Check this system please :)

Drejko · 31 Jul 2013 at 15:42

Hi guys can you check this system see if everything works ok with everything, any feedback is welcome to improve it but don't have any more money to spend Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK)Xigmatek Asgard III Gaming Case - BlackTeamGroup Elite 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Single Channel Module (TED34GM1600C1101)

teppic · 31 Jul 2013 at 15:45

What's the budget? I wouldn't get that as it stands.

Drejko · 31 Jul 2013 at 15:47

£360 I know it's not that much

Drejko · 31 Jul 2013 at 15:48

Definatley want the i3 can't go up to £370 BTW

yoyo59 · 31 Jul 2013 at 15:55

nice build for the price

DaleTheWhale · 31 Jul 2013 at 15:55

What is this system for, any reason why you definitely want the i3?

nice build for the price

You sure?

Drejko · 31 Jul 2013 at 15:55

Anyone any suggestions

teppic · 31 Jul 2013 at 15:56

This is for gaming, right? I'm assuming you have drives already? This would make a better system:

£367 with free delivery (if you get to 100 posts).

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34096M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard III Gaming Case - Black £27.95
Total : £381.95 (includes shipping : £11.75).

I'd really avoid the i3 unless you only want to play older games.

Drejko · 31 Jul 2013 at 15:57

Oh sorry didn't load properly yea the i3 just because I prefer intel over AMD and the system is for games like sim city, mine craft maybe some more intense games like COD or battlefield at a push

Jestahr · 31 Jul 2013 at 15:57

Looks alright for the money. If you could chop a few bits around (psu, gpu) and stretch to an i5 I would.

Drejko · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:01

Yea we do need hard drives sorry and I would go for an i5 but i3 is adiquate for what I need it for

teppic · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:04

Drejko said:
Yea we do need hard drives sorry and I would go for an i5 but i3 is adiquate for what I need it for

You won't stand a chance of playing BF4 on an i3. You can't play Crysis 3 or Far Cry 3 on it already, even with a GTX 780. Games like BF3, Sim City, etc are all fine on a 6300.

Drejko · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:06

Yea that's what I meant bf3

Drejko · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:08

Anyone do a list of parts for the budget?

teppic · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:10

BF3 is ok on an i3, as is the 6300. You'll be limiting yourself seriously with upcoming games though, don't expect to be able to play the big titles.

http://static.techspot.com/articles-info/458/bench/CPU_03.png

DaleTheWhale · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:12

An i5 is a little out of scope as that eats half your budget before you add anything else to it. I think a Trinity/richland build would be best, the AMD 7770 isn't exactly a great card, and minecraft/sim city run very well on a APU (My brother has a dual core version).

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A8-6600K 3.90GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Quad Core Processor (AD660KWOHLBOX) £99.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £65.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x **B Grade** Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £40
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master 12cm Sickleflow Red LED System Case Fan - (CM-R4-L2R-20AR-R1) £6.98
Total : £361.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Drejko · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:18

So what APU budget build would you recommend and what card would I need to crossfire it

DaleTheWhale · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:23

Hybrid Crossfire Capable with HD 6670 / HD 7750

However, I wouldn't be worrying about that for now. The above APU spec I just done will do nicely for now. If you want to play the more powerful games, you're going to need to spend a few extra quids!

Drejko · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:24

What if I wanted to crossfire in the future would I need a better psu

teppic · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:26

If you want crossfire etc, you're much better off with an FX set up. The 7770 is a lot stronger than the top APUs, and the 6300 a much better processor, but if you need to buy a drive too, it's going to take you over budget unless you can find B-grade/2nd hand parts.