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Myrmidon

United States9452 Posts

July 03 2011 16:54 GMT

#7841

The Antec Neo Eco 450C (doesn't come with power cord--use any old one) is a little better than the ST50F-ES, and it's $10 cheaper too. It also has two PCIe connectors.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=13454

The Silverstone unit is acceptable though.

Titusmaster6

United States5936 Posts

July 03 2011 20:32 GMT

#7842

Hi guys I'm building my first computer and I have been reading through the past pages and it's been really helpful. My budget is around 700 bucks and I have followed the advice and looked at the previous builds. If you could please look at it and tell me if there is anything wrong (I'm super paranoid). I guess what I am most unsure about are is the video card ok? will everything fit into the case? is there enough power? is everything compatible?

I plan to use it for playing SC2 and upcoming games like Diablo3 and Skyrim.

Here is what I have pretty much finalized on:

Case - ATX mid tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

Motherboard - P67
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128487

Video Card - Radeon HD 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353

Power Supply - XFX Core 450W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207012

CPU - i5 2500k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207012

RAM - PNY XLR8 2x2 GB DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178265

Hard Drive - Caviar Blue 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

Optical Drive - CD/DVD burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233

Heat Sink - Gaia SD1283
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082

Thanks for your time and input!

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

July 03 2011 20:34 GMT

#7843

Good build except for motherboard. Switch it out for a more feature rich Asrock P67 Pro3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230

JingleHell

United States11308 Posts

July 03 2011 20:38 GMT

#7844

On July 04 2011 05:34 skyR wrote:
Good build except for motherboard. Switch it out for a more feature rich Asrock P67 Pro3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230

Wow, skyR not commenting on CL8 1600 RAM for over $10/GB. That's a first. Granted, the price increase on that kit for the performance increase is actually vaguely reasonable. At least for non-gaming uses.

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

July 03 2011 20:40 GMT

#7845

Mail in rebate brings it down to $29 and I assume he wants to deal with the mail in rebates since the rest of his configuration is reasonably well thought out.

JingleHell

United States11308 Posts

July 03 2011 20:42 GMT

#7846

On July 04 2011 05:40 skyR wrote:
Mail in rebate brings it down to $29 and I assume he wants to deal with the mail in rebates since the rest of his configuration is reasonably well thought out.

Ah. MIR. I utterly didn't see that. Definitely worth it then.

Titusmaster6

United States5936 Posts

July 03 2011 20:55 GMT

#7847

On July 04 2011 05:34 skyR wrote:
Good build except for motherboard. Switch it out for a more feature rich Asrock P67 Pro3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230

OMG so does this mean everything else is ok?

JingleHell

United States11308 Posts

July 03 2011 20:57 GMT

#7848

Yeah.

Titusmaster6

United States5936 Posts

July 03 2011 21:03 GMT

#7849

Ok thanks guys so much! You guys are so fast you're better than my friends irl.

CuraOh

Chile81 Posts

July 03 2011 23:16 GMT

#7850

i want to upgrade my old computer i from chile and i buy to newegg, i really like to buy the amd llano so i am thinking in the A8-3850
but i dont know which mobo choose.
http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/11-1834/index.html?cm_sp=Cat_CPUs-Processors-_-AMD/11-1834-_-http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/11-1834/696x288.jpg

for the memory i am thinking this because the package is better than g.skill for the travel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180

and i dont know what gpu to buy somthing around $60-$100 if u could help me i lost here

JingleHell

United States11308 Posts

July 03 2011 23:17 GMT

#7851

On July 04 2011 08:16 CuraOh wrote:
i want to upgrade my old computer i from chile and i buy to newegg, i really like to buy the amd llano so i am thinking in the A8-3850
but i dont know which mobo choose.
http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/11-1834/index.html?cm_sp=Cat_CPUs-Processors-_-AMD/11-1834-_-http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/11-1834/696x288.jpg

for the memory i am thinking this because the package is better than g.skill for the travel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180

and i dont know what gpu to buy somthing around $60-$100 if u could help me i lost here

if you're buying a GPU there's literally no sane reason to buy the A8-3850. It's priced like an i3-2100 with worse performance in gaming unless you use the IGP.

