Hello,
I’m in the process of building a computer with a budget of $1000 AUD, but happy to go a little higher to 1200. I’m building the computer for predominately ROME 2, so no FPS’s. Will also purchase everything at the local MSY or pc case gear.
Play strategy games, mainly shogun and rome 2 (when it arrives)
Won’t be overclocking
Unlikely to upgrade components in the future
1680x1050 dell 2007 wfpb monitor, unlikely to upgrade
1. Based on the above details what graphics card should I go for a I’m looking at the 660ti or the 7870, what are your thoughts on this. Obviously the 660ti ups the budget, but appears significantly better. Does it matter given ill run at 1680x1050 and playing Rome 2.
2. Also should I go for the new 4570, 4670 (only an extra $20) or 3570. Given I won’t be overclocking so don’t need the k version and probably won’t upgrade, so will it matter.
3. Should I also drop the corsair vengeance and just go for the normal corsair ram or cheaper ram.
4. Also I could lose the 2tb hard drive (saving $99) and use an old external harddrive for backup/ music/ movies.
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($115.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($265.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1216.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-13 10:19 EST+1000)
Thanks for all your help
Troy
I’m in the process of building a computer with a budget of $1000 AUD, but happy to go a little higher to 1200. I’m building the computer for predominately ROME 2, so no FPS’s. Will also purchase everything at the local MSY or pc case gear.
Play strategy games, mainly shogun and rome 2 (when it arrives)
Won’t be overclocking
Unlikely to upgrade components in the future
1680x1050 dell 2007 wfpb monitor, unlikely to upgrade
1. Based on the above details what graphics card should I go for a I’m looking at the 660ti or the 7870, what are your thoughts on this. Obviously the 660ti ups the budget, but appears significantly better. Does it matter given ill run at 1680x1050 and playing Rome 2.
2. Also should I go for the new 4570, 4670 (only an extra $20) or 3570. Given I won’t be overclocking so don’t need the k version and probably won’t upgrade, so will it matter.
3. Should I also drop the corsair vengeance and just go for the normal corsair ram or cheaper ram.
4. Also I could lose the 2tb hard drive (saving $99) and use an old external harddrive for backup/ music/ movies.
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($115.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($265.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1216.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-13 10:19 EST+1000)
Thanks for all your help
Troy
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