Advice on planned build?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
R

RageSaul

Honorable
Feb 3, 2013
208
0
10,680
Hi, a month from now I'll be building a gaming rig, and I think I have got decent parts for it but I'm not sure about some things

Build: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£119.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£45.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.05 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£75.29 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£309.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£94.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£47.63 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.77 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1017.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-08 16:32 BST+0100)

I'm not too sure about the PSU here. Will b enough? The estimated wattage is 441W but I think 550W from a not too popular brand sounds a bit dodgy.

And if there are any other parts that are not too good then feel free to tell me. I will be playing on a 1080p HDTV using a HDMI to DVI cable. Can I run something like ARMA 3 on ultra with around 30 - 40 FPS or better?

Thanks
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
alvine

alvine

Splendid
May 13, 2008
4,492
0
23,460
Hey there

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/7000/7970/Pages/radeon-7970.aspx#2

"500W (or greater) power supply with one 150W 8-pin PCI Express power connector and one 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connector recommended.7
Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products"

for a piece of mind i would go with a 600-650....get a 800+ one if you are planning on getting another card in the future. As for brands stick with Corsair or Asus

other than that looks good dont forget to include windows 7 or 8 oem


I have played ARMA 3 on ultra and I was getting 30-20 fps with 2550k@4.8 ghz and a 7970...keep in mind that game is in its pre release stage so its not optimized yet, but you will be able to max out battlefield 3 and the newest far cry no problem
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
DarkSable

DarkSable

Judicious
Sep 27, 2012
8,890
1
34,965
Alvine, he's fine with a 550w, seeing as that's a reliable brand of power supply, and the manufacturer's website presumes that the power supply in question is of a bad OEM model which can't produce according to its specs. (Also, Asus doesn't make power supplies.)

He's already got windows 7 included, and has a very solid build.

OP, the only thing I would change is that motherboard - I've done a couple builds with it, and it's, well, unreliable. The board itself is well made, but overclocking with that bios / uefi is just about the worst thing I've ever tried to do - most of the time it will completely lose all settings made, even if they were completely stable.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
R

RageSaul

Honorable
Feb 3, 2013
208
0
10,680


The mobo? UIt's the best motherboard for the price aparently, and outperforms in overclocking and in general the ASrock Z77. That's just what I read though. And the PSU will be fine then?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Gammyduck

Gammyduck

Honorable
Apr 11, 2013
72
0
10,640
Overall though its a pretty good rig.
sigtoco.jpg
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom