First time PC Builder

darkslaya272 · May 8, 2013

So im building a PC(though im not 100% sure whether ill use a website or do it myself) and ive got three different systems which ive narrowed down to. my budget is 300-500 though obviously im looking at saving the most money possible. I will be playing games on the pc, but mainly skyrim and league of legends so im aiming for something that will play skyrim on med-high settings and league of legends on high settings. The three systems are:

this is the system which i would like to get the most, but im not sure if it will play at the settings i want
AMD Bulldozer FX 4100,
. Asrock 970 Extreme 3 Motherboard,
. 8GB DDR3 Kingston 1333 (2 x 4Gb),
. DVD+/- RW - 22X Samsung SATA,
. 160GB SATA Hard Drive,
. ATI HD 7770 (1024MB PCI Express DDR DVI),
. CiT Vantage Black Midi Gaming Case
Corsair 600w builder psu
£400

. AMD Bulldozer FX 4100,
. Asrock 970 Extreme 3 Motherboard,
. 8GB DDR3 Kingston 1333 (2 x 4Gb),
. DVD+/- RW - 22X Samsung SATA,
. 160GB SATA Hard Drive,
. ATI HD 7770 (1024MB PCI Express DDR DVI),
. CiT Vantage Black Midi Gaming Case
. CORSAIR 750W CX PSU,
£457

. Intel i3 3220 Dual Core,
. 1155 Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H,
. 8GB DDR3 Kingston 1333 (2 x 4Gb),
. DVD+/- RW - 22X Samsung SATA,
. 160GB SATA Hard Drive,
. ATI HD 7770 (1024MB PCI Express DDR DVI),
. CiT Vantage Black Midi Gaming Case
. CORSAIR 750W CX PSU,
£494

So yeah, these are the three systems. I also wanted to know if getting a dedicated sound card is worth it. I am open to suggestions, i dont mind other builds as long as they are in the same price bracket.
Thanks

jessterman21 · May 8, 2013

You want the i3 build, and definitely bump that graphics card up to a GTX 650Ti for $15 more - it's worth the money. A dedicated sound card, on the other hand, is not.

Also, you can drop to 4GB RAM - that will save you a few bucks to spend on a larger hard drive. Lol my Steam library takes up 260GB and I only have like 20 games.

And you Definitely don't need that expensive PSU. This one will do nicely.

Heck, with all that extra in your wallet, get yourself a 2GB GTX 650Ti Boost.

rex4235 · May 8, 2013

I would advise against the builder and CX models -- go with a TX v2 and youre getting seasonic components

darkslaya272 · May 8, 2013

jessterman21 :

quick answer awesome

so ive changed the intel list up a bit,

Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Intel® 1155 7.1, Optical S/PDIF Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

Intel Core i3 3220 Dual Core CPU ( 3.30GHz, Socket 1155, 3MB Cache, Ivy Bridge, 55W, Intel HD Graphics 2500, Advanced Vector Extensions)

Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 1333MHz CL9 8GB DIMM Memory Module (Kit of 2)

Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX650Ti 2GB DDR5 PCI-E Graphics Card

Corsair Builder Series CXM 430W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX/EPS PSU

Western Digital 3.5 inch 80GB 7200RPM SATA 8MB Internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue

so i added the things you mentioned, though is that psu enough? also the hdd isnt a problem, i actually have a 500gb and a couple 80gb already, i was getting another just as a spare.

misry · May 8, 2013

Rather than getting a spare HD get an SSD as a boot drive and load everything to the 500. $100 or so should get you a speedy little 128G Samsung to boot from.

jessterman21 · May 8, 2013

Looks good - definitely go with a GTX 650Ti BOOST though - it's about 40% faster.

James Godsil · May 8, 2013

Also, you can get an H77 motherboard instead of the Z77. The only thing that you are not getting with Z77 is full overclocking features, which is not possible with the i3. That will save you a few bucks more.

darkslaya272 · May 8, 2013

misry :

ive looked at a couple ssds(awkward spelling is that wrong?) , the problem is unless im willing to get a 64gb, its way out of my budget for now. i can definetly upgrade later, but i dont think its worth it to get a 64gb now as its unlikely to be enough space

darkslaya272 · May 8, 2013

James Godsil :

this actually reminds me of a question which ive been wondering for a while. is there a significant increase in heat if i go for a u-atx instead of a full sized board? also i was hoping to upgrade in the future so would it be worth downsizing the board?

