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noname2020x

noname2020x

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everything looks good but the gpu splurge a few more bucks and get a 6850 or 6870 and it will play recent games better.
 
Welcome to the forum. This post is kinda in the wrong place, but I will give you an answer anyways.

You forgot a power supply in your proposal.

My advised setup
processor $220
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
motherboard $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130571R
memory $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233173
Power Supply $40 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371046
CPU cooler $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
video card $109.99
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB FPB Look down on the list to see it
http://www.evga.com/products/prodlist.asp?switch=20
Hard drive
you can skimp on til later when you can afford a better one (buy cheapest one)
Case
Buy cheapest 1 for now
Total $525 plus a hard drive and case. You will come to around $600 with those and can upgrade them later. I think that you will be much more happy with this setup. It will actually last for the next 5 years.
-Greg
 
I am trying to do the samething myself. Would it be better to get the i5-2500k and like a g43 from microcenter? I also changed the build a bit. antec HCG 520W, haf 912 case. I hope that bstock gtx460 works well. In the future I can upgrade the CPU/GPU and PSU if needed to...is this the way to go for under $600?
 
I'd say the main thing is don't skimp on the Power supply. Get something that will give you enough surplus to add a 2nd graphic card with the thought of OC when you need it. Pick the right motherboard and cpu, get a decent mid range graphic card to set up for SLI or crossfire. And Newegg throws tons of deals around with Hard drives and RAM always so get whatever
 
Your build is not bad. I would go with the EVGA 460 vs a 450 (huge difference same price). I think that the bigger power supply is a good idea. Either system you decide on will benefit greatly from the CPU cooler I showed you. The corsair ram I showed you is 1600Mhz vs the GSkill 1333Mhz. It also has XMP and is cheaper.

The 2500k will smoke anything AMD has out right now even the 6 core 1100T Black Edition. It overclocks like crazy (no reported chips that wont clock to at least 4.5Ghz and many past 5). If you buy that AMD chip (which rates rather poorly on the benchmarks) you will likely be upgrading again in 2 years. Then ending up spending the difference (between 2500k and Athlon II X4 640) and then some to replace it. If you are trying to cut the costs some, then look into buying used off Ebay. You could probably save $100 or more buying your parts used. I say 2500k all the way. It is completely worth the little extra now instead of the lots of extra later.
-Greg
 
Ok,so a $600 AMD kit


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138303
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102913
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808

or a $700 intel kit (changing the motherboard and processor)

Ugh, I wanted to spend $500.


Major thanks to all.


Thoughts on tigerdirect's build: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=863122&CatId=333

and perhaps http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=281588&CatId=333 + a 6870
 
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To play most of the games on good settings, you're going to have to buy a pretty decent setup. It'll end up costing more than 600 bucks when you buy the 2nd video card. A lot of newer games require big horsepower so that's why I suggested crossfire. Those Tigerdirect kits won't support SLI or crossfire.
 
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Efonzerellie said:
To play most of the games on good settings, you're going to have to buy a pretty decent setup. It'll end up costing more than 600 bucks when you buy the 2nd video card. A lot of newer games require big horsepower so that's why I suggested crossfire. Those Tigerdirect kits won't support SLI or crossfire.
Click to expand...

While a strong card or 2 is never a bad idea, pairing it or them with a weak processor is a recipe to bottleneck the hell out of them. I would much rather have too much cpu and an adequate gpu instead of the other way around. You can always sell the 460 later on (and get about what you pay for it back) and buy a better gpu later. Much better investment in the long run.
That first kit is pretty good, and a pretty good price. Second one is crap (H61 = no overclocking).
Don't forget a cpu cooler though.
-Greg
 
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I'm a little confused about crossfirex. Is it required to use 2 video cards at once? If not, what does it do? Also, is SLI the same thing as eyefinity?


Can the EVGA GeForce GTX 470 be paired with another video card? What about the 460 se.
 
noname2020x said:
I'm a little confused about crossfirex. Is it required to use 2 video cards at once? If not, what does it do? Also, is SLI the same thing as eyefinity?


Can the EVGA GeForce GTX 470 be paired with another video card? What about the 460 se.
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crossfire is 2 or more AMD cards, SLI is 2 or more Nvidia cards. In order to utilize crossfire or SLI they must be the same PCB.
Eyefinity is a surround display setup
The setup I mentioned for you will be able to run most games well. Check 6870 crossfire benchmarks.
 
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if you need a gaming pc, its more about the GPU then the processor. Do what I am doing. Go with a i3-2100 or a phenom 2 x4 955 and get a cheap mobo. don't skimp on your PSU!!! Get the antec 430w or 520w. Its like $20 more but wont explode on you! for graphics card, go with a 5770/6770 or a 550ti or something. $120 range should be fine, I don't like getting refurbished items.
 
it's decent, you're expectations are way too high on your budget. If there's a way for you, try pooling in like $900 to setup for SLI,crossfire,SSD,ect. A single low/mid tier graphic card is no way gonna push good settings for any dx11 game on a high resolution. And if you aren't setting up for a 2nd graphic card, you're pretty much just looking to build a new PC to keep up.
 
I have a GTX460 768MB model GPU and it works fine for DX11 games. And that's saying something because I usually throw a fit if my games are running under 100FPS. A GTX465 will be sufficient.
 
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