Am I good to go?

jc4517

Looking to build a pc that will be able to play games like Bioshock Infinite, Assasin's Creed 3, BF3 etc. on high settings. I'm not really looking to go anymore expensive I just want to know if all these components will work well together.

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CPU http://www.dabs.ie/products/intel-core-i5-3350p-3-10ghz-s1155-6mb-86KT.html

MOBO http://www.dabs.ie/products/asrock-z77-pro-4-s1155-intel-z77-ddr6-atx-80XM.html

RAM http://www.dabs.ie/products/corsair-8gb--2x4gb--ddr3-1333mhz-cl9-xms3--performance-desktop-memory-kit-7JJL.html

HDD http://www.dabs.ie/products/wd-1tb-blue-sata-6gb-s-7200rpm-64mb-3-5--hard-drive-8757.html

PSU http://www.dabs.ie/products/ocz-technology-500w-corexstream-series-power-supply-8174.html

GPU http://www.dabs.ie/products/evga-geforce-gtx-650-ti-boost-1072mhz-1gb-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-superclocked-8QJ0.html

CASE http://www.dabs.ie/products/corsair-carbide-series-200r-compact-atx-case-8D00.html

TGxMister

How many cores are in that CPU?
Also that GPU could be slightly better for Bioshock and BF3.
And you should check out hardwareversand.de for much better prices.

SterlingArcher

All the parts are overpriced.

The Case is a good call. Again still more expensive than hawareversand.de

You could save so much money using hardwareversand you could get a better CPU/Gpu with the money saved equalling a better rig.

jc4517

TGxMister wrote: »

How many cores are in that CPU?
Also that GPU could be slightly better for Bioshock and BF3.
And you should check out hardwareversand.de for much better prices.

Quad Core, yes I'm gonna have a look at hardwareversand now. I have heard it's a lot cheaper but what's postage like to Ireland?

dark_jedi_ire

Postage is 18.99 and Well worth it,

jc4517

Is there much of a difference between these two?
https://www.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/59322/ASRock+Z77+Pro3%2C+Sockel+1155%2C+ATX.article

https://www.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/57623/ASRock+Z77+Pro4%2C+Sockel+1155%2C+ATX.article

SterlingArcher

Pro4 has optical out, 2 extra rear USB ports, DVI, and extra PCI slot, in addition to the extra 2 SATA III ports

SterlingArcher

Pro4 has optical out, 2 extra rear USB ports, DVI, and extra PCI slot, in addition to the extra 2 SATA III ports

jc4517

I'm not going to be using DVI or SATA 3 and the extra 2 USB ports seems a bit unnecessary so I think to cut back I'll go for the Pro3! Also I'm able to get the GTX 660 in place of the GTX 650 TI Boost and overall the build is cheaper than dabs, didn't realise I was getting screwed so badly!

SterlingArcher

jc4517 wrote: »

I'm not going to be using DVI or SATA 3 and the extra 2 USB ports seems a bit unnecessary so I think to cut back I'll go for the Pro3! Also I'm able to get the GTX 660 in place of the GTX 650 TI Boost and overall the build is cheaper than dabs, didn't realise I was getting screwed so badly!

Good man, the 660 is a good step up.

TerrorFirmer

It's worth going the extra to get this 270x, 30 euro extra, comes with Battlefield 4 which you can keep or sell easily, and is way faster than the GTX660. If you really can't afford the extra 30 euro, at least go a tenner more expensive and get this, also better card than the GTX660 for 9 euro extra (assuming you were going for the cheapest available GTX660).

jc4517

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

It's worth going the extra to get this 270x, 30 euro extra, comes with Battlefield 4 which you can keep or sell easily, and is way faster than the GTX660. If you really can't afford the extra 30 euro, at least go a tenner more expensive and get this, also better card than the GTX660 for 9 euro extra (assuming you were going for the cheapest available GTX660).

Looking at some of the benchmarks the 270x does outperform the gtx 660 in most games (bar Bioshock Infinite for some reason) but the 660 is running all these games at 50/60+ fps where the 270x would be running at around 70+, is there much of a difference noticeably when you get past the 60 fps mark? The only reason I can see myself going for the 270x is future proofing, I can see the Witcher 3 being an absolute graphics hog!
Benchmarks: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-270-review-benchmarks,3669-4.html

jc4517

Would a 1600x1000 resolution monitor be ok with the gtx 660?

TGxMister

I would always recommend 1920x1080, I'm running a GTX 660 myself with one 1920x1080 monitor and one 1440x900 monitor, it handles both comfortably.