Gaming PC Build upgrade OPINIONS PLEASE

[kh1982]

Im looking to up grade my gaming PC from 2 core, 4gb ram, radeon 5770 1gb graphics hoping to run watch dogs and other new games. On a bit of a budget so keeping what i can as pc is ok and only up grading the necessary and wanted to see what people think.

Keeping my
Case
500w power supply
ASrock H61M-DGS motherboard
Icewing 5 pro cooler

Thinking of Buying
Intel Core i5-3330 3.0Ghz Processor
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600MHz Fury Blue 2x4GB PC3-12800 CL10 - DDR3 Memory

What do you think and will it last till next upgrade (long time away) to keep up with playing latest games?

Thanks in advance

 

[legend001523]

Not really, I mean you will be able to play most games on medium/high-ish but your gpu that you plan on buying isn't the best, it's good for running games atm, but won't last you for more than 1-2 years maybe, the most you'd expect is like medium settings on most games and high on some

 

[kh1982]

Ok thanks so Possessor and ram would be ok you think what gpu would you suggest remembering im on a budget.

 

[legend001523]

what budget do you have for a gpu?

 

[kh1982]

i live in spain so 175euro the 660 is 140euro not easy to get parts out here but have found a good site/shop after a long time of looking not easy to get things posted here but they are sort of local. http://www.pccomponentes.com/componentes.html is where im looking my total budget is 400 euros. if i could go down in price on cpu i would but need a 4 core 1155 socket and the i5 looked the best? thanks for your help

 

[legend001523]

hmm, it seems with your budget the 660 would be the way to go, unless you wanted to test out some amd cards

 

[kh1982]

i would be willing to test out amd if the performance would be better. when you say test is that life expectancy/build quality or something els and what amd would you suggest ive been using this as a reference http://www.surlix.com/ca/pc/7-gpu-performances-ranking.php

 

[legend001523]

i would be willing to test out amd if the performance would be better. when you say test is that life expectancy/build quality or something els and what amd would you suggest ive been using this as a reference http://www.surlix.com/ca/pc/7-gpu-performances-ranking.php

When I say test.. I just mean using a AMD card instead of nvidida one Maybe a AMD 270x?

 

[kh1982]

well thanks for all your help something to think about i have been onit for days now 270x looks good i hope to order parts soon but don't want to be to hasty and make the wrong decision any more comments are much appreciated. thanks again

 

[legend001523]

well thanks for all your help something to think about i have been onit for days now 270x looks good i hope to order parts soon but don't want to be to hasty and make the wrong decision any more comments are much appreciated. thanks again

Np, I believe the 270x is better performing than the 660? But you might have to check benchmarks to double check that

 

[OutlawzGR]

Well r9 270x its better than gtx 660 , and has all the new cool features to go with! thats the only thing to change from your list,
i5 and ddr3 hyperX are pretty cool,
does your psu can handle everything? i think it will be on the edge? is it any good psu or a cheap one ?!
i would change it though psu is a major component,,,,

 

[kh1982]

hi thanks for advice i went for the Radeon HD 7870 2GB as is better than 660 and very close to r9 270x and i got it cheaper than both giving me space to upgrade power pack and cpu cooler.

so list is

Intel Core i5-3330 3.0Ghz.............................142 €
G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600 8GB 2x4GB........78 .95 €
Radeon HD 7870 2GB GDDR5........................129 €
Cooler Master Hyper 103...............................21 €
Mars tacens Gaming 600W............................26 .95 €
Thermal Paste...............................................2 .95 €

all for 400 erous and 85 cent