Upgrading my cousin gaming rig

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
jamger

jamger

Honorable
Jan 2, 2013
40
0
10,530
Hello guys. well tittle explains everything. he has a rig i built a year ago, this are the specs:

Intel Celeron G530
Asrock Z77 Pro4
Corsair CX430
Asus HD7850
Corsair Vengeance 4gb x 2
WD Caviar Blue 1TB
Samsung HDD 160gb
Case Sama S1
LG Blu-rayBurner

So he will throw 400$ at that build this year and 400$ in a couple of months, he only plays nothing else. what you guys suggest me? im thinking on getting :

i5-3570k
Corsair 750d

And dont know what else, the videocard i think its ok, he only has 1 monitor with 1360x768 ressolution.
 
Solution
quilciri
Yup. the system with a 3570k & 7850 at stock speeds will use 306w under absolute peak load (read: it will never use that much power in real life).

Once again, though, an overclocked 3570k is way more than you need for a 7850.

If you're upgrading the CPU to a 3570k with an aftermarket cooler in the plan of eventually upgrading the video card to something huge (780+), then it wouldn't hurt to upgrade the PSU. 750w, however is overkill for a single GPU system (I use 750w for an overclocked 3570k and dual GTX 670's).

550w is more than enough for any single GPU rig.
Sort by date Sort by votes
misclik

misclik

Honorable
Sep 17, 2012
200
0
10,760
yeah, get a better processor, an i5 3570K is a huge upgrade for him.

You do not have to get an expensive cooler for it, just something like the hyper 212+. that'll cover even a heavy overclock on the processor.

also, don't forget that you need a motherboard. I'll list a few I like.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128544
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128546 ... mine.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131824

realisticall, some Z77 mobo that is about $120 will be fine.

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
quilciri

quilciri

Splendid
Mar 16, 2012
4,104
4
23,965
I don't suggest a 3570k unless you're also buying an aftermarket cooler *and* you plan to overclock it. Overclocking is the only reason to buy a K series chip. With a 7850, however, overclocking is unecessary.

The 7850 is overkill for that monitor :) I strongly suggest he buy a new monitor with that upgrade. the 7850 can run new, AAA games at medium settings on 1920x1080 with good framerates.

My humble suggestion.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Samsung S22C150N 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $259.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
jamger

jamger

Honorable
Jan 2, 2013
40
0
10,530
You think that psu can handle the i5 3570k a little OC'ed with that video card? i was thinking about getting a sdd and another hard drive plus some cooler, and defenetly the corsair 750d. the psu wont have trouble with that?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
quilciri

quilciri

Splendid
Mar 16, 2012
4,104
4
23,965
Yup. the system with a 3570k & 7850 at stock speeds will use 306w under absolute peak load (read: it will never use that much power in real life).

Once again, though, an overclocked 3570k is way more than you need for a 7850.

If you're upgrading the CPU to a 3570k with an aftermarket cooler in the plan of eventually upgrading the video card to something huge (780+), then it wouldn't hurt to upgrade the PSU. 750w, however is overkill for a single GPU system (I use 750w for an overclocked 3570k and dual GTX 670's).

550w is more than enough for any single GPU rig.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom