Build Help

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 17:43

Hey there, i need some help making sure these parts will work together for my new pc build. Any help is appreciated. Also will this be able to run games like BF3 and Arma 3 on medium settings without lag ?

Motherboard - AsRock N68C-GS FX Motherboard

CPU - AMD ADX640WFGMBOX Athlon II X4 640

GPU - ASUS HD 6670 GDDR5 1GB

Ram - 4GB DDR3

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 17:55

Bacon? said:
Very doubtful it will run medium settings.

How much do you have to spend?

About £110

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 18:48

Doomedspeed said:
What parts do you already have?

At the moment these are my specs

CPU - Intel Pentium E5800 Dual Core 3.20GHz

GPU - ASUS HD 6670 1GB GDDR5

Ram - Rendition BGII1JG-9J 4GB 240 pin DDR3 ECC

Motherboard - P5G41T-M LX2

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 18:52

What do you mean a side grade ? Im not looking for a amazing super PC i cant afford that. I got the GPU two month ago because i couldnt afford to upgrade everything but i finally got some money now.

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 18:54

Bacon? said:
Thats a side grade more than an upgrade I'd say :/

What do you mean side grade ? I upgraded my GPU two month ago because i did not have enough money to upgrade my whole PC. Will the new CPU and adding a extra 4GB ram make a difference ??

Edit - the last post didnt come through for me sorry

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 19:00

Doomedspeed said:
Agree, A Q6600 and a *b grade*/ secondhand 7850 should only set you back about £160-£190.. Selling the E8400 and 6670 will bring it within your budget.

I would need a new motherboard aswell

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 19:03

Bacon? said:
By side grade I mean the Athlon isnt going to perform much better than a E8400. I'd grab a Q6600 like Martini sade and sell the 6670. Grab a 7850 with that money.

Also its a E5800 not a E8400

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 19:03

Martini1991 said:
Why?

Because the one i have now isn't compatable is it ??

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 19:09

Martini1991 said:
It's compatible with both the Q6600 and 7850.

This one ?? P5G41T-M LX2

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 19:19

Doomedspeed said:
Maybe prices of Q6600's have gone down since i last looked (granted about 5 months ago).. Just shows.

What about the PSU, what PSU do you have currently?

300w PSU

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 19:22

Martini1991 said:
What make is it?

How do you find that out ?? (Sorry not very techy)

samuelcooke77 · 14 Apr 2013 at 19:30

Doomedspeed said:
It will say on it somewhere. If it doesn't have a brand name on it, it'll be a generic PSU which are pretty rubbish and won't handle a 7850.

It need upgrade before you upgrade your graphics.

Yeah its a generic one. Also im not looking for a amazing gaming computer just one that is cheap and will run games smoothly. If i got the Q6600 would it be bottlenecked by the 6670 GPU ?