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On December 26 2011 04:54 Mottz wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Hello fellow TLers, gonna retire my 4 year old laptop and get my self a Desktop computer. My understanding of hardware is pretty shallow, so I'd like some one more experienced to take a look at the setup i've assembled to make sure im doing anything too stupid. Its a fresh build, i wont be salvaging any parts what so ever, since i dont own any desktop to salvage from: CPU: Intel Pentium Sandy Bridge G620 - 2,6 GHz - Cache L3 3 MBGPU: Sapphire Radeon HD6770 1GB GDDR5Cooler: Hyper TX3RAM: Kingston Hyper X 2x2 GB DDR3 1600HDD: Hitachi DeskStar 7K1000.C 3,5" - 500 GBPSU: Corsair CX500 V2 500 WMOBO: GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2P-B3 - Socket 1155 - Chipset H61 - Micro-ATXRandom DVD RecorderThis sums up to 460€ without shipping fees, my budget is 510€ + shipping fees. This is going to be primarily for gaming, also I'd like some opinions about the CPU if possible, I've heard its really good price/performance, but how bad will it bottleneck the whole system? Any suggestions for CPU that meet the budget would be great. Thank you and merry Christmas.
You do not need the Hyper TX3 since you won't be overclocking.
You do not want 1600MHz memory since the H61 and H67 motherboards can only run memory at 1333MHz. So just get a 4gb 1333MHz cas9 kit.
CX500V2 is not necessary, the 430w variant is fine.
The Pentium G620 is a good choice for low budget oriented builds.
Sorry can't check pricing ><
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Made a couple of changes with the case, PSU and motherboard. almost exactly the same price but a H61 MB and hopefully a better quality PSU. Do you guys think a 450w will run the system without any problems?
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Hi all, looking for a motherboard, GPU, and PSU recommendation. ~$560 to spend. The other parts have already been purchased via gifts or previously so those cannot be changed.
CPU: i5 2500k - minimal to modest overclocking at most, not that important
Heatsink: ZALMAN CNPS5X SZ 92mm
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
For the GPU NVIDIA would be preferred.
Thanks in advance for your time. ^^
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On December 26 2011 05:26 jimthelege wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Made a couple of changes with the case, PSU and motherboard. almost exactly the same price but a H61 MB and hopefully a better quality PSU. Do you guys think a 450w will run the system without any problems?
XFX Core Edition provides the exact same amount of power as CX500V2. You won't be overclocking so the load power consumption of this configuration is going to be under 200w during normal usage.
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On December 26 2011 05:26 Sylvex wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Hi all, looking for a motherboard, GPU, and PSU recommendation. ~$560 to spend. The other parts have already been purchased via gifts or previously so those cannot be changed.
CPU: i5 2500k - minimal to modest overclocking at most, not that important
Heatsink: ZALMAN CNPS5X SZ 92mm
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
For the GPU NVIDIA would be preferred.
Thanks in advance for your time. ^^
GTX 560 Ti -AR (lifetime warranty upon registration) for $230: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610
Rosewill Capstone 450 for $65: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066
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You can use an ASRock Pro3 P67 or indeed any motherboard in the P67 family for overclocking. Cheaper is probably better here since you indicated you only want to minimally overclock. I wouldn't spend over $119 here and some motherboards can be had for $90 or under.
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Warranties. Cooler. Base clock value.
Thats about it. They are identical otherwise.
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The first link, the $230 model is a -KR model which carries your standard three year warranty with the option of paying extra for the warranty to be extended to five or ten years.
The second one at $250 is an -AR model which carries a lifetime warranty.
The third one at $230 also is an -AR model that carries a lifetime warranty.
All cards are pre-overclocked but the third one is the best considering it's the least expensive, has a lifetime warranty (upon registration), and is pre-overclocked the highest.
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Wow, thanks for the fast replies guys. The only thing that I'm worried about with the pre OC one is that my GTX 280 overheated (never OC'd) and is having problems is the reason why I need a new card. Do you guys think its worth it for the 560 ti to get one of those add on coolers for the GPU?
