New Build

FlapsOfDoom

Hey guys, my friend is looking to get a new pc so I thought I'd ask you guys for help


1. What is your budget? €450-550

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming - BF3, CS-GO, Sniper Elite V2 ect...

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? nope

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? nope

5. Do you need a monitor? nope

5a. If yes, what size do you need.

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? 1920x1080 and no

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? nope

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? nope

8. How can you pay? Credit card

9. When are you purchasing? hopefully in the next 2 weeks

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? n/a

He said he would like it to include an SSD if possible and he's mad for the LED lights so a case that would show off them would make him happy :rolleyes:

weisses

I tried .... but i cannot put something together that runs bf3 properly for that kind of money

Procrastastudy

It very much depends on what you're running it on - A TV set to 720p - like an Xbox would be - €550 is loads. You ain't getting an SSD though unless you want it was the only drive

Item|Price
4GB-Kit G-Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€18.89
Hitachi DESKSTAR 7K1000.C 500GB, 16MB, SATA II, 8,9cm (3,5")|€59.00
BitFenix Merc Beta|€32.49
XFX DD RADEON 7770 1000M 1GB D5 mDP HDMI DVI|€113.89
ASRock H61M-HVS (B3), Sockel 1155, mATX|€40.94
Intel Core i3-2120 Box, LGA1155|€111.88
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€43.40
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€439.48

You could squeeze an SSD in there but personally I'd try and stretch the budget to a 7850 GPU

FlapsOfDoom

cool, looks like a good build

How does the 7770 and 7850 compare to the 6870 in terms of power consumption and performance?

Edit: Could you also link me to the cards please, thanks

Procrastastudy

FlapsOfDoom wrote: »

cool, looks like a good build

How does the 7770 and 7850 compare to the 6870 in terms of power consumption and performance?

Edit: Could you also link me to the cards please, thanks

Item|Price
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€43.40
Club 3D Radeon HD 7850 Coolstream Edition, 2GB GDDR5|€223.11
XFX Radeon HD 7850 Core Edition, 1GB GDDR5|€199.38
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€484.88

A more beefy PSU if you decide to go with a better GPU. 6870s are EOL and quite expensive - you should be able to just search HWVS if you still want one. 7850 is a good card.

FlapsOfDoom

cool i think he's going to go with the 7850. Does PCI-e 3.0 work with the PCI-e 2.0 slot on the Mobo?

Procrastastudy

Yep it does. You can pretty much ignore PCIe 3.0 its not really used by anything yet. Its just more bandwidth - stuff is backwards compatible.