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[Kentlinsan]

Specs :PROCESSOR : CORE I3 2100 @ 3.1GHZ

MOTHERBOARD : ECS H61H2-M2 B3 -

RAM : GENERIC 4GB DDR3 1333MHZ

VIDEO CARD : SAPPHIRE HD 7850

POWERSUPPLY : CORSAIR VX550W / HEC RAPTER II 600W

CASING : Aerocool (VS3 Advanced)

my budget is up to $620(26300 philippine peso-converted to usd)

3. I'll use it for gaming purposes, playing @max settings
4. 19" widescreen LED @1360x768 ; not planning to SLI/Xfire
5. I'm buying this June
6. I'll be overclocking.... overclocking my GPU only.
7. Where? oh i plan to buy in my country, philippines
8. No extra features, the build has it all.

Im planning to downgrade the Wattage of my psu to 430W-460W , will it be capable?
please recommend me some PSU manufacturers so I can base on them.

oh, and one more thing, I'm choosing among these 3 cards : GTX 560 ti, GTX 560 ti 448, HD 6950 and HD 7850 what do you recommend among these 3?

[TEX4S]

So what exactly is "high end" ?

I feel stupid for even posting on this thread because I think I just fell for a joke.

[Xahid]

TEX4S, on 21 May 2012 - 06:17, said:

So what exactly is "high end" ?

I feel stupid for even posting on this thread because I think I just fell for a joke.

Then don't even post on such topic, you're not helping either !

@OP !
Don't compromise on PSU ! use at least 500W PSU !
& you didn't mentioned the Graphic Cards in detail, there's so many varities of HD 7850 & HD 6950,
anyway, check which one is 256Bit with DDR5 memory.

[+abysal]

Go with at least a 500 watt PSU and theGTX 560 Ti 448. You should be fine if you plan on gaming up to 1680 x 1050, although in some games you may have to leave MSAA off; such as BF3. Also I'm not a fan of that motherboard, but I guess it should suite your needs.

[Kentlinsan]

TEX4S, on 21 May 2012 - 06:17, said:

So what exactly is "high end" ?

I feel stupid for even posting on this thread because I think I just fell for a joke.

we'll im sorry if my "high-end" doesn't meet your "high-end" standards
it would be better if you helped me out a bit rather than posting useless comments..

thanks for reading my "joke" thread.

[Kentlinsan]

Xahid, on 21 May 2012 - 06:24, said:

Then don't even post on such topic, you're not helping either !

@OP !
Don't compromise on PSU ! use at least 500W PSU !
& you didn't mentioned the Graphic Cards in detail, there's so many varities of HD 7850 & HD 6950,
anyway, check which one is 256Bit with DDR5 memory.

thanks..

and oh... yeah there are many varieties of those cards but i based on the reference cards, the original ones...
sorry,, i forgot to mention that earlier..

thanks for the reply, i appreciate it much.

[Kentlinsan]

abysal, on 21 May 2012 - 06:53, said:

Go with at least a 500 watt PSU and theGTX 560 Ti 448. You should be fine if you plan on gaming up to 1680 x 1050, although in some games you may have to leave MSAA off; such as BF3. Also I'm not a fan of that motherboard, but I guess it should suite your needs.

that's a relief to hear.. thanks for the reply.

[psreloaded]

Go with H67 if possible instead of H61 for a motherboard.

[PGHammer]

psreloaded, on 21 May 2012 - 08:31, said:

Go with H67 if possible instead of H61 for a motherboard.

Or better yet, Z77.

Also, do give the i5-K (either 2500K or 3570K) serious consideration - while a lot of games don't take advantage of multiple cores, the operating systems definitely do.

Chipsets to *avoid* : P67. Why? Motherboards based on P67 not only cost more than Z68, they also cost more than Z77, which I simply cannot forgive.

I also concur with the poster that suggests GDDR5, at least 1 GB of it, and a 256-bit bus (alternative - 128-bit bus) for a gaming GPU. However, in addition to the nVIdia 550/560, add the AMD HD68xx/78xx to the list as well.

[psionicinversion]

If its possible you can save more money for it itll future proof you alot better. ive put together this, it in english pounds off 1 site. Shopping on multiple sites will give you the best deals.


Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155), £48, give you 2 sata 6, 2x usb 3 ports and PCIe 3.0


Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) - £150


Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz, £40, its best to go with 8GB over 4GB for games just to make sure your not running out of ram etc


Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply - £53


Aerocool VS-3 Advance Midi Tower Case - £35, looks quite cool actually


MSI HD 7850 Power Edition Twin Frozr IV OC 2048MB - £220 or


Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB - £200, Id prolly be more inclined to go with sapphire on a personal peference but like AMD or nividia to different brands. Its mostly personal preference

Cost = £545 or £525 pending on gfx card

if i did your specs of
i3 2120, £92
4Gb ram (OCZ Platinum 77720 timings, only a few pounds more than other ram), £27
500 watt corsair builder PSU (miinmum you want really) £45

Total cost, £466

TYou could save a bit more money by going with the 6950 which are still very good cards


Sapphire HD 6950 OC "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB - £150

Total cost on the cheaper system would be £397

on the more expensive system would be £475 - £495 depending on which of the 2 7850's you would go for

You could change your ram to 1600Mhz as some only costs a few pounds more than the 1333Mhz ones, not sure if youll see much difference though

Hope that helps ya

[rippleman]

TEX4S, on 21 May 2012 - 06:17, said:

So what exactly is "high end" ?

I feel stupid for even posting on this thread because I think I just fell for a joke.

this is high end depending on where you are in the world. In the phillipines, this computer is 3-4 months salary. It would be the same as you buying a 6,000 dollar pc.

[+Daedroth]

rippleman, on 21 May 2012 - 09:35, said:

this is high end depending on where you are in the world. In the phillipines, this computer is 3-4 months salary. It would be the same as you buying a 6,000 dollar pc.

High end isn't compared using currencies, it's compared in performance...in general terms. Sure, the cost may make it high end to you, but in terms of technologies available, it isn't high end.

High end gaming machines are Core i7-2600K, GeForce 560Ti and 8GB of RAM or above processor wise in the current age of technology

[psionicinversion]

i would say for a gaming rig high end would be i5-2500k and above seeing as it is widely recognized as the best processor for gaming. the i7's hyperthreading isnt needed for gaming in fact the i5 is under utilized plus it overclocks really well. A high end gaming rig would have some of the latest gfx tech rather than having the best processor you can buy as the games use the GPU far more than the CPU.

[omganinja]

How are you arguing over what high end is? There are 3 intel processor groups, i3 - low end, i5 - mid range and i7 - high end. Easy as that.

[Eins.MY]

Why play at 19" 1366x768? too low resolution

try create custom resolution up to 1080p on your monitor...works fine for my AOC F19s monitor http://eins.my/how-t...n-in-windows-7/