Well a week or so back my girlfriends PC started giving out. :(

I have been given the task of making an affordable PC, that sits around the power of my current PC but doesn't need to be better. The stipulation was that it be something that I would also use. This is what I have come up with so far. Anybody which more PC building experience then me, what do you think? :P

PSU:
Rosewill HIVE Series HIVE-650 650W Continuous @40°C, 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Modular Design
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Video: EVGA SSC GeForce GTX 650 Ti 01G-P4-3652-KR Video Card Click

HDD: Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Click

RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Click (Same RAM as my PC.)

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 Quad-Core Desktop Processor Click

Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V LK ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Click

Case: COOLER MASTER Elite 431 Plus RC-431P-KWN2 Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window Click

Other Crap
Wireless: TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter, 2.4GHz 450Mbps/5GHz 450Mbps, IEEE 802.1a/b/g/n, WEP/WPA/WPA2 Click (Same Wireless as mine.)
DVD-Drive: Pulled from Old PC.

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Everything looks fine but get her the 650 ti boost model. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127728

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How about this one? Click

I have a thing for EVGA.

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The MSI might be $10 more but it has better cooling and is quieter. I had a thing for EVGA too but then I realized MSI, ASUS and Gigavyte had more to offer.

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If it's just for gaming you'd be better off going for a cheaper processor and more expensive graphics card. Get a lower wattage PSU too, example, even 650W is plenty. I'm not from the US so have no idea if that's a good price or not (but I think it's decent).

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I just went 750w because it was what I had to be honest. But I have an overclocked CPU and GPU. I really do not know much about PSUs.

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Even a 500w PSU would be fine.

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Also building it with upgrades in mind for the future. I switched to this one.

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Since you're getting the 3570k you should get a CPU fan.

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I do not understand why people say that to be honest. I have a 2600k overclocked to 4.2GHz and use the stock Intel CPU cooler. If a CPU fan is needed in the future I could get one. :)

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It's not needed, it just does the job better.

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don't need one if not overclocking anyway.

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Twitchious probably is going to overclock since he's overclocked his CPU before and is getting the K version. If he didn't want to overclock he should get the 3570, not the 3570k.

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No plans to overclock her PC, the 3570 is more expensive right now. The 3570k version has a coupon, which makes it cheaper then the non k. :)

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The stock fan is perfect in that case.

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i did a high end gaming build myself about a week ago, your build is good, i'm not that experienced with making builds myself but i would dare say (like any other) to scrap off some other things and increase the gpu, it's what i did and i didn't regret it.

Changed Motherboard from ASUS something z77 model to an ASROCK z77 extreme 6, saved 50€ on that and ASROCK was pretty much the same thing to me...

So i ended up spending 50€ more and put an asus gtx 670 on my build, it was originally aimed with a 660 ti (or w/e its called). Was actually thinking on putting on a 680, but the shop i ordered things didn't have that on the shop yet, sadly.

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By "gaming" I really mean League of Legends and medium settings on most MMO style games (high gives her a headache.) Which is why the decent but not super card.

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Thats up to you to decide, i made my build thinking ahead of time for at least 5 years, the gpu you picked will outdate alot earlier than mine, then again, it all depends on what u are after, i wanted to play anything on ultra without breaking a sweat, and that's where i aimed for.

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Check this build i made. It is a little bit over your budget thou.

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I would think about going with a better company than Rosewill for the PSU. They are average, but better ones hold up longer and can actually meet expectations of power usage. I would think maybe Corsair, Seasonic, or Antec would have ones priced down that low, with better results. They go down all the time on rebate, so you can price at sale. Usually one really good PSU is priced down at any time. It seems like, at least.

I'd switch to an AMD card, for a little more power and the three free games. A 7850 would be slightly better. You could sell the games, if you don't want them. Use this chart.

For a hard drive, you can probably find a decent deal utilizing Slickdeals.

Corsair, G.Skill, Mushkin, and Samsung, along with your choice of Kingston, make great Ram. You should be able to swing a deal for at least $20 less. I got mine for a lot less and it outperforms that. It wasn't even a great sale. I would look harder and save some money on this, without dropping quality.

I like the processor, I use it myself. I would get a cooler, like mentioned above. Something cheap, like a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo, would do the trick. $20 and you can hit 4.5ghz with the snap of your fingers.

Asus does make the best motherboards, along with Gigabyte. Can't argue it, but I will say that bundling with your processor will likely save you money. Especially if you live near a Microcenter. Newegg and other places have deals, as well.

For the case, I'd get the Cooler Master HAF 912, which is at the same price, right now. The HAF line is really nice.

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Don't cheap out on the power supply. Get something reliable from Seasonic/Corsair/Antec/etc

Go with a cheaper Asrock mobo and use that money on a better graphics card

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^ all of this.

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Closed 11 years ago by Xargothraxas.