Advice re new components

sanderse · 5 May 2015 at 19:06

Hi all,

I would like to play new games such as the witcher 3 etc.

Budget is tight so I would like to spend as little as possible.

The components I could take from my old PC are, Corsair 550w psu - Radeon R9270, 4gb ram, Benq 140hz monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc all peripherals.

So I assume I will need a new case, cpu, possibly 4gb of ram, new gpu?

Have only built one PC before but will be able to do it again. Would appreciate some advice on how to do this with keeping costs as low as possible. Don't need to run all graphic settings on utlra with 400 FPS. Just looking for a steady gameplay experience on medium/high settings. Thanks all

Danny75 · 5 May 2015 at 19:13

sanderse said:
Hi all,

I would like to play new games such as the witcher 3 etc.

Budget is tight so I would like to spend as little as possible.

Hi,

Even a rough idea of budget would be helpful. Although specs can be posted and then cut down if needed, I suppose.

sanderse said:
The components I could take from my old PC are, Corsair 550w psu - Radeon R9270, 4gb ram, Benq 140hz monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc all peripherals.

Which Corsair model is the PSU? And the brand/model/speed/timings of the RAM? Better chance of a new 4GB stick working in Dual Channel with the old stick if you can find an identical one or very similar.

sanderse said:
So I assume I will need a new case, cpu, possibly 4gb of ram, new gpu?

How about motherboard and drive/s?

sanderse · 5 May 2015 at 19:27

Hi, thanks for your reply,

Maximum budget around £500/600

PSU model is the CS550M,

Ram is Teamgroup elite ddr3 2x2gb

Mobo is Asus F2A55, thought I would be better off buying a new mobo as it's an FM2?

sanderse · 5 May 2015 at 19:28

I also have a samsung ssd and second HDD and an optical drive so wont be needing these either

stulid · 5 May 2015 at 19:35

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This GFX card comes with two games and should be ok on your PSU.

Is that the right speed RAM? to be honest I wonder if its not just worth getting a 8Gb 2400Mhz kit for £47 and selling off what you have.

Dont suppose you have an aftermarket heatsink?

Telecaster · 5 May 2015 at 19:51

sanderse said:
PSU model is the CS550M,

You'll be golden with that, one of the best PSUs I've used.

sanderse · 5 May 2015 at 19:59

Great thanks for the replies. I do have an aftermarket heatsink, fairly old though will have to see if its up to the mark

sanderse · 5 May 2015 at 20:00

Telecaster - yeah it has been good for me so far

Stulid - thanks for the suggestion, seems good to me. Like the case also.

stulid · 5 May 2015 at 20:01

sanderse said:
Great thanks for the replies. I do have an aftermarket heatsink, fairly old though will have to see if its up to the mark

If it has socket 1156+55 fittings, those are the same as 1150, just get some new paste.

sanderse · 5 May 2015 at 20:03

Will I need an aftermarket heatsink if I'm not planning to OC?

I'm assuming the i5 comes with a stock heatsink - no good?

stulid · 5 May 2015 at 20:05

The retail CPU does come with a stock item design for stock use.

setter · 5 May 2015 at 20:06

The bundle stulid has linked comes with a retail cpu, this is supplied with the stock Intel heat sink.

sanderse · 5 May 2015 at 20:10

Ok thanks for your help stulid much appreciated, saved me lots of time

sanderse · 5 May 2015 at 20:16

stulid · 5 May 2015 at 20:21

No worries.