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xpygmy

xpygmy

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My parents have asked me to build a pc for my brother and I am stuck at the moment, I have similar parts to what my pc is but I need help on RAM, Wireless card and a case. Also any improvements on my current build will be great. With the case, wireless card and RAM I would like it to be as cheap as possible please.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £46.99
Total : £472.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
Here is my build so far, any moderations needed?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £149.99
1 x Asus VS228H 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £47.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Steelseries Ikari Optical Mouse (62000) £24.98
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN821N) £12.98
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
1 x OcUK Mega Mat Medium Elite Tactical Gaming Surface ** IN STOCK ** £8.99
Total : £762.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
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WOW, thanks for the responses. I have been thinking about getting a AMD CPU, but not sure whether it suits gaming. Is the AMD A10-5800K, AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 or AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 any good and would they be a better alternative to the i5. My brother is not a serious gamer, he plays mount and blade, planetside, minecraft and dayz.

@honosuseri It says here That I need 250 posts for P&P, since I have not been a member for over a year.

EDIT: Also can AMD processors work with Lucid Virtu MVP, because that would be great.
 
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dunn2010 said:
Dont go amd, the I3's arnt far off the 8150's (not sure about 8350's) but the i5's defiantly way to go if you want more bang for your buck and to future proof it. That for gaming anywho
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What about the A10, it is £80 cheaper then the i5 and it has better graphics but it isn't as fast.
 
New build, it is budget. My brother is not a serious gamer and he is not looking for ultra settings. Now I can spend a bit more on over things.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £149.99
1 x Asus VS228H 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x ASRock FM2A75 Pro4 AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £46.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1866C10DC) £35.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN821N) £12.98
Total : £590.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
honosuseri said:
I apologise over the P&P I misread the date you joined. Still it's something to work towards :)

The whole point of the Tinity APUs is for a cheap gaming setup without a dedicated GPU. Once you think about adding a GPU, being on the intel 1155 socket makes more sense......intel is more power efficient (I got your back dad if you read this lol) and there is a wider range of CPUs to consider aswell

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Asus VS228H 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £45.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Steelseries Ikari Optical Mouse (62000) £24.98
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN821N) £12.98
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
1 x OcUK Mega Mat Medium Elite Tactical Gaming Surface ** IN STOCK ** £8.99
Total : £744.38 (includes shipping : £19.10).

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Ok, I don't need a dvd writer so £20 is saved. Would the i3 be fast enough though because I know my brother convert the occasional video to put onto his ipod.
 
honosuseri said:
The i3 has hyperthreading which makes it a "faux quadcore", even though it is technically a dual core. The i3/i5/i7 also have Quicksync support, which helps speed up video encoding a lot, does his software support it? You could consider a Nvidia 660 for the CUDA support which is more commonly used but then you forfeit the free games bundle on the 7850
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I think the software he uses is handbrake.
 
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