Cheap gaming rig advice

BrooksyX · Jul 24, 2011, 02:59 AM

So I am slowly building a new rig over the next month as I can gather up the cash and want some of your guys thoughts on the build. I would like to eventually upgrade to a bulldozer chip if my motherboard supports it. If not I would pick up a second hand thuban x6 chip down the road.

Mainly what I will be using this rig for is playing starcraft 2, elders scrolls v: skyrm, and half 2 ep3/half life 3 (if it ever comes out). I also do some microsoft sql and visual basic programs for my college classes.

Here is what I have so far:

-Amd Phenom II x3 720 BE (unlocks to x4 and overclocks): AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB...

-MSI MSI 870-G45: MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard (just bought on ebay for $47 shipped)

-OCZ StealthXStream 500w PSU: Recertified: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS-B 500W A... (bought for $26 shipped on directron)

-Xigmatek Basic Cpu Cooler (have from old build will eventually upgrade when I have the cash.)

-Old Pioneer ide dvd-rw drive. I have a blue ray on my htpc. I don't need one in this rig right now.

What I need:

-Video card: I was leaning towards a 4890/5770/6770 maybe if a 6850 if I could find an amazing deal. Thoughts?

-Case: I really don't care just want a decent black box that I can throw my stuff in. This seems decent: Xigmatek ASGARD II B/B CPC-T45UC-U01 Black / Black...

-Ram: was thinking either this gskill 4gb set:G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333... or the 8gb set: G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SD....
Eventually I would like to buy both for 12gb total but 4 or 8 would be enough to start with.

-HDD/SDD: not sure, maybe get a cheap 30gb ssd for windows/os drive and pull a 1tb green hdd out of my htpc?

So what do you guys think? Did I forget anything. Also if possible I would like to keep this build to under $300 and maybe upgrade a little while after bulldozer comes out. So far I have spent about $75.

Thanks

Hotobu · Jul 24, 2011, 03:33 AM

A few point of note:

That motherboard will not support Bulldozer. It's got to be an AM3+ board. Both 8 and 9 series support BD, but of course 9 is preferred.

A 30 GB SSD isn't much overhead. A W7 install is ~ 8GB so that doesn't leave much room.

I don't know what you consider an "amazing deal" but the 6850 goes for around $150, but it's got enough kick to run all of those games well enough especially at sub 1080p resolutions.

BrooksyX · Jul 24, 2011, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotobu

A few point of note:

That motherboard will not support Bulldozer. It's got to be an AM3+ board. Both 8 and 9 series support BD, but of course 9 is preferred.

A 30 GB SSD isn't much overhead. A W7 install is ~ 8GB so that doesn't leave much room.

I don't know what you consider an "amazing deal" but the 6850 goes for around $150, but it's got enough kick to run all of those games well enough especially at sub 1080p resolutions.

Well I guess if it doesnt support it then I would probably go with a thuban chip when everyone is trying to dump their old ones for bulldozer. As for the ssd its just for a windows drive and most played games. Ill have a second drive for all my programs and stuff.

erocker · Jul 24, 2011, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotobu

That motherboard will not support Bulldozer. It's got to be an AM3 board. Both 8 and 9 series support BD, but of course 9 is preferred.

It has to be an AM3+ board for AMD to support it. That is not saying a BD chip won't work in an AM3 board. Asus for example has said that some of its AM3 boards will work with Bulldozer. The Crosshair IV with the AM3 socket has a beta bios for BD.

Here's a video with an Asus rep claiming that it indeed will work: (@ 1:18 mark)

BrooksyX · Jul 24, 2011, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

It has to be an AM3+ board for AMD to support it. That is not saying a BD chip won't work in an AM3 board. Asus for example has said that some of its AM3 boards will work with Bulldozer. The Crosshair IV with the AM3 socket has a beta bios for BD.

Here's a video with an Asus rep claiming that it indeed will work:

Well hopefully MSI will add support for this board. Either way I will be happy with a thuban or bulldozer upgrade down the road.

erocker · Jul 24, 2011, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrooksyX

Well hopefully MSI will add support for this board.

