed.	icow (15313)
1355261	2013-10-08 01:04:00	When it comes to ram unless you need reliability more is literally more. Your better off getting more ram than more speed.	Slankydudl (16687)
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