Zailiner
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- Joined
- Nov 16, 2012
Hey there everyone, I hope your day's been pleasant so far,
I've decided to build a new computer due to my old one being incredibly outdated, and since I'm a total noob, I registered on this forum to get some advice and suggestions for 2 of my possible builds. I'd like to get some suggestions on which one is better and such.
I'm still a student, so I'm on a rather loose budget of around 1100, I'm hoping to keep the price as low as possible though.
Another note is that, I'd rather not perform overclocking on my computer, since I heard that
So without further ado, here are my builds:
(Sorry for the inconsistent formats )
#1:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($85.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
And
Samsung 830 Series 128GB ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($250.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced NVIDIA Edition ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
I realize this case might be too expensive, but I'd like to stick to it.
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($83.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: Samsung S23B300B 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
#2:
Case:
CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced - 109.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=18722
Heard A LOT of good things about this baby.
Motherboard:
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard - 139.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=19867
CPU:
Intel Core i5 3570K - 233.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=20138
Decided to pay an extra 30 bucks or so for the overclockable version.
GPU:
Gigabyte Radeon HD7850 2GB OC - 219.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=19849
PSU:
Antec High Current Gamer 520W Modular HCG-520M - 99.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=19762
HDD:
Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003 - 75.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=19747
SSD:
Samsung 830 Series 64GB SSD - 65.00 AUD
Optical disc drive:
Samsung SH-222BB SATA DVDRW Drive OEM - 19.00 AUD
I'm not too concerned about the disc drive, I won't be using it much
Thanks for reading, I await your replies!
I've decided to build a new computer due to my old one being incredibly outdated, and since I'm a total noob, I registered on this forum to get some advice and suggestions for 2 of my possible builds. I'd like to get some suggestions on which one is better and such.
I'm still a student, so I'm on a rather loose budget of around 1100, I'm hoping to keep the price as low as possible though.
Another note is that, I'd rather not perform overclocking on my computer, since I heard that
So without further ado, here are my builds:
(Sorry for the inconsistent formats )
#1:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($85.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
And
Samsung 830 Series 128GB ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($250.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced NVIDIA Edition ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
I realize this case might be too expensive, but I'd like to stick to it.
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($83.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: Samsung S23B300B 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
#2:
Case:
CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced - 109.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=18722
Heard A LOT of good things about this baby.
Motherboard:
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard - 139.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=19867
CPU:
Intel Core i5 3570K - 233.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=20138
Decided to pay an extra 30 bucks or so for the overclockable version.
GPU:
Gigabyte Radeon HD7850 2GB OC - 219.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=19849
PSU:
Antec High Current Gamer 520W Modular HCG-520M - 99.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=19762
HDD:
Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003 - 75.00 AUD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=19747
SSD:
Samsung 830 Series 64GB SSD - 65.00 AUD
Optical disc drive:
Samsung SH-222BB SATA DVDRW Drive OEM - 19.00 AUD
I'm not too concerned about the disc drive, I won't be using it much
Thanks for reading, I await your replies!