Probablly not. It doesn't meet the power requirements for BD. But who knows...

Zen_ · Jul 24, 2011, 04:06 AM

I'd probably avoid that case. It looks ok but has no front intake. Not good for ventilation or keeping your mechanical hard drives cool. With so many good options for cases at just a few dollars more (HAF 912, Antec 300, some of the Rosewill cases, Thermaltake v3, NZXT gamma / beta, Lian-Li Lancool) just spend the extra so you don't throw away a case down the road.

Video card you should be able to find a cheap used 5770...like $80. Much as I like my 6850 I don't think it's really worth twice as much if you're price sensitive.

Ram you should probably just get a 4x2GB 1600 kit for more lifespan since memory is cheap. Bulldozer will support 1866 but I doubt it will really be much better than 1600.

Hard drive I'd probably just get a 1TB WD Black or Samsung F3 and partition part for windows.

ok so...

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS ...
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cac...
G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DD...

+ 5770 from feebay or the classifieds for ~$80 = ~$270.

BrooksyX · Jul 24, 2011, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zen_

I'd probably avoid that case. It looks ok but has no front intake. Not good for ventilation or keeping your mechanical hard drives cool. With so many good options for cases at just a few dollars more (HAF 912, Antec 300, some of the Rosewill cases, Thermaltake v3, NZXT gamma / beta, Lian-Li Lancool) just spend the extra so you don't throw away a case down the road.

Video card you should be able to find a cheap used 5770...like $80. Much as I like my 6850 I don't think it's really worth twice as much if you're price sensitive.

Ram you should probably just get a 4x2GB 1600 kit for more lifespan since memory is cheap. Bulldozer will support 1866 but I doubt it will really be much better than 1600.

Hard drive I'd probably just get a 1TB WD Black or Samsung F3 and partition part for windows.

ok so...

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS ...
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cac...
G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DD...

+ 5770 from feebay or the classifieds for ~$80 = ~$270.

Any suggestions on a case and ram?

BrooksyX · Jul 24, 2011, 06:07 AM

What do you guys think about this case?

HEC Blitz Black Steel Edition ATX Mid Tower Comput...

Faith[ROG].Anarchy · Jul 24, 2011, 06:58 AM

Yeah pretty good build coming off so far.
I'd go with Core i3 LGA1155 + GTX 460 for a budget gaming system. But hey, you go budget then why would you have an SSD? Just a regular SATA3 HDD is good enough. For video card, go with an HD6850 like the MSI Cyclone OC Power Edition 1Gb GDDR5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127566 That would work well a lot. That case right there is good.
P/S: Washington St. Cougars ?

Syuzeren · Jul 24, 2011, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faith[ROG].Anarchy

But hey, you go budget then why would you have an SSD? Just a regular SATA3 HDD is good enough

i agree, i don't have a SSD and boot times are around the 30 secs. You can get something to drink while the PC is booting. And you will be more happy with a better GPU or motherboard then with a SSD.

Jetster · Jul 24, 2011, 08:44 AM

Your PSU is borderline. the 5770 would work but the 4890 or 6850 would be pushing it. You only have 18A to work with and one 6-pin. You would need an adapter for the second 6 -pin. If you want to run the 6850/4890 I would spend a little more on a PSU

BrooksyX · Jul 24, 2011, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faith[ROG].Anarchy

Yeah pretty good build coming off so far.
I'd go with Core i3 LGA1155 + GTX 460 for a budget gaming system. But hey, you go budget then why would you have an SSD? Just a regular SATA3 HDD is good enough. For video card, go with an HD6850 like the MSI Cyclone OC Power Edition 1Gb GDDR5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127566 That would work well a lot. That case right there is good.
P/S: Washington St. Cougars ?

