Assembling a New Rig

[Orlando_Elman]

Hello to everyone out there!

I am having problems and doubts with regards to my upcoming assembly of a new rig. I am now suffering from an old system, a very old system. Having a Pentium 4 1.8GHz processor for nearly a decade now, I really cant help but envy those people who play modern games on their modern rigs. Hopefully, by the end April, I can finally end this 10-year-old agony.

I am planning on assembling a rig with these specs:

Processor: Intel i3-2100 3.10GHz
Motherboard: Asus P8H61M-LE
Memory: GSkill Ripjaws 2x2Gb DDR3 1333
HDD: 500GB SATA III
Graphics Card: Sapphire HD 6770 1GB GDDR5
PSU: Corsair VX450W or Corsair CX430W (I would prefer the 430W one if it can power my system since it costs less)
Case: Aerocool Strike X One

Intel i3-2100 is not overclockable, so I don't need an aftermarket cooler nor a P67 board. I am wondering if the PSU could power the whole system without any problems. I've read many forums saying that an HD 6770 needs at least a 500W PSU. I would also want to play modern games in high settings. By the way, my monitor is a 17" one.

If you have any suggestions about my build, please do tell. After all, I don't know much about computer stuffs. Please help me put an end to my suffering. Your feedbacks would be highly appreciated guys!

Cheers and thanks!

 

[amuffin]

Entire Budget? Check out this budget build I have too: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/333749-31-muffin-dollar-gaming-build

The Corsair Cx430V2 has perfectly enough power to power the system.

 

[Orlando_Elman]

This build roughly costs 24,000php (I am from the Philippines by the way. About 490$. Is there a better rig for this budget?

 

[truegenius]

this will use 250-300w, so 430w is enough with atleast 20A on 12V.

 

[Orlando_Elman]

Oh, I never thought it would be this less. But for making some headrooms for future upgrades, say for example adding 4 case fans and 2 additional HDDs, would a 430W PSU suffice?

 

[amuffin]

Yep!

 

[truegenius]

case fans and hdd use 5-10w per fan/hdd, so it is.

 

[Orlando_Elman]

Thanks for the help! Oh by the way, I also read about this "memory timing" stuff. Looking back at my build, will the memory be compatible in the motherboard? Should I adjust the memory timings in the BIOS?

 

[amuffin]

Perfectly fine, though I would get a SATA II HDD and use the saved money towards something else.

 

[Orlando_Elman]

Thanks for the reminder there amuffin, really appreciated it. Any suggestions for the build?

 

[truegenius]

if going with hd5770/hd6770 then what about this hawk for 100
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127490

timings and speed are performance factor
voltage of ram can cause reliabilty issue.
links of your parts will help us to provide more accurate answer

 

[amuffin]

How much money is saved from sata 3 to sata 2?

 

[computernewb]

you should get the i3-2120. its $3 dollars more and clocked 200 mhz higher

 

[Orlando_Elman]

@truegenius I am not planning of overclocking any of the components. All I want is a stable system.
Here are the links for the RAM and mobo:
http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=342
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8H61M_LE/

@amuffin I dont know really.

 

[truegenius]

that ram is good, compatible and safe.
So what about this 460 for 110
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127646
and grab 2120

 

[Orlando_Elman]

Would buying that GPU an overkill? I only have a 17" LCD monitor.

 

[truegenius]

nope
and it will work with your psu with extra fan too
need 25A on 12v

 

[amuffin]

192 bit hurr durrrrr

 

[truegenius]

192 bit hurr durrrrr

why?

 

[Orlando_Elman]

Phenom II x4 or Intel i3-2100?

 

[koogco]

a 6770 will play stuff like World of Warcraft or skyrim on quite high settings, but some of the demanding new games (that there are not that many of to be honest) will put you into medium settings probably.
If this PC is only for gaming, the i3 2100 would probably be best, it has shown so in tests. For other demanding things (fx encoding/editing of media) the 4 cores would be nice.

 

[Orlando_Elman]

Thanks koogco. I myself am an Intel fan!

 

[truegenius]

i have hd6770 and i need to overclock it to 1000/1385 to get 50-60fps in gta4 at 1360x768x32bit@60Hz with a 1090t cpu.
So i am suggesting 460, also that 460 is cheaper than some 6770 and thus giving more bang.