New pc!!!

[DonNcss]

Hi everyone!
I'm thinking to change the existing pc,that is pretty old(64 2800+,radeon 9600,1.5g of ram) with a new Ivybridge platform.........And the budget is ~900$.
The spec's that i choosed:
-Intel Core I5 3470 3.2GHz
-AsRocK Z77-PRO4
-EVGA GeForce GTX460 1GB DDR5 256bit FPB
-Kingston HyperX 8GB Kit 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9
-HDD WD Caviar Blue KX 500GB SATA3 16MB 7200rpm
-Corsair Builder CX500 500W v2
-DVD-Writer Asus DRW-24B5ST
-Super SKII-503-BKS case

 

[brandonwh64]

location? if US then you could easliy get a 2600K used system for the limit you are asking.

 

[[Ion]]

A couple things:
If you can budget the Core i5 3570k, it has an unlocked multiplier to facilitate overclocking. This may or may not be worthwhile to you.
The GTX460 is a reasonably old card at this point (two years). You may be better off with a GTX650 or (if you can afford it) a GTX660. There are also ATI cards that would work well, but I'm not as familiar with them.
I've built my latest computer in the NZXT Source 210 case; it's very cheap ($35) but still reasonably well built. The capable management is good and there are lots of options for new fans. You may want to check it out.

 

[DonNcss]

I'm from romania and here the gtx650 it didn't appear yet,(gtx 660 is too expensive for me) and here a 2600k is more expensive than a 3470 or a 3570(without k).

 

[brandonwh64]

Ahh Romania, I am not familiar with place there that you can get hardware. Maybe another Romanian can step in an help

 

[DonNcss]

I don't know how much romanians are using this site,but i'm using this site because here appear the newest hardware review's pretty fast.
And about the configuration:i can buy it from the newegg but the shipping and customs taxes it will killing me.

 

[Aksh_47]

Id say everything is good.. u should consider a better GPU.. a 560/6870 would be much betta.. if u can spend a bit more than get a 7850 1GB.. great value for money.

 

[DonNcss]

After some searches from our online shops i found a gtx 650:Gigabyte gtx650 oc 1gb 128bits.
It's better than a gtx460?

 

[Laurijan]

After some searches from our online shops i found a gtx 650:Gigabyte gtx650 oc 1gb 128bits.
It's better than a gtx460?

Much better!

 

[AlienIsGOD]

Much better!

wrong a GTX 460 is more powerful than a 650 depending on the exact version of GTX 460

 

[Laurijan]

wrong a GTX 460 is more powerful than a 650 depending on the exact version of GTX 460

Yes seems so - my bad http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_650_Power_Edition/27.html.
Didnt know the 650 was that bad - i thought that it was only a bit slower than the 660 like with the 560 and 550

 

[Fatal1ty39]

use compari.ro and shopmania.ro to look for your parts.

 

[DonNcss]

Yeah.....The gtx460 is from evga and is that model:EVGA GeForce GTX460 1GB DDR5 256bit FPB.
And the gtx 650:Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 OC 1GB DDR5 128bit PCIe.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

ya that GTX 460 is much better, BUY IT !!

 

[DonNcss]

Yep........and i found an another gtx460,still evga,but it's superclocked edition,and with gddr5 memories.
Model:EVGA GeForce GTX460 1GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe SC BP

 

[GSquadron]

Prices are quite high there when referred from US
You better be off with a better GPU.
Try to find used cards in this forum.
From what i have heard they are awesome sellers and the cards normally smell great.
I would never take that gpu just because uses too much wattage for what it gives.
Also, as stated it is 2 years old.
You better buy something used as a video card from 5xx series
from someone who has little months using it.

 

[Fatal1ty39]

there is a refurbished PNY gtx 480 for 700 lei
http://probitzcomputers.ro/placa-video-pny-geforce-gtx-480--1-536gb-gddr5-384bit--2xdvi-i/3106.htm?