First time building PC

[am0n]

Hello everybody I'm building my first PC
Here are the spec
Asus P8B75-M LE
MSI GTX 650-Ti PE 1GB GDDR5 OC
2 * 4GB 1600Mhz RAM
Cooler Master GTX-Series 650W PSU
i5 3470
1TB HDD

What I wanted to know is, Would this rig handle most games at high settings? Also I have a question regarding my MoBo
Would I need to flash the BIOS to have it compatible with Ivy Bridge's i5 3470?

 

[g-unit1111]

I'm not going to say it will handle high settings - most likely medium. You won't need to flash the BIOS on B75, but I'd personally recommend an H77 motherboard over a B75. And that's mainly due to the B75 having outdated parallel and serial ports that you will never use.

I'd also switch out the power supply. Cooler Master has a tendency for liar labels and falsely advertising the voltage output on its' power supply units. Go with a Corsair CX600 instead. If you want a bit more powerful GPU go with a Radeon 7770 or 7850.

 

[AMD Radeon]

^ couldnt agree more. he speak the truth

 

[bigcyco1]

That mobo and psu are garbage here http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/asrock-motherboard-h77pro4mvp and here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207018 yes will play pretty much everything you throw at it at mid settings.

 

[am0n]

Thanks guys, I'll be able to switch the psu, unfortunately I'm really tight on budget so I'll stick to b75 Mobo
But what is difference between
b75 m
b75 v
and b75 m le? And do all of those support Ivy bridge without BIOS flashing? Thanks.

 

[jonjonjon]

if you are on a tight budget why not look at something like this for $55?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130655

take the extra $20 and get this.
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=69494&vpn=GV-R785OC-2GD&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1366

you can look through these to see what fps you will get. it will handle them but don't expect to max out the most demanding games on 1080+.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Direct_Cu_II/6.html

 

[cball1311]

Here is an H77M and its 10$ cheaper than that ASUS board (on Newegg).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

[blake1243]

Don't get an i5 with the 650 ti. On a budget your gonna want to get an i3 with a HD 7850/7870 for pure gaming rig. Maybe even the 965 if you really need a quad (overclocked of course).

 

[jonjonjon]

i dont know if you need a case and dvd drive but if not even cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.57 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $610.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-04 17:31 EST-0500)

 

[bigcyco1]

assuming you do not perfer nv a 7850 is faster then a 650 Ti so i would go that route.

 

[am0n]

Thanks guys I'll switch out my graphics card for 7850, as suggested, however I'm keeping my mobo, there's just one problem
Will I need to flash my BIOS if I get P8B75 M LE?

 

[jonjonjon]

no B75 should be fine. if you really want to make sure go to the manufacture website and look at compatible cpu's. get a 2GB 7850 if you can. that extra GB of vram will come in handy.

 

[bigcyco1]

Did you buy the mobo if not do not be stubborn it's not very good get something that's worth buying i am not sure if you have to go to the manufacture website and look.

 

[jonjonjon]

i agree. get the h77 or the msi b75 and save some money. that asus only has 2 memory slots. is there specific reason you want it?

 

[cball1311]

You must be getting a super deal on that motherboard because for an extra $10 for the AsRock H77M, you get a much better board.

 

[am0n]

JonJonJon
How will extra vram come in handy? I'm sorry for noobish questions, and it Seems MSI b75 is cheaper, which is why I'll go for it, much appreciated
I'm not exactly sure the difference vram makes.

 

[jonjonjon]

some games can use more then 1GB of vram. going forward it will become more and more common.

 

[bigcyco1]

some games can use more then 1GB of vram. going forward it will become more and more common.

+1

 

[am0n]

Alright thanks, now another question, I'm certain that I need to apply thermal paste on CPU, but should I apply thermal paste on GPU as well?

 

[bigcyco1]

Alright thanks, now another question, I'm certain that I need to apply thermal paste on CPU, but should I apply thermal paste on GPU as well?

it comes pre apply no worries

 

[bigcyco1]

the best building pc tutorial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea_bs5G1yYU

 

[am0n]

So the GPU will have pre applied thermalpaste? Nice, Thank you that is all.

 

[jonjonjon]

no the cpu fan will. the gpu doesn't need any thermal paste since it already has a cooler installed. it just plugs into the PCIe port. watch that video it will explain everything.