First time building Gaming PC, need suggestions

zilentworld

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Hi guys, im just signed up here and i am just starting to learn about hardwares (brands and whatnots). I want to build a new PC and went around PC Stores to ask for quotations with only some parts that i want and the rest are filled up by them. Here is the "best" i got

Core i5 3550
4gb ram ddr3 (planning to get 8,no brand yet)
500gb hdd (no brand yet)
GTX550Ti 1g DDR5
Asus P8H61
ATX Casing

Here is what i have from my last PC:
Huntkey green power 500w
Hyper TX3 Evo

I want a dual monitor pc which will be used mostly for gaming,programming and i do a lot of multitasking. Im not planning YET to OC my cpu but i will in the near future. So can i ask for suggestions on what to change on my list? my budget is about 800$ (including 2nd monitor)
 
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Reminder: prices listed in this build is CASH only.

CPU: i5 3450 - P8530
Mobo: Asrock H77M - P3760
GPU: PowerColor HD 7850 2Gb DDR5 - P10620
PSU: Seasonic M12II 520W - P3500
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws X 2x4GB DDR3 1333 - P2150
Case: NZXT Source 220 - P2500

Total: P31060

Re-use your old Hard Drives, which I assume you will lol. If not, just add one.
Optical drive is up to you as what features you want.
This will play games at high - MAX settings at your resolution.

If you can up your budget to Php40000, you can get my rig, which plays Skyrim at Ultra pre-setting, all filters on, and smoothly all at 1080p. (Doesnt get below 40FPS, roughly.)

zilentworld

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Approximate Purchase Date: Next Week

Budget Range: 800$ before rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Movies, Programming, ,Browsing, Multitasking , VMware

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, CD/DVD rom

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country: Philippines

Parts Preferences: Intel i5 with new 18.5" LCD Monitor and old Benq Monitor (dont know what size)

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024 at least

Additional Comments: Dual Monitor, a quiet one

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: CPU Died, my friend said one of the fuse in the board burnt. I said f fixin this im upgrading



Parts I have :
PSU : Huntkey green power 500w -- Not planning to change atm for at least 2months
Cooler : Hyper TX3 Evo -- Not planning to change atm for at least 2months



Parts I got from the quotations:

Processor:
Intel Core i5-3550 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116505&Tpk=intel core i5 3550 processor

Mobo (motherboard?) :
ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131859


Graphics Card: Not sure about this one yet, i want to use dual monitor, is this part enough? should i get 1gb or 2gb
ASUS ENGTX550 TI DC TOP/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121434&Tpk=Asus ENGTX550 TI DC TOP/DI/1GD5


ATX Casing -- might change this
4gb ram ddr3 -- planning to get 8, no brand yet
500gb HDD -- no brand yet
 

zilentworld

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hm i guess i have to change my website, but im just using it for parts and price approx since i still have to go around and find the parts i want

I'll check if i can trade it but i doubt it. It's been more than a month and it was MORE than enough on my previous build. I'll keep it atm and change it if i see that its really lacking and buy a better one.

Though i have to ask, is that PSU enough for 72hours straight? i always tend to let my pc run that long every weekend

OS : Yes im using win7
 

Nw333

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So, you can buy from PChub?

As this is a gaming PC, you dont want to skimp on the PSU. Im sure that Huntkey one is very cheap.

72 hours straight.. I guess so, but it will hurt your power bill if the PSU isnt 80+ certified.

Lastly, whats your budget in Php?
 

zilentworld

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Yeah maybe i should really dump that PSU, it seems i got tricked to buying it lol

Around 30kPHP with monitor of 4,300PHP, i can skip the monitor and just use my old monitor to give way for parts
 

Nw333

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Reminder: prices listed in this build is CASH only.

CPU: i5 3450 - P8530
Mobo: Asrock H77M - P3760
GPU: PowerColor HD 7850 2Gb DDR5 - P10620
PSU: Seasonic M12II 520W - P3500
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws X 2x4GB DDR3 1333 - P2150
Case: NZXT Source 220 - P2500

Total: P31060

Re-use your old Hard Drives, which I assume you will lol. If not, just add one.
Optical drive is up to you as what features you want.
This will play games at high - MAX settings at your resolution.

If you can up your budget to Php40000, you can get my rig, which plays Skyrim at Ultra pre-setting, all filters on, and smoothly all at 1080p. (Doesnt get below 40FPS, roughly.)
 
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zilentworld

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hm can you give me a less costly one, reduce ram to 4gb (ill buy another one), and less costly GPU 10k is a bit too much for me atm lol (i only started working this year and the pay is not that high). I understand the PSU since it was my stupidness that i bought it
 

zilentworld

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mostly League of legends atm, and i was playing at 20-30fps on my on-board vid card before and it drops to 9fps when certain skills are used. Im planning to play ff14 "soon" or an online game with quite the same requirements (720p+ without all the options). And i think i really need a new HDD, i was using a 250gb unknown rpm ( i get 30mbps using teracopy ) and it fills up very quickly with all the anime and mangas im downloading everyday
 

zilentworld

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An update on what i decided:

PSU: Seasonic S12II 620w
RAM: GSkill 133 ddr3 8gb
PROCESSOR: i5 3450/3570
MOBO: Asrock H77M
GPU: Powercolor HD 6750/6790
CASE: NZXT Source 220
HDD: 1TB no brand yet

Am i ready to go? are this parts compatible? which processor and gpu should i get?
 

Nw333

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If you dont need the computer ASAP, then maybe you could save up more and buy during christmas where theres a bunch of deals available.

Anyways, try a 6870, see if it fits your budget, or a 560Ti.
 

zilentworld

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i need PC ASAP cause im not using anything (im on our laptop which is 6years old or something), but maybe i think i can hold off the GPU and play with on-board since i was playing that way before. I think ill just hold off the GPU + 2nd monitor so i can also buy a table for dual monitor. Btw, what other mobo can you recommend? i was going around the mall on my way home and i cant find h77m, what i found was z77 p77
 

zilentworld

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@Nw333
Im on my way to check PChub, hope i can find it there

@FinneousPJ
Im clueless about the mobo since its my first time building a pc, i just want to know what other series i can use IF somehow that mobo isnt available here
 

zilentworld

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that's why i was asking z77 series -_-

anyways, i luckily found the mobo nw333 was talking, and it was only at that place, cant find it on other stores.

As for the PSU, ill go for the S12II 620w.

The casing is also not there, so i still have to choose a good one from what they have.

Now about the GPU, i found a powercolor hd 7770 for 5000php (42php = 1$) on another store. Should i get that or buy Asus HD 7770 for 6300php??