Yeah its the Washington state cougars. Its where I go to college.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetster

Your PSU is borderline. the 5770 would work but the 4890 or 6850 would be pushing it. You only have 18A to work with and one 6-pin. You would need an adapter for the second 6 -pin. If you want to run the 6850/4890 I would spend a little more on a PSU

There are plenty of 6850s that only need one 6 pin

Robert-The-Rambler · Jul 24, 2011, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrooksyX

What do you guys think about this case?

HEC Blitz Black Steel Edition ATX Mid Tower Comput...

It already has 3 fans and should work well.

Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Com...

And if you need extra cooling Rosewill offers very cost effective 120mm fans in a 4 pack for about $14 after shipping.

Rosewill RCA-1204BK 120mm Sleeve Black Case Fan, 4...

Robert-The-Rambler · Jul 24, 2011, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrooksyX

So I am slowly building a new rig over the next month as I can gather up the cash and want some of your guys thoughts on the build. I would like to eventually upgrade to a bulldozer chip if my motherboard supports it. If not I would pick up a second hand thuban x6 chip down the road.

Mainly what I will be using this rig for is playing starcraft 2, elders scrolls v: skyrm, and half 2 ep3/half life 3 (if it ever comes out). I also do some microsoft sql and visual basic programs for my college classes.

Here is what I have so far:

-Amd Phenom II x3 720 BE (unlocks to x4 and overclocks): AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB...

-MSI MSI 870-G45: MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard (just bought on ebay for $47 shipped)

-OCZ StealthXStream 500w PSU: Recertified: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS-B 500W A... (bought for $26 shipped on directron)

-Xigmatek Basic Cpu Cooler (have from old build will eventually upgrade when I have the cash.)

-Old Pioneer ide dvd-rw drive. I have a blue ray on my htpc. I don't need one in this rig right now.

What I need:

-Video card: I was leaning towards a 4890/5770/6770 maybe if a 6850 if I could find an amazing deal. Thoughts?

-Case: I really don't care just want a decent black box that I can throw my stuff in. This seems decent: Xigmatek ASGARD II B/B CPC-T45UC-U01 Black / Black...

-Ram: was thinking either this gskill 4gb set:G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333... or the 8gb set: G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SD....
Eventually I would like to buy both for 12gb total but 4 or 8 would be enough to start with.

-HDD/SDD: not sure, maybe get a cheap 30gb ssd for windows/os drive and pull a 1tb green hdd out of my htpc?

So what do you guys think? Did I forget anything. Also if possible I would like to keep this build to under $300 and maybe upgrade a little while after bulldozer comes out. So far I have spent about $75.

Thanks

You are better off with this model or a similar model with much more power on the 12V rail.

Computer Hardware, Power Supplies, Power Supplies...

Oh, and a good choice right now for a video card is a GTX 465. You can't do much better for the price. I have this Galaxy model.

Galaxy 60XGH3HS3CUD GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB 25...

Robert-The-Rambler · Jul 24, 2011, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrooksyX

Well I guess if it doesnt support it then I would probably go with a thuban chip when everyone is trying to dump their old ones for bulldozer. As for the ssd its just for a windows drive and most played games. Ill have a second drive for all my programs and stuff.

Despite its 5400rpm speed it manages great scores that match older 7200rpm drives. I ran Atto and got a peak read and write around 120 mb/sec. That could easily be a boot or a gaming drive. In fact I'm using one as my Steam drive in an I7 rig.

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4EG HD155UI 1.5TB 5400 RPM 32MB...

Zen_ · Jul 25, 2011, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrooksyX

Any suggestions on a case and ram?

I haven't used all the cases mentioned obviously, but if you like the style the HAF 912 offers quite a bit for $60. The Lian-Li Lancool PC-K57 also looks really good for $60 if you can live with only 3x 3.5" bays and newegg ever gets it back in stock.

Ram, just get the least expensive 4x2GB 1600 kit. This Patriot kit looks decent if you do mail rebates.

BrooksyX · Jul 25, 2011, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zen_

I haven't used all the cases mentioned obviously, but if you like the style the HAF 912 offers quite a bit for $60. The Lian-Li Lancool PC-K57 also looks really good for $60 if you can live with only 3x 3.5" bays and newegg ever gets it back in stock.