CuraOh

Chile81 Posts

July 03 2011 23:24 GMT

#7852

so i could save the money for the gpu? i dont know much about, in the page of newegg says that whit another graphic card will perform better

JingleHell

United States11308 Posts

July 03 2011 23:26 GMT

#7853

On July 04 2011 08:24 CuraOh wrote:
so i could save the money for the gpu? i dont know much about, in the page of newegg says that whit another graphic card will perform better

Uhm, what I'm saying is that if you plan to buy a discrete graphics card for gaming reasons, then Llano sucks compared to an i3 2100 for gaming as a CPU. If you compare integrated graphics, however, the Llano will outperform the i3.

hellgoat

Sweden30 Posts

July 03 2011 23:46 GMT

#7854

Hello fellars! I'm in a bit of a pickle here. This is my current set (relevant details at least, linking to newegg for convenience):

Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D-E LX (socket 1156)

CPU: Intel Core i3-530 (not avi on newegg)

Graphics: XFX Radeon HD 5770

Memory: 4gb of DDR3 1333 memory, can't remember brand. It's in 4x1gb, kept them for a while.

Power supply: Silver Power SP-SS500 (link to some random review I found on google)

So, it's about time to upgrade. I was thinking of going the Intel i5-2500, GTX 560 and 8gb RAM that's been adviced so frequently here, which would require me to buy a new motherboard in addition to the rest. So, my question is, is it really worth it to buy the new motherboard and CPU or would the new RAM and graphics card be sufficient? How much of an effect would I see from the upgraded CPU? Obviously I have to upgrade my lackluster CPU at some point, but would you rather advice I wait until it's even further behind and the next gen has come out? Do I need to upgrade my random, offbrand Power Supply?

I realize only I know what I really need, but budget is kind of an issue for me, so I would just humbly ask for some thoughts on this.

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

July 03 2011 23:56 GMT

#7855

Your power supply is a Seasonic OEM and provides 34a on the 12v rail. It's not completely terrible but it isn't that great either from skimming through the various reviews I've seen.

Your configuration is still quite decent for gaming. I'd wait until the second quarter of 2012 when Ivybridge is released before committing on a new configuration. If it's for other tasks that would benefit greatly from 4GB of extra memory and two extra cores than go ahead and upgrade.

hellgoat

Sweden30 Posts

July 04 2011 00:27 GMT

#7856

On July 04 2011 08:56 skyR wrote:
Your power supply is a Seasonic OEM and provides 34a on the 12v rail. It's not completely terrible but it isn't that great either from skimming through the various reviews I've seen.

Your configuration is still quite decent for gaming. I'd wait until the second quarter of 2012 when Ivybridge is released before committing on a new configuration. If it's for other tasks that would benefit greatly from 4GB of extra memory and two extra cores than go ahead and upgrade.

This sounds very reasonable. Thanks for the fast reply <3

ABCDEF

7 Posts

July 04 2011 05:20 GMT

#7857

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

July 04 2011 05:33 GMT

#7858

Well the Kingwin Lazer Plat is one of the best ~600w unit on the market atm so you get what you pay for... It's silly to spend so much on a power supply if you don't have specific needs and your case / other components are sub par / aren't (near) flagship products. I'd go for a less expensive power supply, such as the XFX Core Edition line.

Don't buy the Coolermaster Hyper 212+ for $50, it's only suppose to be a $20-$30 heatsink but Newegg decided to mark it up due to demand. Get the Xigmatek Gaia instead which performs very similar to the Hyper 212+: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082

ABCDEF

7 Posts

July 04 2011 05:48 GMT

#7859

Ok thanks skyR :D

2 questions 1. Does the Xigmatek Gaia have a connecter on the other side for another fan like the 212+

and

2. What PSU would you say to use for my build?

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

July 04 2011 05:54 GMT

#7860

Yes, Xigmatek provides you with enough mounts to have a push-pull fan configuration.

If you want to do SLI, you can get the XFX Core Edition Pro 650 for $90 ($60 after mail in rebate): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207014 If you are just going to be using a single card configuration, you can get the 450 variant for $55 ($45 after mail in rebate): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207012