I have 4750 AED (1300 dollars) and am looking to build a computer for gaming. (Take into consideration that i have to buy a keyboard and a monitor).
I want to be able to play all games with maxed out settings, including star citizen when i comes out in two years and the Day Z stand-alone game.
$1050 is my limit for the computer - ( i have found a gaming keyboard and monitor for $250)
Is this a good Setup?
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer
Should i invest in an SSD? heard they make things a lot faster!
Please leave comments and suggestions!
If anyone has a better setup at the same or lower price range please let me know (PM or via the thread - Whatever works best)
I can make a list of parts when I'm home, which is next week... Quick pro-tip, get a GTX 770 or AMD 7970 GHz and a better PSU, 550W is on the edge for a high-end GPU.
550W will be enough for a single GPU. 600W is reccomended for the GTX780. It's better to have a Bronze certified 550W than one with higher wattage, but without the certification.
However, it's a limitation in case you intend to upgrade, such as adding another graphics card.
Also, I'd personally go with an Nvidia card, but it's just a personal preference. That comes from experience with drivers.
If you don't intend to upgrade, however, I'd look into a mini-itx build. A small, sexy looking box with a lot of power.
(07-24-2013, 09:27 PM)Ajmar Wrote: 550W will be enough for a single GPU. 600W is reccomended for the GTX780. It's better to have a Bronze certified 550W than one with higher wattage, but without the certification.
Keep in mind that everything else in the system needs power too, 550w is just a bare minimum. I'd recommend to get a modular 700w powersupply of Seasonic or Corsair with a bronze certificate so you are ready for future upgrades.
(07-24-2013, 09:27 PM)Ajmar Wrote: However, it's a limitation in case you intend to upgrade, such as adding another graphics card.
Also, I'd personally go with an Nvidia card, but it's just a personal preference. That comes from experience with drivers.
If you don't intend to upgrade, however, I'd look into a mini-itx build. A small, sexy looking box with a lot of power.
I won't recommend using mini-itx if you're not watercooling your components, i think he wont do that considering his budget, so just stick to ATX
With your budget you have 0 chance to play Star Citizen at max settings the game would have 8gb DDR as minimum requirement, however the CPU is nice and cannot be much of bottlenecked if you OC and have the rest decent parts so I guess going with cheaper Video Card and update when SC is out would be the best way for you.
DayZ standalone would have quite low requirements- so does not worry- check the youtube previews, the graphic looks like battlefield 1942.
You need no sound-card- all modern Mobos have one build in that is good enough for casual usage, if you want something professional you need to change your budget.
You picked wrong Mobo. Just take Asrock z77 Extreme 4 as Mobo- more phases better OC on the level of the high end boards that cost double its price.
The Gigabite is okeysh mobo if you does not OC but with 4 pin CPU power you would hit the OC wall really fast and there is no point to buy K CPU with this Mobo.
Also Mini ITX is insane stupid combo with K CPU- as specified above- the power phases on the cheap mobos and on the minis does not allow proper OC.
DDR3- cheapest possible 32 or 16 GB option- after all none game can use more then 1300 mhz speed on the DDR3 so you need a lot of it and cheap. My recommendation is Corsair Vengeance- cheap and ok for OC. Why to buy 32 GB (4 x8 GB) now? Because in 1 year time DDR4 would come out at insane high prices, meanwhile the DDR3 wont be produced anymore and the prices would also skyrocket so now is the best time to buy more DDR3.
Same bad story happened when DDR2 was changed for DDR3- I managed then to sell my old used 4 GB DDR2 1 year after DDR3 was introduced and with the money to buy 8 GB DDR3. I also managed to sell my DDR2 board on the same fashion adding only 20€ extra for DDR3 board.
SSD is must nowadays- get at least 128 GB for the OS, if your budget allows better 256 GB so you can store your games and stuff there as well.
WD Blue HD series are cool, however the Black Series are a way better- they got head packaging and extended guarantee and better performance, the 10-15% price difference is good investment,however not a must- bigger SSD should be priority.
The cooler is perfect in this price segment, however I would add a 5-10$ more for
Thremalright true spirit 140- it is the best buy cooler on the market- preforms on the level of the best stuff with mainstream price.
For GPU now is the 770/780 Nvidia cards buy time, AMD would put new cards on the market later. Just take 780 if the budget allows, if not 770( slightly better then 7970)- sadly since I cannot recommend revision and vendor here but check different reviews- there are 2 approaches. You buy the cheapest possible and change the cooler or you buy something with decent and silent cooling- the GPUs standard coolers tend to make insane noise and keep the cards too hot.
Other strategy is to buy cheapest of all 7870 and wait for the new AMD cards- it really depends what you play right now.
I personally would go that way since 7870 can play everything on quite decent FPS. This is also good strategy if you does not have the funds for 780. When the new cards come out in the next months/year you can just sell your 7870 and add some extra money to buy card from the next generation.
About the PSU- the brand really does not matter, just get the cheapest 650-700 W available with the certification, they are all made by different companies in China: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/powe...,2913.html
My personal preference here is FSP/Fortron- they just work perfect-never saw busted FSP PSU, also you can get one cheap since they produce for the branders as well.
Second place -Seasonic and Enermax- buying something else is bad idea, branding as I said does not matter.
About Case- the cheapest possible that allows to mount 120/140 vents in front and back. 2 good 120/140 vents can create enough air circulation for cool PC.The corsair case is basic case that could be replaced by something cheaper with no-brand and same function.
If you have some of the budget left and want to buy proper case then buy Naxonia Deep Silence 1 or Fractal Design Define R4- they might not have the "killer" looks but are the best buys. If you want the "killer" flashy look then I cannot help since it does not fit my taste and haven't checked them much.
(10-09-2013, 10:51 AM)Knjaz Wrote: Official faction players that are often accused of elitism, never deploy them and have those weird, immersion killing "fair fight/dueling" suicidal hobbies. (yes, i've seen enough of those lolduels, where house military with overwhelming force on the field willingly loses a pilot in a duel. ffs.)
I does not get your problem with speakers, most of the cases have front jacks for headphones and microphone- just adjust your sound-card to port the front jacks as AC97 and you are fine.
About the sound quality differences between professional sound card and on-board one I bet you wont find difference since as it seems you haven't done anything with professional sound/music or?
(10-09-2013, 10:51 AM)Knjaz Wrote: Official faction players that are often accused of elitism, never deploy them and have those weird, immersion killing "fair fight/dueling" suicidal hobbies. (yes, i've seen enough of those lolduels, where house military with overwhelming force on the field willingly loses a pilot in a duel. ffs.)