Compatibility check.. Help please

kevinjcarey · Mar 26, 2013

I'm getting $500 for graduation so I decided to build myself a computer but I need a little help. I can break the limit by maybe $50 if there are any mistakes or simple upgrades.. Thanks

Video card $100
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5598652&CatId=7387
Hard drive and power supply $140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1229142
Motherboard and processor $160
Ram (not sure if Its compatible.. Couldn't find exact motherboard on crucial) $65
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=11110AA0A5CA7304
Case $35
http://www.notebooknerds.com/cooler-master-elite-430-11-bay-atx-mid-tower-computer-case-w-120mm-blue-led-fan-no-psu-black/

Emerald · Mar 26, 2013

you have a link for the Mobo and CPU?

want to check if the Mobo will work with a single stick of memory. some require pairs of memory 2x 4GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148465

Brett928S2 · Mar 26, 2013

Hi

Operating system and DVD drive are missing....

All the best Brett

completelyrandomname · Mar 26, 2013

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Mswu This is way better. Not sure if you needed an optical drive and OS. You can also get a 7790 instead (pcpartpicker didn't have this card so that's why I didn't choose it), which is faster. Or wait a couple days, maybe a week to get the new GTX 650 Ti BOOST.

EDIT: Found it. http://us.ncix.com/products/index.php?minorcatid=108 Then do CTRL+F and type in 7790. Forget I even listed the 650 Ti and buy any one of these if you can find them in stock

neodymium · Mar 26, 2013

First of all, you whould look at the motherboard specs; it should tell you what ram is compatible (e.g.: 240-pin DDR3 10600 1333 mhz), then you can shop for the ram. Also, what mobo and cpu are you using? I'm guessing that you are using an AMD cpu because your price for the two is less than one Intel chip. Second, you could get a better hard drive for that price (look into a Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid) of the Western Digital, though you would probably pay about $5-10 more for it. Finally, don't buy the ram from Crucial directly. You could almost always buy cheaper ram from Newegg with the same specs, maybe even the Crucial brand, although I would personally recommend the Corsair Vengeance ram (this all depends on your mobo compatibility). Also, I noticed that the technology on the video card is somewhat outdated (it uses a GDDR3, and not the latest GDDR5) and the benchmark lags behind some of the newer, and some older, tech (http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+HD+7750). I would suggest an Nvidia Geforce GTX 650 Ti (http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+650+Ti) from http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125446.

Emerald · Mar 26, 2013

completelyrandomname :

the hard drive in this list is refurbished. I would rather spend the additional bucks and get a new one

completelyrandomname · Mar 26, 2013

Emerald :

I knew there was something fishy about the price... Anyways fixed now. $10 over the OP's budget like he mentioned.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MtaB

kevinjcarey · Mar 27, 2013

Thanks for all the input guys. Sorry I forgot to put a link to the mb/CPU but here it is http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1224929
Also, I really don't care what kind of HDD I have, I was told to get a WG black because they are faster? But I have a 1tb external that I save almost everything too anyway.
Also, I don't know very mutch much about video cards and out of the several you guys listed idk which would be better for the price. I'm looking for a gaming system that can run wow, d3, and hawken. I can always upgrade after I have a lot of money, but for right now I'm just looking for the best bang for my buck

completelyrandomname · Mar 29, 2013

[The OP and I had some time off this thread and came up with this] http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MWrx
The OP didn't need the extra hard drive space so he cut down on that. For the case I'm not a big fan of XION cases. I would get something more reputable and the build quality would be much better and it should be easier to build in. I suggest the CM Elite 431 Plus(The 430 is actually $5 more expensive since the Plus is on sale), NZXT Source 210, Rosewill Challenger, and the Zalman Z9. These might be a little over your budget but the build quality will be much better and will be easier to build in.

Note: These prices are from http://www.newegg.com/

completelyrandomname · Mar 29, 2013

By the way you might want to check out some reviews of the 650 Ti Boost. See what games you play/might play. The 7850 1 or 2GB might be a better choice for you. You can get that 650 Ti Boost for a bit cheaper on newegg also. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125457

kevinjcarey · Mar 29, 2013

Ok, I changed to case to the cme431 plus, and I did a little research on the 2 video cards. I think I'm gunna go with the 650 ti boost. It's better and cheaper.. But here's the final build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N1SP

completelyrandomname · Mar 29, 2013

Sounds good to me. And I just noticed it's a B75 chipset. I thought it was H77 the whole time... Ge this ASrock H77M motherboard. It has some better features compared to B75 such as 2 SATA 6Gb/s. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157303 Get that and your off to the races.

kevinjcarey · Mar 29, 2013

Lol sorry, but what does a SATA do? And how will it benefit me?

kevinjcarey · Mar 29, 2013

And that MB is a micro,won't that effect me?

completelyrandomname · Mar 29, 2013

The previous motherboard was also a micro. Micro ATX is a form factor. It literally is the size of the board. Don't worry your case supports it your fine. SATA is the interface you use to plug in your hard drive. Every motherboard for consumer use has at least one. There are 3 revisions of this, SATA, SATA II (SATA 3Gb/s), and SATA III (SATA 6Gb/s). The previous motherboard (the B75 one) only has 1 SATA 6Gb/s, now this isn't that big of a concern but if you want to add an SSD later down the road you will have to use it at SATA 3Gb/s speeds. It won't affect it that much but it won't be as fast. H77 has 2 SATA 6Gb/s ports so you don't have to worry about it.

kevinjcarey · Mar 29, 2013

Ok got it. I actually planned on added an ssd down the road. But will that ram work in that MB?

kevinjcarey · Mar 29, 2013

I believe so. Just wanna be sure haha

completelyrandomname · Mar 29, 2013

DDR3 1600/1333/1066 Right from NewEgg. Don't worry though your memory is 1600mhz so it will work perfectly.

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