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September 26, 2013 5:31:16 AM

CPU : Intel Core i5-3570k Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz -$209.99 http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Quad-Core-Pro...
MOBO :MSI Z77A-G41 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 - $88 http://www.amazon.com/MSI-LGA1155-CrossFireX-Motherboar...
GRAPHICS : Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 Ti 2GB Video Card $250 http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperClocked-Dual-Link-Graph...
Case: thermalte commander $56 http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Commander-VN400A1W2N-...
HDD : Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $63 http://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B00...
PSU: Cooler Master GX - 650W - $69 http://amzn.to/Xr3ur2
RAM: Kingston 4x2 69$ http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Modules-1600MHz-Non-ECC-...


Please gives a thumbs up if it's compatible and will run bf4 on ultra at least 40fps. I understand prices will change and I am in Melbourne Australia.

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September 26, 2013 6:02:23 AM

I liked it until I got to the Cooler Master PSU. That specific model is not recommended, as Paul Johnson of [H]ardOCP puts it, "The Cooler Master GX 650W is a mediocre power supply for couple of years ago, and an outright failure today. The Build Quality of the unit is nothing to write home about (unless it is a warning), the topology is old and outdated, and the exterior is flash over substance. Coupled with this we have mediocre voltage, poor by today's standards efficiency, and out of specification DC Output Quality" found here (linked to conclusion page) http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/11/22/cooler_master...
I'm thinking you'll need to budget just a tad more for a better quality PSU, perhaps a SeaSonic, Antec, XFX, Corsair, SuperFlower
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September 26, 2013 4:31:25 PM

C12Friedman said:
I liked it until I got to the Cooler Master PSU. That specific model is not recommended, as Paul Johnson of [H]ardOCP puts it, "The Cooler Master GX 650W is a mediocre power supply for couple of years ago, and an outright failure today. The Build Quality of the unit is nothing to write home about (unless it is a warning), the topology is old and outdated, and the exterior is flash over substance. Coupled with this we have mediocre voltage, poor by today's standards efficiency, and out of specification DC Output Quality" found here (linked to conclusion page) http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/11/22/cooler_master...
I'm thinking you'll need to budget just a tad more for a better quality PSU, perhaps a SeaSonic, Antec, XFX, Corsair, SuperFlower


Okay thanks for the reply and I will change to a corsair psu by the way do you know how much power this will take?
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September 26, 2013 9:04:33 PM

A quality 500W PSU should work fine for your build although you may want to increase it a little just for the extra headroom for overclocking and peripherals.
There is one thing of concern that you may want to look into a little if you are considering adding another graphics card in SLI in the future other than a more powerful PSU (about 750-800W for SLI). That is the MSI Z77A-G41 does not support SLI, it does however support AMD's Crossfire-X (the use of two or more AMD graphics cards). I might suggest the MSI Z77MA-G45 as an option which does support SLI and should be about the same price as the Z77A-G41 (the primary difference being the G45 is a Micro-ATX board while the G41 is a full ATX sized board
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September 26, 2013 9:38:23 PM

C12Friedman said:
A quality 500W PSU should work fine for your build although you may want to increase it a little just for the extra headroom for overclocking and peripherals.
There is one thing of concern that you may want to look into a little if you are considering adding another graphics card in SLI in the future other than a more powerful PSU (about 750-800W for SLI). That is the MSI Z77A-G41 does not support SLI, it does however support AMD's Crossfire-X (the use of two or more AMD graphics cards). I might suggest the MSI Z77MA-G45 as an option which does support SLI and should be about the same price as the Z77A-G41 (the primary difference being the G45 is a Micro-ATX board while the G41 is a full ATX sized board


Okay thanks I changed it to a corsair 600 watt and I'm not going to sli anytime soon and if do I'll buy the latest motherbaord for it so I'll stick with the current one for 2 years. Thanks for all your help:) 
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