Ram, just get the least expensive 4x2GB 1600 kit. This Patriot kit looks decent if you do mail rebates.

Those are all good suggestions I am just not trying to spend that much. Trying to make this build as cheap as possible with the option to upgrade down the line.

kciaccio · Jul 25, 2011, 02:33 AM

Too bad you bought your motherboard already, if you have a micro center near, they usually have bundles that give you a free motherboard with CPU purchase.

BrooksyX · Jul 25, 2011, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kciaccio

Too bad you bought your motherboard already, if you have a micro center near, they usually have bundles that give you a free motherboard with CPU purchase.

Closest microcenter is at least 500 miles away

Plus I already had the cpu from old rig im gonna recycle it until I can get a cheap thuban chip second hand.

JrRacinFan · Jul 25, 2011, 03:19 AM

EVGA B Stock for GPU(last i looked GTX460 1GB for 109) & Newegg Open Box deals on Gigabyte boards are pretty damn good (then again you already got a board).

Here's some inexpensive ram.
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDR...

My take on the case
NZXT Beta Series CS-NT-BETA-B Black Steel / Plasti...

Sir B. Fannybottom · Jul 25, 2011, 03:28 AM

If that mobo is good, can you tell me? I was thinking of getting it if the next one I get doesn't work.

crazyeyesreaper · Jul 25, 2011, 03:29 AM

Asgard II case is perfectly fine used them a bunch of builds with any mid range gpu it makes no difference only high end 480 570 580 6950 6970 will heat be an issue

Bogmali has 2x GTX 460s for sale check with him. on the GPU front

Asgard II case is fine will handle a mid range build without issue.

BrooksyX · Jul 25, 2011, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevinheraiz

If that mobo is good, can you tell me? I was thinking of getting it if the next one I get doesn't work.

sure thing. ill post here how everything is running once its done.

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyeyesreaper

Asgard II case is perfectly fine used them a bunch of builds with any mid range gpu it makes no difference only high end 480 570 580 6950 6970 will heat be an issue

Bogmali has 2x GTX 460s for sale check with him. on the GPU front

Asgard II case is fine will handle a mid range build without issue.

hmm ill have to talk to bogmali. We have done a lot of business and he usually gives me a good deal.

Funtoss · Jul 25, 2011, 07:52 AM

Go with GTX 560 for graphics card

Jul 24, 2011, 02:59 AM	#1
BrooksyX Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 3,572 (1.79/day) Thanks: 511 Thanked 570 Times in 527 Posts System Specs	Cheap gaming rig advice So I am slowly building a new rig over the next month as I can gather up the cash and want some of your guys thoughts on the build. I would like to eventually upgrade to a bulldozer chip if my motherboard supports it. If not I would pick up a second hand thuban x6 chip down the road. Mainly what I will be using this rig for is playing starcraft 2, elders scrolls v: skyrm, and half 2 ep3/half life 3 (if it ever comes out). I also do some microsoft sql and visual basic programs for my college classes. Here is what I have so far: -Amd Phenom II x3 720 BE (unlocks to x4 and overclocks): AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB... -MSI MSI 870-G45: MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard (just bought on ebay for $47 shipped) -OCZ StealthXStream 500w PSU: Recertified: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS-B 500W A... (bought for $26 shipped on directron) -Xigmatek Basic Cpu Cooler (have from old build will eventually upgrade when I have the cash.) -Old Pioneer ide dvd-rw drive. I have a blue ray on my htpc. I don't need one in this rig right now. What I need: -Video card: I was leaning towards a 4890/5770/6770 maybe if a 6850 if I could find an amazing deal. Thoughts? -Case: I really don't care just want a decent black box that I can throw my stuff in. This seems decent: Xigmatek ASGARD II B/B CPC-T45UC-U01 Black / Black... -Ram: was thinking either this gskill 4gb set:G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333... or the 8gb set: G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SD.... Eventually I would like to buy both for 12gb total but 4 or 8 would be enough to start with. -HDD/SDD: not sure, maybe get a cheap 30gb ssd for windows/os drive and pull a 1tb green hdd out of my htpc? So what do you guys think? Did I forget anything. Also if possible I would like to keep this build to under $300 and maybe upgrade a little while after bulldozer comes out. So far I have spent about $75. Thanks

