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Hell Kaiser

Hell Kaiser

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Hi guys. Really need help and opinions about the build I'm planning.

Quick overview for this build.
:. Country: Philippines
:. Purpose of build: Moderate gaming, mostly for Dota 2 and some miscellaneous content creation || Aside from maybe Crysis 3, I don't have the luxury of playing super high end AAA game titles.
: Additional notes: No intention of overclocking and water cooling for now

:. Parts List
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500/k
GPU: AMD R9 270/x or Nvdia GTX 750/ti
Motherboard: ASUS B85-Pro Gamer
RAM: GSKILL RIPJAWSX 8GB 1600MHz
Storage (HDD): SEAGATE 2TB 7200RPM 3.5" SATA
Storage (SSD): SanDisk SDSSDA-240G 240GB
CPU Case: Deep Cool Kendomen RD Casing
Power Supply: Dunno how to choose brand, but probably 550-600W

:. Questions
1. In an overall rating, which is better between the R9 270/x and GTX 750/ti?
2. My current CPU is an i3 2100, had it for at least 4yrs now; I do plan on going quad core this time. Is the i5 2500/k still even available? If not anymore, what is the cheapest and best quad core cpu for my gpu choice?
3. Any preferred manufacturer for the gpu? I've mostly been looking at MSI and Sapphire but don't know really how to choose.
4. What brand of power supply would be good here?
[strike]5. Can this play Modern Neo Solitaire Pro and Minecraft in 70fps?[/strike]


Feedback and comments are highly appreciated
 
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TheloniousBreskin
I'll try to go through and answer all of your questions in order.
1. Overall, it depends how much vram each of the cards has, but the MSI 750 ti ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127783&cm_re=msi_750_ti-_-14-127-783-_-Product ) is a great card. However, GPU boss says that the AMD card will be better, giving it a rating of 7.7/10 compaired to the 750 ti's rating of 7.4/10. Take anything on GPU boss with a grain of salt, because their measurements can be a little iffy.
2. The i5 2500-k isn't avalable on newegg at this time. I'd recommend a newer model anyway, something like the the first four results of this search...
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Hell Kaiser

Hell Kaiser

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May 17, 2016
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I don't have a set budget at the moment. The most important thing to know for me is if the i5 2500/k is even still even available for purchase and if the r9 270/x is a good partner for it.
 
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I'll try to go through and answer all of your questions in order.
1. Overall, it depends how much vram each of the cards has, but the MSI 750 ti ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127783&cm_re=msi_750_ti-_-14-127-783-_-Product ) is a great card. However, GPU boss says that the AMD card will be better, giving it a rating of 7.7/10 compaired to the 750 ti's rating of 7.4/10. Take anything on GPU boss with a grain of salt, because their measurements can be a little iffy.
2. The i5 2500-k isn't avalable on newegg at this time. I'd recommend a newer model anyway, something like the the first four results of this search: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=i5+skylake&N=-1&isNodeId=1 . Note that if you go with a skylake model you'll also have to change you're motherboard, but there are many LGA 1151 socket boards out there that can fit in any budget.
3. I would always buy MSI not only do their cards look great, but they also offer great cooling. Note that despite my picture I haven't been paid by MSI. They also ship tons of great software with their cards, which are also factory overclocked.
4. Anything by EVGA or corsair. Look at semi modular or fully modular models, I've encluded some along with a link to a tom's hardware fourm from a few weeks ago I asked about EVGA's PSU ranking.

CORSAIR:
Semi modular 600 watt: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139147
Fully modular 600 watt: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-143

EVGA:
fully modular 650 watt: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83U90893
EVGA forum: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3045169/explain-evga-psu-tree.html
 
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