Check and rate this build (please)

Mullac

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Feb 3, 2013
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Hello there,

I feel I may be close to buying a new PC and just want to do some final checks on this build.

CPU: i5 3470 3.2ghz
Motherboard: Asus P8H61-MX USB3
RAM: 4GB Corsair 1600mhz Vengeance (1x4GB)
Hard Disk Drive: 500 GB SATA III
Optical Drive: 22x DVD±RW DL S-ATA
GPU: 7850 2gb
PSU: 550W Corsair VS
Case: EZCool Mesh ATX (I'm still wondering if I should spend another £20 on the Xigmatek Asgard 382, it looks cooler but it doesn't add any function).
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Total: £563.71


I know it only has 4gb RAM, and the usual is eight, but as far as I can tell games don't normally use over two and in about 6 months time I'll get another 4 gigs for my birthday.

Also, the motherboard isn't very knew as it uses SATA II, but if the intel chipset is changing I can't seem to justify spending a fortune on it. Plus, I'm pretty patient when it comes to loading and booting times.

So, what fps do you think it will get on the top-end games and what's wrong?


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http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/283384-33-read-first
 

bodeen2012

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Feb 5, 2013
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NTNB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NTNB/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NTNB/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£52.17 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£32.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.18 @ Dabs)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card (£145.97 @ Dabs)
Case: Xigmatek ASGARD PRO (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£34.96 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£36.18 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.13 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.35 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £577.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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