System Name:	Main / Home Media Serever
Processor:	Intel i5 2500k @ 4.75ghz / AMD AM3 5200+ x2
Motherboard:	ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance / Biostar 790GX
Cooling:	Xigmatek Dark Knight / XIGMATEK Apache
Memory:	16gb of G.Skill Value Series DDR3 / 4x 1gb DDR2
Video Card:	XFX Radeon 6870 1gb / Asus Radeon 5450 512mb
Hard Disk:	2x Samsung 830 64gb SSD Raid 0 & 750gb WD Blue HDD / OCZ Vertex 30GB & 8TB of HDD Space
Optical Drive:	Blu-ray Rom & DVD-RW / DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Acer 20" LED 1600x900 / Samsung 40" LED
Case:	Xigmatek Asgard II / APEX PC-389-C
PSU:	OCZ Stealth Power 500w / Antec EArthwatts 380w
Software:	Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 / XBMCBuntu 11.10

System Name:	Sandy
Processor:	i5 2500K
Motherboard:	ASRock Fatal1ty Professional Z68
Cooling:	Noctua D14
Memory:	G.Skill 2133 DDR3 2x4GB
Video Card:	Power Cooler 2GB 6950
Hard Disk:	120 GB Adata SSD/ 4x Samsung 2tB 5400 RPM / Hitachi 3TB 5400 /...
Optical Drive:	Lite On BD 12x
CRT/LCD Model:	32 Vizio VIA XVT Razor LED LCD 1080p 120Hz HDTV
Case:	Haf X (Red)
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair AX850

System Name:	Main / Home Media Serever
Processor:	Intel i5 2500k @ 4.75ghz / AMD AM3 5200+ x2
Motherboard:	ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance / Biostar 790GX
Cooling:	Xigmatek Dark Knight / XIGMATEK Apache
Memory:	16gb of G.Skill Value Series DDR3 / 4x 1gb DDR2
Video Card:	XFX Radeon 6870 1gb / Asus Radeon 5450 512mb
Hard Disk:	2x Samsung 830 64gb SSD Raid 0 & 750gb WD Blue HDD / OCZ Vertex 30GB & 8TB of HDD Space
Optical Drive:	Blu-ray Rom & DVD-RW / DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Acer 20" LED 1600x900 / Samsung 40" LED
Case:	Xigmatek Asgard II / APEX PC-389-C
PSU:	OCZ Stealth Power 500w / Antec EArthwatts 380w
Software:	Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 / XBMCBuntu 11.10

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz 1.256v
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2x4gb Patriot Viper 2133mhz 10-11-10-25 2T 1.55v
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 1125/1575 1.14v
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128Gb / Corsair Force 3 120Gb / Samsung 240Gb / 2Tb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None
CRT/LCD Model:	Acheiva Shimian 27" IPS 2560x1440
Case:	Corsair 500R White
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	NZXT Hale90 1Kw
Software:	Windows 8 x64

Jul 24, 2011, 03:33 AM	#2
Hotobu Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 270 (0.37/day) Thanks: 16 Thanked 39 Times in 32 Posts System Specs	A few point of note: That motherboard will not support Bulldozer. It's got to be an AM3+ board. Both 8 and 9 series support BD, but of course 9 is preferred. A 30 GB SSD isn't much overhead. A W7 install is ~ 8GB so that doesn't leave much room. I don't know what you consider an "amazing deal" but the 6850 goes for around $150, but it's got enough kick to run all of those games well enough especially at sub 1080p resolutions.

