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setzok

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Hello, i'm getting new pc soon and i'm on very tight budget, will re-use my HDD (500gb 16mb cache 7200RPM)

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D2V Gen 3, Intel H61, 1155, DDR3, SATA II 3Gb/s, PCIe 3.0 (x16), D-Sub/DVI-D, Micro ATX

CPU: Intel Core i5 3450,1155, Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.1GHz, 5 GT/s DMI, 650MHz GPU, 6MB Smart Cache, 31x Ratio, 77W, Retail

PSU: 500W PSU, Coolermaster CM-RS500-PSAPJ3-IT, 70% Eff', Uncertified, EPS 12V, Fan, ATX v2.3

GPU: 1GB XFX HD 6870 Double D cooling, 4200MHz GDDR5, GPU 900MHz, 1120 Stream Processors, 2x DVI/ HDMI/ 2x mini DisplayPort

Memory: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair XMS DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.5V

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 micro-ATX Mini Tower Performance Case w/o PSU

overall price is 407pounds(including shiping), although some parts are not from OcUK so don't want to post competitors pages here.

What do you think? I will be using this machine mainly for competetive gaming, and games i'm playing are more CPU dependant than GPU (Source engine).
 
For an extra £25 you could get the i5 3570k. Considering the games you play are more CPU dependent then this would be a much better choice because you can easily overclock it between 4-4.4ghz safely.
 
I want to spend as less as i can, and if i would be getting a K chip, that means i would need a better mobo, which would add up to about ~100pounds more, and i don't want that. My goal now is to get best performance for around 400-420 only re-using my old HDD.
 
No need to get a better mobo, it'll run fine on that board just won't overclock. Few more quid for 300Mhz more is worth it imo.
 
have you got anything else you can re use ?

if you seen any benchmarks maybe drop the 6870 to the 6850 and use the difference to push the processor up to the 3550/3750K (you won't overclock it but it is 3.4 compared to the 3450 3.1, and if possible at a later date upgrade the mobo to overclock it).
 
mp260767 said:
have you got anything else you can re use ?

if you seen any benchmarks maybe drop the 6870 to the 6850 and use the difference to push the processor up to the 3550/3750K (you won't overclock it but it is 3.4 compared to the 3450 3.1, and if possible at a later date upgrade the mobo to overclock it).
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There's option of re-using my old GPU (8800GT 1gb), but don't want to do that.

Yea, i've seen benchmarks of 6850 and 6870 and i think ~+20-40FPS in games would benefit me more, because sometimes i do play different stuff not just source engine games :D
 
I had a 6850 before my 580. It played bf3 on medium/high settings comfortably at 1680x1050 and the card can be overclocked easy enough.

What res monitor do you have/ do you play at?
 
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