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rossi123

rossi123

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Hi guys,
This is my pc build for 400 budget:

1x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £84
1x MSI HD 7750 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £72
1x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £68
1x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache £40
1x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39
1x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £27
1x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz £24
1x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S20LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash £21
1x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter £20

Total: £409 (including shipping)

So I have few questions about this gig:

1) Lots of ppl suggested I'm staying with HD 7850, but in my opinion, it's just too expensive (>£130) while I can get HD 7750 at half price. I know there is a big difference , but I think it's well compensating. I don't need to max out all resolutions. Or should I really need to stay with 7850?

2) Do I really need to go for P8Z77 mobo? Can I downgrade it in order to upgrade to HD 7770?

3) Is Corsair PowerSuplly 430w good enough? Do I need to upgrade?

4) I'm a little bit skeptical, so I don't want any *B grade* products, although I believe they are fully working.

Please comment and give me advice before I place order. Thanks a lot ;)
 
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I'd go for the 1Gb 7850 over the 7750 its a world of difference.
Like the others have said a H61 board will do you fine as the chip you have picked cannot be OC'd anyway the only other thing you get is sata and usb 3.0 but there not game changers.

PSU should be fine for your needs running a 7850 OC'd and an I7 which pull a little over 300W from the wall under load.

I would get a cheaper optical drive and put the money toward the GPU aswell, there is little between them.

Other than that you should be fine.
 
You really should be aiming for a 7850 minimum :)
It's not about maxing all resolutions as it won't do that anyway. What it will do is allow you play virtually any game at high settings and better in more than a few cases. For £130 (I'm assuming 1gb card?) it's worth it. Stretching to 2gb would be even more worth it.

Don't rush it is the best advice I can give you. If it means waiting a bit longer to save a little extra, you'll be rewarded with a PC that'll last longer and offer much better performance and eye candy.
 
Gav_881 said:
I'd go for the 1Gb 7850 over the 7750 its a world of difference.
Like the others have said a H61 board will do you fine as the chip you have picked cannot be OC'd anyway the only other thing you get is sata and usb 3.0 but there not game changers.

PSU should be fine for your needs running a 7850 OC'd and an I7 which pull a little over 300W from the wall under load.

I would get a cheaper optical drive and put the money toward the GPU aswell, there is little between them.

Other than that you should be fine.
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@Gav: Can you recommend what brand of h61 and HD7850 I can get? There are just too many brands, and I'm confused.
 
Uncle Petey said:
You really should be aiming for a 7850 minimum :)
It's not about maxing all resolutions as it won't do that anyway. What it will do is allow you play virtually any game at high settings and better in more than a few cases. For £130 (I'm assuming 1gb card?) it's worth it. Stretching to 2gb would be even more worth it.

Don't rush it is the best advice I can give you. If it means waiting a bit longer to save a little extra, you'll be rewarded with a PC that'll last longer and offer much better performance and eye candy.
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Thanks Petey, I will stick with HD7850 1GB. Can you recommend which brand I should buy from?
 
I can only see an MSI card here at that price. They're an excellent brand.
If you can wait a little and save another £20 for a 2GB card, you'll get better performance when using AA and in games using high res textures and stuff.

It really doesn't pay to skimp in the long run, but I do know what it's like working to a tight budget and how eager you must be to get your new PC :)
The 1Gb will give you plenty of fun, no doubt. It's certainly not a bad choice and will poo all over a 7770 :D
 
Thanks guys, I appreciate your helps. Just a quick question:

1) Is there any difference between Gigabyte H61N-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard and Asus P8H61-MX USB 3.0 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard? I found their prices are similar, but the Gigabyte one is Mini ITX. Is that better than Asus? Sorry for my poor IT knowledge. I have no clue.

Secondly, earlier Swinnie told me to make sure the wireless adaptor is PCI-E, not PCI, but I found that there is only one PCI-E port on mobo for graphic card, so I don't know if PCI-E wireless can fit it?
 
Stick with the Asus mate no point going mini-itx unless you have a small case :)

If you check the mobo specs it has 1x x16 which is for graphics card, and 3 other slots which can be used for things such as wifi card :)
 
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