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thatsydneyguy

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Hello there, Tom's Community. I'd like to ask if you could please review this prebuild I've quickly come up with and perhaps recommend a PSU (and cooling if deemed necessary) since if I'm not mistaken that is the only thing missing.

i5 2500k 3.3ghz (Want to overclock to 4.3-4.6Ghz if possible.)

Club HD 7870 2gb Tahiti

Corsair 16gb 1600mhz CL11

ASRock P67 Pro3 (Will this motherboard support possible future HDD->SSD upgrade?)

Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 4TB (From the older PC.)

Any suggestion is much obliged!

Kind regards,
That Sydney Guy
 
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darkther

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What is your total budget?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.27 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $807.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-09 11:13 EDT-0400)
 
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Hello and thanks for the quick reply, darkther. About 1000 in USD maybe a bit more but no more than 1100 USD. Do you think CPU Cooler is worth it? Also, is 620W the minimum safe amount or can I use a 480 Be Quiet! PSU for instance?
 
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The CPU cooler is bang for the buck! Liquid cooling is great and efficient but too expensive. A 500 Watt PSU is minimum for that build, so I put a 620 watt will be helpful in future upgrades.
Can you please mention the games you will be playing and at what resolution?
And also 16gb RAM isn't of much use for gaming, so 8gb will be absolutely fine for you.
 
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Here is the more improved version for your budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.27 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($359.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $987.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-09 12:16 EDT-0400)

The Corsair 500R is on sale, grab it as soon as you can!
 
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I mainly plan to play heavily modded Skyrim and Fallout: New Vegas, might have a go at few FPSs I missed (CoD, Crysis 3), Bioshock 2 and Infinite, Witcher 2, Starcraft 2 just to name a few.
 
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Take the part picker builds with a grain of salt. They tend to have you run around to vendors and dont show in-store price vs on-line price very well. Given the games you plan on playing the build above is just fine. I'd have you look at the build below as well. It comes with a top end card, 3 free games, and will let you max out AA.
ALL FROM NEWEGG:
1 ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
$19.99
1 COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$59.99
1 CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
($20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card)
$69.99
1 ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$114.99
1 COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
27.99
1 GIGABYTE GV-R797OC-3GD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
399.99
1 FREE: AMD Gift FARCRY3 Blood Dragon CRYSIS3 BIOSHOCK (-$119.99 Saving)
Combo:
1 Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000
1 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
$272.98

Subtotal: $965.92
 
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1>500R is way better than HAF 912 plus its on sale.
2>HX650 is much better than the CX series 600 Watt PSU, you might be doing SLI in the future. There will be no need to replace the PSU.
3>ASrock Extreme 4 is just a few bucks more and will fit in his budget plus its better too.
4>There are some deals on certain GPU, you could have a look on them on Newegg. And yeah you can buy the Gigabyte HD 7970 if you like.

 
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Alright then, thanks for suggestions, darkther and loops. Darkther, is your second build good for gaming but with 7870 2gb instead? Also, is there a cheeper case alternative to 500R? I've stated my budget but if I can get just as good a machine, I'd like to reduce it.
 
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1. The 912 is fine. I like the case you picked but it cost more and extra cost will do little in game.
2. I'd advise against CF 7970 at this point. So he does not need more PSU. I would even argue that SLI/CF as an upgrade path is generally a bad idea. By the time a 2nd 7970 would be a need to run a game at common resolutions there will be a single card solution that looks better than a 2nd 7970. If you had a gtx 580 right now would you buy another one or sell it and get a 670/680? Then there is the whole micostutter issue.
3. As for the Mobo, sure keep spending and you get more things, but in this case there would be no in game impact for the money spent.
4. The 670 is a fine card. THe 7970 is just as good (better) and it comes with games he plans on getting...gets more for the money.
5. You need to add 30 bucks to your build if he does not live next to a Micro Center (in store price only) and God help him keep track of all his stuff from all the vendors on that list.
 
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If you are considering cutting cost then the GPU to get would be 7870 xt: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484. If you are gaming at 1080p there is very little point in going past this card. I have it with a 24' monitor and max out BF3; Skyrim modded; TR; Bioshock; Planetside; and a slew of other games.

You could then add a SSD.
 
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