Jul 24, 2011, 04:06 AM	#7
Zen_ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cloud Nine Posts: 399 (0.34/day) Thanks: 16 Thanked 97 Times in 72 Posts System Specs	I'd probably avoid that case. It looks ok but has no front intake. Not good for ventilation or keeping your mechanical hard drives cool. With so many good options for cases at just a few dollars more (HAF 912, Antec 300, some of the Rosewill cases, Thermaltake v3, NZXT gamma / beta, Lian-Li Lancool) just spend the extra so you don't throw away a case down the road. Video card you should be able to find a cheap used 5770...like $80. Much as I like my 6850 I don't think it's really worth twice as much if you're price sensitive. Ram you should probably just get a 4x2GB 1600 kit for more lifespan since memory is cheap. Bulldozer will support 1866 but I doubt it will really be much better than 1600. Hard drive I'd probably just get a 1TB WD Black or Samsung F3 and partition part for windows. ok so... COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS ... SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cac... G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DD... + 5770 from feebay or the classifieds for ~$80 = ~$270. __________________ Heatware \| Rig \| BC2 Stats

Processor:	i5-2500k @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
Cooling:	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory:	8GB DDR3-1600 Mushkin Blackline
Video Card:	PowerColor 7870 Myst (Tahiti LE)
Hard Disk:	128GB Samsung 830 SSD
Optical Drive:	Samsung
CRT/LCD Model:	HP LV2311
Case:	Lian Li Lancool PC-K7B
Sound Card:	Aune MK2 DAC
PSU:	Cooler Master Silent Pro
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Jul 24, 2011, 06:07 AM	#9
BrooksyX Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 3,572 (1.79/day) Thanks: 511 Thanked 570 Times in 527 Posts System Specs	What do you guys think about this case? HEC Blitz Black Steel Edition ATX Mid Tower Comput...

Jul 24, 2011, 06:58 AM	#10
Faith[ROG].Anarchy Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hà Nội, Viet Nam Posts: 417 (0.40/day) Thanks: 80 Thanked 44 Times in 38 Posts System Specs	Yeah pretty good build coming off so far. I'd go with Core i3 LGA1155 + GTX 460 for a budget gaming system. But hey, you go budget then why would you have an SSD? Just a regular SATA3 HDD is good enough. For video card, go with an HD6850 like the MSI Cyclone OC Power Edition 1Gb GDDR5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127566 That would work well a lot. That case right there is good. P/S: Washington St. Cougars ?

System Name:	Acer Aspire V3-571G/New Desktop
Processor:	Intel Core i3 3110M 2.4 GHz Ivy Bridge/Intel Core i3 2130 3.4 GHz Sandy Bridge
Motherboard:	Acer Aspire/Foxconn H61M-S
Cooling:	Acer Aspire/Intel Stock Cooler
Memory:	2 x 2Gb DDR3 1333 MHz Strontium/1 x 4Gb DDR3 1333 MHz Kingston
Video Card:	NVIDIA GeForce GT630M - Intel HD Graphics 4000/Intel HD Graphics 2000
Hard Disk:	Seagate SATA2 500Gb 5400RPM/Toshiba SATA3 500Gb 7200RPM
Optical Drive:	DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	15.6 inch LED 1366 x 768/Samsung Series 3 LED S22B370 21.5 inch Full HD
Case:	Acer/Some Random Brand
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	90W Acer Adapter/500W Huntkey PSU
Software:	Windows 8 Pro VL x64/Windows 7 Ultimate x64

System Name:	The (In)Complete (0.5)
Processor:	Intel i5 2500k
Motherboard:	MSI P67A-G45-B3
Memory:	8GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz CL9
Video Card:	XFX HD6950 2GB
Hard Disk:	1TB WD Black
Optical Drive:	2x Sony DVD+RW Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Belinea (1280x1024)
Case:	Cooler Master HAF 922
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Chieftec BPS-750C
Software:	Windows 7 HP (64-bit)

Jul 24, 2011, 08:44 AM	#12
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,952 (2.36/day) Thanks: 979 Thanked 898 Times in 656 Posts System Specs	Your PSU is borderline. the 5770 would work but the 4890 or 6850 would be pushing it. You only have 18A to work with and one 6-pin. You would need an adapter for the second 6 -pin. If you want to run the 6850/4890 I would spend a little more on a PSU Last edited by Jetster; Jul 24, 2011 at 08:49 AM.

