My PC Build, your opinion matters

Mashari · Apr 12, 2013

Hello everyone, I'm new to Desktop PC world, I'm laptop user

I'm building a PC for Daily Use + Gaming at a budget of $1000 or less

This is the build I want, tell me your thoughts:

CPU: Intel i5 3570
Motherboard: AsRock B75 Pro3-M? What do you think?
GPU: MSI R7870 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC or Sapphire 7870 OC ?
HDD: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 64MB 1TB
Ram: G.Skill 8GB 2x4 1600 DDR3
Power Supply: Corsair VS Series VS-550 watt
Case: Aerocool Xpredator X1 White Edition

asalikus · Apr 12, 2013

2 things:
1. Don't get a cheap power supply it will severely damage your PC. And also get a 650w power supply. Get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
2.I don't trust Seagate, it's better to get Western Digital: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

Other than those, it look pretty good...

Mashari :

Mashari · Apr 12, 2013

Thank you for the advice, WD is waaay overpriced where i live, also that power supply ur suggested, i found " Corsair Builder Series CX 80+ Bronze, 600 Watt, ATX, EPS12V, PS/2 " is that better?

clutchc · Apr 12, 2013

That's a good build in my opinion. And there's nothing wrong with that PSU except that it should be a bit bigger.
asalikus's choice is a good PSU upgrade. The HD 7870 will draw a bit over 14.5A (175W) maxed out.
Keep in mind that that board is not very good for O/Cing if you ever desire to do that. And the 2nd PCIe X16 slot is only X4 electrically, so it would not be advisable to use it in CF.

asalikus · Apr 13, 2013

+1 Good point for the overclocking on the motherboard. But I guess he wants to go cheap. If you ever want to overclock, get the extreme 4.

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Mashari · Apr 14, 2013

I have no plans to OC, that's why i choosed i5 3570 not the K one, but Pro3-M has a weird shaped south bridge, I feel it will melt, is there a better choices?

asalikus · Apr 14, 2013

I don't see why it would melt? I have the Extreme 4 and it doesn't melt...

Mashari :

clutchc · Apr 14, 2013

I'm just curious as to why you have a worry about the South Bridge 'melting'. It has a heat sync on it. My old Asus P5Ne-SLI board didn't even have a heat sync on the S.B. and it was somewhat of an enthusiast's board designed to be O/C'd. Some boards have beefier heat syncs than the Pro3-M, but the board isn't designed to be an 'enthusiast's' board.

Mashari · Apr 15, 2013

I found a place that sells GTX 660 for reasonable price, GTX 660 vs 7870 vs 7850 ?

clutchc · Apr 15, 2013

The GTX and HD 7850 are pretty evenly matched as to FPS depending on the game. The HD 7870 would be a tad faster than either. But AMD is still struggling with stutter caused by long frame-time issues.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6857/amd-stuttering-issues-driver-roadmap-fraps

Mashari · Apr 16, 2013

clutchc :

thank you, how about this one: http://

clutchc · Apr 16, 2013

Mashari :

That's a nice card. But you can get it for the same price with a free game at Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121660
Or save a few bucks and get this one also with free game: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127707

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