James Godsil · May 8, 2013

darkslaya272 :

Always try to get a normal ATX board, there is no reason not to get one. And if you do plan on upgrading, to like an i5-3570K, then go ahead and get a Z77 board. Although if you wait like one month, Intel is releasing their Haswell architecture and I have heard that it will be amazing. You will probabaly be able to find a good processor in that line.

darkslaya272 · May 8, 2013

James Godsil :

darkslaya272 :

Always try to get a normal ATX board, there is no reason not to get one. And if you do plan on upgrading, to like an i5-3570K, then go ahead and get a Z77 board. Although if you wait like one month, Intel is releasing their Haswell architecture and I have heard that it will be amazing. You will probabaly be able to find a good processor in that line.

ok i couldnt seem to find any full atx h77 boards? would you be able to link me to a good one in my price range?

James Godsil · May 8, 2013

darkslaya272 :

James Godsil :

ok i couldnt seem to find any full atx h77 boards? would you be able to link me to a good one in my price range?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131826

darkslaya272 · May 8, 2013

ok so ive taken the suggestions in the thread, here is the improved build

Asus P8H77-V Motherboard
Corsair builder series 430w psu
Gigabyte Nvidia GTX650ti 2gb ddr5
kingston hyper x blu ddr3 2x4gb
intel core i3 3220 dual core cpu @ 3.3ghz
tp-link 150mbps wireless adapter
asus drw 24x internal dvd drive

are there any other changes i should make? also am i allowed to post in solutions on my own thread?

James Godsil · May 8, 2013

What does that come out to be? Here is a build similar to that, although it may be a bit pricey.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V LE ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($93.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($168.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $498.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-08 17:08 EDT-0400)
Although it may seem expensive, I think that it is worth getting this build. You could go cheaper on the memory to save some money, and I also left out any storage items so that you could pick them yourself. I also see that you listed a wireless adapter. Here is a link to a good one that I have used before: http://www.asus.com/us/Networking/PCEN15/. $500 is cutting it close for a good system, but this is as good as I think you may get it.

darkslaya272 · May 8, 2013

James Godsil :

What does that come out to be? Here is a build similar to that, although it may be a bit pricey.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V LE ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($93.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($168.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $498.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-08 17:08 EDT-0400)
Although it may seem expensive, I think that it is worth getting this build. You could go cheaper on the memory to save some money, and I also left out any storage items so that you could pick them yourself. I also see that you listed a wireless adapter. Here is a link to a good one that I have used before: http://www.asus.com/us/Networking/PCEN15/. $500 is cutting it close for a good system, but this is as good as I think you may get it.

wow that is much cheaper than my build, its 464 in pounds so slightly over 711 in dollars

darkslaya272 · May 8, 2013

James Godsil :

What does that come out to be? Here is a build similar to that, although it may be a bit pricey.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V LE ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($93.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($168.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $498.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-08 17:08 EDT-0400)
Although it may seem expensive, I think that it is worth getting this build. You could go cheaper on the memory to save some money, and I also left out any storage items so that you could pick them yourself. I also see that you listed a wireless adapter. Here is a link to a good one that I have used before: http://www.asus.com/us/Networking/PCEN15/. $500 is cutting it close for a good system, but this is as good as I think you may get it.

would you be able to recommend a good case?

James Godsil · May 8, 2013

darkslaya272 :

James Godsil :

would you be able to recommend a good case?

Corsair 200R. Cheap, yet very reliable. It has all the features you would need. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018&Tpk=corsair%20200r&IsVirtualParent=1

darkslaya272 · May 9, 2013

James Godsil :

darkslaya272 :

Corsair 200R. Cheap, yet very reliable. It has all the features you would need. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018&Tpk=corsair%20200r&IsVirtualParent=1

ok then i think thats everything. thanks for the help

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