Getting out of my cave

[klva80]

So after being out of the scene I'm back building a personal rigg, I'm with limited budget and I can get this parts at a low cost, jsut let me know waht you think ok

Asrock 970 Extreme 4
Fx-8120
Kington Hyper X 1600 Blu 16gb (8*2)
Radeon 6850 1GB

currently I own a zalman 460w power suply and a radeon 4850 512Mb


any thoughts are welcome

 

[kajson]

I'm guessing 90% of the peeps here would tell you 8 GB mem is quite enough, but it also slightly depends on what you are going to do with it ofc.

Also if at all possible I'd go with an intel setup, something i5, more performance and lot less taxing on that powersupply. And less power usage is less $ ofc.


Personally I would stick with the 4850 for now and get something 8xxx this winter, more future proof. Maybe replace the power supply and the graphicscard at the same time by then.


So in short, my advice would be get any i5 Ivy bridge/haswell, with the correct mobo 77/87 depending on cpu, the asrocks are fine budget choices there too, 8 gigs of ram 1600 minimum, save up a bit more next 6 months and buy a new gen graphics card and power supply in the winter.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

The graphics card totally depends on your monitors resolution.

If the price is right on them parts and it is better than what you have now, then buy it. You may be able to buy something new i5 etc instead though, depending on the price.

 

[klva80]

well the asrock it's around 80$, the fx 8120 arround 100& the mem arround 50$ and the video card around 90$

 

[klva80]

the purpose for this machine is gaming only, what hardrive do you recommend ?

 

[[Ion]]

I'd encourage you to go with 8GB and the FX8320 if possible.

A fast HDD is best if you can't budget a SSD--the WD Caviar Blacks are my favorite.

 

[klva80]

i'll check prices fo wd blacks meanwhile the motherboard arrives this week probably between tomorrow and wednesday

 

[klva80]

i'll check prices fo wd blacks meanwhile the motherboard arrives this week probably between tomorrow and wednesday

 

[Frick]

If it's gaming only I'd get the FX-6300 actually. Save some on the power bills.

 

[de.das.dude]

why buy an overpriced 6850 when you can buy a 7790 for the same price, and which performs better!
also buy a FX6300 if you want to get the best of both worlds. the 8120 is not a great processor.
If you have budget 8320 is the way to go.

but before all that, you need a good PSU. i doubt the old zalman has enough juice left in it to power a fx 6300/8120 a 7790/6850.

go for a corsair/seasonic 500W. dont go for the Corsair VS series, as thats outdated tech, even though its cheap.

 

[klva80]

guide me to where i get a 7790 for 90 $

 

[de.das.dude]

ahh. my bad. its different in my country. they are both about 200$ here.

plus i dont see you posting your budget anywhere. without a budget its hard to suggest anything.

 

[Frick]

You have an exact model on the PSU?

 

[klva80]

yeah zalman ZM460B-APS, my budget its arround 250$ more after the mobo

 

[Nordic]

I would also like to reiterated a piledriver 6 core like the 6300, if you are unable to get the 8 core piledriver.

 

[klva80]

ok So far i have bought:
Asrock 970 Extreme 4

in my possesion:
radeon HD 4850
zalman cnps9500
8 GB kingston Value 1333mhz
power subly zalman ZM460B-APS

i have lying a sempron and a athlon 2 x2 450

 

[Vario]

ok So far i have bought:
Asrock 970 Extreme 4

in my possesion:
radeon HD 4850
zalman cnps9500
8 GB kingston Value 1333mhz
power subly zalman ZM460B-APS

i have lying a sempron and a athlon 2 x2 450

That should be a good enough system to play most games now on medium settings at 1920x1080. In other words, it should be quite nice for the money. Maybe see if you can get a HD7850 or a 650ti should you decide you need more horsepower. That would get you medium-high.

 

[klva80]

well MB arrived today yey been hunting prices for hd im thinking in getting an 128 sdd i saw a kingston with my vendor arround 140 $

 

[cdawall]

I would get the FX6300 over an 8120 performance in games will be better. If you can snag a better cooler as well try for that as they do like to be overclocked.

 

[klva80]

grabbed today 8 gig of hyperx 1600 for 50 $ and they are offering me a 4300 for 65 $ and the 8120 for 85

 

[de.das.dude]

no 6300?
go for the 4300

 

[cdawall]

grabbed today 8 gig of hyperx 1600 for 50 $ and they are offering me a 4300 for 65 $ and the 8120 for 85

8120 will work just fine, just clock the heck out of it.

 

[klva80]

no 6300?
go for the 4300

yeah I'm not buying in stores i hunting for deal but the guy its going to let me test both

 

[klva80]

go for a corsair/seasonic 500W. dont go for the Corsair VS series, as thats outdated tech, even though its cheap.

I donts se much difference from my old zalman to these PS in Amps power still I'll start saving i liked the looks of the seasonic

 

[mDee]

Definitely try and get the 6300 or the 4300. An older Phenom II X4 or X6, if you can get it for cheap, really isn't bad for gaming either, especially now with modern games tending to support/require 4 threads.

FSP power supplies are very decent as well.

I'd roam eBay for a good deal on a 7850 or a 7870 if you don't want to wait for the 8000 series.