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900 dollar gaming rig please help. going to buy tommorow

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The H61 chipset may or may not have an updated BIOS to properly/fully support the Ivy 1155 chips so for basic builds best go with H77/B75 chipsets? Also u not gonna clock with basic mobos so perhaps tone down to a non K or even cheap Sandy quads? A GTX 670 is actually playable for 2560 x 1600 and at 1920 x 1080 you'd be pleased with it hehe Also negative on that Logisys PSU : a bad PSU when it dies may take out more than just itself so no point skimping on a PSU...
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CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B75 PRO3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $907.47
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
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Anonymous said:
you guys act like there is something wrong with spending only 1.9% of a build budget on a PSU.
Personally i think it's a bad build all the way around crappy mobo crappy psu crappy aftermarket cooler the hard drive is a Notebook Hard Drive hes better off going with your build IMO
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A cheap power supply isn't a good place to try to save money, although it's often the first place less experienced builders will try to go cheap. As a general rule, you want a well-built power supply that conforms to modern technical standards, and you can expect to spend at least $40 on it. Decent PSUs priced under $30 simply do not exist.


Just a quote on building an entry level gaming pc. the 670 isnt entry level, so the gap is even larger
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bigcyco1 said:
Personally i think it's a bad build all the way around crappy mobo crappy psu crappy aftermarket cooler the hard drive is a Notebook Hard Drive hes better off going with your build IMO

it was tempting to post a bulldozer build
and keep the same PSU.
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