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| 1206361 | 2011-06-02 09:21:00 | Just swiped these specs from CL forum . I'd want to add win7 to it bringing the total cost up to about $1370 . Would probably change the case to something a bit subtler but hoping that will not change the cost too much . 1 . Is this machine worth while ? Was thinking i3 to allow future upgrades . Machine would be used for light gaming, web, some photoshop that sort of thing . 2 . would I be better to get a higher spec graphics card and if so any suggestions ? 3 . Alternatively would I be able to upgrade GPU at a later date with this set up ? All feedback welcomed, thanks Raidmax Tornado Entry Level Gaming Case (Black), Side Window, 500W PSU - $129 . 00 Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST31000524AS 32MB SATA 3 6Gb/s - $95 . 00 Combo Deal: - $521 . 06 Combo: Gigabyte GA-H67MA-D2H-B3 Intel H67 DDR3 USB3+SATA3 LGA1155 PCI-E Combo: Intel Core i3 2100 Sandy Bridge 3 . 10GHz 3MB 65W LGA1155 Combo: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3-1600 Kit CL9 Gigabyte nVidia Geforce GT430 OC 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E (GV-N430OC-1GL) $135 . 00 LG GH22LS50 22x LightScribe Black SATA DVD Writer $59 . 00 Microsoft Wired Desktop 600 $29 . 00 ViewSonic VA2231WM 22" 5ms Full HD 1080p Wide LCD Monitor $219 . 00 |
globe (11482) | ||
| 1206362 | 2011-06-03 00:31:00 | no thoughts anyone ? | globe (11482) | ||
| 1206363 | 2011-06-03 01:11:00 | Okay, my thoughts, what is the point of the H67 chipset when you are getting a dedicated GPU anyway, although you will be able to do quick sync! GT430 will be a bit light for HD gaming, at least a GT450! 4GB RAM is fine OMG, your right!, the case is nasty...eek! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1206364 | 2011-06-03 01:22:00 | If you use a discrete graphics card, you can't use Quicksync for video encoding. You only need a discrete graphics card to play games, anything else, integrated is fine. |
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| 1206365 | 2011-06-03 01:30:00 | Okay, my thoughts, what is the point of the H67 chipset when you are getting a dedicated GPU anyway, although you will be able to do quick sync! GT430 will be a bit light for HD gaming, at least a GT450! 4GB RAM is fine OMG, your right!, the case is nasty...eek! and a 450 would run ok in this set up you think ? |
globe (11482) | ||
| 1206366 | 2011-06-03 03:01:00 | [QUOTE=globe;1022000] 1 . Was thinking i3 to allow future upgrades . Machine would be used for light gaming, 2 . would I be better to get a higher spec graphics card and if so any suggestions ? [I]Raidmax Tornado Entry Level Gaming Case (Black), Side Window, 500W PSU - $129 . 00 Combo: Intel Core i3 2100 Sandy Bridge 3 . 10GHz 3MB 65W LGA1155 Combo: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3-1600 Kit CL9 Gigabyte nVidia Geforce GT430 OC 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E (GV-N430OC-1GL) $135 . 00 1)It's OK . Not great . NEVER use a bundled with case PSU, especially not Raidmax . Overclockers (the supplier) has just announced they aren't selling Raidmax cases with the PSU anymore . Damn good decision, they're probably sick of the high number of failures . get a Corsair PSU instead . 2)Depends what games you play, but that is quite low end . people always pay attention to CPU and RAM with PCs and GPU last - for gaming the GPU is the SINGLE most important part . GPU, CPU then RAM, in that order . But if gaming is low end and not important it would do . yes, you can change any and all parts later if you want/need to . I3 is low for gaming too, I'd go I5 instead . |
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| 1206367 | 2011-06-03 04:24:00 | and a 450 would run ok in this set up you think ? Be fine for casual gamer! |
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| 1206368 | 2011-06-03 08:35:00 | . | globe (11482) | ||
| 1206369 | 2011-06-03 08:38:00 | Cheers for all the great advice so far. Anyway I happened past PBtech on the shore today so I popped in to see what they could offer. They came up with this for $1512 inc gst intel i5 2300 8g ddr3 ram 1TB sata3 hdd gts 450 cl 460w case lg 23" led monitor wired mouse and keyboard win7 Seems a pretty good deal but i see that the i5 2300 appears to have been superseded by the 2400 and then (?) the 2500 ? Is this quite an old spec that I should steer clear of ? Again cheers in advance. Or for $250 less they offered an i3 2100, 4g ram, gt210, 1tb hdd, but when I asked the guy about upgrading the GPU he said the power supply couldn't handle a better card. |
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