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| Thread ID: 127264 | 2012-10-13 12:54:00 | Need advice on a gaming computer | sean2487 (16918) | Press F1 |
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| 1306687 | 2012-10-14 10:19:00 | Looks like a very good price for the performance. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1306688 | 2012-10-14 18:43:00 | yeah the last list was pretty good other than the PSU as already mentioned, a few notes from me; the difference in price between 4 & 8 GB RAM is not much and 8GB is the sweet spot for a gaming machine right now, I'd stick with 8 Any i5 is good enough to game on, the K version is for overclocking. The only ones I'd avoid are the "S" models which are a little slower. If you need to save money a cheaper model i5 is something you're unlikely to notice while gaming better to buy a case and power supply seperately not bundled, use a calculator like www.extreme.outervision.com to work out your PSU needs, add another 50-100W to allow for upgrades if you can. Bear in mind PC gaming is an expensive hobby, keeping up with the latest games requires a 1-3 year upgrade cycle depending how much you spend to begin with. In my opinion it's still the best type of gaming but if money is an issue maybe a console is a better option. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1306689 | 2012-10-15 00:59:00 | Thanks man, appreciate it. I got a console, sick of it to be honest. Might save a couple hundred more, cause I have seen decent rigs been set up with around the same money | sean2487 (16918) | ||
| 1306690 | 2012-10-15 01:20:00 | Was thinking even if I downgrade to an i3 but get a better psu would that be better? | sean2487 (16918) | ||
| 1306691 | 2012-10-15 01:26:00 | Update* This is slightly cheaper would you say better? Upped the psu. And got lowest rank i5 $277.00 CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2Ghz 6MB Cache *Quad Core* 2000Mhz Socket LGA1155 CPU Retail Boxed (BX80637I53470) $96.00 Socket 1155 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V Socket LGA1155 Motherboard $86.00 DDR3 Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws-X 8GB Dual Channel kit 2x 4GB PC12800 DDR3 (1600Mhz) Memory CL9-9-9-24 (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL) $314.00 PCI-Express16x Video Card: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD7850 2GB PCI-Express Video Card *2xDVI *HDMI *DisplayPort $40.00 Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 Super Multi 24x Dual Layer Multi-Format (Black) SATA DVD-Writer oem $95.00 Serial ATA Drive: Seagate Barracuda - Hard drive - 500GB - internal - 3.5" - SATA-600 - buffer: 16 MB $108.00 Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 II (Black) Mid-Tower Case *Front Audio, USB & eSATA NO PSU $126.00 Power Supply Unit: Cooler Master Extreme 2 625W ATX Power Supply Unit $156.00 Monitor: Philips V-line 206V3LSB - LED monitor - 20" - 1600 x 900 - 250 cd/m2 - 1000:1 - 10000000:1 (dynamic) - 5 ms - DVI-D, VGA - black $22.00 Speaker Package: Genius SP U110 - Portable speakers - 2 Watt (Total) - piano black (SP-U110) $65 Assembly Total $1385 |
sean2487 (16918) | ||
| 1306692 | 2012-10-15 01:34:00 | pricespy.co.nz is a full hd monitor for the same price. similar gpu cheaper pricespy.co.nz the cpu is really good value if you aren't planning to overclock |
jonovw (16835) | ||
| 1306693 | 2012-10-15 03:58:00 | I would rate Cooler master Power supplies as Just ok, not rubbish but not up to the standard of Corsair, Seasonic, Antec, Silverstone (prob a couple others I've forgotten). In fact I'd use a 500-600W corsair over a cooler master 650-700W generally. You will always get advised to get a quaility PSU on this forum, the whole system depends on it and so you want a good one. The other comment you're likely to get is to buy a Asus or Gigabyte graphics card rather than a Sapphire. To be fair I've owned a sapphire 6770 myself and had absolutely no problems with it but their quality control and component selection is not up to the standards of the other two mentioned which is why they are usually cheaper. I think that was the brand Chill had where they had done something wrong with the thermal paste in the factory and it was overheating from new. As far as the i3 goes, yeah it will game great and save you some cash. I have stopped reccomending them myself on the grounds that quad core is becoming the norm for a large percentage of gaming rigs and future games are likely to start using those extra cores. Also quad cores are just better all round for everything else when not gaming. For now though current games run very well on an i3, better than any of AMDs offerings including the 6 and 8 core ones so if you need to tighten the budget an i3 will do the job for a while yet. Apart from those comments it looks good. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1306694 | 2012-10-15 05:12:00 | Yep but it does annoy me how little attention asus and gigabyte give to the even slightly less premium gpus. Asus 7970 has a full backplate, custom pcb with their 'super alloy' capacitors and a completely re designed heatsync. The. The 7950 has the old heatsync (which doesnt fit properly), no backplate despite the 2,5kg weight and stock pcb. Not too impressed with that but ahwell. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1306695 | 2012-10-15 05:58:00 | I think that was the brand Chill had where they had done something wrong with the thermal paste in the factory and it was overheating from new. Powercolour, not sapphire. |
icow (15313) | ||
| 1306696 | 2012-10-15 08:36:00 | the asus is actually cheaper at the moment anyway | jonovw (16835) | ||
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