System Name:	Delta // HTPC
Processor:	Intel i7 3770K // Intel i3 550 3.2Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77 Extreme6 // Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Socket 1156
Cooling:	Corsair H100 // SILVERSTONE NT07-1156 90mm
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 1866 16gb //Corsair DDR3 1600 4 Gb
Video Card:	HIS 7950 3 Gb //Sapphire 6670 1 Gb
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250 SSD, WD Caviar Blue 500// Corsair M4 64 Gb Solid State, SAMSUNG F4 2 Tb, WD 1 Tb
Optical Drive:	LG DVDR 24X // Lite on DVDR 24X
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PSU:	Seagate M12II 750 // Corsair CX 430
Software:	Windows 7 64bit // Windows 7 64bit with XBMC Eden
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Cooling:	4 120mm 1 140mm top fan
Memory:	12 gigabytes of DDR3 1333 RAM
Video Card:	GTX 295 with a Nvidia Gt 240 as a PPU
Hard Disk:	Samsung 1.5 terrabyte Steam Drive and 2 Samsung 750 gig Sata 2 in Raid 0
Optical Drive:	1 Sony Blu Ray and 1 DVD R/W
CRT/LCD Model:	HP LP3065 30" Monitor
Case:	Antec Three Hundred
Sound Card:	Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme Music and X-Fi Xtreme Audio for front panel headphone output
PSU:	Rosewill Xtreme Series RX850-D-B 850W Continuous @40°C 80 PLUS Certified
Software:	Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit

Jul 25, 2011, 02:33 AM	#19
kciaccio Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 314 (0.20/day) Thanks: 59 Thanked 51 Times in 43 Posts System Specs	Too bad you bought your motherboard already, if you have a micro center near, they usually have bundles that give you a free motherboard with CPU purchase. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

Processor:	QuadCore Intel Core i7-2600K, 4433 MHz (43 x 103)
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z68 DELUXE GEN 3
Cooling:	Corsair H60
Memory:	8 gigs DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 1600
Video Card:	POWER COLOR HD6870 EYEFINITY 6 EDITION 2GB
Hard Disk:	KINGSTON HYPER X 120G SSD
Optical Drive:	ATAPI iHAS224
CRT/LCD Model:	Quad set of Acer X193X's AND 2 Dell P2210 - 22"
Case:	Silverstone Raven 2 WHITE LIMITED EDITION
PSU:	NZXT HALE 750
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit

Jul 25, 2011, 03:19 AM	#21
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.05/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	EVGA B Stock for GPU(last i looked GTX460 1GB for 109) & Newegg Open Box deals on Gigabyte boards are pretty damn good (then again you already got a board). Here's some inexpensive ram. Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDR... My take on the case NZXT Beta Series CS-NT-BETA-B Black Steel / Plasti... __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

System Name:	Mine; Hers; Our HTPC; NAS Box
Processor:	i7 2600k : i3 2120 : Celeron G440 : P4 2.6Ghz Nwood
Motherboard:	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 : Asus P8P67 Pro : Asrock H61M/U3S3 : Dell
Cooling:	CM 212+ w/ scythe jyuni : Stock : Stock :Stock
Memory:	2x4GB Ripjawx 1866 cl9 : 2x2GB Corsair 1600 cl9 : 2x2GB Ridgebacks 1066 cl5 : 768MB PC3200
Video Card:	Palit GTX560Ti 2Gb : XFX HD5770 : Integrated : Integrated
Hard Disk:	2x 750GB Raid 0 + Maxtor 500GB : WD Black 1TB+Corsair Nova 2 64GB : Toshiba 750GB : Leftover ATA133
Optical Drive:	Lite-On DVD-RW : Samsung DVD-RW : None : None
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC 21" : AOC 20" : Philips 42" HDTV : Headless
Case:	Rocketfish : CM HAF 912 : Bgears Cube Style case : Dell
Sound Card:	X-Fi Xtremegamer : Onboard : Onboard : Onboard
PSU:	Tt 750W Modular : Antec 500W Earthwatts : Corsair CX430 : Dell's OEM

