Need a case, motherboard and HDD for this gaming system

[camohanna]

Intel 3570
FSP 750W PSU
Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB
Gigabyte HD 7950



Need a case, motherboard and HDD for this system adding up to $350NZD

 

[laststop311]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157303
Asrock H77 Micro ATX Board 70 dollars free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146065
NZXT Vulcan Micro ATX mid tower gaming case 80 dollars with shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147188
Samsung 840 120GB SSD 105 dollars free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136783
Western Digital Green 2TB 3yr warranty 100 dollars free shipping


Total 355 dollars and you get 120GB SSD for fast OS performance and all your favorite apps and games and programs and 2TB for mass storage. Nice micro atx gaming case with good thermals for gaming and a mobo with everything you will need and by asrock which makes good stuff.

 

[laststop311]

o crap 350 new zealand dollars sorry dunno about the prices down under. But you got to admit for the 350 budget you laid out not only did I give you a hdd I gave you an ssd hdd performance oriented combo

 

[killerhurtalot]

Well, for 350 NZD, he can probably get something like a CM HAF 912, a B75/H77 motherboard (since he doesn't have the 3570k processor) and a 500 GB...

 

[laststop311]

wow so in the usa he could have a higher quality case, same motherboard, and a 120GB ssd and a 2TB hdd vs only a 500GB hdd in new zealand.

Thats crazy CM HAF 912 + H77 Mobo + 500GB hdd = 350 in NZ
and the same HAF 912 + H77 Mobo + 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 2TB HDD = 335 in US

Must suck to live in lord of the rings land

 

[camohanna]

Lol, ty for suggestions

 

[killerhurtalot]

wow so in the usa he could have a higher quality case, same motherboard, and a 120GB ssd and a 2TB hdd vs only a 500GB hdd in new zealand.

Thats crazy CM HAF 912 + H77 Mobo + 500GB hdd = 350 in NZ
and the same HAF 912 + H77 Mobo + 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 2TB HDD = 335 in US

Must suck to live in lord of the rings land

500nzd can get around $300 usd of stuff lol

so by that logic, 350nzd can get around $210 of stuff...

 

[laststop311]

yea man if you can get an american to order for you you can get the same thing except an awesome samsung 120gb ssd 840 + a huge 2TB drive instead of only a tiny 500GB drive and NO ssd. An ssd makes your computer very much faster.

 

[laststop311]

500nzd can get around $300 usd of stuff lol

so by that logic, 350nzd can get around $210 of stuff...

well u just said cm case + h77 mobo + 500GB hdd is 350 nzd

and I just showed you i can get the case + mobo + ssd + 2tb for 335 usd

350nzd = 287 usd so ok

for 40 dollars more i get 2TB + 120gb SSD over 500GB

 

[camohanna]

Ok, you said $40 more will get me ssd and 2tb, so I'll downgrade my psu to 600W. Any suggestions for a 600/550w psu?

 

[tech_twist]

get an FSP Raider 650w has great performance

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/FSP-Raider-650-W-Power-Supply-Review/1610/11

 

[laststop311]

AMD recommends a 600 watt PSU for a system with a 7970. Ofcourse they over estimate what they recommend to cover the asses for all situations. A 450 watt PSU would be enough to run your system on full load with no overclocking no problem. Honestly with a 7950 and i5 3570 and stock voltage and clocks a 400 watt psu could sustain the system at full load.

Look at 450 watt PSU's. That way you for sure have enough of a buffer to run your system comfortably.

 

[camohanna]

http://www.pp.co.nz/products.php?pp_id=AA38411

Got that, now need to have a cheaper case as the cm haf 912 is $150
In nz. A 500-550w psu and that's it?

 

[laststop311]

wow haf 912 is 60 usd here...... how much is the nzxt vulcan?

You only need 450 watt PSU. Do not spend extra for 500 watt when you dont have to.

 

[camohanna]

Any 450-500w psu's that you recommend?

 

[camohanna]

Ok, will look for a 450w in morning and look on pricespy.co.nz or pp.co.nz if you need pricing for nz stuff.

 

[camohanna]

Been looking at the antec 300 for my case it's around $80-85.

 

[camohanna]

And a 500w silverstone Strider 80+ bronze for $110

 

[camohanna]

Ok, have devised this system

i5 3570, Asus H77-MLE,
8GB Kingston RAM -472.00
WD Green 1TB - 122.00
Intel 330 120GB - 163.00
Antec HCG-520W - 116.00
Antec Three Hundred -101.00
Win 7- 153.00
Gigabyte 7950 - 504.00

Totals

With HDD, no SSD- 1469
With no HDD, SSD - 1509
Both - 1632

My budget was $1500, so im not sure whether the SSD or HDD is better. I was thinking taking the SSD and then buying an external hard drive later and plugging it in with usb 3.0 for all my movies etc.

 

[camohanna]

Which one should i go for, SSD or HDD?

 

[camohanna]

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