CPU/GPU/motherboard

[rbwagner]

Any thoughts on the following combo?

EVGA 01G-P3-1561-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Intel Core i5-3550 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53550

ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

 

[markyd_10]

Any thoughts on the following combo?

EVGA 01G-P3-1561-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Intel Core i5-3550 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53550

ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

What games do you want to play?

 

[rbwagner]

Its kind of obscure but I am a fan of the x series (http://www.egosoft.com/games/x3ap/info_en.php). I'm not looking for super high end... but kind of mid range/budget build.

Other than that I would like to play the most recent FPS at middle type settings ... say (BF3 or similar game).

 

[JKatwyopc]

What would you be paying for it? Kind of hard to tell whether its a good combo or not without that bit of info.

 

[rbwagner]

234 for GPU
210 for CPU
140 for mother board

prices for newegg

 

[markyd_10]

Its kind of obscure but I am a fan of the x series (http://www.egosoft.com/games/x3ap/info_en.php). I'm not looking for super high end... but kind of mid range/budget build.

Other than that I would like to play the most recent FPS at middle type settings ... say (BF3 or similar game).

You can easily do that with the setup you have, a 560ti will run bf3 at high in 1080p i believe. Although, the 7850 seems to be a better buy atm. You should look at benchmarks at anandtech.com and see what kind of performance you like from the games you will be playing. Heres a link http://www.anandtech.com/show/5625/amd-radeon-hd-7870-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7850-review-rounding-out-southern-islands/1 - for each game you can compare the performance between 7850 and 560ti. This is what ive been doing for the past hour or so(lol but for the 7870) so i have learned quite a bit. Its largely dependent on what games you want to play and what performance youre okay with.

Processor wise i would always go with a k (unlocked) to overclock, or at least have that option in the future as opposed to being forced to buy a new processor to get faster speeds. Its a small price difference for a great advantage.

Motherboard wise someone with more expertise can help you out. The LK is what i believe i will be using, its supposed to be a solid board but not a lot of fancy features.

 

[jerm1027]

Any thoughts on the following combo?

EVGA 01G-P3-1561-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Intel Core i5-3550 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53550

ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

I'd go with a Radeon 7850 GPU. slightly faster at stock speeds vs the 560Ti (7850 is more comparable to the 560Ti 448 Core), but consumes a heck of a lot less power. They're about the same price on Newegg, plus the 7850 scales really well in Crossfire, which would make a good upgrade, should you ever decide you need more graphics muscle.