Jul 25, 2011, 03:28 AM	#22
Sir B. Fannybottom Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canadia Posts: 1,843 (2.47/day) Thanks: 1,768 Thanked 940 Times in 561 Posts System Specs	If that mobo is good, can you tell me? I was thinking of getting it if the next one I get doesn't work.

System Name:	Sexy Vanilla Freshness / The Sister / The Mother / The Father
Processor:	Core i5 3570K @4.5ghz 1.25V/ Phenom II 925 @ 3.6ghz 1.2V / Phenom II 955 / A8-3850
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z77-V / Asrock A770De+ / Asus M4A785-M / Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H
Cooling:	Coolit ECO A.C.L / Corsair H40 / stock / 9700NT
Memory:	M379B5273DH0-YK0 2X4GB sticks/ 8 gigs 667 / 6 gigs 667 / 4 gigs of 2133 Gskill
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 6870 / XFX 5770 XXX edition / OEM 4670 / APU
Hard Disk:	Toshiba MK5065GSX+ST375052+WD10EZEX / 1x WD1500 Black / Seagate 160 gig/ old shitbox
Optical Drive:	who uses these?
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer S200HL+Acer P206HV / LG 22LD350 / Samsung Sync master / Dell I found in the trash once
Case:	HAF X 912 / NZXT Trinity / shit hp case I found on the curb / Thermaltake Mombo
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Seasonic 750X / ROSEWILL RG630-S12 630W RT / Bestec 400 / Ultra LSP750
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit / Windows 7 Ultimate / Windows 7 HP / Windows 7 Pro
Benchmarks:	one time I scored a 3 on 3dmark 11

Jul 25, 2011, 03:29 AM	#23
crazyeyesreaper Chief Broken Rig Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 04578 Posts: 6,037 (3.90/day) Thanks: 767 Thanked 2,274 Times in 1,572 Posts System Specs	Asgard II case is perfectly fine used them a bunch of builds with any mid range gpu it makes no difference only high end 480 570 580 6950 6970 will heat be an issue Bogmali has 2x GTX 460s for sale check with him. on the GPU front Asgard II case is fine will handle a mid range build without issue.

System Name:	Black Box
Processor:	Ivy Bridge 3770K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard:	Biostar TZ77XE4
Cooling:	Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro
Memory:	Mushkin Redlines 1866 9-10-9-28-1T 2x4gb (8gb)
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 670 FTW at 1050 base 1179 boost
Hard Disk:	120gb Adata S510 ssd + 5.5 TB storage
Optical Drive:	LG Dual layer sata burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung T24A350 1920x1080, Junk Sanyo TV 1440x900
Case:	Fractal Designs Define XL Black Pearl
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1050W 80+ GOLD
Software:	Windows 7 64bit Professional

Jul 25, 2011, 07:52 AM	#25
Funtoss Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 555 (0.66/day) Thanks: 278 Thanked 62 Times in 53 Posts System Specs	Go with GTX 560 for graphics card __________________ Thanks to PVTCaboose1337 for making me this sig!!!

System Name:	My Heater
Processor:	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.2ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P5B-E Plus
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS 9700 NT
Memory:	Patriot 4GB 800MHz DDR2
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 460 1GB
Hard Disk:	2x Western Digital 640GB (1.28TB)
Optical Drive:	LG DVD-RW DL
CRT/LCD Model:	Viewsonic VX2349wm 24"
Case:	Raidmax Hurricane
Sound Card:	C-Media 8738
PSU:	Aywun Megapower 650w 80+
Software:	Windows 7 64 Bit

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