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#1 Pilege21

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Posted 11 April 2012 - 07:04 PM

I have a friend who is thinking about these specs for an Intel gaming computer. Post your comments or if he should go with a different component.

Motherboard: ASUS P8H61 http://www.newegg.co...%20P8H61-M%20LX

Processor: i5 2500k http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819115072

Memory: 8GB http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820313080

Power Supply: 620W http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817151095

Video Card: ASUS 550ti http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814121434

SSD Card: 120GB http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820226236

DVD/CD Burner: 24x DVD 48xCD http://www.newegg.co...N82E16827135204

Wireless Card: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16833166063

I don't know too much with SSD cards and wireless cards. If there is something better please let me know. He already have a 500GB hard drive for storage. This combo is approximately $700.

PS. I know I have posted many forums about different computer parts. I apologize about the somewhat duplicates, just learning more about each component that I put on here. There is always something that I learn.

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Posted 11 April 2012 - 07:28 PM

That motherboard looks a bit basic and has few USB ports, and if it were a Intel Z68 one you'd be able to use Intel Quick Sync for transcoding media. I doubt that's the best board if you want to overclock. Something like the ASUS P8Z68-V might be worth looking into (this version is the cheapest, $120, and looks fairly good). Great choice of CPU. I've never heard of team ram. Also, 4GB is enough (though 8GB certainly isn't a bad idea, and ram is dirt cheap nowadays - if I were building a midrange PC for myself now I'd put 8GB ram it, and for an basic office PC 4GB). How about this? That power supply is pretty good - enough for any single card out there, or two 560tis. The GPU looks fairly good, but evga is much better known for nvidia GPUs (and their 550ti is the exact same price as asus' one). I have the evga 550ti and it's a good card. I'm not sure about the SSD - it has pretty good reviews, and I don't have any experience with those.

However, I notice you didn't include a case or OS. For case, I recommend an antec 300. For OS, win7 home premium 64-bit oem. Personally, I might drop the SSD and up the GPU to a 560ti, which will help with games (right now the 550ti is enough for most stuff at 1080p high detail, but later on might not be), but will hurt loading times and overall performance. It's up to him.

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Posted 12 April 2012 - 12:22 AM

I will keep these in mind. He is looking for the case and already knows about the OS. So I was just getting advice on the components. I don't think he will be doing any overclocking but may just switch the board in case he decides to.

Thanks for the advice.

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Posted 12 April 2012 - 12:42 AM

good luck man

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Posted 12 April 2012 - 04:21 AM

Pilege21, on 11 April 2012 - 07:04 PM, said:

Hi. I noticed that you you opted for a Micro ATX Motherboard. If this due to the case size, then fine. To add a bit to what Brian hs said, you would do well with the Z68 Chipset as it adds a bit more flexibility. If the budget can handle it, then you might want to consider this one: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813131786.

Coolermaster HAF 912 Case....ASUS P8Z68-VPro MOBO.....Intel Core i7 2600k Sandy Bridge ( 4.4 Ghz ).... Gelid Tranquillo cooler.... Samsung 830 256 GB SSD.... Primary HDD- WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA III /6.0 .... SECONDARY HDD - WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA II / 3.0....8Gb GSkill Ripjaws Series X 1600 Mhz Memory....Corsair AX850w PSU....EVGA GTX 680 Super Clocked Signature 2 Gb GDDR5 Video Card....Samsung CD/DVD RW, DL, DVD-Ram, w/ Lightscribe Optical Drive....Samsung SyncMaster 2243BWX 22" Monitor..... Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit OS

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Posted 12 April 2012 - 11:58 AM

I guessed I missed the fact it was a Micro ATX board. I don't know what kind of case he will get. So I will keep these boards in mind if they happen to fit the board and budget.

Also, I was looking around on other memory and components and found these two memory sticks. What is the difference between them besides the price and rating? http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820313081 http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820313080
Would low voltage ram be good for overclocking? Low Voltage: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820231461 1.5V http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820231416

If he is not going to overclock would the i5 2500 would ok? The 2500 is ten dollars less but has the similar to the same stats from what I see. He wants a fast processor but still fit in a $600 to $700 budget.

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Posted 12 April 2012 - 01:37 PM

Pilege21, on 12 April 2012 - 11:58 AM, said:

Hi. If he gets a Mid Tower case, than this would good: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813131773

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Posted 12 April 2012 - 03:20 PM

That might put everything over his budget. I'll have to get his budget then compare the motherboards we have listed and see which will fit his budget as well as which one is the best for him.

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Posted 12 April 2012 - 03:37 PM

Pilege21, on 12 April 2012 - 03:20 PM, said:

That might put everything over his budget. I'll have to get his budget then compare the motherboards we have listed and see which will fit his budget as well as which one is the best for him.

OK. I think it might be worth dropping the SSD, and getting a slightly lower wattage, non-modular power supply, but that's just me. (for instance, you can run 2 550tis or a single 680 off a seasonic s12ii 520W, so why go for more power?)

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Posted 12 April 2012 - 04:54 PM

Pilege21, on 12 April 2012 - 03:20 PM, said:

That might put everything over his budget. I'll have to get his budget then compare the motherboards we have listed and see which will fit his budget as well as which one is the best for him.

Having the budget would be a good idea. The 550Ti is fine. I do tend to go with EVGA for Nvidia cards, but the ASUS should be fine and they are the same price. If you can get the budget up a bot and go with the Motherboard I suggested, I think he'll be happier with it. I am using a P8Z68-VPro which is a bit more, but that board is a good one none the less.

This post has been edited by coastie65: 12 April 2012 - 05:02 PM