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Hi all, I am a casual gamer and a PC enthusiast (not gaming enthusiast). I want to build a decent budget gaming PC under $450, mostly for DoTA2, but will also play newer game (mid setting and small resolution on 17"). I will not OC either. I got a dillema about buying the spec. I want it asap but on the other hand , Haswell will come in just a few weeks.
For under $450,my current choice of spec is:
- i3-3210/i3-3220
- MSI ZH77-g43+ or MSI H77MA-G43 (picking this mobo because I'm not OC-ing and they got THX Tru Studio Pro)
- Corsair Memory with Head spreader
- SSD under $100 (probably corsair too)

I already got CPU Cooler (Xigmatek Nepartak) and decent PSU with 500W pure, and AMD HD 5750.

I want this build to last me a few years.

Should I buy it soon or should I wait for Haswell for the better.

But my concern is, will I get mobo that cheap with the same THX Tru Studio Pro with Haswell? or will I get to wait untill MSI make one with the same feature? I want it asap, and don't forget the price limit.

Thank you :D
 
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you don't need wait, haswell hasn't even been released yet and the mobo's i saw coming out are high end mobo's. though, that Gfx card is quite old.. and since you aren't OCing you wont need a CPU cooler and you won't need the SSD right now. so get a better card if you want to last it for a few years. a HD 7750/7770 should fill your needs. you then after saving some cash you can buy a SSD
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you don't need wait, haswell hasn't even been released yet and the mobo's i saw coming out are high end mobo's. though, that Gfx card is quite old.. and since you aren't OCing you wont need a CPU cooler and you won't need the SSD right now. so get a better card if you want to last it for a few years. a HD 7750/7770 should fill your needs. you then after saving some cash you can buy a SSD
 
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thanks for the quick reply :D
Me too think that I don't need the SSD right now and my graphic card is too old. Your advice is too good I think, but I will wait around and get some other opinions from others.

I forgot to add, my current PC Spec all use AM2+ socket, I got 3 mobos like that from m-atx to a decent gaming board one. All now fail to detect a SATA HDD, but working fine with IDE HDD. I got a friend who got the same problem too with AM2+ board. When I connect it to Intel based board or newer AM3 board, the HDD works fine. So that's why I wanna buy a SSD, cause I already bought 3 HDD SATA 2 and all failed to be detected by those 3 mobos. I assume if I use SATA 3 HDD or SSD it will work or at least won't have the same problem with the new rig I'm planning to buy after a couple of years. FYI, my current PC already 7 yrs old, and I want my new rig to last for a couple of years
but maybe not that long. After I buy the new rig, I'm gonna save my money for other things like buying a house or car or something grand. So Iwanna have a rig that last without the same problem.
My new question is, will my spec of choice (or if I follow ur advice and getting a HDD) will last long and not having the same HDD problem?
 
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thats a strange problem you had.your HDD's worked in your friends PC but not on your PC, even with 3 mobo's... i guess thats a problem with AM2+ socket or something. but nonetheless you shouldn't have a problem with this new build.it will last for atleast 5 years for gaming.
 
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Thanks again for your reply :D

Now my mind is set to buy this new rig by the end of the month (payday :D).

Probably won't buy the SSD cause I wanna test my 3 HDD SATA 2 that i already have.

if it will really last 5 years, by then I will buy the top tier specs so I can compete with most of the guys here. lol
 
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well not exactly 5 years but 3 years atleast if you wanna play in high res @ high settings. get a beefier GPU like 7850 if you want it to last 5 years for hard gaming ;)
 
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yes with 7850 and my current 17' monitor I'm confident it will last 5-6 years. :D

will probably buy the rig this month and new GPU and SSD next month. thanks for the solution :D
 
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yeah try to buy the CPU mobo and case this month as i doubt there will be any more price cuts but get the GPU first. wait for the GF 700 series if it releases next month. might put a lower price tag on the radeon HD 7850.
 
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alright, so I'll buy the CPU, mobo and memory this month, SSD next month, and GPU will wait for GF 700 series. Thanks :D
 
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