Hello everyone. As the title says this is my first pc build. I need to build this quickly as there is a 10% sale on ebay via paypal which ends 1st November.
[TL: DR]
This is the system I was planning to build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 Gaming ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£75.50 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: 2 x Kingston Hyper x 4GB (£36 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£73.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£48.58 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£12.74 @ Amazon UK)
Total: ~£565
I already have a 1080p screen and will buy other peripherals later.
Ebay currently have a 10% sale going on so I want to buy this build very quickly. I haven't decided on a GPU as I need your advice. The above build with a gtx 660 comes to £710. If I buy some of the parts from ebay (New CPU, Used GPU, New Mobo) I can bring the price down to £651
I'm planning on playing borderlands 2 on very high settings with physx on. I understand the game has some areas that slow down even the fastest cards but generally I want a silky smooth experience @ 60+ fps. Other games I'd like to play on high but don't mind turning down some settings. Also plan on Running Dolphin Emulator on Max settings.
My choices are
-New Gigabyte gtx 660 @ £130 from Amazon UK (used is same price)
-Used 660ti @ ~£140 eBay
-Used Gigabyte 7950 @ £160 from ebay with 2 years warranty left.
-Used Asus 670 @~£200
-Used 7970 @~£200 from ebay
Keep in mind I will be gaming @1080p max with only 1 monitor. I'm not a graphics whore so as long as the game looks significantly better than X1 or ps4 then I'll be happy. I will be getting xbox one and most of my gaming time will go to it so I don't want to spend more than I have to. Rather I want to save as much money as possible.
Edit I share a room so I would like this rig to be super quiet
Sorry for the long read. Been researching for ages and have been meaning to ask for quite a while. Thought I'd ask all my questions in one go rather than start several threads.
Thank you in Advanced
[TL: DR]
1. Is this a good build? What would you change? I'd pay slightly more for reliablity
2. Which GPU to get? Is 7970 overkill for me? How good is Radeon with PhysX games? Also AMD mantle will be coming soon? A game changer?
3.Will the 660 be outdated too quickly? What If I buy a really cheap one down the line and SLI?
4. Is my motherboard ok? Does it have all the features I need?
5. I will be overclocking but only to safe limits. Are my parts ok?
6. I really want to spend as little as possible, where can I save money?
7. Is buying used from ebay safe? Buying only from sellers with high feedback. Do I need to worry about lack of warranty?
8. Will this build last for the duration of this console gen and outperform it? Or is this the worst time to build a PC? Is a significant jump in performance imminent?
This is the system I was planning to build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 Gaming ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£75.50 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: 2 x Kingston Hyper x 4GB (£36 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£73.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£48.58 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£12.74 @ Amazon UK)
Total: ~£565
I already have a 1080p screen and will buy other peripherals later.
Ebay currently have a 10% sale going on so I want to buy this build very quickly. I haven't decided on a GPU as I need your advice. The above build with a gtx 660 comes to £710. If I buy some of the parts from ebay (New CPU, Used GPU, New Mobo) I can bring the price down to £651
I'm planning on playing borderlands 2 on very high settings with physx on. I understand the game has some areas that slow down even the fastest cards but generally I want a silky smooth experience @ 60+ fps. Other games I'd like to play on high but don't mind turning down some settings. Also plan on Running Dolphin Emulator on Max settings.
My choices are
-New Gigabyte gtx 660 @ £130 from Amazon UK (used is same price)
-Used 660ti @ ~£140 eBay
-Used Gigabyte 7950 @ £160 from ebay with 2 years warranty left.
-Used Asus 670 @~£200
-Used 7970 @~£200 from ebay
Keep in mind I will be gaming @1080p max with only 1 monitor. I'm not a graphics whore so as long as the game looks significantly better than X1 or ps4 then I'll be happy. I will be getting xbox one and most of my gaming time will go to it so I don't want to spend more than I have to. Rather I want to save as much money as possible.
Edit I share a room so I would like this rig to be super quiet
Sorry for the long read. Been researching for ages and have been meaning to ask for quite a while. Thought I'd ask all my questions in one go rather than start several threads.
Thank you in Advanced