• Opinions on my build?
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Well, I am starting to purchase parts on my build, like 1 or 2 every week. I've already gotten my PSU and sound card. Here's the thingy: [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/35itZ]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/35itZ/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/35itZ/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad680kwohlbox]AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($139.97 @ OutletPC) [b]Thermal Compound:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g]Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste[/url] ($6.73 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-f2a85mpro]Asus F2A85-M PRO Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard[/url] ($74.99 @ Newegg) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls8g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($67.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-0j22413]Hitachi Travelstar 5K1000 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($69.94 @ OutletPC) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx775aznp4]XFX Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card[/url] ($103.98 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011038ww]Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($69.99 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-bp350]Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply[/url] ($29.93 @ Amazon) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0]LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($14.99 @ Newegg) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050]Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($89.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Sound Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/syba-sound-card-sdpex63034]Syba SD-PEX63034 24-bit 48 KHz Sound Card[/url] ($14.99 @ Amazon) [b]Total:[/b] $683.48 [i](Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)[/i] [i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 14:08 EDT-0400)[/i] I looked around for cheaper alternatives to an i5 by intel. According to pcpartpicker, there was no incompatibilities. I have a few questions: 1) Is everything compatible? 2) Anything I should change? (The Hitachi Storage doesn't look too reliable.) 3) Arma II is the most intensive game I have. Do you think this would do well with mid-high graphics? This setup is mostly for gaming and a tiny bit of video rendering. [B]Edit:[/B] I was aiming for 600-750$ with this build.
[QUOTE=ShimTaco;44256166]Well, I am starting to purchase parts on my build, like 1 or 2 every week. I've already gotten my PSU and sound card. Here's the thingy: [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/35itZ]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/35itZ/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/35itZ/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad680kwohlbox]AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($139.97 @ OutletPC) [b]Thermal Compound:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g]Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste[/url] ($6.73 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-f2a85mpro]Asus F2A85-M PRO Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard[/url] ($74.99 @ Newegg) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls8g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($67.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-0j22413]Hitachi Travelstar 5K1000 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($69.94 @ OutletPC) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx775aznp4]XFX Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card[/url] ($103.98 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011038ww]Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($69.99 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-bp350]Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply[/url] ($29.93 @ Amazon) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0]LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($14.99 @ Newegg) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050]Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($89.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Sound Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/syba-sound-card-sdpex63034]Syba SD-PEX63034 24-bit 48 KHz Sound Card[/url] ($14.99 @ Amazon) [b]Total:[/b] $683.48 [i](Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)[/i] [i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 14:08 EDT-0400)[/i] I looked around for cheaper alternatives to an i5 by intel. According to pcpartpicker, there was no incompatibilities. I have a few questions: 1) Is everything compatible? 2) Anything I should change? (The Hitachi Storage doesn't look too reliable.) 3) Arma II is the most intensive game I have. Do you think this would do well with mid-high graphics? This setup is mostly for gaming and a tiny bit of video rendering. [B]Edit:[/B] I was aiming for 600-750$ with this build.[/QUOTE] The GPU isnt too powerfull. The PSU is really on the low wattage side. You dont need a sound card its on the mobo already. The HDD you picked is kinda slow. I also wouldnt pick a micro ATX mobo. They usually have all kinds of problems (like crosstalk) due to being so small. Overall its not a really good build im honest. [editline]16th March 2014[/editline] Take some info from this thread and Levelog's build. [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1374530[/url]
[QUOTE=taipan;44257816]The GPU isnt too powerfull. The PSU is really on the low wattage side. You dont need a sound card its on the mobo already. The HDD you picked is kinda slow. I also wouldnt pick a micro ATX mobo. They usually have all kinds of problems (like crosstalk) due to being so small. Overall its not a really good build im honest. [editline]16th March 2014[/editline] Take some info from this thread and Levelog's build. [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1374530[/url][/QUOTE] Now, would the PSU be still enough? I know it's low end, but I already purchased it. I mean, I CAN return it, if I really have to. Not a problem.
I'd return it. You can get a corsair 430 watt for cheaper. 350 would be cutting it too close for comfort
You really should return it. I didn't even know they still sold 350w psus
I purchased the PSU online. I replaced some of the parts you said weren't too good with the ones in the thread you suggested. [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b2n2]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b2n2/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b2n2/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440]Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($179.99 @ Amazon) [b]Thermal Compound:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g]Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste[/url] ($6.73 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h87g43]MSI H87-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($98.24 @ Amazon) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls8g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($67.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($54.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn660oc2gd]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card[/url] ($189.99 @ Amazon) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011038ww]Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($69.99 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-bp350]Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply[/url] ($29.93 @ Amazon) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0]LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($14.99 @ Newegg) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050]Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($89.98 @ OutletPC) [b]Sound Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/syba-sound-card-sdpex63034]Syba SD-PEX63034 24-bit 48 KHz Sound Card[/url] ($14.99 @ Amazon) [b]Total:[/b] $817.80 [i](Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)[/i] [i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 18:14 EDT-0400)[/i] [B]Edit:[/B] Forgot to include that the graphics card above is not the one you suggested, but it's one that according to [url]http://gpuboss.com/gpus/MSI-GeForce-GTX-760-vs-GIGABYTE-GeForce-GTX-660[/url] is just a little worse, and less wattage.
Again that PSU is bellow the recommend minimum for that gpu, which is 450w. The 760 is miles ahead of the 660 though, I strongly recommend it. The motherboard already has a soundcard, i'm not sure why you're buying a new one.
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