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Hello Everyone!
I have zero experience with building my own PC, and I need help with finding the right power supply for this system. Also I’m not sure about the video card and I just want to check if all components are compatible and if there are some improvements that can be made.
Budget: $1050 (€850) OS not included
PC primarily for gaming, planning on doing some basic overclocking
MOBO: Asrock Z77 Extreme 4-m http://tinyurl.com/d2dsyrd
CPU: Intel i5 3570k http://tinyurl.com/6tq29ka
CPU COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo http://tinyurl.com/dyasx75
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Dual Channel http://tinyurl.com/7ffwky4
Video Card: Club 3D HD 7870 XT JokerCard http://tinyurl.com/cf9khtp
SSD: Samsung 840 120GB http://tinyurl.com/csntcj4
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB http://tinyurl.com/6s2pcxn
PSU: ?????????
ODD: Asus DVD Burner (optional) http://tinyurl.com/yj5avvg
CASE: Corsair Carbide 200r http://tinyurl.com/c8uc23s
1. Not sure if I should get the Club 3D HD 7870 XT JokerCard
The 7870 XT seems to be really underpriced, I’ve seen benchmarks where it beats the 7950 and the GTX 660 Ti, and that for the same price as a GTX 660.
But I probably want to run XFire/SLI in the near future, and I’ve read things about the 7870 XT not scaling that well. Also, it runs quite hot. So, should I get the Club 3D HD 7870 XT or not?
2. Which PSU should I get?
The System Requirements for the Club 3D HD7870 XT are
“Minimum of 500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6 pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors” (http://tinyurl.com/cf9khtp).
Like I said, I probably want to run XFire/SLI in the near future, And I prefer not to buy a new power supply when I want to buy my second video card. So I need a reliable PSU with enough wattage and 4 6-pin connectors.
Found this one on the internet, but I can’t find any reviews of it. It seems to be Europe only.
PSU: Cooler Master B700 700W http://tinyurl.com/csm7m5v
3. Is everything compatible and which improvements can be made?
Just checking if I didn’t make any beginner mistakes ;-)
Thanks in advance!
I have zero experience with building my own PC, and I need help with finding the right power supply for this system. Also I’m not sure about the video card and I just want to check if all components are compatible and if there are some improvements that can be made.
Budget: $1050 (€850) OS not included
PC primarily for gaming, planning on doing some basic overclocking
MOBO: Asrock Z77 Extreme 4-m http://tinyurl.com/d2dsyrd
CPU: Intel i5 3570k http://tinyurl.com/6tq29ka
CPU COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo http://tinyurl.com/dyasx75
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Dual Channel http://tinyurl.com/7ffwky4
Video Card: Club 3D HD 7870 XT JokerCard http://tinyurl.com/cf9khtp
SSD: Samsung 840 120GB http://tinyurl.com/csntcj4
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB http://tinyurl.com/6s2pcxn
PSU: ?????????
ODD: Asus DVD Burner (optional) http://tinyurl.com/yj5avvg
CASE: Corsair Carbide 200r http://tinyurl.com/c8uc23s
1. Not sure if I should get the Club 3D HD 7870 XT JokerCard
The 7870 XT seems to be really underpriced, I’ve seen benchmarks where it beats the 7950 and the GTX 660 Ti, and that for the same price as a GTX 660.
But I probably want to run XFire/SLI in the near future, and I’ve read things about the 7870 XT not scaling that well. Also, it runs quite hot. So, should I get the Club 3D HD 7870 XT or not?
2. Which PSU should I get?
The System Requirements for the Club 3D HD7870 XT are
“Minimum of 500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6 pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors” (http://tinyurl.com/cf9khtp).
Like I said, I probably want to run XFire/SLI in the near future, And I prefer not to buy a new power supply when I want to buy my second video card. So I need a reliable PSU with enough wattage and 4 6-pin connectors.
Found this one on the internet, but I can’t find any reviews of it. It seems to be Europe only.
PSU: Cooler Master B700 700W http://tinyurl.com/csm7m5v
3. Is everything compatible and which improvements can be made?
Just checking if I didn’t make any beginner mistakes ;-)
Thanks in advance!
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