First Build on a Budget

[joewells123]

I have decided I am finally going to build my first computer. There is one odd thing about my build. My GPU will be a little outclassed by my CPU. I plan on upgrading more later, so I am going with the ivy bridge. I have two questions. First is everything compatible? Second, I love this case is it going to be an issue with the width of the 550 ti? One more question with this build do I have to go with the 700 w or could I do the 600 w? Will I need anymore coolers?


I5-3570k
EVGA GeForce GTX 550 ti
ASRock DDR3 2400 Intek (z77 Extreme 4-m)
Western Digitial Caviar Black 1TB
OCZ ModXStream 700 w
Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (2x4 GB)
Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST
Apevia X-TRP-GN X-TROOPER Series Green Metal ATX Mid Tower
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit

 

[Deemo13]

You could do with a nice 600W, but I would recommend the Radeon HD7770 over the 550Ti. the 550Ti is old and outclassed by the 7770.

Also, you are going to want a CPU cooler if you want to overclock.

 

[cuecuemore]

^All of that.

 

[lt_dan_zsu]

Everything the other guy said. IF you don't want to oc. You could easily do with a cheaper i5 and get a 7850.

 

[joewells123]

Would this be a good brand and version? Sapphire 11202-00-20G Radeon HD 7750 1GB DDR5 HDMI / DVI-I / DP PCI-Express Graphics Card

 

[joewells123]

I could do the ~200 for the GPU if I must but then should I go with the GTX 560 ti?

 

[StrangeInstance]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx787acdfc 220

 

[lt_dan_zsu]

I would get the 7850 or the 7870

 

[Deemo13]

I would go with the 7850 as well.

 

[cuecuemore]

As the others have said, the 7850 is the way to go on that budget. It will edge out the 560 ti in almost every test setup.

 

[joewells123]

Great. What about the case is it stupid to go with that brand over let's say a cm?

 

[Deemo13]

Not necessarily. Case is a matter of preference.

 

[joewells123]

You could do with a nice 600W, but I would recommend the Radeon HD7770 over the 550Ti. the 550Ti is old and outclassed by the 7770.

Also, you are going to want a CPU cooler if you want to overclock.

Any suggestion on CPU cooler?

 

[joewells123]

Best answer selected by joewells123.

 

[Deemo13]

The Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is good for general overclocking, and the Noctua NH-D14 is a high performance cooler.