Good enough for gaming at 720p??

Uday Manna

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I'm going to build a PC with core i3 4130, sapphire hd 7770 1gb dddr5 and gskill cl10 8gb ddr3..
which motherboard will be good for this config??
asus H87 M-E or gigabyte H87M D3H??
Suggest me a psu...
I want to play games at 1440 * 900 resolution..
 
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Check out your gaming build. You will spend about $435 right ? It has a very good mobo and a weak gpu.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.39 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $434.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts...
Check out your gaming build. You will spend about $435 right ? It has a very good mobo and a weak gpu.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.39 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $434.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 23:10 EDT-0400)


This build has a simpler but still fairly good mobo and a really stronger gpu. same budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.33 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $432.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 23:20 EDT-0400)

Its up to you mate.
 
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