Hey, i really liked TomsHardware arcticle about building the most efficient gaming PC for 750$ (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/value-gaming-pc,2578.html). It was exacly what i needed, since i want to build the best pc for the money spent i can.
I managed to find most of the components on my local market (im from poland), however since i dont exacly care about fitting into that 750$ limit, i am considering some changes. For one im going with 4 core Athlon II X4 635 instead of the 3 core one mentioned in the article, since i dont want to risk not being able to unlock that 4th core.
Now the other thing im considering, and here's where i need help, is taking some other graphic cards. The best offer i could find on those HD4850 in my country is around 120$. I did however also find HD5770 (Gigabyte Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5/128b D/H/DP PCI-E) for 190$, so for 2 of those i'd be spending 140$ more. That is something im seriously considering, mostly due to 5770 being Dx11 ready card, and i guess i'd like my new pc to be up to date with all the latest standards, especially since it's supposed to last me for a few upcoming years.
So here's my questions:
a) can someone suggest some other gpu model in that price range, that would be a wiser choice?
b) would i need a stronger power supply than the Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W mentioned in the article?
c) are the changes im considering even reasonable? or maybe 4850s are for instance easier to overclock and thus i wouldnt be getting much more performance for those additional 140$?
d) are there any other changes, that could be made to that 750$ pc, that would have a nice performance boost : $ ratio?
Thanks in advance for all your input
I managed to find most of the components on my local market (im from poland), however since i dont exacly care about fitting into that 750$ limit, i am considering some changes. For one im going with 4 core Athlon II X4 635 instead of the 3 core one mentioned in the article, since i dont want to risk not being able to unlock that 4th core.
Now the other thing im considering, and here's where i need help, is taking some other graphic cards. The best offer i could find on those HD4850 in my country is around 120$. I did however also find HD5770 (Gigabyte Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5/128b D/H/DP PCI-E) for 190$, so for 2 of those i'd be spending 140$ more. That is something im seriously considering, mostly due to 5770 being Dx11 ready card, and i guess i'd like my new pc to be up to date with all the latest standards, especially since it's supposed to last me for a few upcoming years.
So here's my questions:
a) can someone suggest some other gpu model in that price range, that would be a wiser choice?
b) would i need a stronger power supply than the Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W mentioned in the article?
c) are the changes im considering even reasonable? or maybe 4850s are for instance easier to overclock and thus i wouldnt be getting much more performance for those additional 140$?
d) are there any other changes, that could be made to that 750$ pc, that would have a nice performance boost : $ ratio?
Thanks in advance for all your input