Good Gaming Pc on Budget

[Khaled91]

it's going to be my first and last build for 3 or 4 years, are they good for gaming?

Motherboard : Gigabyte Z68X-UD3 / 288$
CPU : i5 - 2500K / 274$
Ram : KingMax 4 GB - 1600 - 2 Sticks / 118$
VGA : Nvidia GTX 460 1Gb / 303$
Power Supply : 750 - 900 Watt / 168$

please need help and tell me if i need to change anything ??

note : im not rich

 

[phyco126]

What country are you from? This will help us determine the proper parts and prices releveant to you. If you are from America, then I suggest a 560 Ti video card, as thats $249 and is a bit faster than the GTX 460. Also, unless you plan on upgrading the machine in the future, that PSU will be over kill. A 650 Watt will be more than enough for what you have listed.

Whatever RAM you picked, its awfully expensive (again, perhaps its due to where you live). I recommend a minimum of 6 GBs RAM to last that far into the future. 4 GBs will do you well now though. Just make sure you install a 64-Bit OS, otherwise you'll be wasting RAM.

 

[DelroyMonjo]

Everything you list is overpriced in $$$USD.

 

[Tenken666]

u dont need a that powerful motherboard!!!!!!!!!
buys a cheap with G41 chipset since u r already instally external graphics card

 

[simon12]

Its a good gaming setup I suggest if you keep it for that long you upgrade to 2 GPUs for SLi at some point if that is not what you plan to do I suggest you spend more on the GPU and less on the CPU. Also yes those prices are high I assume that is due to tax/duty where you are.

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

 

[acerace]

u dont need a that powerful motherboard!!!!!!!!!
buys a cheap with G41 chipset since u r already instally external graphics card

What are you talking about? You know that G41 chipset is for 775 socket? The i5 has 1155 socket, clearly different.

To the OP, drop your PSU to 600W-700W. And use the leftover to upgrade the GTX 460 to something like GTX 560.

 

[naqqash]

He's from United Arab Emirates I guess lol

 

[Khaled91]

What country are you from? This will help us determine the proper parts and prices releveant to you. If you are from America, then I suggest a 560 Ti video card, as thats $249 and is a bit faster than the GTX 460. Also, unless you plan on upgrading the machine in the future, that PSU will be over kill. A 650 Watt will be more than enough for what you have listed.

Whatever RAM you picked, its awfully expensive (again, perhaps its due to where you live). I recommend a minimum of 6 GBs RAM to last that far into the future. 4 GBs will do you well now though. Just make sure you install a 64-Bit OS, otherwise you'll be wasting RAM.

I'm from Jordan - Middle East , there's a 16% tax on each item and the RAMs are 8GB - 4GB each

 

[Khaled91]

What are you talking about? You know that G41 chipset is for 775 socket? The i5 has 1155 socket, clearly different.

To the OP, drop your PSU to 600W-700W. And use the leftover to upgrade the GTX 460 to something like GTX 560.

if i use SLI later can the power supply handles it?

 

[acerace]

If you want to SLI the GTX 460 or 560, you can pick a quality 750W PSU to be on the safe side. You can also use 700W but for safety reason, you might want to leave a bit headroom.

 

[Khaled91]

I want to change the motherboard to Intel DH67CL and the RAMs to Kingston 1333 are they any good?

* Saves about 142$

 

[acerace]

Do you want to OC? Because people buy the K processor mainly to overclock. The H6x motherboard are very hard to overclock. Most Intel mainstream motherboard did not have option to OC. But, if you did not overclock, you can drop the K series and just use the regular one.

 

[Khaled91]

Do you want to OC? Because people buy the K processor mainly to overclock. The H6x motherboard are very hard to overclock. Most Intel mainstream motherboard did not have option to OC. But, if you did not overclock, you can drop the K series and just use the regular one.

i don't want to overclock , i don't know how , anyways the k and the regular one are at the same price.. but if i didn't overclock the 2500k series is it going to fry or something?

 

[acerace]

If the price the same, you might want to grab the K processor. Because you can upgrade the motherboard to P67 or Z68 and who knows in a month or two you know to overclock. BTW, the chipsets make the K processor easier to overclock.

Edit: And no, the processor will not fry anything.

 

[FinneousPJ]

Wow, I thought this stuff was expensive in Europe. Don't buy a 460 anymore IMO, they're going out of stock and you won't be able to get another for SLI soon.

 

[TheRedStorm]

A lot of that seems too expensive, you probably won't need that powerful of a power supply or motherboard.

Since you don't plan on overclocking, H67 motherboards are a better option (and instead of a 2500K you could get a regular i5-2500 or i5-2400)

and why is 4gb of ram $100? Most DDR3 4GB ram I've seen are around $30

 

[Khaled91]

A lot of that seems too expensive, you probably won't need that powerful of a power supply or motherboard.

Since you don't plan on overclocking, H67 motherboards are a better option (and instead of a 2500K you could get a regular i5-2500 or i5-2400)

and why is 4gb of ram $100? Most DDR3 4GB ram I've seen are around $30

no they are 2 RAMS each one is a 4gb

 

[Khaled91]

If the price the same, you might want to grab the K processor. Because you can upgrade the motherboard to P67 or Z68 and who knows in a month or two you know to overclock. BTW, the chipsets make the K processor easier to overclock.

Edit: And no, the processor will not fry anything.

thx for helping me out

 

[Khaled91]

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