Are These Compatible?
- Thread starter CrashWare
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The stuff pcunicorn suggested would do fine except I would get the cx600 psu instead of the cx500. I'll redo the build and see what we come up with cost wise. I'll edit this post when i'm done.
OS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 $99.99
Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 $59.99
DVD burner - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 $19.99
HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840 $74.99
Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514 $137.99
Cpu - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113287 $119.99
Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231550 $64.99
Power supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256071 $69.99
Video card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025 $239.99
Before shipping is $887.91
OS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 $99.99
Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 $59.99
DVD burner - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 $19.99
HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840 $74.99
Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514 $137.99
Cpu - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113287 $119.99
Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231550 $64.99
Power supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256071 $69.99
Video card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025 $239.99
Before shipping is $887.91
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Okedokey
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PS4 is coded to the metal. Doesn't have the API overhead that PCs need to be compatiable to many types of hardware.
For $800 you can get yourself a great computer that will play almost anything
MOBO - H61MLV2 (Biostar) - $45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138378
CPU - i3 2100 - $119 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078
RAM - AVEXIR 8GB (2 x 4GB) - $53 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0ST08P6216
GPU - Gigabyte 7950 - $305 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414
PSU - TX650M PSU - $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139031
CASE - Chaser A31 case - $93 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133212
WINDOWS - Home Premium 64 bit - $100 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
HDD - Toshiba 500GB - $60 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149435
DVD - Lite-on DVD Writer - $25 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106352
$800 including shipping etc.
If you can spend $900, spend the extra $100 on this 2500K instead of the 2100.
So $800 as above or $900 with a 2500K (which is still one of the fastest cpus)
Either system will destroy most games.
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PCunicorn
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That would be very dumb, okedokey. Cheaping out on important stuff to get a 7950. Biostar is pretty bad, espieccally the low end stuff, which is trash. The HDD is bad, and I have never heard of the RAM or Case. I also imagine the CPU is a bottleneck to the GPU. Johnb35's new build is good except for the case. Get a NZXT or Corsair, like the Source 210 or 300D, and get windows 8.
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Shlouski
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Asus and gigabyte, have some really bad cheap boards, tho ive never had a biostar. On more or less all games that cpu wouldn't bottleneck, but i personally would try to go for at least a quadcore. I watched a linus tech tips on youtube, investigating the effects of having more cores on gaming and the conclusion was quite suprising. NZXT are nice looking cases and they are good, but they arent anything special. I have 3 nzxt cases, which I bought basically only on looks, but you can get cases which are just as good for a lot less. The Source 210 is real good for the money tho.
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Okedokey
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Dude, that will be fine, and get himn 60FPS on any game at 1080p for 800/900 bucks. That was the breif.
The mobo is fine unless you wanna go SLI.
The 2500K will belt anything apart from the top of the top.
The PSU is fine, the ram has a warranty, and the hdd is perfectly fine.
The system i suggested for 900 will destroy almost any system on this forum with the 2500K at 4.7GHz.
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Shlouski
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If money was an issue, I would alway go for a lower cpu and a higher gpu any day. Ive just upgraded from a q9950 @3.8 to a i7 3770k @4.6 and this has improved my graphics performance by basically nothing. It would however make a big difference in a poorly coded game like GTA 4 tho.
PCunicorn
Active Member
The mobo is fine in the description. But then you get it and the BIOS update breaks the board. Or the socket is missing a hole. Or a RAM socket doesn't work, etc.
wolfeking
banned
I too would not use Biostar. For a matter of $5 more you can get a much higher quality ASrock (not the best brand, but fine for a low end unit). http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157315
or if he is willing to buy used, he could get a MSI ATX board for a couple cents over the ASrock. http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-P67A-S4...176234080?pt=Motherboards&hash=item337f218060 and a much higher quality brand than either ASrock or Biostar.
Think you need to check your RAM link. It is linking to a $84 set, not the $50 that you said it is. That aside, H61 will not allow 1866 RAM, only 1333 with SB and 1600 with IB. You need a P67/Z68 or B/Z 7 series to get 1866+ to run.
Toshiba HDD is by far the worst quality out there. Seagate and WD are the same price for the same capacity, so go for one of those instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767
Case is good, but could go down a bit to get higher quality parts elsewhere.