Gaming Rig Update

[hossman39]

Alright so I got some advice on my build earlier on the forums and this is my updated build. Let me know what you guys think And I was also wondering if 8gig of ram is enough for running a few programs in the background while gaming. Such as camtasia (for recording), skype, and youtube. Possibly on a couple of monitors.


Disk Drive:
LG 24X DVD Burner - Bare Drive Black SATA Model GH24NS95 - OEM

HDD:
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Wireless Adapter:
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter, 2.4GHz 450Mbps/5GHz 450Mbps, IEEE 802.1a/b/g/n, WEP/WPA/WPA2

Video Card:
XFX Double D FX-785A-CDFC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Power Supply:
CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

RAM:
Team 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TED38192M1600HC11DC

Motherboard:
ASRock B75 PRO3 LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard


CPU:
Intel Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500

Case:
ZALMAN Z9 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

 

[djangoringo]

Change the board for a h77 one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157303
If possible get the 7870 tahiti le : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484&Tpk=7870%20le

It's a bit more, but it's worth the extra that you'll pay for it.

 

[cutebeans]

Pretty nice. No problems.

I would just change your Seagate to a WD drive blue because if it hasn't changed WD has a longer warranty period than seagate. Of course, it's still a great drive.

XFX is one of those companies that has a very hard time to RMA to. I would suggest getting the MSI Twin Frozr Series of the 7850.

 

[hossman39]

What about this video card? Its a little bit more, but it could be worth it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130844

 

[djangoringo]

No, that's a 660 non ti, the 7870 tahiti le comes with better games and it outperforms it by a significant margin, and it's cheaper.

 

[hossman39]

Okay. Will that 500 watt power supply work with that?

 

[djangoringo]

Yes, it will do.

 

[hossman39]

Great. This all comes out to around 800 bucks.