Budget Range: £450 and under
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: New build, although I would like a little bit of future proofing
Do you need to buy OS: No, I have already got
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
www.amazon.co.uk
Location: Perthshire, Scotland
Parts Preferences: Most preferably AMD, but if I can get an intel i5 for a slightly higher price, and in turn spend a little less on graphics card but get better performance then i'll be happy
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: No, I dont think the FX4170 would be able to handle two hd 7870s before bottlenecking
Your Monitor Resolution: Im not completely sure, but under 1500 by 1000
Additional Comments: Play mostly rFactor 2 (I really want to be able to play that maxed out, Richard Burns Rally and all racing simulations, and possibly Mine Craft, which I have no doubt any system can pretty much run
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I have a laptop with Intel HD Graphics and a 1st generation i3, although I will still use it for normal stuff
Current Idea
Processor: AMD FX4170 4.2 ghz AM3+
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX-4170-Processor-4-2GHz/dp... Price: £92
RAM: 8GB RAM, I'm not sure which brand is cheapest on Amazon, and should i get 1333 mhz or 1600 mhz Price: under £40 preferably
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Motherboard
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-M5A78L-M-USB3-Motherboard-... Price: £51
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 500GB 7200RPM 16MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Barracuda-500GB-Interna... Price: £44
Graphics card: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7870 Dual-X Overclock edition 2GB GDDR5
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11199-19-20G-CrossFire... Price: £177
Case, PSU and Fans: Cit Vantage Type-R Black Gaming Case with 750W PSU Price: £54
VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION!: will the Cit Vantage Type-R case fit this configuration, and if so, do you have any idea how this will run rFactor 2?
and will I be able to get a good overclock on the AMD FX4170 and the Sapphire HD7870 2GB with a 750W PSU and those cooling fans, and finally, will the AMD FX4170 bottleneck the Sapphire HD7870 2GB
IM REALLY WORRIED THE GRAPHICS CARD WONT FIT CASE
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