Should i build this pc?

[Nanovinnie]

Hey guys, so im going to build my own pc, im building it in december (thats the time when i have cash ) and here are the specs:

ASRock A75M-HVS
AMD A8-3870K
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB/DDR3 1866
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB 5.900RPM
SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon HD 7750 1GB
ASUS DVD Burner Model DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS

Case: APEVIA X-TROOPER Junior Series X-TRPJR-NW-BK/450

Total Price: $521
Without Graphics card: $414

Should i go with this? Im planning to run some games in it like:
Battlefield 3 atleast on medium settings 1440x900

So please tell me

 

[lighter17]

It doesn't really make sense to get an APU and a discrete graphics card. I don't know what prices will be like in Dec. but if they're similar to now you'd be better off going for a Phenom II 965BE and an AM3 motherboard, and upgrade your video card to a 7770 (or better if your budget will allow).

 

[dscudella]

That CPU & APU will hold you back, even if you OC it. Read THIS and rethink your decision. That's not even an i3, that's not even a G870, that's using a G620.

I'm not telling you to go one way or the other, Phenom 965BE and i3 are both good CPU's, just saying to rethink your options.

 

[strife_ff7]

This would be a much better gaming build.

cpu - i3 3220 $120 newegg.com

mobo - asrock h77m $70 newegg.com

memory - corsair vengeance 8gb 1600 $40 newegg.com

hdd - seagate 1tb $75 amazon.com

gpu - xfx double d 6870 $157.55 newegg.com

optical drive - lg $17 newegg.com

case - zalman z11 plus $50 newegg.com

total - $529.55
You'll also need a psu and os. Get a corsair or antec 500w psu and windows 7. That will probably cost you about $150 more.

 

[Nanovinnie]

Im chaning the processor to the AMD Phenom X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz and graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 TI, but my question is, whats the best motherboard for $50-$75 range?

 

[dscudella]

Here's what I was talking about. That APU doesn't stand a chance against a stand alone GPU even OC'ed.

Since you chose the Phenom I think you should also take a look at this. i3-2100 is only $105 at new egg right now.

CPU Hierarchy. The i3 (either Ivy or Sandy) is superior to the Phenom and gives you almost unlimited upgrade potential on that socket.

 

[rishiswaz]

1+ strife_ff7. I think APUs are a HTPC or laptop thing and unless they beef up the actual CPU on them they will stay like that. If you get discrete graphics on an APU then you end up with a terrible processor likely bottlenecking your video card.

 

[Nanovinnie]

Im chaning the processor to the AMD Phenom X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz and graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 TI, but my question is, whats the best motherboard for $50-$75 range?

 

[rishiswaz]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130637
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157319

Either one would work. I have used ASRock motherboards in the past and they are good in my experience but it is up to you really based on price and brand preference.

 

[strife_ff7]

Im chaning the processor to the AMD Phenom X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz and graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 TI, but my question is, whats the best motherboard for $50-$75 range?

Go with my build. A i3 3220 is better than a phenom ii x4 965 and a 6870 is better than a 550 ti. Also with my build you could upgrade later and get a i5 if you wanted.

 

[rishiswaz]

I agree with Strife_ff7 on this one. Unless you are determined to use AMD and Nvidia that is a better build.

 

[Nanovinnie]

I think this is an alright build:

Intel Core i3 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 550 TI 1GB
ASRock H77M
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7.200RPM
LG DVD Burner
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600

Case: APEVIA X-TROOPER Junior Series X-TRPJR-NW-BK

The case includes a 450w power supply, is that enough?

 

[rishiswaz]

The case includes a 450w power supply, is that enough?

Never and I repeat again for emphasis never use a PSU included with a case. They are of variable and usually crap quality and can take your parts down with them.

 

[Nanovinnie]

Oh also, the final price is $506 dollars with shipping included

 

[Nanovinnie]

But, since I'm low in budget, is the power supply just alright? I'm planning to get another later.

 

[rishiswaz]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 it is well worth the money. Skimping on the PSU can take those 500 dollars and put them down the drain.

 

[Nanovinnie]

Well, so it will be like $556 dollars, is my rig ok for games now?

 

[Nw333]

You should consider the 7770. It consumes much less power than both the 550Ti and 6870 and is a newer card.

 

[rishiswaz]

yes it should be fine depending on the resolution

 

[dscudella]

The 7770 also doesn't perform anywhere near the other two cards.

 

[strife_ff7]

The 7770 also doesn't perform anywhere near the other two cards.

The 7770 outperforms a 550 ti.

 

[rishiswaz]

Actually idk about real world performance but 7770 has higher passmark rating by 180 points compared to 550ti

 

[dscudella]

You are correct, my apologies. I thought and I was wrong. I should have checked real quick before I made that statement. For the money, an extra ~$20, I would get the 6850 and then for another ~$20 the 6870.

The thing is the OP is looking for a list now but he's not building until December, who knows what prices will look like then.

 

[blazorthon]

Synthetic benchmarks such as Passmark do not tell you how a card will perform in a game with any given settings. However, generally, the 7770 will out-perform the GTX 550 Ti significantly. The 7770 is roughly on-par with the 6850 with current drivers, so buying a 6850 over it would be a bad idea. It'd be a perfect example of paying more for less return at higher power consumption.

Given that OP won't be building any time soon, choosing what OP will get right now is probably not the best idea. It's simply too far in the future and as dscudella said, we don't know what prices will be like. Heck, some new cards might be out by then (specifically, the 650 Ti) and we don't really know how they'll perform and we most certainly don't know what their prices will be like in December.

 

[rishiswaz]

If we are talking about December purchase date then I think that the Phenom might actually be a good value because with AMD launching Vishera (Piledriver) sometime this month or October, Phenoms may actually drop again in price and if I am right on estimations that would put the Phenom at around 85-90 with similar if not equal performance to Sandy i3s. LGA 1155 is EOL so upgrade path at this point is stuck either way