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You don't need to worry about the GPU overheating anymore, this is a thing of the past for single GPU configurations.
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On December 26 2011 05:09 skyR wrote:Show nested quote +On December 26 2011 04:54 Mottz wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Hello fellow TLers, gonna retire my 4 year old laptop and get my self a Desktop computer. My understanding of hardware is pretty shallow, so I'd like some one more experienced to take a look at the setup i've assembled to make sure im doing anything too stupid. Its a fresh build, i wont be salvaging any parts what so ever, since i dont own any desktop to salvage from: CPU: Intel Pentium Sandy Bridge G620 - 2,6 GHz - Cache L3 3 MBGPU: Sapphire Radeon HD6770 1GB GDDR5Cooler: Hyper TX3RAM: Kingston Hyper X 2x2 GB DDR3 1600HDD: Hitachi DeskStar 7K1000.C 3,5" - 500 GBPSU: Corsair CX500 V2 500 WMOBO: GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2P-B3 - Socket 1155 - Chipset H61 - Micro-ATXRandom DVD RecorderThis sums up to 460€ without shipping fees, my budget is 510€ + shipping fees. This is going to be primarily for gaming, also I'd like some opinions about the CPU if possible, I've heard its really good price/performance, but how bad will it bottleneck the whole system? Any suggestions for CPU that meet the budget would be great. Thank you and merry Christmas. You do not need the Hyper TX3 since you won't be overclocking. You do not want 1600MHz memory since the H61 and H67 motherboards can only run memory at 1333MHz. So just get a 4gb 1333MHz cas9 kit. CX500V2 is not necessary, the 430w variant is fine. The Pentium G620 is a good choice for low budget oriented builds. Sorry can't check pricing ><
Thank you for the quick reply, indeed i wont be overclocking, so I dont need a Cooler for the CPU?
Also oddly enough the 1600MHz are cheaper than any other frequency on Pixmania.
About the PSU ill get the 430W then.
Thanks again.
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That's correct, you do not need an aftermarket heatsink if you are not overclocking. The Intel provided stock heatsink is fine.
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As an owner of:
Core i3-2100 3.1 GHZ Dual Core with Hyperthreading
ATI 6950 HD 1GB DDR5
4GB GSkill DDR3 1300
I must say I am extremely happy with the performance I'm getting. I'm using my desktop for everyday use and gaming, and I feel like the money was well spent. I can play pretty much every new title on either top or very close to top settings and on a comfortable 40-60 FPS range. I recommend this build to anyone who's looking for a budget gaming PC, alternatively you can get a i5-2400 and a HD 6870 instead of 6950 HD+i3-2100, but as far as I can see from some hardware websites, they are pretty much equal when it comes to gaming.
A big thanks to Myrmidon, Skyr and others that I forgot now that helped me decide on the rig, you ppl rock 
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On December 26 2011 05:40 Medrea wrote:
You can use an ASRock Pro3 P67 or indeed any motherboard in the P67 family for overclocking. Cheaper is probably better here since you indicated you only want to minimally overclock. I wouldn't spend over $119 here and some motherboards can be had for $90 or under.
Thanks for the suggestions.
As for motherboard is this MSI board a good choice? The AS rock only had 1 PCIE and 2 seems better in case of upgrading to SLI later.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130583
And if so that leaves ~$150 extra. Could it be put towards a better video card? such as this 570
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130622
or is the 570 not worth the money?
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The Asrock P67 Pro3 is a more feature rich board than the MSI G43. If you want to do SLI in the future than you're going to need a ~650w power supply instead of the Rosewill Capstone 450.
I would just save the extra money.
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On December 26 2011 06:24 skyR wrote:
That's correct, you do not need an aftermarket heatsink if you are not overclocking. The Intel provided stock heatsink is fine.
Cool, i wasnt aware that Intel provided heatsinks in conjunction with the CPU.
Btw, is there any guide out there you'd recommend to build a computer from scratch?
I was pretty good with Legos(LOL) but i dont wanna risk to ruin the whole thing, and i really dont want to pay 100€ for some one else to assemble it for me 
Thanks again.
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