Gaming? i5 2500k + 8gb HyperX DDR3 + ZOTAC GTX 580 2GB + ASROCK z68 Pro3 M

Moazzam Saif · Jan 3, 2016

Hey Guys.

My name is Moazzam, From Pakistan, Currently in the UAE.
So, I'm on a tight budget and found a good deal on a 2500k i5 a guy was selling off.
My Question is, how good would u rank this system for gaming and for the price I'm getting it.

I am not a very hardcore gamer and I don't really want to max out the graphics details, I only care about the game running smooth af. mostly gonna play GTA IV/V, Need for speed or assassins creed games, maybe occasionally League of Legends and Battlefield.

Processor: 2500k i5 (Regular Cooler)
Motherboard: ASROCK z68 Pro3 M
Ram: Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3 1600mhz
PSU: 750Watts
GPU: ZOTAC GTX580
Also thinking of adding a Sandisk SSD 240GB along-with my 3x already present 1TB Seagate Harddrives and reserve the partition for games (Although it bumps my max budget and I would like to purchase it a couple of months later if possible).

Do you guys have any review or experiences on any of the products listed above, because I haven't really seen the ASROCK Mobos in the markets alot, so I was wondering If you guys could tell me how well this rig will perform.
Btw I'm getting it total (excluding the SSD) for around 1100 Dirhams (around 300US$). (SSD is 300 Dirhams= 80US$)

Any information or reviews will be highly appreciated. Thanks guys.

And sorry if something wrong with the placement of this thread or anything else. New Here.

Happy gaming.

Zerk2012 · Jan 3, 2016

For 300 USD not bad the 2500K processor can still hold it's own for gaming when overclocked a bit.
The video card is fairly dated but still should have good performance.
The Pro 3 boards are fairly low end so don't do much overclocking.

Eliasand · Jan 3, 2016

Nice deal for 300$. Asrock is a well known brand with good reputation. Dont expect super good fps in demanding games like fallout 4 & sw battlefront though, but it should atleast run them.

Moazzam Saif · Jan 3, 2016

How much can I overclock it?
and how much overclocking can the mobo hold?

xShadow6208 · Jan 3, 2016

Moazzam Saif :

The stock intel cooler will be terrible for overclocking, but you can easily get some coolers with moderate overclocking abilities. The stability varies depending on a couple different things.

Here is a thread with good suggestions:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2467876/alternatives-hyper-212-evo-budget-cooling.html

Zerk2012 · Jan 3, 2016

That board has a poor 4+1 power phase I would go for the 4.2 area and stop.
With a decent aftermarket CPU cooler.

Moazzam Saif · Jan 3, 2016

I don't have a aftermarket cooler. Should I just stick with base speed?
and how good is it for games on medium details. (Specially GTA V)

Zerk2012 · Jan 3, 2016

Moazzam Saif :

Yes stick with stock speed and it will run GTA5 just fine.

xShadow6208 · Jan 3, 2016

Moazzam Saif :

The base speed should be fine for you, although that GPU may not be able to play Medium details on some of those games (Ex: Assassin's Creed, Battlefield). A GPU I would recommend would be a GTX 960.

Moazzam Saif · Jan 3, 2016

GTX 960 goes way above my current budget, in the UAE it's a very small market and shit like GPUs and Gaming stuff is very overpriced! I'm lucky actually to be getting this GPU this cheap. normally its almost double in price haha

Although I can look into a aftermarket cooler.

xShadow6208 · Jan 3, 2016

Moazzam Saif :

Oh alright, some other ones you could look at are:
- GTX 770
- R9 270X

Moazzam Saif · Jan 4, 2016

xShadow6208 :

Sorry cant afford either,
I was going for x3220 Atom with GT430 and 12GB ECC.
Lucky I found this deal haha

Moazzam Saif · Jan 6, 2016

so, plot twist, due to some shit that went down, I ended up purchasing 4x2GB PC10600 ram, instead of the HyperX.
Will it cause any issues with this motherboard(ASROCK z68 Pro3 M)? because the motherboard is due to arrive after 2 days.

Moazzam Saif · Jan 5, 2017

UPDATE:
The rig is performing much more smoothly than anticipated
Upgraded to RipJawZ 1600 16GBs(4GBx4)
But as stated by @Zerk2012 , the board has poor overclocking potential, started having issues (frequent restarting and unresponsiveness) when tried to overclock past 4.2ghz, sticking with that. Got a 10$ Deepcool 120mm PWM fan cooler so it remains under good temperature.

Managed to get as high fps as following
Witcher 3, 720p, Max Detail, avg 35-45fps
GTA V, 720p, High Detail, 25-28 fps
GTA V, 720p, Medium Detail, 35-55fps
Cities Skylines, 720p, Max Detail, 45-60 fps (Dropped to about 18-25 when city was fully built, cpu probably bottlenecked)
Crysis, 720p, Ultra Detail, 45-65 fps (No AA)
Plus I've been able to run even the newest titles on low-medium settings (720p) without any fps hiccups.

So im getting pretty good performance with a system this cheap.

Note: Gonna Upgrade to a z77 Sabertooth with a gtx970 on SLI or a Radeon R9 Fury on Crossfire soon so I'll be trying more overclock as well (I should be fine on a 750w psu....right...?)

Peace.

Zerk2012 · Jan 6, 2017

How did I know 4.2?
It would depend on the make and model of the power supply the R9 Fury X2 is probably out of the question.
Not sure i would spend the money on a new board and just stick with a single card.

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