Building a gaming machine any help?

[Thecrazygame13]

Building a gaming machine for BF3 so far we are at $500 for the setup anyone have an idea on the graphics card I can get?

Rosewill steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case


MSI 970A-G45 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard (For bulldozer of course)



AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDX840WFGMBOX (Temp processor till bulldozer)


G.SKILL NS 4GB DDR3 RAM

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s


ASUS CD burner 24x

Antec 650w psu

I am only missing a video card for this setup any help, ideas?

 

[wintermint]

Hi, drop down to a 500W PSU from either Antec or Corsair. A DVD burner from Lite-On or Sony Optiarc is only $20 free shipping. May want to switch to Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200RPM for better performance. I like using ATI but that's just me. You can find a 460 for around $120 after MIR or go for a 6850 for $135 after MIR maybe. If you plan to oversli get at least 700W.

 

[QwertyMusicMan]

How much can you spend on a video card? If your budget is:

~$500, I would go for the GTX 580.

~$300, I would go for the GTX 570.

~$200, I would go for the Radeon HD 6950

~$100 You should get some more money together if you want to run BF3.

 

[QwertyMusicMan]

This is a good PSU which will give you some extra wattage and work well:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044

8GB RAM is only $55 nowadays, if you want that. http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-ValueRAM-KVR1066D3N7K3-6G/dp/tech-data/B001IP1UGO

A good internal CD/DVD burner shouldn't run any more than $30.

Hope these help!

 

[wintermint]

You shouldn't spend any more than $20 on the optical drive. Sony Optiarc and Lite-On has $20 free shipping on newegg. There's also the Asus oem one but it's $1 shipping but Amazon has the same model for $20 free shipping. For $200 I would buy the 560ti. If you look, there should be a OC'd one for around $200 after MIR. 560 ti < 6950 < 560 ti OC'd.

 

[QwertyMusicMan]

You shouldn't spend any more than $20 on the optical drive. Sony Optiarc and Lite-On has $20 free shipping on newegg. There's also the Asus oem one but it's $1 shipping but Amazon has the same model for $20 free shipping. For $200 I would buy the 560ti. If you look, there should be a OC'd one for around $200 after MIR. 560 ti < 6950 < 560 ti OC'd.

I respectfully disagree. On higher resolutions the 6950 out-performs the 560 ti. And I would rather not OC if possible, but that's just me.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6950-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-560-ti-review/15

 

[wintermint]

I respectfully disagree. On higher resolutions the 6950 out-performs the 560 ti. And I would rather not OC if possible, but that's just me.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6950-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-560-ti-review/15

You do know I placed the 6950 between the 560 ti and an OC'd 560 ti? That does mean that at stock performance without factory overclock.. the 6950 will outperform the 560 ti. I don't know why are you disagreeing lol.

 

[Thecrazygame13]

I added the Antec PSU for 650w, but now I need a video card I can spend up to $300 so any suggestions? And the ram I am buying in 2 qtys so I get 8gb instead of 4gb. I am thinking of a GTX 570 or would a 6970 work?

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

the 6850 should run quite well for only 150. also, that processor is crap. for an extra 10 bucks on tiger direct, you can get a amd 955, quad core 3.2 ghz cpu with 2000 mhz bus speed. that one's bus speed is only 667.

 

[wintermint]

I added the Antec PSU for 650w, but now I need a video card I can spend up to $300 so any suggestions? And the ram I am buying in 2 qtys so I get 8gb instead of 4gb. I am thinking of a GTX 570 or would a 6970 work?

That depends on what game you're playing and at what resolution. The 570 and 6970 are even in some areas, and clear winners in others. Here's a benchmark. You should be within the fps you see in the list. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/306?vs=292 Regarding his choice of a 840. It is better to purchase a Phenom II x4 955 which can be had for around $120 [should check] but seeing how it's only a temporary CPU to fill in. It should fill his needs, dont ya think?

 

[Thecrazygame13]

Alrite I will settle with a GTX 570 since its a tad cheap thanks for your help guys.

And the lower resolution seems to be better for GTX anyways

 

[Thecrazygame13]

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