My Build!Psu Enough?

'700W' is so vague. Give brand and model details.

That CPU is wasted on the motherboard. It cannot be overclocked. Either get a better motherboard or drop down the CPU. The GTX480 will work well with a i3 2100 or higher without being bottlenecked.

Agreed, the CPU is wasted on an H61 chipset, you may as well step down to an i5-2400, you're paying 30 more bucks for that "K" (overclockability) you can't take advantage of.

Also, the brand and quality of the PSU matters, not all 700 watt PSUs are created equally. However, in terms of pure wattage, 700 watts greatly exceeds how much you actually need. 500 watts is more than enough for a single video card.

nekulturny said:

Agreed, the CPU is wasted on an H61 chipset, you may as well step down to an i5-2400, you're paying 30 more bucks for that "K" (overclockability) you can't take advantage of.

Also, the brand and quality of the PSU matters, not all 700 watt PSUs are created equally. However, in terms of pure wattage, 700 watts greatly exceeds how much you actually need. 500 watts is more than enough for a single video card.

I might aswell get a Intel core i5 2500 instead of i5 2500K.
Also, do you suggest a good 100-120 $ motherboard with 4 slots of Ram(32 Gigs max), LGA 1155?
and btw im getting an MSI R6870 Hawk Graphics card instead of the GTX 480.

Thanks!

Sure thing:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

And yea, the 6870 is a nice choice.

Theres no reason to be afraid of overclocking, and the price difference is only 10 dollars. But you're the one that has to be happy with your computer not I. But that board will support overclocking.

Thanks!Do you know if Newegg ships to a country in europe called Malta?
That's where I live and it's difficult buying stuff from outside our country!
Thanks for your help and time!

Is this it?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ASRock-Z68-Extreme3-Gen3-Motherboard-Free-Delivery-/270948965988?pt=Motherboards&hash=item3f15d11e64#ht_5509wt_1187

Ov3rkiLL said:

Thanks!Do you know if Newegg ships to a country in europe called Malta?
That's where I live and it's difficult buying stuff from outside our country!
Thanks for your help and time!

I honestly don't know, I would try to find a merchant more local, but if you can find that model motherboard, its a good choice. Where are you purchasing your other parts from?

Found it here!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASRock-Z68-Extreme3-Gen3-Socket-1155-ATX-4-DDR3-2133-2-x-PCI-E-3-0-Motherboard-/320770332904?pt=Motherboards&hash=item4aaf66d8e8#ht_3267wt_1133

Ov3rkiLL said:

Is this it?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ASRock-Z68-Extreme3-Gen3-Motherboard-Free-Delivery-/270948965988?pt=Motherboards&hash=item3f15d11e64#ht_5509wt_1187

Thats a different board, its an ITX (they're really small)

Ov3rkiLL said:

Found it here!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASRock-Z68-Extreme3-Gen3-Socket-1155-ATX-4-DDR3-2133-2-x-PCI-E-3-0-Motherboard-/320770332904?pt=Motherboards&hash=item4aaf66d8e8#ht_3267wt_1133

Thats the one, but dang its a lot more expensive.

nekulturny said:

Thats the one, but dang its a lot more expensive.

Yes its much more expensive ;(
Il try to find one from Amazon,Should i try that are seller refurbished like this one?:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASRock-Z68-Extreme3-Gen3-LGA1155-Intel-Z68-HDMI-SATA6Gs-USB3-0-PCIE3-Motherboard-/230773820066?pt=Motherboards&hash=item35bb310aa2#ht_500wt_1203

Do you have any other good motherboard maybe i find them on ebay?
Thanks!
I have to buy all of my parts from ebay

Here's one in your "backyard":
http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/asus-p8z68-v-lx-z68-s1155-ddr3-sata3-raid-hdmi-atx-mboard.html

Was actually going to buy that one, but it doesn't have any Usb 3.0 + 112 Euro is too much for the features you get.

We have these 2 other shops aswell :

http://www.klikk.com.mt/#scatid=2:catid=15

http://www.atoz.com.mt/Intel_Socket_1155/l4/479

I'd be careful buying things on ebay. Its a gamble. I looked at the pictures of the board, its obviously been used, and one one of the mountings is damaged, however, assuming theres nothing else wrong with the board that the seller didn't mention, he/she is right, it shouldn't affect its functionality. The socket looks like its in good shape, no bent pins.

As far as other good boards, I would stick to Asus, or Asrock with a Z68 chipset, if you're buying from Ebay.

H61/67 chipsets were the subject of a recall, while they're fine to purchase now from a known to be reputable merchant today, the problem with ebay, is you're hoping its not some mom and pop shop trying to pull a fast one on you trying to unload a defect product that wasn't replaced under the recall.

Ov3rkiLL said:

Was actually going to buy that one, but it doesn't have any Usb 3.0 + 112 Euro is too much for the features you get.

We have these 2 other shops aswell :

http://www.klikk.com.mt/#scatid=2:catid=15

http://www.atoz.com.mt/Intel_Socket_1155/l4/479

That one Chaz linked to you does have 2x USB 3.0.

Can't argue about the price. All I know about "pounds" is how many wife always wants to lose. But that board does have USB 3.0.

Chaz21 said:

Can't argue about the price. All I know about "pounds" is how many wife always wants to lose. But that board does have USB 3.0.

Well 112 pounds is quite a bit of money, I think the equivalent in US dollars is close to 200 bucks.

nekulturny said:

Well 112 pounds is quite a bit of money, I think the equivalent in US dollars is close to 200 bucks.

nekulturny said:

That one Chaz linked to you does have 2x USB 3.0.

Ohh, my bad then.

So i guess that motherboard is a good one with these:

I5 2400 3.1 Ghz

8 GB Ram

500 Watt PSU : http://www.klikk.com.mt/#scatid=2:catid=22:prodid=9168

With this case : http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/coolermaster-elite-430-black-mid-tower-case-w-side-window.html

MSI r6870 Hawk

Thank you guys very very much for your pacience and help!
I hope my build will be a successful one!

No problem, thats a pretty nice little case, your power supply link was dead. The choices look pretty limited on that website, I've never heard of winpower, so I can't vouch for it either way. Out of the choices on that site, this is the one I'd feel comfortable with http://www.klikk.com.mt/#scatid=2:catid=22:prodid=9168

nekulturny said:

No problem, thats a pretty nice little case, your power supply link was dead. The choices look pretty limited on that website, I've never heard of winpower, so I can't vouch for it either way. Out of the choices on that site, this is the one I'd feel comfortable with http://www.klikk.com.mt/#scatid=2:catid=22:prodid=9168

Thanks!So 500 Watts is enought i guess?

For a single 6870 video card yes 500 watts is enough (thats where most of the power draw comes from), for 2 of them, probably not.

Ov3rkiLL said:

Thanks!So 500 Watts is enought i guess?

With PSU's the Amps are really more important than the Watts. The OCZ 500w on your site has 2-12v rails with 18 amps on each. Personally I like a little more "overhead" than 18 amps but I'm unable to determine the amps on the Coolermaster Elite 500Watt PSU but I imagine it's the same.

Ok Thanks!