Hey everyone,
I am currently attempting to build a gaming pc for recording and gaming. I have a tight budget and going over seven hundred and fifty euro is a no go at this moment in time for me. I already have some components here and need some help finding other components such as power supply, dvd drive, card reader and possibly a heatsink.
Here are a list of the components:
CPU: Intel core i5 3570k (dabs.ie)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V Lx S1155 Intel Z77 DD3 ATX (dabs.ie)
Ram: 8GB Black Mamba DDR3 Memory
Case: (Not Decided)
Hard Drive: (Not Decided, but 1TB is preferred)
DVD Drive: (Not Decided)
Card Reader: (Not Decided)
Graphics Card: Asus ATI Radeon HD 6670 2GB PCI: Express
Power Supply: (Not Decided)
Any of the components that say not decided, please advise one thats good value for money. The CPU, Motherboard and Ram are part of a packageon dabs. You can advise a heatsink if you wont but I wont be doing any overclocking as I am very new to building computers, overclocking and computer terms. Also, if you are looking a site were components can be bought, try look for sites with free shipping to the Republic of Ireland.
Thanks.
(P.S if anythings missing please add it in)
Power supply: Go with a 600-700w fx. This One
And now that you're on a budget I'd say go with This motherboard it's cheaper and as good (maybe better)
And then you can have the money for a better graphics card. Because that graphics card you've got there.. kinda.. sucks or is a little out of date :)
Go with this Graphics card: This card rocks. And if you're fast youll get 3 free games with it ;) I'd say atleast this card, unless you're gonna upgrade the next 5 months or so :)
When you're on a budget, there's no reason to get a card reader unless you need it.
HDD and DVD reader.. There's a million of those out there. I just recommend Asus DVD reader and Western Digital or Seagate HDD.
...Hope that wasn't too much to swallow but good luck :)
I agree with CactusCow on the PSU as Seasonic makes some of the best power supplies out there. Since you are getting a package deal with your board it would be kind of hard to start changing that out I suspect. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think there is anything wrong with your board of choice. Perhaps later you can update you GPU when you have a little more cash. I personally like Cooler Master Cases so this one here should not break the bank.
http://www.dabs.com/products/coolermaster-elite-430-black-7B18.html?refs=40730000-44070000-50915&src=3
For gaming without a SSD I would go for this HDD.
http://www.dabs.com/products/western-digital-black-2tb-7200rpm-sata-6gb-s-64mb-7DJ2.html?refs=42730000-52770000-56320000-50473&src=3
Card readers are pretty cheap and nasty as the saying goes and if you don’t need it right now then skip it. Just use a USB cable for now. Hope this has been of some help and enjoy your build.